tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45953127600541888072024-03-17T14:44:26.887-07:00Boiling The BracketA Purdue Boilermaker providing one of the most accurate bracketology projections available.
Top 40 nationally ranked bracketologist at bracketmatrix.com.Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01766674193279214383noreply@blogger.comBlogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595312760054188807.post-76792599330367422482024-03-17T14:43:00.000-07:002024-03-17T14:43:52.834-07:00FINAL 2024 Bracketology<p> Auto bids are in <b>bold</b>.</p><p class="MsoNormal">1 seeds: Purdue, <b>Connecticut</b>, Houston, North Carolina<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2 seeds: Tennessee, <b>Iowa State</b>, Arizona, Marquette<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">3 seeds: Baylor, Creighton, <b>Auburn</b>, <b>Illinois</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">4 seeds: Kansas, Duke, Alabama, Kentucky<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">5 seeds: Wisconsin, BYU, San Diego State, South Carolina<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">6 seeds: Texas Tech, Florida, Utah State, <b>Saint Mary’s</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">7 seeds: Nevada, Gonzaga, Dayton, Nebraska<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">8 seeds: Clemson, Washington State, Boise State, Texas<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">9 seeds: TCU, Northwestern, Colorado, Mississippi State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">10 seeds: Michigan State, <b>New Mexico</b>, Colorado State,
Texas A&M, Florida Atlantic, Saint John’s<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">11 seeds: <b>Drake</b>, <b>Oregon, Grand Canyon, NC State<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">12 seeds: <b>James Madison</b>, <b>McNeese State</b>, <b>Duquesne</b>,
<b>Samford</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">13 seeds: <b>Yale</b>, <b>UAB,</b> <b>Vermont</b>, <b>Charleston</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">14 seeds: <b>Oakland</b>, <b>Akron</b>, <b>Morehead State</b>,
<b>Colgate<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">15 seeds: <b>South Dakota State</b>, <b>Western Kentucky</b>,
<b>Long Beach State</b>, <b>Longwood</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">16 seeds: <b>Saint Peter’s</b>, <b>Stetson</b>, <b>Montana State</b>,
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Howard</b>, <b>Grambling</b>, <b>Wagner</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">/***********************************************************************************/<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Last Four In: Colorado State, Texas A&M, Florida
Atlantic, Saint John’s<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">First Four Out: Oklahoma, Virginia, Providence, Seton Hall<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">/***********************************************************************************/<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGcXfVIKB01P0VxtYmvaOAoST8TSvmQFi6kBw7H2nvQAKKcBmXfdQZaCE-Q9Y7nFdGruULNBEbYs2f5krEoPMBd_88dtL8qetz5npp3QNQcLkkLzM78weyfNBpL2qKl6Q3aPpFMBgwc7NKfFkSHjof9D3uCDMAgDgGAtor0S1BZLso0cAFGfBX5YJuWNA/s1161/FINAL%20Bracket.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="1161" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGcXfVIKB01P0VxtYmvaOAoST8TSvmQFi6kBw7H2nvQAKKcBmXfdQZaCE-Q9Y7nFdGruULNBEbYs2f5krEoPMBd_88dtL8qetz5npp3QNQcLkkLzM78weyfNBpL2qKl6Q3aPpFMBgwc7NKfFkSHjof9D3uCDMAgDgGAtor0S1BZLso0cAFGfBX5YJuWNA/w640-h264/FINAL%20Bracket.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01766674193279214383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595312760054188807.post-2804368294144530822024-03-16T08:46:00.000-07:002024-03-16T08:46:09.247-07:003/16/2024 AM Bracketology<p> Reflects games played through 3/15. Auto bids in <b>bold</b>.</p><p class="MsoNormal">1 seeds: Purdue, Houston, Connecticut, North Carolina<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2 seeds: Tennessee, Arizona, Marquette, Iowa State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">3 seeds: Baylor, Creighton, Duke, Illinois<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">4 seeds: Auburn, Kansas, Alabama, Kentucky<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">5 seeds: BYU, Texas Tech, San Diego State, Wisconsin<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">6 seeds: South Carolina, <b>Saint Mary’s</b>, Florida, Utah
State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">7 seeds: Nevada, Gonzaga, Nebraska, Dayton<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">8 seeds: Clemson, Texas, Boise State, Washington State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">9 seeds: TCU, Colorado State, Colorado, Florida Atlantic<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">10 seeds: Oklahoma, Mississippi State, Northwestern, Saint
John’s<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">11 seeds: <b>Drake</b>, Michigan State, Texas A&M,
Virginia, Providence, Princeton<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">12 seeds: Grand Canyon, <b>James Madison</b>, South Florida,
VCU<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">13 seeds: <b>McNeese State</b>,<b> Samford</b>, Vermont, <b>Charleston</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">14 seeds: <b>Oakland</b>, <b>Morehead State</b>, Akron, <b>Colgate<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">15 seeds: <b>South Dakota State</b>, UC Davis, Western
Kentucky, Fairfield<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">16 seeds: <b>Longwood</b>, <b>Stetson</b>, <b>Montana State</b>,
Howard, Grambling, <b>Wagner</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">/***********************************************************************************/<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Last Four In: Michigan State, Texas A&M, Virginia, Providence<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">First Four Out: Pittsburgh, New Mexico, Seton Hall, Indiana
State<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj2zqGrENjD6UbaXKu6tRiLmT8Ols6ZAaU9XFTrUliNBcsCKv_cyXJJB5XwLVleJ6dF77lqHPiHUPlmUqlnyj5vPykPNyDmYoIZ1VDVMiLdDxFidftuVjMKe8CFqWemiakRjRgo4cWNjnHONel0X7PwQjA7i5ToCppE3FDFX0j5lo0-WXGp1pRq1CHXmI/s1040/3.16.24%20Bracket.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="1040" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj2zqGrENjD6UbaXKu6tRiLmT8Ols6ZAaU9XFTrUliNBcsCKv_cyXJJB5XwLVleJ6dF77lqHPiHUPlmUqlnyj5vPykPNyDmYoIZ1VDVMiLdDxFidftuVjMKe8CFqWemiakRjRgo4cWNjnHONel0X7PwQjA7i5ToCppE3FDFX0j5lo0-WXGp1pRq1CHXmI/w640-h296/3.16.24%20Bracket.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01766674193279214383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595312760054188807.post-57042907133641006432024-03-15T08:55:00.000-07:002024-03-15T08:55:26.003-07:003/15/2024 Bracketology<p> Reflects games played through 3/14. Auto bids in bold.</p><p class="MsoNormal">1 seeds: Purdue, Houston, Connecticut, North Carolina<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2 seeds: Tennessee, Arizona, Marquette, Iowa State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">3 seeds: Baylor, Creighton, Duke, Illinois<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">4 seeds: Kansas, Alabama, Auburn, Kentucky<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">5 seeds: BYU, South Carolina, Texas Tech, San Diego State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">6 seeds: Utah State, Wisconsin, Nevada, <b>Saint Mary’s</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">7 seeds: Gonzaga, Dayton, Clemson, Washington State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">8 seeds: Texas, Nebraska, Florida, Boise State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">9 seeds: Northwestern, Florida Atlantic, TCU, Colorado State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">10 seeds: Oklahoma, Michigan State, Saint John’s, Virginia<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">11 seeds: <b>Drake</b>, Colorado, Providence, Seton Hall,
Pittsburgh, Princeton<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">12 seeds: Grand Canyon, <b>James Madison</b>, South Florida,
VCU<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">13 seeds: <b>McNeese State</b>,<b> Samford</b>, UC Irvine,
Vermont <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">14 seeds: <b>Charleston</b>, <b>Oakland</b>, <b>Morehead
State</b>, Akron<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">15 seeds: <b>Colgate</b>, Sam Houston State, <b>South Dakota
State</b>, Quinnipiac<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">16 seeds: <b>Longwood</b>, <b>Stetson</b>, Norfolk State, <b>Montana
State</b>, Grambling, <b>Wagner</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">/***********************************************************************************/<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Last Four In: Colorado, Providence, Seton Hall, Pittsburgh<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">First Four Out: Mississippi State, Indiana State, New
Mexico, Texas A&M<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">/***********************************************************************************/<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDE3Koeh9TK3T0QuXqO74ICmwtYGGY0O8IKYNpSlJDQ_arQyW3aJf27SkPC2VZvpitRdcqOvJzsqtL2vVAl3HBYVWPPZXjW3J_GhHma8w613KrO3mW41CRP01RJA15lTPkJg7yLH5VKw2k_3BltLqP4Wgr6tS1bPmeCEe9BTuDQ-mDoKfhXlW0p8pQ-sM/s1053/3.15.24%20Bracket.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="1053" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDE3Koeh9TK3T0QuXqO74ICmwtYGGY0O8IKYNpSlJDQ_arQyW3aJf27SkPC2VZvpitRdcqOvJzsqtL2vVAl3HBYVWPPZXjW3J_GhHma8w613KrO3mW41CRP01RJA15lTPkJg7yLH5VKw2k_3BltLqP4Wgr6tS1bPmeCEe9BTuDQ-mDoKfhXlW0p8pQ-sM/w640-h290/3.15.24%20Bracket.png" width="640" /></a></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01766674193279214383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595312760054188807.post-27488060389209084022024-03-14T08:51:00.000-07:002024-03-14T08:52:16.247-07:003/14/2024 Bracketology<p> Based on games played through 3/13. Auto bids in <b>bold</b>.</p><p class="MsoNormal">1 seeds: Purdue, Houston, Connecticut, North Carolina<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2 seeds: Tennessee, Arizona, Marquette, Iowa State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">3 seeds: Creighton, Baylor, Duke, Illinois<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">4 seeds: Kansas, Alabama, Auburn, Kentucky<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">5 seeds: BYU, South Carolina, Utah State, Nevada<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">6 seeds: San Diego State, Texas Tech, Wisconsin, <b>Saint
Mary’s</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">7 seeds: Gonzaga, Dayton, Clemson, Washington State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">8 seeds: Texas, Boise State, Nebraska, Florida<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">9 seeds: Northwestern, Florida Atlantic, TCU, Colorado State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">10 seeds: Oklahoma, Michigan State, Saint John’s, Seton Hall<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">11 seeds: <b>Drake</b>, Virginia, Colorado, Indiana State, Mississippi
State, Princeton<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">12 seeds: Richmond, Grand Canyon, <b>James Madison</b>,
South Florida<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">13 seeds: <b>McNeese State</b>,<b> Samford</b>, UC Irvine,
Vermont <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">14 seeds: <b>Charleston</b>, <b>Oakland</b>, Toledo, <b>Morehead
State</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">15 seeds: <b>Colgate</b>, Sam Houston State, <b>South Dakota
State</b>, Quinnipiac<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">16 seeds: <b>Longwood</b>, <b>Stetson</b>, Norfolk State, <b>Montana
State</b>, Grambling, <b>Wagner</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">/***********************************************************************************/<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Last Four In: Virginia, Colorado, Indiana State, Mississippi
