The Quest for 68

2011 Results

2011-03-14T17:43:00.001-05:00

To put it nicely, things didn't quite go as well as last year. Here's a breakdown of ours' and some other notable brackets using some data from The Bracket Project Blog and our scoring system (QPI). If you are comparing to previous years, expect to see an increase in the scoring systems due to the 3 extra teams in the field this year.

	Teams Picked Correctly	Seeded Exactly	Seeded Within One	Parrish Score	Paymon Score	QPI
*The Quest*	65	25	52	142	297	74
B101	64	30	55	149	307	70
CBS	66	26	51	143	301	71
BP	66	36	56	158	326	53
ESPN	65	30	55	150	310	67
Rivals	65	27	52	144	301	74
SI	66	35	55	156	323	56
Yahoo	66	32	54	152	316	62

I'm going to look at the glass half full and say we are proud to have these philosophical differences from the committee. However, I'll reserve full judgment until we see how some of these teams do with their over/under seedings.

2011 Final Bracket

2011-03-13T16:46:00.001-05:00

Rank	Seed	Team
1	1	Ohio State
2	1	Kansas
3	1	Duke
4	1	Pittsburgh
5	2	Notre Dame
6	2	North Carolina
7	2	Texas
8	2	San Diego State
9	3	Kentucky
10	3	Connecticut
11	3	Louisville
12	3	Syracuse
13	4	Florida
14	4	BYU
15	4	Purdue
16	4	Wisconsin
17	5	Texas A&M
18	5	Arizona
19	5	St. John's
20	5	Washington
21	6	Kansas State
22	6	Vanderbilt
23	6	West Virginia
24	6	Temple
25	7	Xavier
26	7	Cincinnati
27	7	Georgetown
28	7	UCLA
29	8	Missouri
30	8	George Mason
31	8	Old Dominion
32	8	UNLV
33	9	Florida State
34	9	Utah State
35	9	Marquette
36	9	Richmond
37	10	Gonzaga
38	10	Butler
39	10	Tennessee
40	10	Michigan
41	11	Villanova
42	11	Michigan State
43	11	Clemson
44	11	Illinois
45	12	Colorado
46	12	Saint Mary's
47	12	Penn State
48	12	Virginia Tech
49	12	USC
50	12	Memphis
51	13	Oakland
52	13	Belmont
53	13	Princeton
54	13	Indiana State
55	14	Bucknell
56	14	Akron
57	14	Long Island
58	14	Morehead State
59	15	St. Peter's
60	15	Boston
61	15	Wofford
62	15	Northern Colorado
63	16	UC Santa Barbara
64	16	UNC Asheville
65	16	Hampton
66	16	UT San Antonio
67	16	Arkansas Little Rock
68	16	Alabama State

JK's Bracket 3/13

2011-03-13T14:51:00.001-05:00

Rank	Seed	Team
1	1	Ohio State
2	1	Kansas*
3	1	Pittsburgh
4	1	Duke*
5	2	Notre Dame
6	2	North Carolina
7	2	San Diego State*
8	2	Texas
9	3	Connecticut*
10	3	Florida
11	3	Louisville
12	3	Syracuse
13	4	Kentucky*
14	4	BYU
15	4	Purdue
16	4	Wisconsin
17	5	Arizona
18	5	Texas A&M
19	5	St. John's
20	5	Washington*
21	6	Kansas State
22	6	Vanderbilt
23	6	West Virginia
24	6	Cincinnati
25	7	Georgetown
26	7	Temple
27	7	Xavier
28	7	UCLA
29	8	UNLV
30	8	Missouri
31	8	George Mason
32	8	Old Dominion*
33	9	Utah State*
34	9	Florida State
35	9	Marquette
36	9	Richmond*
37	10	Gonzaga*
38	10	Butler*
39	10	Tennessee
40	10	Michigan
41	11	Michigan State
42	11	Villanova
43	11	Clemson
44	11	Illinois
45	12	St. Mary's
46	12	Colorado
47	12	Penn State
48	12	Virginia Tech
49	12	USC
50	12	Memphis*
51	13	Oakland*
52	13	Belmont*
53	13	Bucknell*
54	13	Indiana State*
55	14	Princeton*
56	14	Akron*
57	14	Long Island*
58	14	Morehead State*
59	15	St. Peter's*
60	15	Boston University*
61	15	Wofford*
62	15	Northern Colorado*
63	16	UC Santa Barbara*
64	16	UNC Asheville*
65	16	Hampton*
66	16	UT San Antonio*
67	16	Arkansas Little Rock*
68	16	Alabama State*

First Four = Colorado, Penn State, Virginia Tech, USC

Last Out = Alabama, Georgia, UAB, Boston College, Missouri State, UTEP, VCU, Harvard, New Mexico

JK's Bracket end of 3/12

2011-03-12T18:36:00.001-06:00

Alabama, Georgia, and USC... put them in a hat and draw one out. Georgia has the best resume, but just lost to Bama twice. Bama just got rolled by Kentucky. I always seem to underrate the last Pac-10 team in the tourney, so I'm going with USC.

