The Bracket Project: 2015

Friday, November 13, 2015

Thursday, November 12, 2015

Welcome to another edition of The Bracket Project. My first bracket projection won't be released until January 2016 but you can see the Bracket Matrix later today.

If you want to contribute to the matrix, please 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 generally 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 or at least, a sticky post.) Also, you can't post it on Facebook or some other social networking site because not everyone can access it. However, in order to promote discussion, an email address or some comment platform must be provided so that readers can praise or criticize your bracket.

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 68 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. To be listed in the final matrix of the season, you must have all 68 seeded teams.

6. No new sites will be added to the 2016 page after March 1, 2016 unless you appear in the rankings page (linked to the side), 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.

Wednesday, August 5, 2015

2016 Preseason Bracketology Links

Here's a list of sites that have gotten a jump start on the 2015-16 season.

November 11 - ESPN Bracketology - Joe Lunardi

November 11 - Bracket WAG and USA Today

November 11 - Hoops Habit

November 10 - Bracketville

November 10 - CBS Sports - Jerry Palm

November 10 - Oak Creek's March Madness

November 10 - The Washington Post - Patrick Stevens

November 10 - Blogger So Dear

November 9 - RSN Bracketology

November 9 - The Sports Bank

November 7 - RFS Bracket Science

November 6 - Aidan's Bracketology

November 4 - Bleacher Report - Kerry Miller

November 4 - Drew's Bracketology

October 30 - Jason Wells' Bracketology

October 28 - DRatings

October 23 - Basketball Predictions

October 5 - Bracketball

September 25 - Bracket Odds

August 15 - Wilson Rankings

June 29 - Bazinga Bracketology

June 27 - Dudes on Sports

June 24 - College Sports Madness (Countdown)

Thursday, March 19, 2015

2015 Predictions + Matrix Seed List 1-68

A couple of pdfs to share:

My filled-out bracket for this year's tournament.

The Bracket Matrix 1-68 list in order of seed average.

Sunday, March 15, 2015

FINAL BRACKET - 2015

Here is my final bracket projection of the season.

BRACKET

1 - Kentucky, Villanova, Wisconsin, Duke
2 - Kansas, Arizona, Virginia, Gonzaga
3 - Iowa State, Oklahoma, Baylor, Notre Dame
4 - North Carolina, SMU, West Virginia, Maryland
5 - VCU, Louisville, Utah, Northern Iowa
6 - Arkansas, Michigan State, Wichita State, Butler
7 - Providence, Georgetown, Xavier, Ohio State
8 - Iowa, San Diego State, North Carolina State, Oklahoma State
9 - Davidson, Oregon, St. John's, Georgia
10 - Cincinnati, BYU, Purdue, Dayton
11 - Texas, LSU, Stephen F. Austin, Boise State/Indiana
12 - Colorado State/Temple, Buffalo, Valparaiso, Georgia State
13 - Harvard, Wofford, Wyoming, UC Irvine
14 - New Mexico State, Northeastern, Eastern Washington, Albany
15 - Belmont, North Dakota State, UAB, Coastal Carolina
16 - North Florida, Manhattan, Lafayette/Texas Southern, Robert Morris/Hampton

Friday, March 13, 2015

Bracket - March 13

Here's my latest projection for games through March 12. As always, this is my opinion and independent of the Bracket Matrix.

Bracket

1 - Kentucky, Villanova, Duke, Virginia
2 - Wisconsin, Kansas, Arizona, Gonzaga
3 - Iowa State, Baylor, Maryland, Oklahoma
4 - Utah, North Carolina, Notre Dame, West Virginia
5 - SMU, Northern Iowa, Georgetown, Louisville
6 - Butler, Arkansas, Wichita State, Providence
7 - VCU, Michigan State, Ohio State, Xavier
8 - San Diego State, North Carolina State, Davidson, Iowa
9 - Oklahoma State, St. John's, Cincinnati, Georgia
10 - Oregon, BYU, LSU, Texas
11 - Indiana, Boise State, Purdue, Dayton, Colorado State
12 - Ole Miss, Temple, Valparaiso, Stephen F. Austin, Louisiana Tech
13 - Georgia State, Yale, Wofford, Central Michigan
14 - NC Central, New Mexico State, Northeastern, UC Davis
15 - Albany, Belmont, Coastal Carolina, North Dakota State
16 - North Florida, Montana, Manhattan, Lafayette, Texas Southern, Robert Morris

Check the NIT page for the latest updates there.