State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">First Four Out: New Mexico, Texas A&M, Wake Forest,
Kansas State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">/***********************************************************************************/<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7-yEB_i3lFwsXsQHgGjM6BiPfQ9Zj404HHwfYMBy7WVI2xm-GsEoQ8ItzzM3EOQ16z-rW4d3BLpmuHPZlNBdWPWHZHyGa1sgaFIFvjLaN4X8bvSoMIY_42IiQJb1461HIFN4-c3y1Fd1WMySYIf6Vi-5u1ZWNJz9lgpUE7csOsqFcCo-jLuRHEdF1y7s/s1053/3.14.24%20Bracket.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="1053" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7-yEB_i3lFwsXsQHgGjM6BiPfQ9Zj404HHwfYMBy7WVI2xm-GsEoQ8ItzzM3EOQ16z-rW4d3BLpmuHPZlNBdWPWHZHyGa1sgaFIFvjLaN4X8bvSoMIY_42IiQJb1461HIFN4-c3y1Fd1WMySYIf6Vi-5u1ZWNJz9lgpUE7csOsqFcCo-jLuRHEdF1y7s/w640-h292/3.14.24%20Bracket.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01766674193279214383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595312760054188807.post-67307770510915665342024-03-11T19:34:00.000-07:002024-03-11T19:34:42.549-07:003/11/2024 Bracketology<p></p><p class="MsoNormal">1 seeds: Purdue, Houston, Connecticut, North Carolina<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2 seeds: Tennessee, Arizona, Marquette, Baylor<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">3 seeds: Iowa State, Creighton, Duke, Kansas<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">4 seeds: Alabama, Illinois, Auburn, Kentucky<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">5 seeds: BYU, Utah State, Nevada, San Diego State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">6 seeds: Dayton, Texas Tech, South Carolina, Wisconsin<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">7 seeds: Clemson, Washington State, Gonzaga, Boise State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">8 seeds: Texas, Florida, Nebraska, Saint Mary’s<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">9 seeds: Northwestern, Colorado State, TCU, Oklahoma<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">10 seeds: Florida Atlantic, Michigan State, Seton Hall,
Saint John’s<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">11 seeds: <b>Drake</b>, Virginia, Colorado, Indiana State,
Texas A&M, Princeton<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">12 seeds: Richmond, Grand Canyon, James Madison<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">13 seeds: McNeese State, Samford, UC Irvine, Vermont <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">14 seeds: Charleston, Oakland, Toledo, <b>Morehead State</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">15 seeds: Colgate, Sam Houston State, Montana, South Dakota
State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">16 seeds: Quinnipiac, <b>Longwood</b>, <b>Stetson</b>,
Merrimack, Norfolk State, Grambling<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">/***********************************************************************************/<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Last Four In: Virginia, Colorado, Indiana State, Texas
A&M<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">First Four Out: New Mexico, Mississippi State, Iowa, Wake
Forest<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpcEGAPkTN_cYOUk0IOR40jzYEzS5IfF1qUSrbwewkA8kYdj2wUJfatI9jjnmM2liAplreRQ0jIIn1gu33TawxMIvU-sh2mWmmImlw-27xSoWi5hACMOxsJ9f-yPUoGkRbzhKw9ELuUPaX4LXgNmgHFRf86WDjopo206PO0HCAW4b8EZ2NtUdzrKCnAZQ/s1055/3.11.24%20Bracket.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="1055" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpcEGAPkTN_cYOUk0IOR40jzYEzS5IfF1qUSrbwewkA8kYdj2wUJfatI9jjnmM2liAplreRQ0jIIn1gu33TawxMIvU-sh2mWmmImlw-27xSoWi5hACMOxsJ9f-yPUoGkRbzhKw9ELuUPaX4LXgNmgHFRf86WDjopo206PO0HCAW4b8EZ2NtUdzrKCnAZQ/w640-h293/3.11.24%20Bracket.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p>Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01766674193279214383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595312760054188807.post-88055424058248947952023-03-12T13:33:00.000-07:002023-03-12T13:33:06.605-07:00FINAL 2023 Bracket Projection<p>1 seeds: Alabama, Kansas, Houston, Purdue</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2 seeds: UCLA, Texas, Arizona, Marquette<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">3 seeds: Baylor, Gonzaga, Kansas State, Connecticut<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">4 seeds: Tennessee, Xavier, Indiana, Virginia<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">5 seeds: San Diego State, Iowa State, Duke, TCU<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">6 seeds: Texas A&M, Saint Mary’s, Miami FL, Kentucky<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">7 seeds: Missouri, Florida Atlantic, Northwestern, Creighton<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">8 seeds: Michigan State, Arkansas, Memphis, West Virginia<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">9 seeds: Iowa, Penn State, Auburn, Boise State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">10 seeds: Maryland, Illinois, Utah State, USC<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">11 seeds: Mississippi State, Providence, NC State, Nevada, Arizona
State, Rutgers<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">12 seeds: Oral Roberts, College of Charleston, Drake, VCU<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">13 seeds: Kent State, Iona, Louisiana, Furman<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">14 seeds: UC Santa Barbara, Grand Canyon, Princeton, Kennesaw
State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">15 seeds: Montana State, Colgate, UNC Asheville, Vermont<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">16 seeds: Northern Kentucky, Texas A&M CC, Howard, SEMO,
Fairleigh Dickinson, Texas Southern<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01766674193279214383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595312760054188807.post-44296505634167413722023-03-11T05:18:00.000-08:002023-03-11T05:18:01.006-08:003/11/2023 Bracketology<p>Seed list reflects games played through 3/10/23. Auto bids are in bold.</p><p class="MsoNormal">1 seeds: Kansas, Alabama, Houston, Purdue<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2 seeds: UCLA, Texas, Arizona, Baylor<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">3 seeds: Marquette, <b>Gonzaga</b>, Kansas State, Connecticut<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">4 seeds: Tennessee, Indiana, Virginia, Xavier<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">5 seeds: San Diego State, Iowa State, Saint Mary’s, Duke<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">6 seeds: TCU, Texas A&M, Miami FL, Kentucky<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">7 seeds: Northwestern, Creighton, Missouri, Michigan State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">8 seeds: Florida Atlantic, Arkansas, Iowa, Maryland<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">9 seeds: West Virginia, Illinois, Auburn, Memphis<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">10 seeds: Boise State, USC, Penn State, Utah State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">11 seeds: Mississippi State, Providence, NC State, Nevada, Rutgers,
Arizona State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">12 seeds: <b>Oral Roberts, College of Charleston, Drake</b>,
VCU<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">13 seeds: Iona, Toledo, Yale, <b>Louisiana</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">14 seeds: <b>Furman</b>, UC Santa Barbara, Southern Utah, <b>Kennesaw
State</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">15 seeds: <b>Montana State, Colgate</b>, <b>UNC Asheville</b>,
Vermont<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">16 seeds: <b>Northern Kentucky</b>, Grambling State, <b>Texas
A&M CC</b>, Howard, <b>SEMO</b>, <b>Fairleigh</b> <b>Dickinson</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">/***********************************************************************************/<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Last Four In: NC State, Nevada, Rutgers, Arizona State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Others Considered: Vanderbilt, Pittsburgh<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">/***********************************************************************************/<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkNwqOn7vZvUCaDqdmMLWt1bT_aaN8dL7GDntBNeZdHXQVLtZT-X-GUHmofF9iAQYcHndMrTV9MMBAGtHZxkrlM_vW5DOFL-Y2F9XVmO9kr7_5dN96al7vQCxCLZKSZgNBHqeVJ8P8ERCGVncXD2Jzb22u1hF-S_lR1REdTsWAARDbDdFA6x7Pf_EX/s1273/3.11.23%20bracket.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="1273" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkNwqOn7vZvUCaDqdmMLWt1bT_aaN8dL7GDntBNeZdHXQVLtZT-X-GUHmofF9iAQYcHndMrTV9MMBAGtHZxkrlM_vW5DOFL-Y2F9XVmO9kr7_5dN96al7vQCxCLZKSZgNBHqeVJ8P8ERCGVncXD2Jzb22u1hF-S_lR1REdTsWAARDbDdFA6x7Pf_EX/w640-h242/3.11.23%20bracket.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01766674193279214383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595312760054188807.post-19335158901550955092023-03-10T06:46:00.000-08:002023-03-10T06:46:12.157-08:003/10/2023 Bracketology<p>Seed list reflects games played through 3/9/23. Auto bids are in bold.</p><p class="MsoNormal">1 seeds: Kansas, Houston, Alabama, Purdue<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2 seeds: UCLA, Texas, Baylor, Arizona<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">3 seeds: <b>Gonzaga</b>, Kansas State, Marquette,
Connecticut<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">4 seeds: Tennessee, Indiana, Virginia, Xavier<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">5 seeds: San Diego State, Iowa State, Saint Mary’s, TCU<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">6 seeds: Miami FL, Kentucky, Northwestern, Creighton<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">7 seeds: Texas A&M, Duke, Michigan State, Missouri<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">8 seeds: Florida Atlantic, Arkansas, Iowa, Maryland<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">9 seeds: West Virginia, Illinois, Auburn, Memphis<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">10 seeds: Boise State, USC, Mississippi State, Penn State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">11 seeds: Providence, NC State, Utah State, Nevada, Arizona
State, Rutgers<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">12 seeds: <b>Oral Roberts, College of Charleston, Drake</b>,
VCU<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">13 seeds: Utah Valley, Iona, Toledo, Yale<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">14 seeds: <b>Louisiana</b>, <b>Furman</b>, UC Irvine, <b>Kennesaw
State</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">15 seeds: <b>Montana State, Colgate</b>, <b>UNC Asheville</b>,
Vermont<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">16 seeds: <b>Northern Kentucky</b>, Grambling State, <b>Texas
A&M CC</b>, Howard, <b>SEMO</b>, <b>Fairleigh</b> <b>Dickinson</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">/***********************************************************************************/<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Last Four In: Utah State, Nevada, Arizona State, Rutgers<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Others Considered: Pittsburgh, Clemson<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">/***********************************************************************************/<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNaY8aZkGXhSddUb6TWO23Z_pIvgdZ2fiSZKCb7cVPhfKcbzyCq4v8GkUGNxsSU4QG8ukqVYKZLjiYbSev71JAvU5TUtzVKEdyVbH5QzIYxQmD96ZbPKp6R9y73YgJVJAQDZF2GNubD_ZUA9J1OT7XTHbvg2_vppXXgLBxaol0GheiYK4sA0FrSVDm/s1242/3.10.23%20bracket.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="1242" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNaY8aZkGXhSddUb6TWO23Z_pIvgdZ2fiSZKCb7cVPhfKcbzyCq4v8GkUGNxsSU4QG8ukqVYKZLjiYbSev71JAvU5TUtzVKEdyVbH5QzIYxQmD96ZbPKp6R9y73YgJVJAQDZF2GNubD_ZUA9J1OT7XTHbvg2_vppXXgLBxaol0GheiYK4sA0FrSVDm/w640-h248/3.10.23%20bracket.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01766674193279214383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595312760054188807.post-44981971709665972032023-03-09T04:16:00.000-08:002023-03-09T04:16:08.275-08:003/9/2023 Bracketology<p>Seed list reflects games played through 3/8/23. Auto bids are in bold.</p><p>1 seeds: Houston, Kansas, Alabama, Purdue</p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2 seeds: UCLA, Texas, Baylor, Arizona<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">3 seeds: <b>Gonzaga</b>, Kansas State, Marquette,
