The next update is on November 16.
http://bracketproject.50webs.com/matrix.htm
Monday, November 9, 2009
The 2009-10 Bracket Matrix Links
All the links used in the Bracket Matrix for 2009-10 are listed below. If you would like to contribute, please read this.
The Bracket Project - BP
CBS Sports - Gary Parrish and Jerry Palm
ESPN - Joe Lunardi
FOX Sports - Jeff Goodman
Basketball Predictions - BaP
Bleacher Report - Jameson Fleming (BR-JF)
Bracket Mensa - BM
The Bracketeer - TB
Bracketville - BV
College Hoops Net - March Madness All Season - MMAS
March Madness '10 - MM10
Oak Creek's March Madness
Rainmaker's Bracketology
Rush the Court - Zach Hayes
Bracket WAG
The Hoops Report - Ryan Feldman - THR
The Bracket Project - BP
CBS Sports - Gary Parrish and Jerry Palm
ESPN - Joe Lunardi
FOX Sports - Jeff Goodman
Basketball Predictions - BaP
Bleacher Report - Jameson Fleming (BR-JF)
Bracket Mensa - BM
The Bracketeer - TB
Bracketville - BV
College Hoops Net - March Madness All Season - MMAS
March Madness '10 - MM10
Oak Creek's March Madness
Rainmaker's Bracketology
Rush the Court - Zach Hayes
Bracket WAG
The Hoops Report - Ryan Feldman - THR
Want to contribute??? Read this!
1. You need to set up a web site to place your bracket that will be consistent throughout the season. A blog will do. A web site will most definitely do. A bracket posted on a message board will not do. The link will change frequently and will get lost in various discussions, making it difficult for the average reader to find it. (Exception: A message board devoted exclusively to bracketology.) Also, you can't post it on Facebook, Myspace, or some other social networking site because not everyone can access it.
2. You have to tell me where your site is. I don't have a sixth sense when it comes to finding these things. I rely on you and readers like you to tell me what kind of sites to add to this page.
3. The NCAA sets up procedures and principles for building a bracket. Read them! A seriously flawed bracket won't be posted. However, if your seedings are out of the norm, I'll still most likely post it provided that the principles are followed and you have an explanation as to why you've built the bracket like you did. I reserve the right to not post a bracket with something like a winless team as a #1 seed.
4. Please date-stamp your bracket. Brackets of a certain age will be removed from the list, and if there's no date-stamp, obviously I can't tell when your bracket was updated.
5. To make it easier on me, please format your bracket so that at least half of it can be seen on the screen at any one time. You can make it even easier for me by publishing a seed list of your 65 teams. Brackets must have at least 48 seeded teams to be listed in the matrix. Sites that merely list teams with no seeding can be linked to the page but will not be added to the matrix.
6. No new sites will be added to the 2010 page after March 1, 2010 unless you have appeared in previous versions of this page, in which case, you will be grandfathered in. In addition, no bracket will be accepted to the final matrix of the season after the beginning of the Selection Sunday show.
7. Link to my site! I've linked to yours!
8. I'm only one guy. If this could pay me what I get at my regular job, I'd update this site 24/7. That simply is not the case. If someone else can do this better, I'll gladly step aside, but from the looks of it, I'm the only (crazy) one. So if you don't see your site on here, an update hasn't been done for a while or I don't respond to you, I hope you'll understand why.
2. You have to tell me where your site is. I don't have a sixth sense when it comes to finding these things. I rely on you and readers like you to tell me what kind of sites to add to this page.
3. The NCAA sets up procedures and principles for building a bracket. Read them! A seriously flawed bracket won't be posted. However, if your seedings are out of the norm, I'll still most likely post it provided that the principles are followed and you have an explanation as to why you've built the bracket like you did. I reserve the right to not post a bracket with something like a winless team as a #1 seed.
4. Please date-stamp your bracket. Brackets of a certain age will be removed from the list, and if there's no date-stamp, obviously I can't tell when your bracket was updated.
5. To make it easier on me, please format your bracket so that at least half of it can be seen on the screen at any one time. You can make it even easier for me by publishing a seed list of your 65 teams. Brackets must have at least 48 seeded teams to be listed in the matrix. Sites that merely list teams with no seeding can be linked to the page but will not be added to the matrix.
6. No new sites will be added to the 2010 page after March 1, 2010 unless you have appeared in previous versions of this page, in which case, you will be grandfathered in. In addition, no bracket will be accepted to the final matrix of the season after the beginning of the Selection Sunday show.
