Bracket 2/28

 

Rank	Seed	Team
1	1	Ohio State^
2	1	Kansas^
3	1	Pittsburgh^
4	1	Duke^
5	2	Notre Dame
6	2	Purdue
7	2	Texas
8	2	BYU^
9	3	San Diego State
10	3	Wisconsin
11	3	Louisville
12	3	Syracuse
13	4	North Carolina
14	4	St. John's
15	4	Florida^
16	4	Connecticut
17	5	Georgetown
18	5	Villanova
19	5	Vanderbilt
20	5	Kentucky
21	6	Kansas State
22	6	Cincinnati
23	6	Texas A&M
24	6	West Virginia
25	7	Arizona^
26	7	Xavier^
27	7	Florida State
28	7	Temple
29	8	Missouri
30	8	Marquette
31	8	George Mason^
32	8	UCLA
33	9	UNLV
34	9	Utah State^
35	9	Washington
36	9	Tennessee
37	10	Old Dominion
38	10	Georgia
39	10	Virginia Tech
40	10	Alabama
41	11	St. Mary's
42	11	Michigan State
43	11	Illinois#
44	11	Butler
45	11	Richmond
46	12	Baylor
47	12	Gonzaga^
48	12	Missouri State^
49	12	UAB^
50	12	Wichita State
51	13	Cleveland State^
52	13	Oakland^
53	13	Belmont^
54	13	Charleston^
55	14	Fairfield^
56	14	Princeton^
57	14	Bucknell^
58	14	Vermont^
59	15	Coastal Carolina
60	15	Murray State^
61	15	Kent State^
62	15	Long Island^
63	16	Montana^
64	16	Long Beach State^
65	16	McNeese State^
66	16	Florida Atlantic^
67	16	Texas Southern^
68	16	Bethune-Cookman^

^ = Conference leader

# = Conference record below .500

First Four = Butler, Richmond, Baylor, Wichita State

Last out = Memphis, Michigan, Maryland, Southern Miss, Clemson, VCU, UTEP, Boston College, Arkansas, USC, Washington State, Colorado State, Colorado

Bracket 2/26

 

 

Rank	Seed	Team
1	1	Ohio State^
2	1	Pittsburgh^
3	1	Kansas
4	1	Duke^
5	2	Texas^
6	2	Notre Dame
7	2	Purdue
8	2	BYU^
9	3	San Diego State
10	3	Wisconsin
11	3	Georgetown
12	3	Florida^
13	4	Louisville
14	4	North Carolina
15	4	Syracuse
16	4	St. John's
17	5	Connecticut
18	5	Villanova
19	5	Vanderbilt
20	5	Cincinnati
21	6	Arizona^
22	6	Texas A&M
23	6	West Virginia
24	6	Kentucky
25	7	Missouri
26	7	Xavier^
27	7	Temple
28	7	Florida State
29	8	Kansas State
30	8	Marquette
31	8	Tennessee
32	8	George Mason^
33	9	UCLA
34	9	Washington
35	9	UNLV
36	9	Utah State^
37	10	Old Dominion
38	10	Georgia
39	10	Virginia Tech
40	10	Alabama
41	11	St. Mary's^
42	11	Michigan State
43	11	Illinois#
44	11	Butler
45	11	Richmond
46	12	Baylor
47	12	Maryland
48	12	Gonzaga^
49	12	Missouri State^
50	12	UAB^
51	13	Cleveland State^
52	13	Oakland^
53	13	Belmont^
54	13	Charleston^
55	14	Vermont^
56	14	Fairfield^
57	14	Princeton^
58	14	Bucknell^
59	15	Coastal Carolina^
60	15	Murray State^
61	15	Kent State^
62	15	Long Island^
63	16	Montana^
64	16	Long Beach State^
65	16	McNeese State^
66	16	Florida Atlantic^
67	16	Texas Southern^
68	16	Bethune-Cookman^

^ = Conference leader

# = Conference record below .500

 

First Four = Butler, Richmond, Baylor, Maryland

Last out = Memphis, Wichita State, Michigan, Southern Miss, Clemson, VCU, UTEP, Boston College, Arkansas, USC, Colorado State, Colorado

 

Thoughts on the 2/23 bracket

Here are some thoughts as we head into the penultimate regular season weekend.

1. This has traditionally been a weekend when the line starts to get drawn. Some teams on the bubble force themselves into a win-out scenario and others start their acent to the Tourney.
2. I like the sub-.500 # notation as if to say "these guys have done nothing, but we are forced to put them in the field."
3. I originally thought that the expansion to 68 teams may help us this year since there seemed to always be 3-4 teams eligible for the last at-large. I was thinking they would all just slip in and life would be easy. Not so fast. With the expansion, it seems that this year it brings in an entire new cohort of teams that have almost identical, mediocre credentials. It forces the committee to choose between a bunch of .500 power conference teams and a bunch of 12-4 mid-majors.
4. The winner of BYU v. SDSU could secure a 2 seed.
5. Duke must win in Blacksburg to have a chance at a 1 seed.
6. Don't Syracuse and Georgetown play every weekend at Noon, EST?

Bracket 2/23

 

Rank	Seed	Team
1	1	Ohio State^
2	1	Pittsburgh^
3	1	Kansas
4	1	Duke^
5	2	Texas^
6	2	Notre Dame
7	2	Purdue
8	2	BYU^
9	3	San Diego State
10	3	Georgetown
11	3	Wisconsin
12	3	Florida^
13	4	Villanova
14	4	Louisville
15	4	Connecticut
16	4	North Carolina
17	5	Syracuse
18	5	Arizona^
19	5	Vanderbilt
20	5	Texas A&M
21	6	West Virginia
22	6	St. John's
23	6	Cincinnati
24	6	Missouri
25	7	Kentucky
26	7	Temple
27	7	Xavier^
28	7	Florida State
29	8	Tennessee
30	8	Marquette
31	8	George Mason^
32	8	Kansas State
33	9	Washington
34	9	UNLV
35	9	UCLA
36	9	Georgia
37	10	Utah State^
38	10	Old Dominion
39	10	Alabama
40	10	St. Mary's
41	11	Memphis
42	11	Virginia Tech
43	11	Michigan State
44	11	Illinois#
45	12	Wichita State
46	12	Butler
47	12	Richmond
48	12	Baylor#
49	12	Gonzaga
50	12	UTEP^
51	13	Cleveland State^
52	13	Missouri State^
53	13	Oakland^
54	13	Harvard^
55	14	Belmont^
56	14	Coastal Carolina^
57	14	Fairfield^
58	14	Charleston^
59	15	Bucknell^
60	15	Vermont^
61	15	Long Island^
62	15	Miami (OH)^
63	16	Montana^
64	16	Long Beach State^
65	16	McNeese State^
66	16	Florida Atlantic^
67	16	Texas Southern^
68	16	Bethune-Cookman^

^ = Conference leader

# = Conference record below .500

 

Last out = Maryland, VCU, UAB, Minnesota, Southern Miss, Clemson, Boston College, Nebraska