Connecticut<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">4 seeds: Tennessee, Indiana, Virginia, Xavier<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">5 seeds: San Diego State, Saint Mary’s, Iowa State, TCU<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">6 seeds: Kentucky, Miami FL, Northwestern, Creighton<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">7 seeds: Texas A&M, Duke, Michigan State, Missouri<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">8 seeds: Florida Atlantic, Iowa, Illinois, Auburn<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">9 seeds: West Virginia, Maryland, Boise State, Memphis<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">10 seeds: Arkansas, USC, NC State, Mississippi State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">11 seeds: Nevada, Penn State, Providence, Utah State, Arizona
State, Pittsburgh<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">12 seeds: <b>Oral Roberts, College of Charleston, Drake</b>,
VCU<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">13 seeds: Utah Valley, Iona, Toledo, Yale<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">14 seeds: <b>Louisiana</b>, <b>Furman</b>, UC Irvine, <b>Kennesaw
State</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">15 seeds: <b>Montana State, Colgate</b>, <b>UNC Asheville</b>,
Vermont<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">16 seeds: <b>Northern Kentucky</b>, Grambling State, <b>Texas
A&M CC</b>, Howard, <b>SEMO</b>, <b>Fairleigh</b> <b>Dickinson</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">/***********************************************************************************/<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Last Four In: Providence, Utah State, Arizona State, Pittsburgh<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Others Considered: Rutgers, Oklahoma State, Michigan<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">/***********************************************************************************/<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5AxYkrIJODbuRZhUO5qZZkjh6BSSZWx3cwsEOreqwNp249PHcaJjElx0mi8XZCs0NeOiMtAErz6DyDoslkBWjvvtEoLfA_QbKvLHukwzSDRreDPvfeZPX1e9IkXtq71YbyR7peXykeock5QxE5QZrh9GwjWOxBhR-87zDu_egXrUETS3UNtgbKD2V/s1248/3.9.23%20bracket.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="479" data-original-width="1248" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5AxYkrIJODbuRZhUO5qZZkjh6BSSZWx3cwsEOreqwNp249PHcaJjElx0mi8XZCs0NeOiMtAErz6DyDoslkBWjvvtEoLfA_QbKvLHukwzSDRreDPvfeZPX1e9IkXtq71YbyR7peXykeock5QxE5QZrh9GwjWOxBhR-87zDu_egXrUETS3UNtgbKD2V/w640-h246/3.9.23%20bracket.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p>Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01766674193279214383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595312760054188807.post-85341179195285295472023-03-08T06:00:00.002-08:002023-03-08T06:00:19.158-08:003/8/2023 Bracketology<p> Seed list reflects games played through 3/7/23. Auto bids are in bold.</p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">1 seeds: Houston, Kansas, Alabama, Purdue<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2 seeds: UCLA, Texas, Baylor, Arizona<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">3 seeds: Kansas State, Marquette, <b>Gonzaga</b>,
Connecticut<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">4 seeds: Tennessee, Indiana, Virginia, Xavier<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">5 seeds: San Diego State, Saint Mary’s, Iowa State, TCU<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">6 seeds: Kentucky, Miami FL, Northwestern, Creighton<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">7 seeds: Duke, Michigan State, Texas A&M, Missouri<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">8 seeds: Florida Atlantic, Iowa, Illinois, Auburn<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">9 seeds: West Virginia, Maryland, Boise State, Memphis<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">10 seeds: Arkansas, USC, NC State, Mississippi State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">11 seeds: Nevada, Penn State, Wisconsin, Providence, Utah
State, Arizona State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">12 seeds: <b>Oral Roberts, College of Charleston, Drake</b>,
VCU<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">13 seeds: Iona, Utah Valley, Toledo, Yale<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">14 seeds: <b>Furman</b>, <b>Louisiana</b>, UC Irvine, Colgate<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">15 seeds: Montana State, Vermont, <b>Kennesaw State</b>, <b>UNC
Asheville</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">16 seeds: <b>Northern Kentucky</b>, Texas A&M CC, Grambling
State, <b>Fairleigh</b> <b>Dickinson</b>, Howard, <b>SEMO</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">/***********************************************************************************/<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Last Four In: Wisconsin, Providence, Utah State, Arizona
State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">First Four Out: Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Oklahoma State, Michigan<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><br /><p></p>Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01766674193279214383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595312760054188807.post-75401270507842429412023-03-07T20:05:00.000-08:002023-03-07T20:05:28.564-08:00Bubble Watch: Pre Major Conference Tournaments<p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;">Before the major conference
tournaments begin later this week, I wanted to provide a Bubble Watch on the
teams vying for the last spots in the field. As of this writing, there are
currently 7 non-consensus at-large spots up for grabs according to <a href="http://bracketmatrix.com">bracketmatrix.com</a>.
I’m going to add an 8<sup>th</sup> spot to this analysis because one team that
is currently seen as safe is one of my final teams in the field, and I am very
intrigued by their resume. The community see 12 teams vying for those last
eight spots, and I will tackle them in the order that I had earlier this morning
in my 3/7/23 bracket update. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;">Before we get started, I wanted to
familiarize folks with the Team Sheets that the selection committee uses to
select and seed the Field of 68. For each team in the Bubble Watch I’ll provide
a copy of the team sheet at the end of the discussion for reference (shoutout to
<a href="http://warrennolan.com">warrennolan.com</a> for his awesome job updating the site containing these sheets!)
I’ll provide a sample Team Sheet of a totally random team (Purdue) and discuss
what to look for on the sheet.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><br /><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvJ0ln3tZD5EYGIDKeGezT1aCW54VmuuUxAd7CZav7PZatUDoBf_snAGvTE54NBEc8INxv-AE4tv5NKqpj4W0DXBEsPdZ-2_cJsOf5PyC2pVakd4moxdIEKohxdwsltni3D8habNw61x2NbZPFmLMMMxtvk7zueMuJMwwJtR4mBHe9NlxWqCYQnayT/s1367/Purdue.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="769" data-original-width="1367" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvJ0ln3tZD5EYGIDKeGezT1aCW54VmuuUxAd7CZav7PZatUDoBf_snAGvTE54NBEc8INxv-AE4tv5NKqpj4W0DXBEsPdZ-2_cJsOf5PyC2pVakd4moxdIEKohxdwsltni3D8habNw61x2NbZPFmLMMMxtvk7zueMuJMwwJtR4mBHe9NlxWqCYQnayT/w640-h360/Purdue.png" width="640" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;">First, along the top we can see
Purdue’s NET ranking, record against Division I opponents, their non-conference
record, their road record, their NET Strength of Schedule (ignore RPI), and the
average NET ranking of teams they beat and lost to. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;">The left-hand side of the second
row contains a summary of Purdue’s ranking in various metrics. The right-hand
side of the second row summarizes Purdue’s record across the four quadrants. The
key above the Team Sheet lists what NET ranking and location combination
results in a game being placed in a certain quadrant. The intra-quadrant results
are further split by home, away, neutral court, and non conference records.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;">Finally, the meat and potatoes of
the team sheet, the game-by-game results. This section further segments Quad 1
and Quad 2 in Quad 1A, Quad 1B, Quad 2A and Quad 2B.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;">Now that we have our bearings straight,
let’s dive in.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><b><u>LAST FOUR BYES</u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><b>NC State</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;">The Wolfpack are 22-9 overall with
a 7-9 record against the top two quadrants. Their overall strength of schedule
(SoS) ranks 79<sup>th</sup> nationally, which is the third worst ranking among
the 12 teams in this Bubble Watch. That’s partly due to the ACC being down this
year, but also because their non-conference SoS is ranked 244<sup>th</sup>
nationally. Besides the Battle for Atlantis tournament, they did not challenge
themselves.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;">The good on this profile is a 3-1 neutral
court record with two of those wins coming in Quad 2. They also went 3-0 in
Quad 2A and have no losses in Quad 3 or Quad 4 – the only team of the 12 that
can make that distinction. The concern with this profile (besides the SoS) is
the 10 Quad 4 wins inflating their record and metrics, and lack of a win
against an NCAA Tournament caliber team away from home.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;">Their best win, a 24 point victory
at home against Duke, is really carrying the profile. None of their other wins
in the first two quadrants com close to that margin of victory, and this is
where the removal of a cap on MoV is lifting NC State’s NET ranking.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><b>Mississippi State</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;">The Bulldogs are 20-11 overall and
went 7-10 in Quad 1 and Quad 2 games. They started the season red hot, going
12-1 in the non-conference and picked up good wins against Marquette (Quad 1A) and
Utah (Quad 2) on a neutral court, and versus TCU at home (Quad 1). The non-conference
SoS ranked 231<sup>st</sup> nationally, but that seems to be weighted down
heavily by playing the worst of the worst in Quad 4. They played four non-conference
games against Quad 1 and Quad 2, which is more than several teams in this
Bubble Watch. They limped through the SEC, but did pick up a win Quad 1A at Arkansas.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;">The bad on this profile is the
Quad 3 loss at Georgia. Additionally, removing the 8 Quad 4 victories from
their record yields an overall record of just 12-11. The 7-10 combined record
against Quads 1 & 2 results in a 41.2% winning percentage, which is third worst
among the Bubble Watch teams.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><b>Nevada</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;">The Wolfpack would have been
considered safe just 8 days ago – and then they ended up losing their final two
regular season games, both of which were Quad 3 losses. Not a great time to
pick up your worst losses of the season. While recency bias does not factor
into the committee’s decision (it’s about body of work), it’s still human
nature to have that creep into the back of you mind when evaluating the Team Sheet.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;">Nevada is 21-9 overall with an 8-7
record against the top two quadrants. They challenged themselves well in the
non-conference, as evident by them having only played four total Quad 4 games.