Rank	Seed	Team
1	1	Ohio State
2	1	Kansas
3	1	Pittsburgh
4	1	Notre Dame
5	2	Duke
6	2	North Carolina
7	2	San Diego State
8	2	Florida
9	3	Texas
10	3	Connecticut*
11	3	Louisville
12	3	Syracuse
13	4	BYU
14	4	Purdue
15	4	Wisconsin
16	4	Kentucky
17	5	Arizona
18	5	Texas A&M
19	5	St. John's
20	5	Washington*
21	6	Kansas State
22	6	Vanderbilt
23	6	West Virginia
24	6	Cincinnati
25	7	Georgetown
26	7	Temple
27	7	Xavier
28	7	UCLA
29	8	UNLV
30	8	Missouri
31	8	George Mason
32	8	Old Dominion*
33	9	Utah State*
34	9	Florida State
35	9	Marquette
36	9	Gonzaga*
37	10	Butler*
38	10	Richmond
39	10	Tennessee
40	10	St. Mary's
41	11	Michigan
42	11	Michigan State
43	11	Villanova
44	11	Illinois
45	12	Clemson
46	12	Virginia Tech
47	12	Colorado
48	12	Penn State
49	12	USC
50	12	Memphis*
51	13	Oakland*
52	13	Belmont*
53	13	Bucknell*
54	13	Indiana State*
55	14	Princeton*
56	14	Akron*
57	14	Long Island*
58	14	Morehead State*
59	15	St. Peter's*
60	15	Boston University*
61	15	Wofford*
62	15	Northern Colorado*
63	16	UC Santa Barbara*
64	16	UNC Asheville*
65	16	Hampton*
66	16	UT San Antonio*
67	16	Arkansas Little Rock*
68	16	Alabama State*

First Four = Clemson, Virginia Tech, Penn State, USC

Last Out = Alabama, Georgia, UAB, Boston College, Missouri State, UTEP, VCU, New Mexico, Harvard

Pill’s Bracket 3/11

2011-03-11T22:58:00.001-06:00

As we head into the weekend, here are my thoughts. Things are crazy. 1 and 2 seed locks are falling behind big, getting up big, giving up leads, making comebacks, hitting buzzer beaters. Other bubble teams are getting opponent buzzer beaters waived off by a fingertip. Let's not forget that every time I've seen the OSU AD, he's either been sleeping during a game or emphasizing that the entire season is what the committee looks at. Also, we've really seen teams get penalized for their SOS in the past.

Rank	Seed	Team
1	1	Ohio State
2	1	Kansas
3	1	Notre Dame
4	1	Pittsburgh
5	2	Duke
6	2	North Carolina
7	2	Texas
8	2	Syracuse
9	3	Florida
10	3	BYU
11	3	San Diego State
12	3	Purdue
13	4	Connecticut
14	4	Louisville
15	4	Wisconsin
16	4	Kentucky
17	5	Texas A&M
18	5	Arizona
19	5	St. John's
20	5	Kansas State
21	6	West Virginia
22	6	Vanderbilt
23	6	Cincinnati
24	6	Temple
25	7	Xavier
26	7	Georgetown
27	7	UCLA
28	7	UNLV
29	8	Missouri
30	8	Florida State
31	8	George Mason
32	8	Old Dominion*
33	9	Marquette
34	9	Utah State
35	9	Tennessee
36	9	Butler*
37	10	Gonzaga*
38	10	Michigan
39	10	Washington
40	10	Michigan State
41	11	Villanova
42	11	Saint Mary's
43	11	Illinois
44	11	Richmond
45	12	Colorado
46	12	Clemson
47	12	Virginia Tech
48	12	Alabama
49	12	Georgia
50	12	UTEP/Memphis*
51	13	Oakland*
52	13	Belmont*
53	13	Harvard
54	13	Bucknell*
55	14	Indiana State*
56	14	Kent State
57	14	Long Island*
58	14	Morehead State*
59	15	St. Peter's*
60	15	Long Beach State
61	15	Wofford*
62	15	Northern Colorado*
63	16	Boston University
64	16	McNeese State
65	16	UNC Asheville*
66	16	Arkansas Little Rock*
67	16	Hampton
68	16	Texas Southern

First Four: Virginia Tech, Alabama, Georgia, Clemson

Last Out: VCU, Boston College, UAB, USC, Missouri State, UTEP/Memphis, Penn State, New Mexico

JK's Bracket 3/11 (revised)

