Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Sometimes Things Can Change in a Day, Right?

Okay, so with a few more bids secured last night, here is my updated bracket: (automatic bids in Bold)

1: Duke v. 16: Norfolk State or Liberty (Big South)
2: Miami (FL) v. 15: Long Beach State
3: Gonzaga (WCC) v. 14: Florida-Gulf Coast (A-Sun)
4: North Carolina v. 13: Valparaiso
5: Oklahoma State v. 12: Akron
6: Kansas State v. 11: Wichita State
7: San Diego State v. 10: Villanova
8: Butler v. 9: Oklahoma

1: Indiana v. 16: James Madison (Colonial) or Southern
2: Kansas v. 15: Stephen F Austin
3: Syracuse v. 14: Iona (MAAC)
4: Arizona v. 13: Bucknell
5: Wisconsin v. 12: La Salle or Southern Miss
6: UCLA v. 11: California
7: St. Louis v. 10: NC State
8: Illinois v. 9: St. Mary's

1: Louisville v. 16: Long Island
2: Ohio State v. 15: Vermont
3: Georgetown v. 14: Harvard (Ivy)
4: Michigan v. 13: Davidson (Southern)
5: Minnesota v. 12: Temple or Iowa State
6: Colorado State v. 11: Boise State
7: UNLV v. 10: Belmont (OVC)
8: Memphis v. 9: Colorado

1: Michigan State v. 16: Western Kentucky (Sun Belt)
2: Florida v. 15: Montana
3: New Mexico v. 14: South Dakota State
4: Marquette v. 13: Louisiana Tech
5: Pittsburgh v. 12: Middle Tennessee
6: VCU v. 11: Cincinnati
7: Creighton (MVC) v. 10: Notre Dame
8: Missouri v. 9: Kentucky

Last 4 In:
Temple
La Salle
Iowa State
Southern Miss

First 4 Out
Denver
Oregon
Mississippi
Tennessee

I know I've got a few conference games, but the basic idea is where teams fall as far as deserved seeding based on my criteria. The biggest thing is Middle Tennessee being 5 team above the cut line with Western Kentucky taking the Sun Belt auto-bid. Can they hold on?
Denver (a new team this week) is the first team out, but scores higher than WAC counterpart Louisiana Tech. I have Tech in because they are the top seed in the tournament, so this could change at any moment.

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