Monday, March 12, 2012

The Bracket Project Predictions - 2012

As you know, everything I do for this site is based on forming the bracket.  Everything afterwards is up to you.  So here's my filled-out bracket, all based on my gut feeling and the 5 minutes I had after lunch today.  I think I spent more time typing it up.

http://bracketproject.50webs.com/PDFS/BracketProjectPrediction2012.pdf

Sunday, March 11, 2012

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Seed Lists - March 10

Remember to check out the matrix to catch other people's opinions on today's events.

NCAA Seed List for games thru March 9

My final list (and possibly bracket) will be published shortly after the start of the Big 10 championship.

1 - Kentucky, Syracuse, North Carolina, Ohio State
2 - Kansas, Michigan State, Missouri, Duke
3 - Baylor, Wisconsin, Marquette, Michigan
4 - Wichita State, Indiana, Georgetown, Louisville
5 - Florida State, New Mexico, Florida, Temple
6 - Murray State, Memphis, UNLV, Creighton
7 - St. Mary's (CA), Vanderbilt, Cincinnati, Notre Dame
8 - Saint Louis, Iowa State, Gonzaga, San Diego State
9 - Purdue, Kansas State, Alabama, Virginia
10 - Texas, Connecticut, California, Southern Miss
11 - West Virginia, Harvard, Virginia Commonwealth, BYU
12 - Long Beach State, North Carolina State, Belmont, Xavier
13 - Seton Hall, Drexel, South Dakota State, Colorado State, South Florida, Arizona
14 - Akron, Davidson, New Mexico State, Montana
15 - Lehigh, Loyola (MD), Lamar, NC-Asheville
16 - Western Kentucky, Mississippi Valley State, Stony Brook, Norfolk State, LIU-Brooklyn, Detroit

NIT Seed List for games thru March 9

My final bracket will be published after the NCAA Selection Show.

1 - Miami, Iona, Northwestern, Marshall
2 - Oregon, Washington, Tennessee, Mississippi State
3 - Middle Tennessee, Ohio, Mississippi, Dayton
4 - St. Joseph's, Colorado, Oral Roberts, Nevada
5 - Minnesota, Stanford, Massachusetts, Central Florida
6 - St. Bonaventure, Illinois, Wyoming, LSU
7 - UCLA, Northern Iowa, Pittsburgh, La Salle
8 - Bucknell, Texas-Arlington, Valparaiso, Savannah State

Friday, March 9, 2012

Seed List - March 9

NCAA Seed List thru games of March 8

1 - Kentucky, Syracuse, North Carolina, Kansas
2 - Ohio State, Michigan State, Duke, Missouri
3 - Indiana, Baylor, Marquette, Michigan
4 - Wichita State, Wisconsin, Georgetown, UNLV
5 - Temple, Louisville, Florida State, Florida
6 - Creighton, Vanderbilt, Memphis, Murray State
7 - New Mexico, Gonzaga, St. Mary's (CA), Notre Dame
8 - Kansas State, Iowa State, San Diego State, St. Louis
9 - Virginia, Alabama, Purdue, California
10 - Connecticut, Texas, Cincinnati, Harvard
11 - West Virginia, Southern Miss, Virginia Commonwealth, Miami
12 - Belmont, Long Beach State, BYU, Colorado State
13 - Seton Hall, South Florida, Drexel, Xavier, Washington, South Dakota State
14 - Davidson, Akron, Nevada, Montana
15 - Lehigh, Loyola-Maryland, Lamar, NC-Asheville
16 - Detroit, LIU-Brooklyn, Stony Brook, Norfolk State, Western Kentucky, Mississippi Valley State

NIT Seed List thru games of March 8

Made a small typo, so this may have changed since you last read it.

Currently, 7 regular season conference champions are on this list.

1 - Iona, North Carolina State, Northwestern, Tennessee
2 - Oregon, Dayton, Mississippi State, Middle Tennessee
3 - Arizona, St. Joseph's, Minnesota, Oral Roberts
4 - New Mexico State, La Salle, Marshall, Mississippi
5 - UCF, Ohio, Wyoming, Colorado
6 - Illinois, Massachusetts, LSU, Stanford
7 - Northern Iowa, UCLA, Pittsburgh, St. Bonaventure
8 - Bucknell, Texas-Arlington, Valparaiso, Savannah State

If I have time today, I'll make some brackets for these seed lists.