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Bracket - March 11

Here's my latest projection of the season. As always, this is my opinion and independent of the Bracket Matrix.

Bracket

1 - Kentucky, Villanova, Duke, Virginia
2 - Wisconsin, Kansas, Arizona, Gonzaga
3 - Iowa State, Baylor, Maryland, Oklahoma
4 - Louisville, North Carolina, Notre Dame, West Virginia
5 - SMU, Northern Iowa, Wichita State, Utah
6 - Butler, Arkansas, Georgetown, Michigan State
7 - VCU, Providence, Iowa, Xavier
8 - San Diego State, Oklahoma State, St. John's, Ohio State
9 - Davidson, NC State, Cincinnati, Georgia
10 - Oregon, Purdue, LSU, Texas
11 - Indiana, Boise State, Dayton, BYU, Ole Miss
12 - Colorado State, Temple, Valparaiso, Stephen F. Austin, Louisiana Tech
13 - Georgia State, Yale, Wofford, Central Michigan
14 - NC Central, New Mexico State, Northeastern, UC Davis
15 - Albany, Belmont, Coastal Carolina, North Dakota State
16 - North Florida, Montana, Manhattan, Lafayette, Texas Southern, Robert Morris

Check the NIT page for the latest update there.

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Bracket - March 4

Here's my latest projection of the season. As always, this is my opinion and independent of the Bracket Matrix.

Bracket

1 - Kentucky, Virginia, Duke, Villanova
2 - Kansas, Wisconsin, Arizona, Gonzaga
3 - Baylor, Iowa State, Oklahoma, Utah
4 - Maryland, Wichita State, Louisville, North Carolina
5 - Notre Dame, West Virginia, Northern Iowa, Arkansas
6 - Butler, SMU, Georgetown, VCU
7 - Ohio State, Providence, Michigan State, San Diego State
8 - Iowa, Oklahoma State, Xavier, St. John's
9 - Georgia, North Carolina State, Dayton, LSU
10 - Mississippi, Boise State, BYU, Indiana
11 - Texas, Oregon, Davidson, Purdue, Texas A&M
12 - Colorado State, Cincinnati, Stephen F. Austin, Louisiana Tech, Murray State
13 - Harvard, Valparaiso, Iona, Central Michigan
14 - Wofford, UC Davis, South Dakota State, New Mexico State
15 - North Carolina Central, William & Mary, Albany, High Point
16 - Georgia Southern, North Florida, St. Francis (NY), Bucknell, Sacramento State, Texas Southern

Click here for the latest NIT outlook.

Saturday, February 28, 2015

Bracket - February 28

Here's my latest projection for games thru February 27. As always, this is my opinion and independent of The Bracket Matrix.

Bracket

1 - Kentucky, Virginia, Duke, Villanova
2 - Kansas, Wisconsin, Arizona, Gonzaga
3 - Iowa State, Oklahoma, Utah, Baylor
4 - Notre Dame, North Carolina, Louisville, Maryland
5 - Wichita State, West Virginia, Northern Iowa, Arkansas
6 - SMU, VCU, Butler, Georgetown
7 - Oklahoma State, Ohio State, Providence, San Diego State
8 - Xavier, Michigan State, North Carolina State, Indiana
9 - Iowa, Georgia, St. John's, Texas
10 - Texas A&M, LSU, Mississippi, Stanford
11 - Purdue, Oregon, Davidson, Dayton, UCLA
12 - Colorado State, Cincinnati, Stephen F. Austin, Louisiana Tech, Iona
13 - Murray State, Valparaiso, Harvard, Wofford
14 - Central Michigan, South Dakota State, William & Mary, UC Davis
15 - New Mexico State, North Carolina Central, Eastern Washington, High Point
16 - Albany, Georgia Southern, North Florida, St. Francis (NY), Bucknell, Texas Southern

Check the NIT page for the latest projection.

Friday, February 27, 2015

Conference Championship Schedule - 2015

Here's my annual pdf of when you can catch each conference's championship game this season.

Schedule

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Bracket - February 25

Here's my latest projection of the season for games thru February 24. As always, this is my opinion and independent of the Bracket Matrix. New NCAA and NIT projections come out Saturday.