The positives on this resume are home wins against the top teams in the Mountain
West conference, the winning record against Quads 1 & 2, and a couple of
neutral court victories. The bad is the two Quad 3 losses they just picked up
and lack of a win away from home against an NCAA Tournament caliber opponent.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><b>Utah State</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;">The Aggies hit a lull right before
Christmas in which they picked up two Quad 4 losses. That’s right, two Quad 4
losses. That is a lot to overcome to earn an at-large bid from the committee. Their
overall record of 23-7 looks good, but it did come against the 80<sup>th</sup>
ranked SoS, the second worst among the 12 teams in this Bubble Watch. What
jumps out from a positive sense is their NET and KenPom ranking and their record
against Quads 2 and 3 (20-1 combined, with 8 of those wins coming in Quad 2).
If not for those two Quad 4 losses this would be the profile of a 9/10 seed and
safely in. Those losses are the reason this team is on the bubble.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><b><u>LAST FOUR IN</u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><b>Penn State</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;">Penn State went 19-12 overall with
a 9-11 record against the top two quadrants. Those 9 combined wins were due to
their Big Ten conference performance, as just one of those wins came in the
non-conference season. Their non-conference SoS ranks 274<sup>th</sup> nationally,
which is third worst among the 12 teams in this Bubble Watch. Removing their 6
Quad 4 victories results in an overall record of 13-12. Let’s shift to the
positives – Penn State has two Quad 1A victories, both of which came on the
road against Illinois and Northwestern. They also have a good Quad 2 neutral
court win over Furman, a projected 14 seed. The combined 9 victories in Quads 1
& 2 are tied for second most among the 12 Bubble Watch teams. Lastly, their
Quad 3 loss at home to Wisconsin is a borderline Quad 2 loss, so not too bad.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;">They will face Illinois in their
opening Big Ten Tournament game, a team they have beaten twice already this
season. Picking up a third win should lock them into the field, but a loss will
make them sweat on Selection Sunday.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><b>Providence</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;">Remember at the beginning when I
said there was a team that the bracketology community had consensus that the
team was in the field safely, but I wasn’t as confident? Providence is that
team.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;">Let’s start with the positives.
Providence has three Quad 1A wins (which are like gold in the committee’s eyes)
against Connecticut, Marquette, and Creighton. That’s the most of the 12 teams
in this Bubble Watch and more than several teams locked into the field;
however, all three of those wins came at home. Only other positive is
Providence has zero Quad 4 losses, but if your second best argument is “we don’t
have a bad loss” you’re in trouble. That’s it – that’s the only positives on
this entire resume.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;">Now for the negatives:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><ul><li>Providence has the 292<sup>nd</sup>
ranked non-conference strength of schedule. That’s second worst among at-large
teams (congrats to Rutgers). The committee has consistently punished teams for
playing a poor non-conference schedule.</li><li>Not only was their non-conference schedule
poor, they lost ALL of their Quad 1, 2 & 3 games in the non-conference,
meaning they beat nobody of note outside of the Big East conference.</li><li>They have a combined 6-9 record
against Quads 1&2 for a 40% winning percentage – only Arkansas and Michigan
have worse winning percentages among potential at-large teams</li><li>The combined 6 wins against Quads
1&2 are the lowest among the 12 teams in this Bubble Watch </li><li>Providence has 0 neutral court
wins and their best road win is against 75<sup>th</sup> ranked Seton Hall, right
on the Quad 1/Quad 2 borderline. The committee values (perhaps most
importantly) winning against NCAA Tournament caliber opponents away from home.
Providence has 0 such wins of that nature.</li><li>Their overall record of 21-10 is
inflated by picking up 10 wins against Quad 4 opponents, which are meaningless
victories. Removing those from the Team Sheet results in an 11-10 overall
record.</li><li>The average NET ranking of the
teams they have beaten is the worst among all potential at-large teams</li></ul></ul><o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;">The more and more I look at this
resume, the more and more I’m thinking Providence may be the team that most
bracketologists miss on. Last year it was Texas A&M after their run in the
SEC Tournament, in 2021 it was Louisville, 2019 it was TCU. Every year there is
one team that is left out that shocks everyone.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><b>Wisconsin</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;">The Badgers have a 17-13 overall
record, and I can hear the groans through the computer. How can a 13 loss team
be in?! Well, going 11-12 against Quad 1 and 2 opponents certainly helps. Wisconsin
played the 13<sup>th</sup> most difficult schedule in the nation this year,
supported with the 71<sup>st</sup> ranked non-conference SoS. That’s the second
best overall SoS and best non-conference SoS among the 12 Bubble Watch teams. And
in the non-conference, the Badgers picked up wins at Marquette (Quad 1A), on neutral
court against USC (Quad 1B) Dayton and Stanford (both Quad 2). Overtime losses
to Kansas, Michigan and Nebraska are the difference between safely being in
near the 8 line, and fighting for your tournament life. The blemishes on this
profile are the NET ranking, the home loss to Wake Forest, which is a Quad 3
loss, and that their overall record becomes 12-13 when removing the Quad 4
victories. Still, the committee tends to reward teams that challenged
themselves out of conference and picked up wins against that schedule, and
Wisconsin did that.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><b>Arizona State</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;">The Sun Devils play in the
soon-to-be-dissolved Pac-12 conference and went 20-11 overall. Their overall
SoS is 56<sup>th</sup> and non-conference SoS is 189<sup>th</sup> – both solidly
mid. The positives on this profile are a 3-0 neutral court record with those
wins coming against Creighton (Quad 1A) Michigan and VCU (both Quad 2), winning
at Arizona on a halfcourt buzzer beater, and picking up solid road wins against
Oregon and Colorado in conference play. Going 8-10 against the top two
quadrants isn’t too shabby either. Everything looks fine…until you get to that
pesky Quad 4 loss against Texas Southern, the worst team they faced all season.
