We hate to say we told you so, but....when we took Syracuse out of our bracket almost two months ago (January 14th to be exact), we did so because we thought that their end-of-the-year schedule was ultimately going to be too much for the young Orange squad to handle. We took a lot of criticism for sticking to our prediction and refusing to put them back in the field ever since then (even after some good wins), but as it turned out, everything played out just as we thought. 'Cuse's tourney hopes were officially extinguished by Villanova on Wednesday in the opener of the Big East tournament, as 'Nova caught fire in the second half and cruised to an 82-63 victory. The blowout win was obviously a huge resume booster for the Wildcats, who may now be just a good showing against Georgetown away from locking down a bid. If 'Nova doesn't play well against the Hoyas, they are going to have to pull hard for Memphis, Xavier and BYU to win their conference tournies and hope that no more huge upsets occur to feel safe on Sunday.
Out This Bracket
Sacred Heart
In This Bracket
Mount St. Mary's
Last Four In
South Alabama, Massachusetts, Oregon, Villanova
Last Four Out
Syracuse, Ohio State, VCU, Temple
Next Four Out
Mississippi, New Mexico, Virginia Tech, Maryland
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Conference Breakdown
Big East (8), Pac-10 (7), Big XII (6), SEC (5), ACC (4), Big Ten (4), WCC (3), A-10 (2), Colonial (2), C-USA (2), MVC (2), MWC (2)
America East - UMBC
ACC - North Carolina, Duke, Clemson, Miami-FL
Atlantic Sun - Belmont
A-10 - Xavier, Massachusetts
Big East - Georgetown, Louisville, Notre Dame, Connecticut, Marquette, Pittsburgh, West Virginia, Villanova
Big Sky - Portland State
Big South - Winthrop
Big Ten - Wisconsin, Purdue, Michigan State, Indiana
Big 12 - Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas State, Baylor, Texas A&M
Big West - UC-Santa Barbara
Colonial - George Mason
C-USA - Memphis
Horizon - Butler
Ivy - Cornell
MAAC - Siena
MAC - Kent State
MEAC - Morgan State
MVC - Drake, Illinois State
MWC - UNLV, BYU
Northeast - Mount St. Mary's
Ohio Valley - Austin Peay
Pac-10 - UCLA, Stanford, Washington State, USC, Arizona State, Arizona, Oregon
Patriot - American
SEC - Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Mississippi State, Kentucky, Arkansas
Southern - Davidson
Southland - Stephen F. Austin
Summit - Oral Roberts
Sun Belt - Western Kentucky, South Alabama
SWAC - Alabama State
WAC - New Mexico State
WCC - San Diego, Gonzaga, St. Mary’s
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The Seeds
The 1s
North Carolina, Memphis, Tennessee, UCLA
The 2s
Kansas, Texas, Georgetown, Duke
The 3s
Wisconsin, Xavier, Louisville, Stanford
The 4s
Notre Dame, Connecticut, Purdue, Drake
The 5s
Michigan State, Indiana, Vanderbilt, Washington State
The 6s
Marquette, USC, Butler, BYU
The 7s
Gonzaga, Clemson, Mississippi State, Pittsburgh
The 8s
Oklahoma, Kansas State, West Virginia, Baylor
The 9s
Miami-FL, Texas A&M, Kentucky, Kent State
The 10s
St. Mary's, UNLV, Illinois State, Davidson
The 11s
Arizona State, Arizona, Arkansas, South Alabama
The 12s
Massachusetts, Oregon, Villanova, San Diego
The 13s
George Mason, Western Kentucky, Oral Roberts, Stephen F. Austin
The 14s
Cornell, New Mexico State, UC-Santa Barbara, Siena
The 15s
Winthrop, Portland State, Belmont, Austin Peay
The 16s
UMBC, American, Morgan State, Mount St. Mary's (Play-In Game), Alabama State (Play-In Game)
The Bracket
(Bracket courtesy Matt Reeves)
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5 comments:
so what does New Mexico have to do to get into the bracket? Is a trip to the MWC finals necessary or will a win over Utah be enough
They need to beat UNLV in the semis to be considered ahead of the Rebels and get a bid. It's tough to envision a scenario where 3 MWC teams get a bid with BYU, UNLV, and New Mexico being those 3 teams.
Well tomorrow's going to be the big day for FSU... It doesn't really matter because we won't win, but I think it's crazy that some people are saying that FSU has to win the ACC championship to get in. I think a win over #1 UNC would give them a definite lock. Add to that 20 wins, wins over Clemson, Miami, @Miami, UAB, Florida, and Minnesota, and a hot streak of winning 7 out of the last 8 games. Anyways, like I said, it doesn't really matter because they won't win... but if they did... : )
By the way, bracketology, have you ever thought of predicted all the seeds and selections for the NIT? I think that would be really interesting also.
tough question for you.......if MD wins tonight and then again tomorrow night against Clemson, and then lose a close one to Duke on Saturday...what chance do you think they have of making the field....the reason I think they have a good chance is b/c of their win at UNC, and the fact that all their losses in conference were close, there were no blowouts, which shows a)they can beat a great team AWAY from home and b)they always keep it competitive...
your thoughts appreciated
I have a hard time seeing how Baylor and Texas A+M get in. Both of their out-of-conference schedules were weak, which doesn't help.
Baylor was 5-8 down the stretch.
A+M was 2-5 in their last 7 conference games (beating Baylor at Waco in one)
A+M still has the chance to pad with a good Big-12 tournament. The loss to Colorado crushes the Bears.
I'd like to see VCU get in...they are a fun team to watch and play tough, close games. Unfortunately, ASU will likely get the nod, even with one of the worst non-conf SOS' and finishing the season 5-10.
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