Sunday, January 15, 2006

Bracketology 101's Field of 65 - Jan. 15

Here is Chris and Craig's latest field:

Last Four In
Mississippi, Wichita State, Miami (FL), Kentucky

Last Four Out
Wake Forest, Kansas, Oklahoma State, Clemson

Conference Breakdown
(Automatic bids in multiple-bid conferences in CAPS, unless otherwise noted)
Big East (8), SEC (7), Big Ten (7), ACC (6), Big 12 (4), MVC (4), PAC-10 (3), C-USA (2), A-10 (2)

America East - Albany

ACC - DUKE, NC State, North Carolina, Maryland, Boston College, Miami (FL)

Atlantic Sun - Florida Atlantic

A-10 - GEORGE WASHINGTON, Xavier

Big East - UCONN, Pittsburgh, Villanova, West Virginia, Syracuse, Cincinnati, Louisville, Marquette

Big Sky - Montana

Big South - Winthrop

Big Ten - ILLINOIS, Wisconsin, Michigan State, Indiana, Ohio State, Iowa, Michigan

Big 12 - TEXAS, Iowa State, Nebraska, Oklahoma

Big West - UC-Irvine

Colonial - Old Dominion

C-USA - MEMPHIS (automatic), UAB

Horizon - Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Ivy - Penn

Metro Atlantic - Manhattan

MAC - Ohio

MCC - Valparaiso

MEAC - Delaware State

MVC - NORTHERN IOWA, Southern Illinois, Creighton, Wichita State

MWC - Air Force

Northeast - Robert Morris

Ohio Valley - Murray State

PAC-10 - WASHINGTON (automatic), UCLA, Arizona

Patriot - Bucknell

SEC - FLORIDA (automatic), Tennessee, Vanderbilt, LSU, Arkansas, Mississippi, Kentucky

Southern - Davidson

Southland - Northwestern State

SWAC - Southern

Sun Belt - Western Kentucky

WCC - Gonzaga

WAC - Nevada

The Seeds

The 1s
Duke, Florida, Memphis, UConn

The 2s
Texas, Pittsburgh, Villanova, Illinois

The 3s
Wisconsin, Gonzaga, Michigan State, NC State

The 4s
Washington, Indiana, Ohio State, UCLA

The 5s
West Virginia, George Washington, Syracuse, Iowa

The 6s
North Carolina, Tennessee, Maryland, Bucknell

The 7s
Cincinnati, Northern Iowa, Vanderbilt, Iowa State

The 8s
Nevada, UAB, Louisville, Southern Illinois

The 9s
Boston College, Air Force, Old Dominion, Xavier

The 10s
Nebraska, Michigan, Arizona, LSU

The 11s
Creighton, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Marquette

The 12s
Mississippi, Wichita State, Miami (FL), Kentucky

The 13s
Winthrop, Western Kentucky, Manhattan, Wisconsin-Milwaukee

The 14s
Ohio, Montana, Davidson, Valparaiso

The 15s
Albany, Penn, Northwestern State, Murray State

The 16s
Robert Morris, UC-Irvine, Delaware State, Florida Atlantic (Play-In Game), Southern (Play-In Game)

The Bracket

This Week's Bracket

Bracket courtesy Matt Reeves

Questions? Comments? E-mail Chris and Craig at bracketologyblog@yahoo.com

Saturday, January 14, 2006

Bracketology 101's Weekend Recap

Texas 58, Villanova 55
Ice cold shooting - especially from 3-point land - killed 'Nova.

UConn 74, Georgetown 67
There isn't a more improved player in the country than Hilton Armstrong.

Miami 81, North Carolina 70
That makes two straight wins over ranked teams for the 'Canes.

Texas Tech 76, Iowa State 73
Is this the start of a Red Raider turnaround?

Mississippi 75, Mississippi State 65
Rebels may make an appearance in next week's bracket.

Alabama 68, Kentucky 64
So much for Randolph Morris saving the slumping Wildcats.

Boston College 90, Florida State 87
The overrated Eagles avoid an 0-4 ACC start.

Kansas State 59, Kansas 55
Heck of a win for a Kansas State team that had 18 points at the half.

Oklahoma 45, Texas A&M 44
Rough week to be an Aggie fan.

Arkansas 78, Vanderbilt 66
A much-needed conference win for the Hogs.

Duke 87, Clemson 77
This one was close for a while, but Clemson had no answer for J.J. (34 pts).

Washington 69, UCLA 65
I guess the Huskies can win on the road.

Oregon 73, Arizona 68
Arizona goes 0-for-Oregon.

Xavier 78, Charlotte 65
Maybe the A-10 is a two-bid conference after all.

UAB 76, Marshall 64
The Blazers look very bracket-worthy.

UCF 66, Houston 56
Houston, you have a problem. You're off the bubble.