If you blink you’d miss it. Only four teams among these 12 Bubble Watch teams
have at least one Quad 4 loss, and ASU is one of them.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><b><u>FIRST FOUR OUT</u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><b>Pittsburgh</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;">Pittsburgh went from ACC champs to
potentially missing the NCAA tournament in the matter of a week. Sitting at
21-10 and 8-7 against the top two quadrants, the Panthers have several red
flags. The positives are road wins over Northwestern and NC State (both Quad
1A) and the aforementioned winning record against Quads 1 & 2. After that,
there’s:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The worst ranked overall SoS among
at-large teams (91<sup>st</sup> nationally)</li><li>A Quad 4 loss at home to Florida State</li><li>A Quad 3 loss at Notre Dame</li><li>The second worst average metric
ranking among all potential at-large teams – only Wisconsin is worse, but for
Pitt the concerning part is all of the metrics are in the 50s or 60s whereas
Wisconsin has a top 50 Strength of Record</li><li>Zero neutral court wins – in fact,
Pittsburgh and Arizona State played in the same non-conference tournament this
year. ASU won is, Pittsburgh lost both of their games (to Michigan and VCU).</li></ul><o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;">Ultimately, the Quad 4 loss, poor
SoS and collectively meh ranking across all metrics scream of a profile not
worthy of an NCAA bid at this time.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"></p><p style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><b>Rutgers</b></p><p style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"> </p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;">Rutgers is a shell of its former
self. Ever since Mawot Mag went down with an injury against Michigan State on
2/4, the Scarlet Knights are just 2-6 overall (of course, those two wins came
against fellow Bubble Watch teams Penn State and Wisconsin…). As hinted at in
the Providence summary, Rutgers owns the worst non conference SoS among
at-large potential teams, ranking 308<sup>th</sup> nationally. And because of
that, they picked up 0 wins in Quad 1 or 2 in the non-conference. While they
are 9-10 against the top two quadrants, they are 2-3 against Quad 3. I’ll say
that against, they are 2-3 against Quad 3. The only positives on this resume
come prior to Mag’s injury.</div></blockquote><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbx_-yqi1ahkcBH-M0DgOGwGvuLWaDD4QZ5oZHVPUQva_NMoncTiXm9jV7J40Q7QdFzkeGLZDZtBODuslBef5HThNPthvlw8EUvgyPikcoB3yDppRTZ5J3La7-67irwtbdYCvNmKIjXJDRW6IIet6vN4XbK5_C3v1Zzckh-LHR2D0gpKFUfeGOtpUY/s1371/Rutgers.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="584" data-original-width="1371" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbx_-yqi1ahkcBH-M0DgOGwGvuLWaDD4QZ5oZHVPUQva_NMoncTiXm9jV7J40Q7QdFzkeGLZDZtBODuslBef5HThNPthvlw8EUvgyPikcoB3yDppRTZ5J3La7-67irwtbdYCvNmKIjXJDRW6IIet6vN4XbK5_C3v1Zzckh-LHR2D0gpKFUfeGOtpUY/w640-h272/Rutgers.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><b>Oklahoma State</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;">Playing in the Big 12 conference
in 2022-2023 has its perks. Sure, every single game is a grudge match, but you
can pick up 14 losses over the course of 31 games and still be considered for an
at-large bid. That’s the case for Oklahoma State, which comes in at 17-14
overall and a 9-13 record against Quads 1 & 2. Take away the five Quad 4
victories and they are just 12-14. They’d likely need to make it to the Big 12 Tournament
title game to make it into the field, and at that point may as well just win
the damn thing to leave no doubt. Otherwise…well, someone has to be a 1 seed in
the NIT.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcjUajq-DX1nM1pTrBkMSll2-QPAv02QQgBclOk28yTKe867UAA89Z05J8ijen0JxGDg0bpjPXLInkeycIvvhxRPTkzhJzqpsOL-pqrejq2zYqIVjpC7P_6aAe8dDSe6qLWj3-PFnldWZDOFe63RZtYm3Oswf3KQuBnZWuMe8UXz7XiC6AZPUhoBZ8/s1371/OK%20State.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="687" data-original-width="1371" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcjUajq-DX1nM1pTrBkMSll2-QPAv02QQgBclOk28yTKe867UAA89Z05J8ijen0JxGDg0bpjPXLInkeycIvvhxRPTkzhJzqpsOL-pqrejq2zYqIVjpC7P_6aAe8dDSe6qLWj3-PFnldWZDOFe63RZtYm3Oswf3KQuBnZWuMe8UXz7XiC6AZPUhoBZ8/w640-h320/OK%20State.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><b>Michigan</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;">Michigan’s profile is a worse version
of Arizona State’s – and not just because they lost to ASU. No, it’s because after
you spend your time looking for positives on the profile your eye goes over to
the bottom right of the Team Sheet and sees a loss to the worst opponent they
played all season – Central Michigan. Michigan would need to make it to the Big
Ten title game to have a realistic chance, and like Oklahoma State, just win it
at that point to leave no doubt.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaLZ77_lwnGNcLDllFN1_Br8rWjM2qAwEYe3SDtgKUu5Aa7RQXvRqjTqg37-delnqYGiX6dnDDXJqIGs-GFpkib0mVj8ejfifVa3QePnaQtT6ElSb4IsTACHfJwr2p6sQsZhIFGqXi-YZKexHQ-dO0EyGD-i_9Jt8yMTc5UB6h4wgk741lTWf96e5T/s1371/Michigan.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="635" data-original-width="1371" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaLZ77_lwnGNcLDllFN1_Br8rWjM2qAwEYe3SDtgKUu5Aa7RQXvRqjTqg37-delnqYGiX6dnDDXJqIGs-GFpkib0mVj8ejfifVa3QePnaQtT6ElSb4IsTACHfJwr2p6sQsZhIFGqXi-YZKexHQ-dO0EyGD-i_9Jt8yMTc5UB6h4wgk741lTWf96e5T/w640-h296/Michigan.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><br /><p></p><br /></div>Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01766674193279214383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595312760054188807.post-64429532833687159312023-03-07T05:21:00.000-08:002023-03-07T05:21:41.210-08:003/7/2023 Bracketology<p> Seed list reflects games played through 3/6/23. Auto bids are in bold.</p><p class="MsoNormal">1 seeds: Houston, Kansas, Alabama, Purdue<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2 seeds: UCLA, Texas, Baylor, Arizona<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">3 seeds: Kansas State, Marquette, Connecticut, Gonzaga<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">4 seeds: Tennessee, Indiana, Virginia, Xavier<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">5 seeds: Saint Mary’s, San Diego State, Iowa State, Kentucky<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">6 seeds: TCU, Miami FL, Northwestern, Creighton<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">7 seeds: Duke, Michigan State, Texas A&M, Missouri<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">8 seeds: Florida Atlantic, Illinois, Maryland, Iowa<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">9 seeds: West Virginia, Boise State, Arkansas, Memphis<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">10 seeds: USC, Auburn, NC State, Mississippi State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">11 seeds: Nevada, Utah State, Penn State, Providence, Wisconsin,
Arizona State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">12 seeds: Oral Roberts, College of Charleston, <b>Drake</b>, VCU<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">13 seeds: Iona, Utah Valley, Toledo, Yale<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">14 seeds: <b>Furman</b>, <b>Louisiana</b>, UC Irvine, Colgate<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">15 seeds: Montana State, Vermont, <b>Kennesaw State</b>, Cleveland
State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">16 seeds: <b>UNC Asheville</b>, Texas A&M CC, Grambling State, <b>Fairleigh
Dickinson</b>, Howard, <b>SEMO</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">/***********************************************************************************/<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Last Four In: Penn State, Providence, Wisconsin, Arizona
State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">First Four Out: Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Oklahoma State, Michigan<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">/***********************************************************************************/<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvUKwmTw5-xogXDtzrpizXhDJIViNYCwy2NSbmko5dhmF4EHQf0RnK5UsnSMbEwOTk6umsxRIcv_Ukb_D3PFK7MZJzocvqiAtKFhaObPA6pStkQAGcoUzyJc_eT_rMk1bvUr5ECOcKITBWCnyNgPLC-qEII3hs7RnihS3sM85b-84dtInle6sx4_ys/s1241/3.7,23%20bracket.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="1241" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvUKwmTw5-xogXDtzrpizXhDJIViNYCwy2NSbmko5dhmF4EHQf0RnK5UsnSMbEwOTk6umsxRIcv_Ukb_D3PFK7MZJzocvqiAtKFhaObPA6pStkQAGcoUzyJc_eT_rMk1bvUr5ECOcKITBWCnyNgPLC-qEII3hs7RnihS3sM85b-84dtInle6sx4_ys/w640-h248/3.7,23%20bracket.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> Change in top 4 seed lines since the committee's early reveal on 2/18:</o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGUX2hFDMYXCieQP0n5Vf5eknyT3SlS55Jdb16TbuY-9P3Imh0ojI52tU4y-Q0y0nYjTqX_c0ISbH_yrVM4dk6Nw_lDHv9ZEIVnG3193XAGNR3BR7y-wwszT7WlldA2zvdRlAo_RW8zrUhEjlI_hKZXsjcQaJZ5zzfHWSRpnleLJuyVqjXstV0sstE/s409/Chnage%20in%20top%2016%203.7.23.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="409" data-original-width="374" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGUX2hFDMYXCieQP0n5Vf5eknyT3SlS55Jdb16TbuY-9P3Imh0ojI52tU4y-Q0y0nYjTqX_c0ISbH_yrVM4dk6Nw_lDHv9ZEIVnG3193XAGNR3BR7y-wwszT7WlldA2zvdRlAo_RW8zrUhEjlI_hKZXsjcQaJZ5zzfHWSRpnleLJuyVqjXstV0sstE/w366-h400/Chnage%20in%20top%2016%203.7.23.png" width="366" /></a></div><br /><o:p><br /></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01766674193279214383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595312760054188807.post-44899103993934158282023-03-04T07:55:00.003-08:002023-03-04T07:55:42.583-08:003/4/2023 Bracketology<p> Seed list reflects games played through 3/3/23.</p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">1 seeds: Kansas, Alabama, Houston, Purdue<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2 seeds: UCLA, Baylor, Arizona, Texas<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">3 seeds: Kansas State, Tennessee, Marquette, Gonzaga<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">4 seeds: Connecticut, Xavier, Indiana, Virginia<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">5 seeds: Saint Mary’s, San Diego State, TCU, Kentucky<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">6 seeds: Iowa State, Miami FL, Northwestern, Creighton<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">7 seeds: Iowa, Duke, Michigan State, Texas A&M<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">8 seeds: Missouri, Maryland, Illinois, Arkansas<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">9 seeds: Providence, Florida Atlantic, Boise State, Memphis<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">10 seeds: West Virginia, USC, Nevada, Auburn<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">11 seeds: Mississippi State, Rutgers, NC State, Penn State,
Arizona State, Pittsburgh<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">12 seeds: College of Charleston, Oral Roberts, VCU, Bradley<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">13 seeds: Liberty, Southern Miss, Utah Valley, Toledo<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">14 seeds: Iona, Yale, UC Irvine, Furman<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">15 seeds: Colgate, Eastern Washington, Vermont, Youngstown
State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">16 seeds: UNC Asheville, Texas A&M CC, Fairleigh
Dickinson, Howard, Grambling State, Tennessee Tech<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">/***********************************************************************************/<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Last Four In: NC State, Penn State, Arizona State,
Pittsburgh<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">First Four Out: Wisconsin, North Carolina, Michigan, Utah
State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">/***********************************************************************************/<o:p></o:p></p><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnOHLRoVrqMZoG_5ZQgNwX6FE7BMdF7tTBxBlnzji3m1HqTL7LxkcQ8Eh_zGsPluujsKluOi28J0YOtje-vsq-N2d2ZIq8z8HvFT5i-xZULYZUrRmFvSe1sIFpzjd1MdyTmUJYPoJGs-uAa7Qj4dpTfDFvP5HxhgnIEuOg4KBJG2NNfrtffnUDAvv3/s1168/3.4,23%20bracket.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="1168" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnOHLRoVrqMZoG_5ZQgNwX6FE7BMdF7tTBxBlnzji3m1HqTL7LxkcQ8Eh_zGsPluujsKluOi28J0YOtje-vsq-N2d2ZIq8z8HvFT5i-xZULYZUrRmFvSe1sIFpzjd1MdyTmUJYPoJGs-uAa7Qj4dpTfDFvP5HxhgnIEuOg4KBJG2NNfrtffnUDAvv3/w640-h264/3.4,23%20bracket.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01766674193279214383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595312760054188807.post-76963740665290327452022-03-13T14:34:00.000-07:002022-03-13T14:34:38.649-07:00FINAL 2022 Bracket Projection<p> <b>FINAL </b>Seed List. Teams in bold have automatic bid.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1 seeds: <b>Gonzaga</b>, <b>Arizona</b>, <b>Kansas</b>, Baylor<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2 seeds: Kentucky, Auburn, <b>Villanova</b>, <b>Tennessee</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">3 seeds: Purdue, Duke, Texas Tech, Illinois<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">4 seeds: Wisconsin, UCLA, Arkansas, Providence<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">5 seeds: Saint Mary’s, Connecticut, <b>Iowa</b>, <b>Houston</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">6 seeds: Texas, LSU, Alabama, Colorado State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">7 seeds: Michigan State, USC, <b>Boise State</b>, Ohio State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">8 seeds: <b>Murray State</b>, San Diego State, TCU, Seton