7. Link to my site! I've linked to yours!
8. I'm only one guy. If this could pay me what I get at my regular job, I'd update this site 24/7. That simply is not the case. If someone else can do this better, I'll gladly step aside, but from the looks of it, I'm the only (crazy) one. So if you don't see your site on here, an update hasn't been done for a while or I don't respond to you, I hope you'll understand why.
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Pre-season Bracket 2009-10
The 50webs homepage now features The Bracket Project's preseason bracket. As always, throw this bracket out once the games begin.
The Bracket Matrix will release its first edition Monday night. Currently, there are 12 brackets in the matrix.
If you would like to submit your own bracket for the matrix, publish it and lemme know where it is. New matrices will be published every Monday night until after the new year begins, at which point, the matrix will be updated every day. The matrix will include preseason brackets until the November 30th edition.
The Bracket Matrix will release its first edition Monday night. Currently, there are 12 brackets in the matrix.
If you would like to submit your own bracket for the matrix, publish it and lemme know where it is. New matrices will be published every Monday night until after the new year begins, at which point, the matrix will be updated every day. The matrix will include preseason brackets until the November 30th edition.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Welcome back!
It's November, so welcome to another season of The Bracket Project.
I will release my pre-season bracket for The Bracket Project next Sunday, November 8. Future releases will be as follows:
November 30
December 14, 28
January 4, 11, 18, 25
February 1, 5, 8, 12, 15, 19, 22, 26
March 1, 5, 8, 12, 13, 14
Most people, however, come here for The Bracket Matrix. The first edition for this year will be published on Monday, November 9 and will be updated every Monday until January 4. After this day, the matrix will be updated once a day everyday (time permitting).
If you have a new bracket to submit to the matrix, please note that you have until March 1 to tell me about it and be sure to read the NCAA rules and regulations concerning the bracket to help you structure it and my own expectations.
I will release my pre-season bracket for The Bracket Project next Sunday, November 8. Future releases will be as follows:
November 30
December 14, 28
January 4, 11, 18, 25
February 1, 5, 8, 12, 15, 19, 22, 26
March 1, 5, 8, 12, 13, 14
Most people, however, come here for The Bracket Matrix. The first edition for this year will be published on Monday, November 9 and will be updated every Monday until January 4. After this day, the matrix will be updated once a day everyday (time permitting).
If you have a new bracket to submit to the matrix, please note that you have until March 1 to tell me about it and be sure to read the NCAA rules and regulations concerning the bracket to help you structure it and my own expectations.
Monday, April 6, 2009
The Bracket Project is in hibernation
With UNC's victory tonight over Michigan State, we bid farewell to another college basketball season. Before signing off, I've reorganized the pages on the 50webs site a little bit and gave the matrix archives a more consistent look. The links are on the right-hand side of this blog.
I'll see you in November.
I'll see you in November.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
The Bracket Project Predictions for 2009
There are nine quintillion ways a 64-team bracket can turn out. This is one of them. This post will be updated as needed during the tournament (meaning I'll probably be wrong a lot and I'll be scribbling out teams and putting new teams in. Hey, I'm good at picking who goes into the tournament, not who's gonna win).
I was right about Morehead State. I'm 1 for 1! Can I stop now?
OK, guess not. Here we go. (Printable version of my original predictions here)
First Round
MIDWEST
Louisville over Morehead State (Correct)
Ohio State over Siena (Wrong!)
Utah over Arizona (Wrong!)
Wake Forest over Cleveland State (Wrong!)
West Virginia over Dayton (Wrong!)
Kansas over North Dakota State (Correct)
USC over Boston College (Correct)
Michigan State over Robert Morris (Correct)
WEST
Connecticut over Chattanooga (Correct)
BYU over Texas A&M (Wrong!)
Purdue over Northern Iowa (Correct)
Washington over Mississippi State (Correct)
Utah State over Marquette (Wrong!)
Missouri over Cornell (Correct)
California over Maryland (Wrong!)
Memphis over Cal State Northridge (Correct)
EAST
Pittsburgh over E. Tennessee State (Correct)
Tennessee over Oklahoma State (Wrong!)
Wisconsin over Florida State (Correct)
Xavier over Portland State (Correct)
UCLA over Virginia Commonwealth (Correct)
Villanova over American (Correct)
Minnesota over Texas (Wrong!)
Duke over Binghamton (Correct)
SOUTH
North Carolina over Radford (Correct)
Butler over LSU (Wrong!)
Illinois over Western Kentucky (Wrong!)
