FINAL BRACKET

1: Kentucky, Syracuse, North Carolina, Michigan St.
2: Kansas, Ohio St., Mizzou, Duke
3: Baylor, Michigan, Marquette, Louisville
4: Georgetown, Indiana, Wisconsin, Florida St.
5: Vanderbilt, Wichita St., Florida, Temple
6: St. Mary's., San Diego St., New Mexico, Murray St.
7: UNLV, Creighton, Gonzaga, Cincinnati
8: Notre Dame, Memphis, Iowa State, Kansas State
9: UConn, Alabama, Purdue, West Virginia
10: Saint Louis, Colorado St., Southern Miss, Harvard
11: Texas, Cal, Long Beach St., Xavier
12: Virginia, VCU, USF / NC State, BYU / Seton Hall
13: Colorado, St. Bonaventure, Davidson, Belmont
14: South Dakota St., Ohio, New Mexico St., Montana
15: Loyola(Md.), Long Island, Lehigh, Detroit
16: UNC-Asheville, Lamar, Vermont / Norfolk St., Western Kentucky / Miss. Valley St.

Note: teams are listed in S-Curve order (1-4, 5-8, etc.)

1's: Kentucky, Syracuse, North Carolina, Kansas

2's: Michigan St., Ohio St., Duke, Missouri

3's: Michigan, Baylor, Marquette, Wisconsin

4's: Indiana, Wichita St., Georgetown, Louisville

5's: Temple, Vanderbilt, Florida St., San Diego St.

6's: UNLV, Murray St., Florida, Creighton

7's: New Mexico, St. Mary's, Memphis, Gonzaga

8's: Cincinnati, Notre Dame, Iowa St., Alabama

9's:  Kansas St., Purdue, Connecticut, Saint Louis

10's: Southern Miss, Virginia, West Virginia, Harvard

11's: Colorado St., Long Beach St., BYU, VCU

12's: Cal, Xavier, Texas, Drexel / Seton Hall

13's:  Iona / Northwestern, Arizona, Belmont, Davidson

14's: Nevada, South Dakota St., Akron, Montana

15's: Detroit, Lehigh, Long Island, Loyola(Md.)

16's: UNC-Asheville, Norfolk St., Lamar / Miss. Valley St., Stony Brook / Western Kentucky

Last 4 In: Drexel, Seton Hall, Iona, Northwestern

First 4 Out:  NC State, USF, Marshal, Dayton

Next 4 Out: Mississippi St., Washington, Ole Miss, Tennessee

Also Considered - Middle Tennessee, Miami(FL), Oral Roberts

 

 

The Bubble is just depressing at this point

Note: teams are listed in S-Curve order (1-4, 5-8, etc.)

1's: Kentucky, Syracuse, North Carolina, Kansas

2's: Michigan St., Ohio St., Duke, Missouri

3's: Michigan, Baylor, Marquette, Wisconsin

4's: Indiana, Temple, Wichita St., Georgetown

5's: UNLV, Louisville, Vanderbilt, Florida St.

6's: Murray St., San Diego St., Florida, Creighton

7's: St. Mary's, Notre Dame, New Mexico, Gonzaga

8's: Memphis, Kansas St., Iowa St., Alabama

9's: Cincinnati, Southern Miss, Purdue, Connecticut

10's: Virginia, Saint Louis, West Virginia, Harvard

11's: Colorado St., Long Beach St., BYU, Cal

12's: VCU, Texas, Tennessee, Washington

13's: Drexel / Xavier, Iona / Seton Hall, Belmont, Davidson

14's: Nevada, South Dakota St., Akron, Montana

15's: Detroit, Lehigh, Long Island, Loyola(Md.)