Hall<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">9 seeds: North Carolina, Marquette, San Francisco, Creighton<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">10 seeds: Iowa State, Memphis, <b>Loyola-Chicago</b>, <b>Virginia
Tech</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">11 seeds: Miami FL, Davidson, Michigan, Texas A&M,
Indiana<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">12 seeds: Wyoming, Rutgers, <b>UAB</b>, <b>South Dakota
State, Richmond</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">13 seeds: <b>Chattanooga</b>, <b>Vermont</b>, <b>New Mexico
State</b>, <b>Akron</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">14 seeds: <b>Yale</b>, <b>Delaware</b>, <b>Saint Peter’s</b>,
<b>Montana State</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">15 seeds:<b> Longwood, Cal State Fullerton, Georgia State, Colgate</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">16 seeds: <b>Jacksonville State</b>, <b>Norfolk</b> <b>State</b>,
<b>Wright State</b>, <b>Texas Southern</b>, <b>Bryant</b>,<b> Texas A&M
Corpus Christi</b> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">/***********************************************************************************/<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Last Four In: Texas A&M, Indiana, Wyoming, Rutgers<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">First Four Out: Xavier, SMU, Notre Dame, North Texas<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">/***********************************************************************************/<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWQmI9b5R6U11QJ9-aMPiwRwYJn8jNMyCnXjF8xrP72kBBJFsJiBqblqMUtvnN1fXi0INdJIH-bk44hygogkvzE-cm80gAV5Ee8jC3j3uMNnw28-r360Wt-5WcFzcAqK8r_HSZ9GWRbH9uQs0N5AaU03ZJVoA9UdXdy0T5TqzKt_4ZKNsnnmQS7-dE=s1070" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="1070" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWQmI9b5R6U11QJ9-aMPiwRwYJn8jNMyCnXjF8xrP72kBBJFsJiBqblqMUtvnN1fXi0INdJIH-bk44hygogkvzE-cm80gAV5Ee8jC3j3uMNnw28-r360Wt-5WcFzcAqK8r_HSZ9GWRbH9uQs0N5AaU03ZJVoA9UdXdy0T5TqzKt_4ZKNsnnmQS7-dE=w640-h286" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01766674193279214383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595312760054188807.post-55648172026098586292022-03-12T09:08:00.000-08:002022-03-12T09:08:02.372-08:003/11/22 Bracketology (AM)<p> Seed List (reflects games played through 3/11/22). Teams in
bold have automatic bid.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1 seeds: <b>Gonzaga</b>, Arizona, Baylor, Kentucky<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2 seeds: Kansas, Auburn, Villanova, Duke<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">3 seeds: Purdue, Tennessee, Texas Tech, UCLA<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">4 seeds: Wisconsin, Illinois, Arkansas, Providence<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">5 seeds: Connecticut, Houston, Saint Mary’s, Iowa<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">6 seeds: Texas, LSU, Alabama, Michigan State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">7 seeds: Ohio State, USC, <b>Murray State</b>, San Diego
State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">8 seeds: Colorado State, Seton Hall, Boise State, Marquette<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">9 seeds: TCU, San Francisco, North Carolina, Iowa State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">10 seeds: Creighton, Memphis, <b>Loyola-Chicago</b>, Miami
FL<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">11 seeds: Davidson, Indiana, Wyoming, Michigan<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">12 seeds: Xavier, Rutgers, SMU, Texas A&M, UAB, <b>South
Dakota State</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">13 seeds: <b>Chattanooga</b>, Vermont, New Mexico State,
Princeton<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">14 seeds: Kent State, <b>Colgate</b>, Saint Peter’s, Montana
State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">15 seeds: <b>Delaware, Longwood, Jacksonville State</b>,
Long Beach State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">16 seeds: <b>Georgia State</b>, Norfolk State, <b>Wright
State</b>, <b>Bryant</b>, Alcorn State, Southeastern Louisiana<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">/***********************************************************************************/<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Last Four In: Xavier, Rutgers, SMU, Texas A&M<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">First Four Out: Oklahoma, Virginia Tech, Dayton, Notre Dame<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">/***********************************************************************************/<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkrl9FzhfNYyzDxCI2fNML2YjbfGN2rU-HX_gKbCxa563Gw6_q3OIDAWojw66d7xJmJwetcSfbmr6X4Fakz-xMbD6fwsa_vhv3Yuv6ZODGfClWspAX0y6Rnx5LHQ7QBxmEvlBpSDYisYGUAQth6XR-aeUWJ5uM49vSl6JxFTTeJZhLyfy3oGOcTGB-=s1030" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="1030" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkrl9FzhfNYyzDxCI2fNML2YjbfGN2rU-HX_gKbCxa563Gw6_q3OIDAWojw66d7xJmJwetcSfbmr6X4Fakz-xMbD6fwsa_vhv3Yuv6ZODGfClWspAX0y6Rnx5LHQ7QBxmEvlBpSDYisYGUAQth6XR-aeUWJ5uM49vSl6JxFTTeJZhLyfy3oGOcTGB-=w640-h298" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01766674193279214383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595312760054188807.post-63570283435064312452022-03-11T06:01:00.002-08:002022-03-11T06:01:34.123-08:003/10/22 Bracketolgoy<p> Seed List (reflects games played through 3/10/22). Teams in
bold have automatic bid.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1 seeds: <b>Gonzaga</b>, Arizona, Auburn, Baylor<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2 seeds: Kansas, Kentucky, Villanova, Duke<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">3 seeds: Purdue, Wisconsin, Tennessee, Texas Tech<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">4 seeds: Illinois, Providence, UCLA, Arkansas<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">5 seeds: Houston, Connecticut, Saint Mary’s, Iowa<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">6 seeds: LSU, Texas, Alabama, Colorado State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">7 seeds: Ohio State, USC, Seton Hall, <b>Murray State</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">8 seeds: Michigan State, Boise State, Iowa State, Marquette<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">9 seeds: San Diego State, TCU, San Francisco, North Carolina<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">10 seeds: Creighton, Miami FL, Memphis, Wyoming<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">11 seeds: <b>Loyola-Chicago</b>, Davidson, Rutgers, Michigan<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">12 seeds: Xavier, VCU, SMU, Indiana, North Texas, <b>South
Dakota State</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">13 seeds: Vermont, <b>Chattanooga</b>, Toledo, New Mexico
State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">14 seeds: Princeton, Montana State, <b>Colgate</b>, Saint
Peter’s<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">15 seeds: <b>Jacksonville State</b>, Long Beach State, <b>Longwood</b>,
<b>Georgia State</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">16 seeds: <b>Delaware</b>, Nicholls State, Norfolk State, <b>Wright
State</b>, <b>Bryant</b>, Alcorn State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">/***********************************************************************************/<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Last Four In: Xavier, VCU, SMU, Indiana<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">First Four Out: Oklahoma, Notre Dame, BYU, Virginia Tech<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">/***********************************************************************************/<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0E60OW33KLWteUPMN0r1w9ONcoGDwDitHqY1ceypTDnIh9RP0JziDGwQefsdds1O-sCv3JzzfVhdQoBWqNTWrcYTt37EJNLaK9sErPJvs1cZT6wzoOQ9zeW7CEATWJtlIDt1sNpJ0v-YE7s6c156RuS8bvfyEjeBVCF6IzBZwoppZTULgifOvdL4C=s952" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="952" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0E60OW33KLWteUPMN0r1w9ONcoGDwDitHqY1ceypTDnIh9RP0JziDGwQefsdds1O-sCv3JzzfVhdQoBWqNTWrcYTt37EJNLaK9sErPJvs1cZT6wzoOQ9zeW7CEATWJtlIDt1sNpJ0v-YE7s6c156RuS8bvfyEjeBVCF6IzBZwoppZTULgifOvdL4C=w640-h322" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01766674193279214383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595312760054188807.post-54749935182616321002022-03-10T05:43:00.000-08:002022-03-10T05:43:03.591-08:003/9/22 Bracketology<p> Seed List (reflects games played through 3/9/22). Teams in
bold have automatic bid.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1 seeds: <b>Gonzaga</b>, Arizona, Baylor, Auburn<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2 seeds: Kansas, Kentucky, Villanova, Duke<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">3 seeds: Purdue, Wisconsin, Tennessee, Texas Tech<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">4 seeds: Illinois, Providence, UCLA, Arkansas<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">5 seeds: Houston, Connecticut, Saint Mary’s, Texas<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">6 seeds: Alabama, Colorado State, LSU, Ohio State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">7 seeds: Iowa, Seton Hall, USC, <b>Murray State</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">8 seeds: Michigan State, Marquette, Iowa State, Boise State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">9 seeds: San Diego State, TCU, San Francisco, North Carolina<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">10 seeds: Michigan, Creighton, Miami FL, Memphis<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">11 seeds: <b>Loyola-Chicago</b>, Davidson, Wyoming, Rutgers<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">12 seeds: Notre Dame, SMU, Xavier, VCU, North Texas, <b>South
Dakota State</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">13 seeds: Vermont, <b>Chattanooga</b>, Toledo, New Mexico
State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">14 seeds: Princeton, Montana State, Colgate, Saint Peter’s<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">15 seeds: <b>Jacksonville State</b>, Long Beach State, <b>Longwood</b>,
<b>Georgia State</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">16 seeds: <b>Delaware</b>, Nicholls State, Norfolk State, <b>Wright
State</b>, <b>Bryant</b>, Alcorn State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">/***********************************************************************************/<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Last Four In: Notre Dame, SMU, Xavier, VCU<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">First Four Out: Indiana, BYU, Dayton, Virginia Tech<o:p></o:p></p>
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thoughts pertaining to the seed list and bracket as we head into three of the
most important days on the basketball calendar for bubble teams, as well as an
updated seed list and bracket reflecting games played through 3/8/22.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b><u>Seed List (reflects games played through 3/8/22). Teams in
bold have automatic bid.</u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">1 seeds: <b>Gonzaga</b>, Baylor, Arizona, Auburn<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">2 seeds: Kansas, Kentucky, Villanova, Duke<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">3 seeds: Wisconsin, Purdue, Tennessee, Texas Tech<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">4 seeds: Illinois, Providence, UCLA, Arkansas<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">5 seeds: Houston, Connecticut, Saint Mary’s, Texas<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">6 seeds: Alabama, Colorado State, LSU, Ohio State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">7 seeds: Iowa, Seton Hall, USC, <b>Murray State</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">8 seeds: Michigan State, Marquette, Iowa State, Boise State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">9 seeds: San Diego State, TCU, San Francisco, North Carolina<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">10 seeds: Michigan, Creighton, Miami FL, Memphis<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">11 seeds: <b>Loyola-Chicago</b>, Davidson, Wyoming, Wake
Forest<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">12 seeds: Rutgers, Xavier, Notre Dame, VCU, North Texas, <b>South
