re: Bracketology - UPDATED 3/15

Here we go. Updated. If you see flaws, not disagreements, let me know. Disagreements, of course, are welcomed and encouraged.

Bracket projections after Sunday, March 1

Projected Auto Bids are in CAPS.

NOTE: BYU and UCLA are NOT the projected winners of the Mountain West and Pac-10.

SOUTH (Memphis)

Greensboro
(1) NORTH CAROLINA vs. (16) RADFORD
(8) West Virginia vs. (9) Wisconsin

Miami
(4) Clemson vs. (13) WESTERN KENTUCKY
(5) Marquette vs. (12) Texas A&M

Portland
(3) LSU vs. (14) NORTH DAKOTA STATE
(6) UCLA vs. (11) CREIGHTON

Dayton
(2) Louisville vs. (15) UT-MARTIN
(7) Boston College vs. (10) Oklahoma State


WEST (Arizona)

Kansas City
(1) OKLAHOMA vs. (16) UC-RIVERSIDE
(8) California vs. (9) Providence

Minneapolis
(4) Missouri vs. (13) BOWLING GREEN
(5) GONZAGA vs. (12) Penn State

Portland
(3) WASHINGTON vs. (14) WEBER STATE
(6) Florida State vs. (11) DAVIDSON

Kansas City
(2) MEMPHIS vs. (15) JACKSONVILLE
(7) BUTLER vs. (10) St. Mary's


MIDWEST (Indianapolis)

Dayton
(1) PITTSBURGH vs. (16) ALABAMA STATE/ROBERT MORRIS
(8) UTAH vs. (9) South Carolina

Boise
(4) Purdue vs. (13) New Mexico
(5) Arizona State vs. (12) UTAH STATE


Miami
(3) Wake Forest vs. (14) SAM HOUSTON STATE
(6) XAVIER vs. (11) Ohio State

Boise
(2) Kansas vs. (15) MORGAN STATE
(7) BYU vs. (10) Arizona


EAST (Boston)

Philadelphia
(1) Connecticut vs. (16) CORNELL
(8) Tennessee vs. (9) Dayton

Philadelphia
(4) Villanova vs. (13) VCU
(5) Illinois vs. (12) Miami

Greensboro
(3) Duke vs. (14) AMERICAN
(6) Texas vs. (11) SIENA

Minneapolis
(2) MICHIGAN STATE vs. (15) BINGHAMTON
(7) Syracuse vs. (10) Florida


Last Five In:
Ohio State
Miami
Texas A&M
Penn State
New Mexico

First Five Out:
Kentucky
Minnesota
Virginia Tech
Maryland
Kansas State

Next Five Out:
Rhode Island
Michigan
Cincinnati
UAB
Notre Dame

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And I would love a rematch with Xavier, FWIW.

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if the bracket played out the way you have it right now that would be fantastic. id love a xavier rematch too, and duke would be a very winnable game. pitt would be able to name their score most likely, but an elite 8 trip would be awesome.

i assume you are predicting lsu to win the sec tournament with this, right? i see you keep moving them up slowly, if they do win out are you absolutely sure a #2 seed isnt possible? i know this is a big if, but what if lsu wins out and:

- duke loses to unc, wf loses to clemson, mich st loses to purdue, and all 3 teams lose in either the first or second round of the conference tournament, and
- memphis somehow loses a game

still no shot at a 2? other than memphis losing a game i dont think the other scenarios are that far fetched.

LSU won't get a #2 seed and honestly LSU doesn't deserve a #2 seed.

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pisces, with LSU's meteoric rise in the polls, you have to admit we are now capable of getting a #2 seed if we win out as vegas will probably expect us to...gonna be tough as hell but we can do it!

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3 at best

they could get a #2 seed, but really wouldnt deserve it. It would be soley based on the W-L record and us winning the weak SEC

I never said it was our fault the SEC is bad.


We have pretty much lost to the "best" teams we have played, and don't even have a "signature" win on our resume'.



It would be awesome if we could a 2 seed though. I just think its unlikely, but you never know.

I'm not sold on the SEC being "bad". UT beat Marquette and UF beat Washington. SC beat a very hot, at the time, Baylor team. Arkansas beat OU and Texas.

I think the league is not great, by any stretch, but it's a pretty young and up and coming league. Also, keep in mind that Ole Miss was injured all season and Auburn didn't gell until February.

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. UT beat Marquette and UF beat Washington. SC beat a very hot, at the time, Baylor team. Arkansas beat OU and Texas.

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just a few singular wins though

none of those teams are an NCAA shoe in at this point though.

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I'm not sold on the SEC being "bad".

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The SEC is terrible outside of LSU. There's really no other way to spin it.

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UT beat Marquette and UF beat Washington.

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Now post all of the losses. This list will be a lot longer.