First Bracketology of the Year

[ericd7633]

South Regional(Houston, TX)

1. BAYLOR(BIG 12)
16. PRINCETON(IVY)/NORFOLK STATE(MEAC)
- CHI Health Center(Omaha, NE)
8. STANFORD(PAC 12)
9. Wichita State

5. Villanova
12. AKRON(MAC)
- Greensboro Coliseum(Greensboro, NC)
4. Maryland
13. STEPHEN F. AUSTIN(SOUTHLAND)

6. LSU(SEC)
11. DePaul
- Spokane VMA(Spokane, WA)
3. Oregon
14. STONY BROOK(AM. EAST)

7. Illinois
10. Florida
- Enterprise Center( St. Louis, MO)
2. Louisville
15. RADFORD(BIG SOUTH)

West Regional(Los Angeles, CA)

1. GONZAGA(WCC)
16. MONTANA(BIG SKY)
- Spokane VMA(Spokane, WA)
8. Memphis
9. Texas Tech

5. Rutgers
12. NORTHERN IOWA(MVC)
- Times Union Center(Albany, NY)
4. Butler
13. WRIGHT STATE(HORIZON)

6. Colorado
11. NC State/Purdue
- Enterprise Center( St. Louis, MO)
3. DAYTON(A-10)
14. UC-IRVINE(BIG WEST)

7. Wisconsin
10. Virginia Tech
- Times Union Center(Albany, NY)
2. SETON HALL(BIG EAST)
15. NORTH DAKOTA STATE(SUMMIT)

Midwest Regional(Indianapolis, IN)

1. SAN DIEGO STATE(MVC)
16. ST. FRANCIS(PA)(NEC)
- Golden 1 Center(Sacramento, CA)
8. Michigan
9. HOUSTON(AAC)

5. Arizona
12. ETSU(SOUTHERN)
- Golden 1 Center(Sacramento, CA)
4. Kentucky
13. NEW MEXICO STATE(WAC)

6. Penn State
11. Oklahoma
- Greensboro Coliseum(Greensboro, NC)
3. Duke
14. ARKANSAS LITTLE ROCK(SUN BELT)

7. Creighton
10. Indiana
- Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse(Cleveland, OH)
2. West Virginia
15. AUSTIN PEAY(OVC)

East Regional(New York, NY)

1. Kansas
16. MONMOUTH(MAAC)/PRAIRIE VIEW A&M(SWAC)
- CHI Health Center(Omaha, NE)
8. Ohio State
9. USC

5. Auburn
12. LIBERTY(A-SUN)
- Amalie Arena(Tampa, FL)
4. Iowa
13. WILLIAM & MARY(CAA)

6. Marquette
11. Minnesota/Washington
- Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse(Cleveland, OH)
3. MICHIGAN STATE(B1G)
14. NORTH TEXAS(C-USA)

7. Arkansas
10. St Mary's
- Amalie Arena(Tampa, FL)
2. FLORIDA STATE(ACC)
15. COLGATE(PATRIOT)

Top 10 on "S" Curve: Baylor, Gonzaga, San Diego State, Kansas, FSU, WVU, Louisville, Seton Hall, Duke, Michigan State
Last 4 BYES: Virginia Tech, St. Mary's, DePaul, Oklahoma
Last 4 IN: NC State, Minnesota, Washington, Purdue
First 4 OUT: VCU, BYU, Virginia, Georgetown
Next 4 OUT: Alabama, Xavier, Arizona State, St. John's

 

[rmilia1]

12 B10 teams! Lol. Insanity. What a year .

 

[Yo Tee]

Just curious why you have WVU as a 2 but Dayton as a 3. That's really the only thing I disagree about on here.

 

[ericd7633]

Just curious why you have WVU as a 2 but Dayton as a 3. That's really the only thing I disagree about on here.

Dayton is 3-2 vs Q1 and WVU is 5-1 vs Q1.
Dayton SOS = 48. WVU SOS = 2.

WVU's resume is really underrated.

 

[mr.hockey4242]

Don't think we will end up a 6(or even positive we are one now)

But I'd take that draw to win 1 game. Not to win two tho.

MSU would clobber us.

 

[ericd7633]

Don't think we will end up a 6(or even positive we are one now)

But I'd take that draw to win 1 game. Not to win two tho.

MSU would clobber us.

This first one was tough to do. There are teams with better records seeded behind Marquette, for example, Arkansas, but they have one win against my projected field. Wisconsin is a 7 loss team, and Creighton is 5-5 against Q1/Q2 competition while Marquette is 6-4. It started getting hard for me starting at like the 4 seeds. Very little separation between a 4 seed and 10 seed, in terms of actual resume.

 

[mr.hockey4242]

This first one was tough to do. There are teams with better records seeded behind Marquette, for example, Arkansas, but they have one win against my projected field. Wisconsin is a 7 loss team, and Creighton is 5-5 against Q1/Q2 competition while Marquette is 6-4. It started getting hard for me starting at like the 4 seeds. Very little separation between a 4 seed and 10 seed, in terms of actual resume.

Yeah honestly I'm most still just hung up on the Providence debacle and thinking about how much better 14-4(4-2) looks. But basically everyone this year has a dog shit loss and other than that we have excelled in anything non Q1.

Let's hope Providence 2.0 doesnt happen tomorrow.

 

[ericd7633]

Yeah honestly I'm most still just hung up on the Providence debacle and thinking about how much better 14-4(4-2) looks. But basically everyone this year has a dog shit loss and other than that we have excelled in anything non Q1.

Let's hope Providence 2.0 doesnt happen tomorrow.

Yeah it's shaping up to be interesting for sure. The Big 10 and Big East conferences are going to rack up quality wins and alot of losses, and the other leagues are going to rack up a ton of wins but with little quality behind them. ACC and Pac 12 especially.

 

[rmilia1]

This first one was tough to do. There are teams with better records seeded behind Marquette, for example, Arkansas, but they have one win against my projected field. Wisconsin is a 7 loss team, and Creighton is 5-5 against Q1/Q2 competition while Marquette is 6-4. It started getting hard for me starting at like the 4 seeds. Very little separation between a 4 seed and 10 seed, in terms of actual resume.

I was surprised to see Iowa on the 4 line but youre right in that theres basically mo difference between the 30 teams from the 4s through the 10s

 

[jontaejones]

Looks pretty good to me.

I was going to say WVU was too high but they're 5-1 in Q1 games, not sure how that happened.

I would say Butler still deserves at least a 3 for now ... but expect them to drop soon,

 

[ericd7633]

I was surprised to see Iowa on the 4 line but youre right in that theres basically mo difference between the 30 teams from the 4s through the 10s

8-4 against Q1/Q2 teams is something not a lot of teams have on their resume in that range of seeding. Honestly the Nebraska loss didn't affect them because their other numbers are really strong. Plus there are 14 other at large teams that have a Q3 loss or worse at this point.

 

[ericd7633]

Looks pretty good to me.

I was going to say WVU was too high but they're 5-1 in Q1 games, not sure how that happened.

I would say Butler still deserves at least a 3 for now ... but expect them to drop soon,

It came down to them and Oregon for me. It's close for sure. I just took Oregon's higher end wins and gave them the nod. They also played a significantly better OOC SoS. Which I think the committee still factors in.

 

[ralphiewvu]

Dayton is 3-2 vs Q1 and WVU is 5-1 vs Q1.
Dayton SOS = 48. WVU SOS = 2.

WVU's resume is really underrated.

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