USC 71, Washington State 66
Looks like one week and done for Wazzou in our Field of 65.

LSU 88, Tennessee 74
The Tigers will be a tough call for next week's field.

Wichita State 81, Missouri State 57
Four from the MVC?

New Mexico State 87, Hawaii 84
Bad loss for the Rainbows. The WAC is a one-bid league at this point.

Syracuse 77, Cincinnati 58
A bad week got even worse for the Bearcats.

Pittsburgh 61, Louisville 57
Huge statement game for the Panthers.

Rutgers 78, DePaul 68
DePaul has some nice wins, but even more terrible losses.

Michigan State 62, Ohio State 59 (2OT)
The Spartans have played an absolutely brutal schedule.

Sunday, January 08, 2006

Bracketology 101's "Field of 65" - Jan. 9

Here is Chris and Craig's latest field:

Last Four In
Southern Illinois, Missouri State, California, Houston

Last Four Out
Florida State, Georgetown, Nebraska, UAB

Conference Breakdown
Big East (8), Big Ten (7), ACC (6), SEC (5), Big 12 (5), PAC-10 (5), MVC (3), C-USA (2), WAC (2)

America East - Albany

ACC - Duke, North Carolina, NC State, Maryland, Wake Forest, Boston College

Atlantic Sun - Florida Atlantic

A-10 - George Washington

Big East - UConn, Villanova, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Louisville, West Virginia, Syracuse, DePaul

Big Sky - Montana

Big South - Winthrop

Big Ten - Illinois, Indiana, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Michigan State, Iowa, Michigan

Big 12 - Texas, Iowa State, Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas A&M

Big West - CS-Fullerton

Colonial - Old Dominion

C-USA - Memphis, Houston

Horizon - Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Ivy - Penn

Metro Atlantic - Manhattan

MAC - Ohio

MCC - Oral Roberts

MEAC - Florida A&M

MVC - Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois, Missouri State

MWC - Air Force

Northeast - Fairleigh Dickinson

Ohio Valley - Samford

PAC-10 - UCLA, Arizona, Washington, Washington State, California

Patriot - Bucknell

SEC - Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, Vanderbilt

Southern - Davidson

Southland - Northwestern State

SWAC - Southern

Sun Belt - Western Kentucky

WCC - Gonzaga

WAC - Nevada, Hawaii


The Seeds

The 1s
Duke, Florida, Memphis, UConn

The 2s
Villanova, Illinois, Gonzaga, Texas

The 3s
Pittsburgh, Indiana, Ohio State, Wisconsin

The 4s

Cincinnati, Louisville, UCLA, North Carolina

The 5s

NC State, Michigan State, Arizona, Maryland

The 6s

Washington, West Virginia, Tennessee, Wake Forest

The 7s

George Washington, Boston College, Iowa State, Northern Iowa

The 8s

Iowa, Syracuse, Arkansas, Kentucky

The 9s

Air Force, Washington State, Michigan, Oklahoma

The 10s

Venderbilt, Kansas, Bucknell, Nevada

The 11s

Texas A&M, Hawaii, DePaul, Houston

The 12s

Old Dominion, California, Southern Illinois, Missouri State

The 13s

Winthrop, Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Ohio, Manhattan

The 14s

Montana, Western Kentucky, Davidson, Northwestern State

The 15s

Penn, Oral Roberts, Albany, Samford

The 16s
CS-Fullerton, Fairleigh Dickinson, Florida A&M, Florida Atlantic (Play-In Game), Southern (Play-In Game)

The Bracket

This Week's Bracket

Bracket courtesy Matt Reeves.

Questions? Comments? E-mail Chris and Craig at bracketologyblog@yahoo.com

Friday, December 23, 2005

Bracketology 101's Top 10 Holiday Wishes

For this week's Top 10, we made a list (and checked it twice) of 10 wishes we have for the world of college basketball this holiday season. As always, we welcome your comments, and and we invite our readers to post their own lists.

For the holidays, we wish...

1. That Adam Morrison got rid of the pre-pubescent mustache.
2. That Dick Vitale would just marry J.J. Redick already.
3. That Stanford would beat a UC-somebody.
4. That Savannah State would give up on being a Division I team.
5. That Marcus Williams would give us back our laptop so we could finish this list.
(waiting)
(waiting)
(waiting)
(Thank you to the UConn campus police department. Back to the list.)
6. That LSU could graduate someone...anyone...ever.
7. That Conference USA would do something about its #19 RPI rating.
8. That Oklahoma would stop getting spanked by every decent team they play.
9. That Jared Dudley would stop whining about EVERY call.
10. That Bracketology 101 would stop worrying about defending the country and buying houses and post a freakin' bracket once in a while.

To all of our readers: Bracketology 101 wishes all of you a happy holiday season and a happy, healthy New Year. A new "Field of 65" will be posted shortly.

Chris and Craig