Dakota State</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">13 seeds: Vermont, <b>Chattanooga</b>, Toledo, Iona<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">14 seeds: New Mexico State, Princeton, Montana State,
Colgate<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">15 seeds: <b>Jacksonville State</b>, Long Beach State, <b>Longwood</b>,
<b>Georgia State</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">16 seeds: <b>Delaware</b>, Nicholls State, Norfolk State, <b>Wright
State</b>, <b>Bryant</b>, Alcorn State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">/***********************************************************************************/<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">Last Four In: Rutgers, Xavier, Notre Dame, VCU<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">First Four Out: SMU, Indiana, BYU, Dayton<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">/***********************************************************************************/<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><o:p> </o:p><o:p> </o:p> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Gonzaga</b>, <b>Baylor</b> and <b>Arizona</b> are locked into three of the
four 1 seeds. The fourth and final spot is currently given to <b>Auburn</b>, and only
<b>Kansas</b> and <i>maybe</i> <b>Kentucky</b> can sneak up and take that spot if things play
out perfectly.</li><li>I’m very interested in seeing where the committee ranks
<b>Wisconsin</b> and <b>Purdue</b> – both are currently on the 3 seed line in my projection,
and that appears to be the consensus in the bracketology community as well. Wisconsin
won both meetings between the teams in the regular season, but the NET ranking
and the predictive-based metrics (KenPom, BPI, Sagarin) all favor Purdue, and
Purdue was well ahead of Wisconsin on the committee’s 2/19 Top 16 reveal. The reason
this is interesting is because which ever team is ranked high on the seed list
will get the geographical advantage and be placed in the Chicago Region for their
potential Sweet 16 and Elite 8 games. The other team would most likely get placed
in the San Antonio Region, not Philadelphia, due to bracketing rules.</li><li><b>Alabama’s</b> resume is something else. I currently have the
Tide as the top 6 seed. They are 19-12 on the season heading into the SEC
tournament. It is odd to place a team with 12 losses this high up, but consider
their profile: they played the #1 strength of schedule in the nation, including
the 7<sup>th</sup> most difficult non-conference schedule. They played 15
Quadrant 1 games, tied for the most in the nation along with Baylor, Kansas and
Tennessee, and went 7-8 in those games including wins over Gonzaga on a neutral
court, Baylor, Houston and Tennessee. They also played 8 Quadrant 2 games and
went 6-2 in those. The ugly is road losses in Quadrant 3 to Missouri (NET
ranking of 153) and Georgia (NET ranking of 214). </li><li><b>Murray State</b> had a hell of a regular season, going 27-2
including a perfect record in conference play. They went a combined 5-1 in Quadrants
1 and 2, including wins over Memphis on the road and Chattanooga at home. I
currently have the Racers as the final 7 seed, and I really hope the committee
puts them on the 7 seed line instead of the dreaded 8 or 9 seed line. While being
placed as an 8 seed would create good drama for a potential second round game,
that isn’t fair to Murray State after the season they had (granted the
difference between a 1 seed and 2 seed is marginal, but the point still stands).</li><li><b>Michigan</b>…what to do with you? A record of 17-13 heading into
the Big Ten tournament and a first round matchup against an Indiana team that
is in a must win/cannot lose situation is tough. The predictive-based metrics like
the Wolverines, ranking near 30<sup>th</sup> overall in each ranking system.
They played the 5<sup>th</sup> most difficult schedule in the nation, including
11 games against Quadrant 1A opponents (ranked 1-15 at home, 1-25 neutral
court, 1-40 on the road) and went 3-8 in those games with wins over Purdue, at
Iowa and at Ohio State. They have one bad loss at home to Minnesota back in
December, and when removing Quadrant 4 games from the resume (i.e. games an NCA
tournament caliber team should never lose under any circumstance) their record
is just 14-13. I currently have Michigan as a 10 seed, but if they lose their
opening game to Indiana, Michigan fans will be sweating it out on Selection Sunday.</li><li>For those that don’t follow the ACC too closely, like
myself, it would appear at first glance that <b>Wake Forest</b> had quite the season
and is safely in the field of 68; however, when digging deeper into the resume
the issues start mounting. The Demon Deacons went 23-8 on the season and 13-7
in conference play – most years that is great for an ACC team, but unfortunately
for them the ACC was the worst of the Power 5+Big East conferences this year
(based on KenPom conference rankings). The first item that jumps out to me is
the nonconference strength of schedule being ranked 338<sup>th</sup> overall
(out of 358 teams). That historically bumps a team down a seed line or two, and
in the case of a bubble team it could be the reason they get left out of the
NCAA tournament entirely. Wake Forest played 10 Quadrant 4 games this season,
with 8 of them being nonconference games. Because the ACC was so down this
season, they ended up playing 9 Quadrant 3 games as well. That means they
played just 12 games against Quadrant 1 and 2 opponents, and they went 5-7 in
those games including a 1-4 mark against Quadrant 1. They have just one win
over a team likely to make the NCAA tournament (at home vs North Carolina) and
have a Quadrant 3 loss at Louisville. Nothing on this profile jumps out at me
and screams “this is an NCAA tournament team”, but, 36 at-large teams have to
make the field, and for now Wake Forest is one of those. They play Boston College
today in the ACC tournament – lose that game, and the Deacons will likely be on
the outside looking in come Sunday.</li><li>The teams I have vying for the last spot into the field are
<b>VCU</b>, <b>SMU</b> and <b>Indiana</b>, with VCU currently occupying the spot in the field. As mentioned
at the start of this post, these next two-three days are very important for
bubble teams. Things will likely play out such that choice becomes clear by
Saturday which of these three teams will be in, but if the season were to end
to day I would give the slight nod to VCU because they challenged themselves
out of conference play (strength of schedule of 63 compared to 289 and 315 for
SMU and Indiana, respectively) and went 9-2 on the road. SMU has the best wins
of the bunch (home vs Houston and a sweep of Memphis) but has a Quadrant 4 loss
to Loyola-Marymount. Indiana is just 11-12 when taking Quadrant 4 games off
their resume; teams with a losing record against the top three Quadrants
typically do not make the NCAA tournament, and their best win away from Assembly
Hall is on a neutral court against a Notre Dame team that I currently see as the
next to last team in the field of 68.</li></ul><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p></div>Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01766674193279214383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595312760054188807.post-91659326881920481662022-03-08T03:22:00.005-08:002022-03-08T03:22:54.933-08:003/7/22 Bracketology<p> Seed List (reflects games played through 3/7/22)</p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">1 seeds: Gonzaga, Baylor, Arizona, Auburn<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2 seeds: Kansas, Kentucky, Duke, Villanova<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">3 seeds: Wisconsin, Purdue, Tennessee, Texas Tech<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">4 seeds: Illinois, Providence, UCLA, Arkansas<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">5 seeds: Houston, Connecticut, Saint Mary’s, Texas<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">6 seeds: Alabama, Colorado State, LSU, Ohio State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">7 seeds: Iowa, Seton Hall, USC, Murray State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">8 seeds: Michigan State, Marquette, Iowa State, Boise State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">9 seeds: San Diego State, TCU, San Francisco, North Carolina<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">10 seeds: Davidson, Michigan, Wyoming, Creighton<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">11 seeds: Miami FL, Wake Forest, Memphis, Loyola-Chicago<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">12 seeds: Rutgers, Xavier, Notre Dame, VCU, North Texas,
South Dakota State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">13 seeds: Vermont, Chattanooga, Toledo, Iona<br /><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">14 seeds: New Mexico State, Princeton, Montana State,
Colgate<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">15 seeds: Long Beach State, Longwood, Georgia State,
Jacksonville<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">16 seeds: Nicholls State, Norfolk State, UNC Wilmington, Northern
Kentucky, Bryant, Alcorn State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">/***********************************************************************************/<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Last Four In: Rutgers, Xavier, Notre Dame, VCU<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">First Four Out: Indiana, SMU, BYU, Virginia Tech<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p></p>Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01766674193279214383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595312760054188807.post-71424029059377638362022-03-06T20:06:00.001-08:002022-03-06T20:08:27.161-08:003/6/22 Bracketology<p> Seed List (reflects games played through 3/6/22)</p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal">1 seeds: Gonzaga, Baylor, Arizona, Auburn<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2 seeds: Kansas, Kentucky, Duke, Villanova<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">3 seeds: Purdue, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Texas Tech<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">4 seeds: Illinois, Providence, UCLA, Arkansas<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">5 seeds: Houston, Alabama, Connecticut, Saint Mary’s<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">6 seeds: Texas, Colorado State, Ohio State, LSU<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">7 seeds: Iowa, Seton Hall, USC, Marquette<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">8 seeds: Murray State, Michigan State, Iowa State, Boise
State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">9 seeds: San Diego State, TCU, San Francisco, North Carolina<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">10 seeds: Wyoming, Creighton, Miami FL, Davidson<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">11 seeds: Wake Forest, Memphis, Michigan, Xavier, Rutgers<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">12 seeds: Loyola-Chicago, Notre Dame, VCU, North Texas,
South Dakota State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">13 seeds: Vermont, Chattanooga, Toledo, Iona<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">14 seeds: Towson, New Mexico State, Princeton, Jacksonville
State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">15 seeds: Montana State, Colgate, Long Beach State, Longwood<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">16 seeds: Appalachian State, Cleveland State, Norfolk State,
Nicholls State, Bryant, Alcorn Southern<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">/***********************************************************************************/<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Last Four In: Xavier, Rutgers, Notre Dame, VCU<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">First Four Out: SMU, Indiana, BYU, Virginia Tech<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">2 seeds: Duke, Kansas, Kentucky, Wisconsin<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">3 seeds: Purdue, Villanova, Texas Tech, Tennessee<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">4 seeds: Providence, UCLA, Illinois, Arkansas<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">5 seeds: Houston, Texas, Alabama, Connecticut<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">6 seeds: Saint Mary's, Iowa, Ohio State, Colorado State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">7 seeds: USC, LSU, Seton Hall, Marquette<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">8 seeds: Murray State, Michigan State, Iowa State, San Diego
State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">9 seeds: Boise State, TCU, Xavier, San Francisco<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">10 seeds: Davidson, Wyoming, Creighton, North Carolina<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">11 seeds: Wake Forest, Notre Dame, Miami FL, Memphis, Rutgers<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">12 seeds: Loyola-Chicago, VCU, North Texas, South Dakota