16's: UNC-Asheville, Norfolk St., Lamar / Miss. Valley St., Stony Brook / Western Kentucky

Last 4 In: Drexel, Xavier, Iona, Seton Hall

First 4 Out: Northwestern, Miami(FL), USF, NC State

Next 4 Out: Oregon, Oral Roberts, Dayton, St. Joseph's

Also Considered - Middle Tennessee, Ole Miss

-Wisconsin and Indiana are essentially interchangeable to me at the last 3/first 4. Winner of tomorrow's game gets the 3

-got pretty stuck on the last couple 4 seeds

-The bottom at-larges are so bad that I considered putting them in the 14 seed line

-Plenty more to happen tomorrow

Start of Championship Week

Today is pretty much the calm before the power conference storm. Highlights:
-some lose-and-you're-out games in the Big East (for UConn and Seton Hall) and the A-10 (for Dayton and St. Joseph's)
-Sun Belt Finals (North Texas vs. Western Kentucky - who fired their coach earlier this year)
-Horizon Finals (Valpo vs. Detroit - still hoping for a Bryce vs. Scott Drew first round NCAA matchup)
-a massive game in the Ivy (Penn vs. Princeton - to see if there will be a Harvard-Penn playoff).
-Summit League Finals (South Dakota St. vs. Western Illinois - noticeable lack of Oral Roberts in that one)

1's: Kentucky, Syracuse, North Carolina, Kansas
2's: Duke, Michigan St., Ohio St., Missouri
3's: Michigan, Marquette, Baylor, Wisconsin
4's: Georgetown, Temple, Indiana, Vanderbilt
5's: Wichita St., Murray St., Louisville, UNLV
6's: San Diego St., Florida, Florida St., St. Mary's
7's: Notre Dame, Creighton, New Mexico, Iowa State
8's: Kansas St., Gonzaga, Memphis, Alabama
9's: Southern Miss, Purdue, Virginia, Cincinnati
10's: Saint Louis, West Virginia, Connecticut, Mississippi St.
11's: Harvard, Washington, Colorado State, Northwestern
12's: South Florida, Long Beach St., Cal, VCU
13's: Tennessee / Xavier, Texas / Seton Hall, Belmont, Davidson,
14's: Nevada, Valparaiso, South Dakota State, Akron,
15's: Montana, Long Island, Bucknell, Loyola-Md.
16's: Texas-Arlington, North Texas, UNC-Asheville / Miss Valley St., Savannah St. / Stony Brook

Last 4 In: Tennessee, Seton Hall, Xavier, Texas
First 4 Out: Miami (FL), BYU, St. Joseph's, Iona,
Next 4 Out: Oregon, Drexel, Dayton, Oral Roberts

Also Considered - Arizona, NC State, Ole Miss, Middle Tennessee

End of February Bracket

First of the year! More detailed analysis to come in future posts.

1: Syracuse, Kentucky, Michigan St., Duke
2: Kansas, North Carolina, Missouri, Ohio St.
3: Marquette, Georgetown, Baylor, Michigan
4: Wisconsin, Louisville, Wichita St., Indiana
5: UNLV, San Diego St., Temple, Florida
6: Vanderbilt, St. Mary's, Notre Dame, Murray St.
7: New Mexico, Gonzaga, Kansas St., Florida St.
8: Creighton, Iowa St., Purdue, Alabama
9: Southern Miss, Virginia, UConn, Memphis
10: Seton Hall, California, Saint Louis, Cincinnati
11: Washington, West Virginia, Mississippi St., Harvard
12: Colorado St., Xavier, Miami(FL) / Dayton, Texas / St. Joe's
13: Long Beach St., Middle Tennessee, Drexel, Iona
14: Belmont, Oral Roberts, Nevada, Davidson
15: Bucknell, Akron, Weber St., Valparaiso
16: Long Island, Texas-Arlington, Miss Valley St. / UNC-Asheville, Savannah St. / Stony Brook

Last 4 In: Miami(FL), Dayton, Texas, St. Joseph's
First 4 Out: Northwestern, BYU, USF, VCU
Next 4 Out: Arizona, UCF, North Carolina St., Oregon