Gonzaga over Akron (Correct)
Arizona State over Temple (Correct)
Syracuse over Stephen F. Austin (Correct)
Michigan over Clemson (Correct)
Oklahoma over Morgan State (Correct)
Second Round
MIDWEST
Louisville overOhio State Siena (Correct)
Utah over Wake Forest over Arizona over Cleveland State (Correct)
West Virginia over Kansas over Dayton (Correct)
Michigan State over USC (Correct)
WEST
Connecticut overBYU Texas A&M (Correct)
Purdue over Washington (Correct)
Missouri overUtah State Marquette (Correct)
Memphis overCalifornia Maryland (Correct)
EAST
Pittsburgh overTennessee Oklahoma State (Correct)
Xavier over Wisconsin (Correct)
Villanova over UCLA (Correct)
Duke overMinnesota Texas (Correct)
SOUTH
North Carolina overButler LSU (Correct)
Gonzaga overIllinois Western Kentucky (Correct)
Syracuse over Arizona State (Correct)
Oklahoma over Michigan (Correct)
Sweet 16
MIDWEST
Louisville overUtah Arizona (Correct)
Michigan State overWest Virginia Kansas (Correct)
WEST
Connecticut over Purdue (Correct)
Missouri over Memphis (Correct)
EAST
Pittsburgh over Xavier (Correct)
Duke over Villanova (Wrong!)
SOUTH
North Carolina over Gonzaga (Correct)
Syracuse over Oklahoma (Wrong!)
Great Eight
MIDWEST - Louisville over Michigan State (Wrong!)
WEST - Missouri over Connecticut (Wrong!)
EAST - Pittsburgh overDuke Villanova (Wrong!)
SOUTH - North Carolina overSyracuse Oklahoma (Correct)
Final Four
Louisville over Missouri Michigan State over Connecticut
North Carolina overPittsburgh Villanova
Championship
North Carolina overLouisville (I know, not exactly original) Michigan State
I was right about Morehead State. I'm 1 for 1! Can I stop now?
OK, guess not. Here we go. (Printable version of my original predictions here)
First Round
MIDWEST
Louisville over Morehead State (Correct)
Ohio State over Siena (Wrong!)
Utah over Arizona (Wrong!)
Wake Forest over Cleveland State (Wrong!)
West Virginia over Dayton (Wrong!)
Kansas over North Dakota State (Correct)
USC over Boston College (Correct)
Michigan State over Robert Morris (Correct)
WEST
Connecticut over Chattanooga (Correct)
BYU over Texas A&M (Wrong!)
Purdue over Northern Iowa (Correct)
Washington over Mississippi State (Correct)
Utah State over Marquette (Wrong!)
Missouri over Cornell (Correct)
California over Maryland (Wrong!)
Memphis over Cal State Northridge (Correct)
EAST
Pittsburgh over E. Tennessee State (Correct)
Tennessee over Oklahoma State (Wrong!)
Wisconsin over Florida State (Correct)
Xavier over Portland State (Correct)
UCLA over Virginia Commonwealth (Correct)
Villanova over American (Correct)
Minnesota over Texas (Wrong!)
Duke over Binghamton (Correct)
SOUTH
North Carolina over Radford (Correct)
Butler over LSU (Wrong!)
Illinois over Western Kentucky (Wrong!)
Gonzaga over Akron (Correct)
Arizona State over Temple (Correct)
Syracuse over Stephen F. Austin (Correct)
Michigan over Clemson (Correct)
Oklahoma over Morgan State (Correct)
Second Round
MIDWEST
Louisville over
Michigan State over USC (Correct)
WEST
Connecticut over
Purdue over Washington (Correct)
Missouri over
Memphis over
EAST
Pittsburgh over
Xavier over Wisconsin (Correct)
Villanova over UCLA (Correct)
Duke over
SOUTH
North Carolina over
Gonzaga over
Syracuse over Arizona State (Correct)
Oklahoma over Michigan (Correct)
Sweet 16
MIDWEST
Louisville over
Michigan State over
WEST
Connecticut over Purdue (Correct)
Missouri over Memphis (Correct)
EAST
Pittsburgh over Xavier (Correct)
Duke over Villanova (Wrong!)
SOUTH
North Carolina over Gonzaga (Correct)
Syracuse over Oklahoma (Wrong!)
Great Eight
MIDWEST - Louisville over Michigan State (Wrong!)
WEST - Missouri over Connecticut (Wrong!)
EAST - Pittsburgh over
SOUTH - North Carolina over
Final Four
North Carolina over
Championship
North Carolina over
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