As Championship Week goes on, I’ll try to update daily.
For now, my last four in are: Villanova, Oregon, Ohio St., Ole Miss
Last four out: Syracuse, Arizona St., New Mexico, UAB
Click below for the bracket:
EAST REGION (CHARLOTTE, N.C.)
RALEIGH
1 NORTH CAROLINA
16 SACRED HEART/NORTHEAST
8 WEST VIRGINIA
9 TEXAS A&M
DENVER
4 MICHIGAN ST
13 ORAL ROBERTS
5 DRAKE
12 OLE MISS
WASHINGTON, DC
3 XAVIER
14 CORNELL
6 USC
11 DAVIDSON
TAMPA
7 BYU
10 ARKANSAS
2 GEORGETOWN
15 BELMONT
SOUTH REGION (HOUSTON, TX)
LITTLE ROCK
1 MEMPHIS
16 PLAY-IN (MORGAN ST. VS. ALABAMA ST.)
8 BAYLOR
9 KENTUCKY
TAMPA
4 NOTRE DAME
13 GEORGE MASON
5 WASHINGTON ST.
12 WESTERN KENTUCKY
BIRMINGHAM
3 LOUISVILLE
14 SIENA
6 INDIANA
11 ARIZONA
RALEIGH
7 MISSISSIPPI ST.
10 ST. MARY’S
2 DUKE
15 MARYLAND-BALTIMORE COUNTY/AMEAST
MIDWEST REGION (DETROIT, MI)
BIRMINGHAM
1 TENNESSEE
16 AMERICAN/PATRIOT
8 KANSAS ST.
9 MIAMI
WASHINGTON, D.C.
4 CONNECTICUT
13 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN/SOUTHLAND
5 PURDUE
12 OREGON
ANAHEIM
3 STANFORD
14 SAN DIEGO/WCC
6 CLEMSON
11 OHIO ST.
LITTLE ROCK
7 PITTSBURGH
10 SOUTH ALABAMA
2 TEXAS
15 AUSTIN PEAY
WEST REGION (PHOENIX, AZ)ANAHEIM
1 UCLA
16 PORTLAND ST./BIG SKY
8 OKLAHOMA
9 UNLV
DENVER
4 BUTLER
13 UTAH ST.
5 VANDERBILT
12 VILLANOVA
OMAHA
3 WISCONSIN
14 UC-SANTA BARBARA
6 GONZAGA
11 UMASS
OMAHA
7 MARQUETTE
10 KENT ST.
2 KANSAS
15 WINTHROP/BIG SOUTH
CLARIFICATION ON SEEDING: In this bracket, North Carolina is the overall No. 1 seed. I bracket on the S-curve and my seeding of the top 8 teams are as follows
1 NORTH CAROLINA
2 MEMPHIS
3 TENNESSEE
4 UCLA
5 KANSAS
6 TEXAS
7 DUKE
8 GEORGETOWN
I do not expect the top eight teams to look exactly the same by Selection Sunday. Tennessee and UCLA, in my estimation, must win their conference tournaments to secure a No. 1 seed. Otherwise, the winner of the Big 12 Tournament (either Kansas or Texas) will take one one.
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Responses to “Wolken bracketology”
March 11th, 2008 at 12:15 am
I haven’t processed all the ins and outs of the whole thing, but I have to say good call on the draws and the geography. That’s the way it should be done…
How can we get the selection committee to pay attention to home crowds for lower seeds after the 1st weekend? (I think the 1st 2 rounds are all that’s covered in the criteria).
March 11th, 2008 at 10:25 am
Dan, Does that mean you think Mississippi State is definitely in? Where do you see them being seeded? My wife wants to know.
March 11th, 2008 at 10:44 am
San Diego’s win over Gonzaga last night threw wheat germ in the yogurt. That basically means somebody like Syracuse, Villanova, Miami, Ohio St., etc. won’t make it in.
I hate conference tourneys. They are a waste of time. If we need to crown a champion, why did we play a conference schedule? Basically all the tourneys do is give an unworthy team a shot at being where they don’t belong.
Of course, I know the real reason - money. IMHO that’s prostituting the game and the NCAA tournament by having teams in the field that don’t deserve to be there.
I’m done with this mini rant.
March 11th, 2008 at 12:06 pm
Ya know, MoonDog, some people LIKE wheat germ in their yogurt. I’m not a fan myself, but the point still stands.
March 11th, 2008 at 7:04 pm
I don’t know which of your 8-9 matchups is the tougher. I do think UNLV vs Oklahoma would be the easiest. Kentucky and KS State can definitely play ask Tennessee and Kansas.
March 11th, 2008 at 7:35 pm
Tennessee beat Memphis on their home court primetime ESPN gameday in front of the world, how the … are they above the Vols?
March 13th, 2008 at 4:25 am
UT lost to NCAA tourney teams on the road. I know this is a hard concept for you to grasp, but is not easy to beat NCAA tourney teams in their home arena. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I don’t think the tigers have done that all season.
March 13th, 2008 at 4:59 pm
I didn’t have any updates the last two days; nothing changed in the bracket except Mt. St. Mary’s rather than Sacred Heart as a conference champion. I’ll update in the morning when the dust has settled on a busy day today with many impactful games.
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