Monday, March 5, 2012

Bracket - March 5

NCAA Seed List thru games of March 4 (not in S-Curve order)

1 - Kentucky, Syracuse, North Carolina, Kansas
2 - Michigan State, Missouri, Ohio State, Duke
3 - Baylor, Indiana, Marquette, Michigan
4 - Georgetown, Wisconsin, Wichita State, UNLV
5 - Temple, Florida, Vanderbilt, New Mexico
6 - Florida State, Creighton, Gonzaga, Memphis
7 - Saint Louis, Louisville, Iowa State, Murray State
8 - Notre Dame, Alabama, San Diego State, Kansas State
9 - Purdue, St. Mary's (CA), Virginia, California
10 - West Virginia, Connecticut, Harvard, Southern Miss
11 - Long Beach State, Cincinnati, BYU, Texas
12 - Northwestern, Colorado State, Virginia Commonwealth, Miami, Belmont
13 - South Florida, Xavier, Drexel, Washington, Oral Roberts
14 - Denver, Nevada, Akron, Davidson
15 - Montana, Bucknell, Texas-Arlington, Valparaiso
16 - Stony Brook, Mississippi Valley State, Long Island, Savannah State, NC-Asheville, Loyola-Maryland

Due to time devoted to the matrix, this bracket may not conform to principles.

http://bracketproject.50webs.com/PDFS/030512.pdf
NIT Seed List thru games of March 4

Please keep in mind regular season conference champions who do not make the NCAA tournament get an automatic bid here.

1 - Seton Hall, North Carolina State, Oregon, Mississippi State
2 - St. Joseph's, Dayton, Middle Tennessee, Iona
3 - Tennessee, South Dakota State, Central Florida, Arizona
4 - Minnesota, Illinois, New Mexico State, Ohio
5 - UCLA, Wyoming, Mississippi, La Salle
6 - Marshall, Stanford, Arkansas, Northern Iowa
7 - Colorado, Cleveland State, Massachusetts, LSU
8 - Wagner, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, George Mason

Due to time devoted to the matrix, this bracket may not conform to principles.

http://bracketproject.50webs.com/PDFS/NIT030512.pdf

Friday, March 2, 2012

Bracket - March 2

NCAA

1 - Kentucky, Syracuse, Michigan State, Kansas
2 - Ohio State, Missouri, Duke, North Carolina
3 - Baylor, Michigan, Marquette, Georgetown
4 - Florida, Wichita State, Indiana, Wisconsin
5 - New Mexico, UNLV, Vanderbilt, Louisville
6 - Florida State, Temple, Gonzaga, Creighton
7 - Murray State, Memphis, Purdue, Kansas State
8 - Saint Louis, Iowa State, Alabama, Notre Dame
9 - St. Mary's (CA), Virginia, San Diego State, California
10 - BYU, Long Beach State, Texas, Connecticut
11 - Seton Hall, Cincinnati, Harvard, Southern Miss
12 - Iona, West Virginia, Belmont, Middle Tennessee
13 - Miami, South Florida, Virginia Commonwealth, Washington, Northwestern, Colorado State
14 - Drexel, Oral Roberts, Davidson, Nevada
15 - Akron, Montana, Texas-Arlington, Bucknell
16 - Valparaiso, Long Island, Savannah State, Stony Brook, Mississippi Valley State, NC-Asheville

Bracket - http://bracketproject.50webs.com/PDFS/030212.pdf

NIT

Note: Seeds 6-8 are very vulnerable to losing their spot to conference champions who do not earn their way to the NCAA tournament.

1 - Arizona, Xavier, North Carolina State, Oregon
2 - St. Joseph's, Mississippi State, Dayton, South Dakota State
3 - Central Florida, Illinois, New Mexico State, Wyoming
4 - Minnesota, Ohio, Arkansas, Tennessee
5 - LSU, Cleveland State, La Salle, Mississippi
6 - UCLA, Northern Iowa, Stanford, Colorado
7 - Clemson, St. Bonaventure, Marshall, Massachusetts
8 - Wagner, Denver, Loyola (MD), Pittsburgh

Bracket - http://bracketproject.50webs.com/PDFS/NIT030212.pdf