2011-03-11T21:07:00.001-06:00

Rank	Seed	Team
1	1	Ohio State
2	1	Kansas
3	1	Pittsburgh
4	1	Notre Dame
5	2	Duke
6	2	North Carolina
7	2	Texas
8	2	Syracuse
9	3	Florida
10	3	BYU
11	3	San Diego State
12	3	Purdue
13	4	Connecticut
14	4	Louisville
15	4	Wisconsin
16	4	Kentucky
17	5	Texas A&M
18	5	Arizona
19	5	St. John's
20	5	Kansas State
21	6	West Virginia
22	6	Vanderbilt
23	6	Cincinnati
24	6	Temple
25	7	Xavier
26	7	UCLA
27	7	Georgetown
28	7	UNLV
29	8	Missouri
30	8	Florida State
31	8	George Mason
32	8	Old Dominion*
33	9	Utah State
34	9	Marquette
35	9	Gonzaga*
36	9	Butler*
37	10	Tennessee
38	10	Washington
39	10	Richmond
40	10	St. Mary's
41	11	Michigan
42	11	Michigan State
43	11	Villanova
44	11	Illinois
45	12	Colorado
46	12	Virginia Tech
47	12	Alabama
48	12	Georgia
49	12	Clemson
50	12	UTEP/Memphis*
51	13	Oakland*
52	13	Belmont*
53	13	Harvard
54	13	Bucknell*
55	14	Indiana State*
56	14	Kent State
57	14	Long Island*
58	14	Morehead State*
59	15	St. Peter's*
60	15	Long Beach State
61	15	Wofford*
62	15	Northern Colorado*
63	16	Boston University
64	16	McNeese State
65	16	UNC Asheville*
66	16	Arkansas Little Rock*
67	16	Hampton
68	16	Texas Southern

First Four = Virginia Tech, Alabama, Georgia, Clemson

Last Out = Boston College, UAB, USC, Missouri State, UTEP/Memphis, VCU, Penn State, New Mexico

Bracket 3/11

2011-03-11T16:31:00.001-06:00

I''m taking a quick break from Finals to throw this up. I'll try and edit it tonight as games go on.

Rank	Seed	Team
1	1	Ohio State
2	1	Kansas
3	1	Pittsburgh
4	1	Notre Dame
5	2	Duke
6	2	North Carolina
7	2	Texas
8	2	Syracuse
9	3	BYU
10	3	Florida
11	3	Purdue
12	3	San Diego State
13	4	Connecticut
14	4	Louisville
15	4	Wisconsin
16	4	Kentucky
17	5	Texas A&M
18	5	Arizona
19	5	St. John's
20	5	Kansas State
21	6	West Virginia
22	6	Cincinnati
23	6	Vanderbilt
24	6	Temple
25	7	Xavier
26	7	UCLA
27	7	Georgetown
28	7	UNLV
29	8	Missouri
30	8	Florida State
31	8	George Mason
32	8	Old Dominion*
33	9	Utah State
34	9	Marquette
35	9	Gonzaga*
36	9	Butler*
37	10	Tennessee
38	10	Washington
39	10	Richmond
40	10	St. Mary's
41	11	Michigan
42	11	Michigan State
43	11	Villanova
44	11	Illinois
45	11	Colorado
46	12	Virginia Tech
47	12	Alabama
48	12	Georgia
49	12	Clemson
50	12	UTEP/Memphis
51	13	Oakland*
52	13	Belmont*
53	13	Harvard
54	13	Bucknell
55	14	Indiana State*
56	14	Morehead State*
57	14	Long Island*
58	14	Kent State
59	15	St. Peter's*
60	15	Long Beach State
61	15	Wofford*
62	15	Northern Colorado*
63	16	Boston University
64	16	McNeese State
65	16	UNC Asheville*
66	16	Arkansas Little Rock*
67	16	Texas Southern
68	16	Hampton

^ = Conference leader

# = Conference record below .500

First Four = Alabama, Georgia, Clemson, Boston College

Last out = Boston College, UAB, USC, Missouri State, UTEP, Memphis, VCU, Penn State, New Mexico

Regular Season Finale

2011-03-05T10:15:00.002-06:00

We punch our first ticket tonight as the OVC conference tourney takes place. It is possible we could punch a second with the Princeton-Haahvad showdown tonight. Here's my top watch list for the weekend:

Virginia Tech vs. Clemson - Could be a win you're in, lose you're out game for both teams
Cleveland St. vs. Butler in the Horizon Semis - Loser goes to the NIT
Notre Dame vs. Connecticut - Just a good preview of what the Big East tourney has in store
Duke vs. North Carolina - No description necessary here

Bracket 3/3

2011-03-02T22:16:00.001-06:00

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	Kentucky
17	5	Connecticut
18	5	Georgetown
19	5	Villanova
20	5	Vanderbilt
21	6	Kansas State
22	6	West Virginia
23	6	Cincinnati
24	6	Texas A&M
25	7	Arizona^
26	7	Xavier^
27	7	Florida State
28	7	Temple
29	8	George Mason^
30	8	UCLA
31	8	Missouri
32	8	Marquette
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	Michigan State
41	11	Butler
42	11	Richmond
43	11	St. Mary's
44	11	Alabama
45	11	Illinois#
46	12	Gonzaga^
47	12	Missouri State^
48	12	UAB^
49	12	Boston College
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, Boston College, Wichita State

Last out = Michigan, Southern Miss, Clemson, VCU, UTEP, USC, Washington State, Colorado State, Baylor, Nebraska, Memphis

Bracket 2/28

2011-02-28T22:50:00.001-06:00

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