Monday, November 15, 2010

Bracketology 101's First Field of 68 - Nov. 15

Here is Bracketology 101's first Field of 68 for the 2010-2011 season:

Bracket Breakdown
Last Four In
Texas A&M, Clemson, New Mexico, Creighton

First Four Out
Dayton, Seton Hall, Colorado, Miami (FL)

Next Four Out
Louisville, Notre Dame, George Mason, St. Mary's

"First Four" Games
Texas A&M vs. Clemson, New Mexico vs. Creighton, Quinnipiac vs. Lipscomb, Jackson State vs. American

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Conference Breakdown
Big East (8), ACC (7), Big Ten (7), SEC (6), Big XII (5), MWC (4), A-10 (3), Pac-10 (3), MVC (2)

America East - Stony Brook

ACC - Duke, North Carolina, Florida State, Virginia Tech, North Carolina State, Maryland, Clemson

Atlantic Sun - Lipscomb

A-10 - Temple, Richmond, Xavier

Big East - Pittsburgh, Villanova, Syracuse, Georgetown, West Virginia, Marquette, St. John's, Connecticut

Big Sky - Weber State

Big South - UNC-Asheville

Big Ten - Michigan State, Ohio State, Illinois, Purdue, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Northwestern

Big XII - Kansas State, Kansas, Missouri, Baylor, Texas, Texas A&M

Big West - UC-Santa Barbara

Colonial - Old Dominion

Conference USA - Memphis

Horizon - Butler

Ivy - Princeton

MAAC - Fairfield

MAC - Ohio

MEAC - Morgan State

MVC - Wichita State, Creighton

MWC - San Diego State, BYU, UNLV, New Mexico

Northeast - Quinnipiac

Ohio Valley - Murray State

Pac-10 - Washington, Arizona, UCLA

Patriot - American

SEC - Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Vanderbilt, Mississippi State

Southern - Wofford

Southland - Stephen F. Austin

Summit - Oakland

Sun Belt - Western Kentucky

SWAC - Jackson State

WAC - Utah State

WCC - Gonzaga

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The Seeds
The 1s

Duke, Michigan State, Pittsburgh, Kansas State

The 2s
Villanova, Ohio State, North Carolina, Syracuse

The 3s
Kansas, Florida, Kentucky, Gonzaga

The 4s
Illinois, Purdue, Butler, Washington

The 5s
Memphis, Georgetown, Missouri, Temple

The 6s
Baylor, San Diego State, Wisconsin, Tennessee

The 7s
West Virginia, Wichita State, Florida State, BYU

The 8s
Virginia Tech, Texas, Minnesota, Georgia

The 9s
Richmond, UNLV, North Carolina State, Vanderbilt

The 10s
Xavier, Mississippi State, Murray State, Arizona

The 11s
Marquette, UCLA, Maryland, Northwestern

The 12s
Utah State, St. John's, Connecticut, Texas A&M (FF) vs. Clemson (FF)

The 13s
New Mexico (FF) vs. Creighton (FF), Ohio, Wofford, Old Dominion

The 14s
Weber State, UC-Santa Barbara, Western Kentucky, Oakland

The 15s
Morgan State, UNC-Asheville, Fairfield, Princeton

The 16s
Stony Brook, Stephen F. Austin, Quinnipiac (FF) vs. Lipscomb (FF), Jackson State (FF) vs. American (FF)

The Bracket
(Bracket courtesy Matt Reeves)
















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