Here is Chris and Craig's latest field:
Last Four In
Florida State, Cincinnati, Missouri State, George Mason
Last Four Out
Hofstra, Air Force, Creighton, Syracuse
In This Bracket
Monmouth, Montana
Out This Bracket
Fairleigh Dickinson, Northern Arizona
Conference Breakdown
(Automatic bids in multiple bid conferences are the first teams listed. Teams who have already earned a bid are in bold.)
Big East (8), Big Ten (7), SEC (6), ACC (5), MVC (5), Pac-10 (4), Big 12 (4), C-USA (2), Colonial (2)
America East - Albany
ACC - Duke, North Carolina, Boston College, North Carolina State, Florida State
Atlantic Sun - Belmont
A-10 - George Washington
Big East - UConn, Villanova, West Virginia, Pittsburgh, Marquette, Georgetown, Seton Hall, Cincinnati
Big Sky - Montana
Big South - Winthrop
Big Ten - Ohio State, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan State, Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan
Big 12 - Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas A&M
Big West - Pacific
Colonial - UNC-Wilmington, George Mason
C-USA - Memphis, UAB
Horizon - Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Ivy - Penn
Metro Atlantic - Iona
MAC - Kent State
MCC - Oral Roberts
MEAC - Delaware State
MVC - Southern Illinois, Wichita State, Northern Iowa, Bradley, Missouri State
MWC - San Diego State
Northeast - Monmouth
Ohio Valley - Murray State
Pac-10 - UCLA, Washington, Arizona, California
Patriot - Bucknell
SEC - LSU, Tennessee, Florida, Arkansas, Alabama, Kentucky
Southern - Davidson
Southland - Northwestern State
SWAC - Southern
Sun Belt - South Alabama
WAC - Nevada
WCC - Gonzaga
The Seeds
The 1s
UConn, Villanova, Duke, Memphis
The 2s
Ohio State, Texas, Illinois, North Carolina
The 3s
Gonzaga, LSU, George Washington, UCLA
The 4s
Iowa, Tennessee, West Virginia, Washington
The 5s
Pittsburgh, Boston College, Kansas, Florida
The 6s
Oklahoma, Michigan State, Nevada, Marquette
The 7s
Georgetown, Wisconsin, Arkansas, North Carolina State
The 8s
Indiana, Wichita State, Bucknell, Alabama
The 9s
Kentucky, Southern Illinois, Michigan, UAB
The 10s
Arizona, Northern Iowa, UNC-Wilmington, Bradley
The 11s
Seton Hall, Texas A&M, California, Cincinnati
The 12s
Florida State, Missouri State, George Mason, San Diego State
The 13s
Kent State, Wisconsin-Milwaukee, South Alabama, Iona
The 14s
Winthrop, Pacific, Murray State, Montana
The 15s
Northwestern State, Albany, Davidson, Penn
The 16s
Oral Roberts, Delaware State, Belmont, Monmouth (Play-In Game), Southern (Play-In Game)
Questions? Comments? E-mail Chris and Craig at bracketologyblog@yahoo.com
4 comments:
i applaud you gentlemen on removing Air Force from the bracket. They have beaten nobody and don't deserve an at large
I am a Cincinnati Fan so my view may be a bit slanted, but I don't see how Kentucky is rated higher than Cincinnati.
The Bearcats & Wildcats have both beaten West Virgina, Ohio, & Louisville. The only other significant win UK has is over Tennessee.
The Bearcats also have wins over Marquette, Vandy & LSU, the later two of which UK couldn't beat.
Cincinnati's Schedule strength is also higher than UK's.
Logic?
B101 guys:
I may be one of the only people who view your terrific site interested in the NCAA fate of the LSU Tigers. I think they are a very underrated team this year (although I admit I am very biased).
My question is: If LSU wins the SEC tornament (even I'll admit that is unlikely since Tyrus Thomas won't be playing), what chance do they have to rise to a 2 seed? Personally, I think their tough out of conference schedule and those close losses to good teams weighs in their favor. Plus, they do have good wins over WVU, Tennessee, Arkansas twice and Kentucky. Which teams do you think are most vulnerable to be replaced by LSU as a 2 seed?
Thanks and look forward to seeing your comments/input.
Cinci and Kentucky do look pretty even (both similar RPI's and records, and both 5-5 last 10). What hurts Cinci is their recent losses to fellow Big East bubble teams (Syracuse, @ Hall). Kentucky recent big win @ Tennessee also looks better then Cinci's home win to WVU. Kentucky also has a much better road and neutral record then Cinci. You would have a case though if Kentucky dropped its game with Mississippi tonight.
If LSU were to win the SEC tourney they would have a good shot at getting a #2 seed. If any of the 2 seeds have an early exit from their conference tourneys then LSU could jump ahead. The only problem is that the SEC championship game is so late in the day on Sunday that the outcome of that game might not matter for their seed.
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