State, Iona<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">13 seeds: Northern Iowa, New Mexico State, Vermont, Chattanooga<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">14 seeds: Toledo, Towson, Princeton, Texas State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">15 seeds: Jacksonville State, Montana State, Long Beach
State, Colgate<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">16 seeds: Longwood, Cleveland State, Bryant, Norfolk State, Nicholls
State, Texas Southern<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Last Four In: Memphis, Rutgers, Loyola-Chicago, VCU<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">First Four Out: Michigan, Indiana, BYU, SMU<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01766674193279214383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595312760054188807.post-58369345114076906262021-03-14T14:50:00.004-07:002021-03-14T19:13:46.136-07:00FINAL 2021 Bracket Projection<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal">Teams are ranked in order by seed.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1 seeds: Gonzaga, Baylor, Illinois, Michigan<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2 seeds: Alabama, Ohio State, Iowa, Houston<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">3 seeds: Texas<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">,
Oklahoma State, Arkansas, Kansas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">4 seeds: Virginia, West Virginia, Purdue, Florida State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">5 seeds: Tennessee, Villanova, Creighton, Missouri<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">6 seeds: Colorado, USC, BYU, Texas Tech<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">7 seeds: <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">LSU, Wisconsin,
Oregon, Clemson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">8 seeds: San Diego State, Connecticut, Loyola-Chicago,
Florida<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">9 seeds: North Carolina, Georgia Tech, Oklahoma,
Rutgers<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">10 seeds: Saint Bonaventure, Virginia Tech, Maryland,
VCU<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">11 seeds: Michigan State, UCLA, Drake, Louisville, Syracuse,
Wichita State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">12 seeds: Georgetown, Oregon State, Winthrop, UC Santa
Barbara<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">13 seeds: North
Texas, Ohio, UNC Greensboro, Liberty<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">14 seeds: Colgate, Abilene Christian, Morehead State,
Eastern Washington<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">15 seeds: Grand
Canyon, Drexel, Oral Roberts, Cleveland State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">16 seeds: Iona, Hartford,
Mount Saint Mary’s, Appalachian State, Norfolk State, Texas Southern<b><o:p></o:p></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjc-5O4TuA28y_OH6YGOQ2NyWYaKJmg-OoFFkUpfR8UNBNUlScvQTDmj3YscUaNTS3plNFOrJegFkUzYEnS2welWCDweQryPsVkYUI7aaXGRvcsmyBqte9nh5MaKX6-C9ll2s1uTNXXbI/s922/FINAL+Projection+3.14.21.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="922" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjc-5O4TuA28y_OH6YGOQ2NyWYaKJmg-OoFFkUpfR8UNBNUlScvQTDmj3YscUaNTS3plNFOrJegFkUzYEnS2welWCDweQryPsVkYUI7aaXGRvcsmyBqte9nh5MaKX6-C9ll2s1uTNXXbI/w640-h274/FINAL+Projection+3.14.21.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Last 4 In:</b> Drake,
Louisville, Syracuse, Wichita State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">First 3 Out:</b> Utah
State, Ole Miss, Saint Louis<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">1 seeds: <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Gonzaga,
Baylor, Michigan,</b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> Illinois<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2 seeds: <b>Alabama</b>, Iowa, Ohio State, Houston<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">3 seeds: <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Kansas, West
Virginia, Arkansas, Texas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">4 seeds: Purdue, <b>Virginia</b>, Florida State, Oklahoma
State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">5 seeds: <b>Villanova</b>, Clemson, Texas Tech, USC<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">6 seeds: Missouri, Creighton, BYU, Tennessee<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">7 seeds: <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Colorado,
Florida, Wisconsin, Oklahoma<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">8 seeds: Virginia Tech, LSU, North Carolina, <b>Oregon<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">9 seeds: <b>Loyola-Chicago, San Diego State</b>,
Connecticut, Rutgers<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">10 seeds: UCLA, Georgia Tech, Saint Bonaventure, Maryland<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">11 seeds: <b>VCU</b>, Michigan State, Louisville, Drake,
Colorado State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">12 seeds: Boise State, Syracuse<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">, </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Wichita State</b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">, </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Toledo</b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">, </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Western
Kentucky<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">13 seeds: <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Winthrop,
Colgate, UC Santa Barbara, Liberty<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">14 seeds: <b>UNC Greensboro, Abilene Christian, South Dakota
State, Morehead State</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">15 seeds: <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Georgia
State, Southern Utah, Siena, Grand Canyon<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">16 seeds: <b>Cleveland State, Northeastern</b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">, Hartford, Bryant, North Carolina A&T,
Prairie View A&M</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwhTKTamZ6mqViA3VBuIjTgaQkR7d-h5KWN_kd2HGUmrD5pgsKQ-JTLBcRNFuw3-50IXvhC0b2CgzUT1YVPSiJVA7ZtX04oq7bK8VCYEe40GY3yzzzYnKifkc2y9DT-u3K43ZUU3thiJk/s901/3.8.21+Bracket.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="901" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwhTKTamZ6mqViA3VBuIjTgaQkR7d-h5KWN_kd2HGUmrD5pgsKQ-JTLBcRNFuw3-50IXvhC0b2CgzUT1YVPSiJVA7ZtX04oq7bK8VCYEe40GY3yzzzYnKifkc2y9DT-u3K43ZUU3thiJk/w640-h280/3.8.21+Bracket.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal">/**********************************************************************************/<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Last 4 In:</b> Drake, Colorado State, Boise State, Syracuse<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>First 4 Out:</b> Xavier, Seton Hall, Utah State, Saint Louis<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">/**********************************************************************************/</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01766674193279214383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595312760054188807.post-51012630408030092192021-02-28T19:12:00.001-08:002021-02-28T19:12:17.280-08:002/28/2021 Bracketology<p> Teams are ranked in order by seed. Auto bids are in bold.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1 seeds: <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Gonzaga,
Michigan, Baylor, </b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Illinois<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2 seeds: West Virginia, Ohio State, Iowa, <b>Alabama<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">3 seeds: <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Houston,
Villanova, Florida State</b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">, Kansas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">4 seeds: Arkansas, Texas, Purdue, Creighton<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">5 seeds: Virginia, Clemson, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">6 seeds: BYU, Wisconsin, Colorado, Tennessee<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">7 seeds: <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">USC, Texas
Tech, Missouri, Florida<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">8 seeds: Virginia Tech, Rutgers, <b>UCLA</b>, LSU<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">9 seeds: Maryland, North Carolina, <b>San Diego State</b>,
Oregon<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">10 seeds: <b>Loyola-Chicago</b>, Louisville, Connecticut,
Saint Bonaventure<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">11 seeds: Boise State, <b>VCU</b>, Drake, Georgia Tech<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">12 seeds: <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Seton
Hall, Michigan State, Xavier, Wichita State, </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Western Kentucky, Toledo<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">13 seeds: <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Winthrop, Colgate,
Belmont, UC Santa Barbara<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">14 seeds: <b>Wright State, Liberty, Abilene Christian, UNC
Greensboro</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">15 seeds: <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Eastern
Washington, Grand Canyon, Siena, UMBC<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">16 seeds: <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">James
Madison, Texas State, Bryant, South Dakota, North Carolina A&T, Prairie
View A&M<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Last 4 In:</b> Seton
Hall, Michigan State, Xavier, Wichita State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">First 4 Out:</b> Duke,
Colorado State, Stanford, Indiana<o:p></o:p></p>
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1 seeds: <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Kansas</b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">, Baylor, </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Gonzaga</b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">, </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Dayton</b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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2 seeds: San Diego State<b>, Florida State, Villanova</b>, <b>Michigan
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3 seeds: <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Creighton, Duke,</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> Oregon</b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">, Maryland<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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4 seeds: Seton Hall, <b>Kentucky</b>, Louisville, Wisconsin <o:p></o:p></div>
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5 seeds: Butler, Auburn, Ohio State, BYU<o:p></o:p></div>
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6 seeds: West Virginia, Iowa, Penn State, Virginia<o:p></o:p></div>
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7 seeds: Michigan, <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Colorado,
</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Houston</b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">, Illinois<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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8 seeds: Providence, Saint Mary’s, Marquette, Arizona<o:p></o:p></div>
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9 seeds: LSU, Oklahoma, Rutgers, Florida<o:p></o:p></div>
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10 seeds: USC, Arizona State, Indiana, Xavier<o:p></o:p></div>
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11 seeds: Texas Tech, Wichita State, Richmond, UCLA,
Cincinnati, <b>Utah State</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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12 seeds: <b>East Tennessee State,</b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> Liberty, Yale, Stephen F. Austin</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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13 seeds: <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Vermont, Akron,
North Texas, New Mexico State<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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14 seeds: <b>Belmont, Bradley, Hofstra, Colgate</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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15 seeds: <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">UC Irvine,
North Dakota State, Eastern Washington, Little Rock<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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16 seeds: <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Winthrop, Northern
Kentucky, Siena, Robert Morris, Prairie View A&M, NC Central<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Last 4 In:</b> Wichita
State, Richmond, UCLA, Cincinnati<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">First 4 Out:</b> Stanford,
NC State, Texas, Arkansas<o:p></o:p></div>
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