re: Bracketology - UPDATED 3/15

Here's the very first one that I did...

First edition of Bracketology (Posted on 1/18 at 2:25 a.m.)

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This was a semi well-thought and studied EARLY edition of bracketology for March Madness.

Boredom kicked in and I decided to go ahead and do 'em.

Also, each and every seed is based on FUTURE predictions and not now. While some of you will jump at the chance to argue why so and so should be a 3 and not a 5, try to see the brackets as they are. I looked up rpi, sos, future schedules, etc. to get the seeds where they are...along with my own predictions. LSU is in!

* Big East - 9 teams in.


EAST

1 Duke vs 16 Long Island
8 Butler vs 9 Baylor
5 Illinois vs 12 George Mason
4 Syracuse vs 13 Buffalo
6 Kansas vs 11 Villanova
3 Florida vs 14 Navy
7 Saint Mary's vs 10 Purdue
2 U Conn vs 15 Jacksonville

South

1 Wake Forest vs 16 Albany
8 Missouri vs 9 LSU
5 Cal vs 12 Nebraska
4 Memphis vs 13 VMI
6 Kentucky vs 11 Illinois State
3 Marquette vs 14 Austin Peay
7 Ohio State vs 10 USC
2 Louisville vs 15 Arkansas State

Midwest

1 Pitt vs 16 Cornell
8 Tennessee vs 9 Washington
5 Clemson vs 12 TCU
4 Texas vs 13 Davidson
6 West Virginia vs 11 Dayton
3 Minnesota vs 14 Siena
7 Texas A&M vs 10 Miami
2 North Carolina vs 15 North Dakota State

West

1 Oklahoma vs 16 Alabama State
8 Arizona State vs 9 Florida State
5 Xavier vs 12 Houston
4 Georgetown vs 13 Nevada
6 Gonzaga vs 11 BYU
3 UCLA vs 14 Stephen F Austin
7 Notre Dame vs 10 Arkansas
2 Michigan State vs 15 Pacific

can we not get this stickied? it is an ongoing, important thread that is updated daily.

Washington State beats Arizona.

Does Arizona want to be in this tournament or what? And a good effort by UAB, but they were never going to win with Vaden that cold from the floor.

ETA: That clinched the C-USA title for Memphis. Congrats. Also to Utah State and Weber State for clinching the WAC and Big Sky.

Pisces, big win for Michigan but what do you think about them? I am inclined to put them in the first five out, just on the brink. Minnesota could well be out when I redo things after these games are all over.

You'll see in my notes later that I was dangerously close to swapping out Memphis and Oklahoma. Blake Griffin combined with remaining schedules, but I will give them the benefit of the doubt for now.

Will be kinda fun to redo them. Hopefully I'll get the pods right the first time around this time.

Great games late in the Pac-10

SC lost by 3 in OT at Berkeley..pretty much assures the Bears are a lock

UW up by 2 in OT for the conference lead

They were getting destroyed early. I was pissed to see they came back

The Pac 10 is wild. I think those were the two best teams we saw tonight. I don't want LSU to play UW...we'd match up better with ASU, IMHO. Brockman would be tough for Tas to handle. Pondextere would be a load, too. I am really impressed with the "other" Isaiah Thomas.

I agree. A win over Kentucky and we get to the 4 line. I still have Marquette clinging to a protected spot, but I think it's inevitable that James' injury will drop them. But I will give them the benefit of the doubt until they show me otherwise.