Bracketology
2/9/08
Here is my crack at the field of 65, keep in mind that this is how I project these teams to finish up and is a reflection of that. Not how things stand right now. I will update every Monday until the tournament is announced. The goal is simple -- beat Joe Lunardi on selection Sunday..
Seeds
#1 -- North Carolina, Memphis, UCLA, Kansas
#2 -- Georgetown, Duke, Wisconsin, Tennessee
#3 -- Connecticut, Texas, Indiana, Xavier
#4 -- Washington State, Kansas State, Louisville, Vanderbilt
#5 -- Notre Dame, Butler, Florida, Stanford
#6 -- Clemson, Arizona, Baylor, Ole Miss
#7 -- Western Kentucky, Drake, Michigan State, Texas A&M
#8 -- Purdue, Pitt, St Mary's, George Mason
#9 -- BYU, Dayton, Arkansas, USC
#10 -- Gonzaga, Marquette, Virginia Tech, West Virginia
#11 -- Ohio State, Syracuse, Maryland, Rhode Island
#12 -- Kent State, UNLV, South Alabama, Massachusetts
#13 -- UNC Asheville, Bucknell, Davidson, Pacific
#14 -- Creighton, Cornell, Boise State, Oral Roberts
#15 -- Stephen F Austin, Sacred Heart, Siena, Vermont
#16 -- Hampton, Belmont, Portland State
Alabama State/Austin Peay (play-in)
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by league (in league RPI order -- starting with the worst) projected tournament champion listed first, then league finish order for multiple bid conferences
SWAC -- Alabama State
MEAC -- Hampton
Ohio Valley -- Austin Peay
Atlantic Sun -- Belmont
America East -- Vermont
Big South -- UNC Asheville
Big Sky -- Portland State
IVY -- Cornell
Northeast -- Sacred Heart
Summit -- Oral Roberts
Southland -- Stephen F Austin
Big West -- Pacific
Western Athletic -- Boise State
MAAC -- Siena
Patriot -- Bucknell
Southern -- Davidson
Sun Belt (2) -- Western Kentucky, South Alabama
Colonial -- George Mason
MAC -- Kent State
West Coast (2) -- Gonzaga, St Mary's
Horizon -- Butler
C-USA -- Memphis
Mountain West (2) -- BYU, UNLV
Missouri Valley (2) -- Drake, Creighton
A-10 (4) -- Xavier, Dayton, Rhode Island, Massachusetts
Big 10 (5) -- Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan State, Purdue, Ohio State
SEC (5) -- Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Florida, Ole Miss, Arkansas
Big East (8) -- Georgetown, Connecticut, Louisville, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Marquette, Syracuse, West Virginia
Big 12 (5) -- Kansas, Kansas State, Texas, Texas A&M, Baylor
Pac 10 (5) -- UCLA, Stanford, Washington State, Arizona, USC
ACC (5) -- North Carolina, Duke, Clemson, Maryland, Virginia Tech
bubble watch, on the outside: Mississippi State, Arizona State, NC State, California, Oregon, St Joseph's, Oklahoma, Houston
let me know what you think...
2 comments:
a 7 or 8 seed would be around 26-32 ranked in the country though. with the schedule if you pencil the huskies in for two more losses, you would have 24-7 going to MSG. say 2-1 there and you have yourself a nice little 26-8. looks more like a 4/5 but definitely not 7-8. your 7-8 is marked down so that i can laugh at you in 4 1/2 weeks, laugh at you mase.
Uconn as a 3 seed is wishful thinking. I mean, I hope for it as much as anyone, but I think they'd have to lose one or (at most) 2 more games then win the Big East tournament to get the kind of respect that comes with a 3seed. I don't think the commitee will be sold on the Huskies enough to boost them that high. I think they'll end up in a tough 7-8 game. Mark it down.