Bracket

1 - Kentucky, Virginia, Duke, Villanova
2 - Kansas, Wisconsin, Arizona, Gonzaga
3 - Iowa State, Oklahoma, Notre Dame, Utah
4 - Louisville, North Carolina, Maryland, Wichita State
5 - Baylor, Northern Iowa, Arkansas, West Virginia
6 - VCU, SMU, Butler, Georgetown
7 - Oklahoma State, Providence, Michigan State, Xavier
8 - Indiana, Ohio State, North Carolina State, San Diego State
9 - Texas, Iowa, Mississippi, St. John's
10 - LSU, Texas A&M, Purdue, Georgia
11 - Dayton, Oregon, Colorado State, Stanford, Cincinnati
12 - Illinois, UCLA, Stephen F. Austin, Harvard, Iona
13 - Murray State, Valparaiso, Louisiana Tech, Central Michigan
14 - Wofford, UC Davis, South Dakota State, William & Mary
15 - New Mexico State, North Carolina Central, Eastern Washington, High Point
16 - Florida Gulf Coast, Albany, Georgia Southern, St. Francis (NY), Bucknell, Texas Southern

Friday, February 20, 2015

Bracket - February 20

Here's my newest projection of the season. As always, this is my opinion and independent of the Bracket Matrix.

Bracket

1 - Kentucky, Virginia, Duke, Villanova
2 - Wisconsin, Kansas, Gonzaga, Arizona
3 - Utah, Iowa State, Notre Dame, Louisville
4 - Oklahoma, North Carolina, Wichita State, Northern Iowa
5 - Maryland, Baylor, Butler, Arkansas
6 - SMU, Oklahoma State, Ohio State, Virginia Commonwealth
7 - Georgetown, West Virginia, Providence, Indiana
8 - San Diego State, Michigan State, Texas, Xavier
9 - North Carolina State, Ole Miss, Dayton, Iowa
10 - St. John's, Illinois, LSU, Purdue
11 - Georgia, Texas A&M, UCLA, Colorado State, Cincinnati
12 - Stanford, Temple, Stephen F. Austin, Iona, Harvard
13 - Valparaiso, Murray State, Louisiana Tech, Wofford
14 - Bowling Green, UC Davis, South Dakota State, North Carolina Central
15 - William & Mary, Eastern Washington, New Mexico State, High Point
16 - Albany, Florida Gulf Coast, Louisiana-Monroe, St. Francis (NY), Bucknell, Texas Southern

NIT

Check the NIT page for the latest update.

Friday, February 13, 2015

Bracket - February 13

Here's my first projection of the season. As always, this is my opinion and independent of the Bracket Matrix.

Bracket

1 - Kentucky, Virginia, Duke, Wisconsin
2 - Villanova, Gonzaga, Kansas, Arizona
3 - Louisville, Utah, North Carolina, Notre Dame
4 - Iowa State, Oklahoma, Baylor, Northern Iowa
5 - Wichita State, Butler, Maryland, Oklahoma State
6 - Virginia Commonwealth, Ohio State, Arkansas, West Virginia
7 - SMU, Georgetown, Texas, Indiana
8 - Providence, Xavier, Iowa, San Diego State
9 - Georgia, Ole Miss, Stanford, Cincinnati
10 - Michigan State, Dayton, Illinois, UCLA
11 - Colorado State, St. John's, LSU, Temple, Boise State
12 - Purdue, Texas A&M, Stephen F. Austin, Wisconsin-Green Bay, Harvard
13 - Murray State, Iona, Toledo, Louisiana Tech
14 - William & Mary, Wofford, Eastern Washington, UC Davis
15 - North Carolina Central, New Mexico State, Florida Gulf Coast, Albany
16 - North Dakota State, Louisiana-Monroe, Radford, St. Francis (NY), Colgate, Texas Southern

NIT

Bracket

1 - Oregon, BYU, North Carolina State, Minnesota
2 - Florida, Miami (FL), Alabama, Davidson
3 - Seton Hall, Connecticut, Old Dominion, Tulsa
4 - Rhode Island, Arizona State, George Washington, Massachusetts
5 - Washington, Bowling Green, Pittsburgh, St. Mary's (CA)
6 - Oregon State, Michigan, Buffalo, Tennessee
7 - La Salle, Valparaiso, Richmond, Wyoming
8 - Penn State, UTEP, Clemson, California