It is time for the second JeffDBracket's Bracketology by @JeffDLowe of the year. A lot has happened since the last post. When we say a lot, we mean it too. With all the pre-season tournaments wrapped up, or wrapping up, it is becoming more clear who the real players will be in year's college basketball season. Now sometimes teams do turn out to be impostors early on (ex: 2009-2010 Texas), however with a much clearer grasp on the teams then last week the relevance of bracketology is greater. Starting on Sunday I will begin to write two blog posts every week. One post will review some of the best games and moments of the week, and another will preview the games to look forward to in the week ahead.
Who made the bracket:
American East - Vermont
Atlantic Coast - Boston College, Duke*, Florida State, North Carolina, Virginia Tech
Atlantic Sun - Jacksonville
Atlantic 10 - Temple, Dayton, Richmond*, Xavier
Big East - Pittsburgh*, Cincinnati, Connecticut, Georgetown, Louisville, Notre Dame, St. John's, Syracuse, West Virginia, Villanova
Big Sky - Northern Arizona
Big South - Coastal Carolina
Big Ten - Michigan State, Illinois, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State*, Purdue, Wisconsin
Big XII - Kansas State*, Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Missouri, Texas
Big West - Pacific
Colonial - Old Dominion*, Virginia Commonwealth
Conference USA - Memphis
Horizon - Butler
Ivy - Harvard
Metro Atlantic - Fairfield
Mid-American - Ohio
Mid-Eastern - Hampton
Missouri Valley - Wichita State
Mountain West - San Diego State*, Brigham Young, New Mexico, Nevada-Las Vegas
Northeast - Central Connecticut State
Ohio Valley - Murray State
Pacific-10 - Washington*, Arizona
Patriot - American
Southeastern - Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Tennessee*, Vanderbilt
Southern - Wofford
Southland - Stephen F. Austin
Summit - South Dakota State
Sun Belt - North Texas
Souhtwestern - Alabama A&M
Western (WAC) - Utah State
West Coast - Gonzaga*, St. Mary's
* - Automatic Bid
Italic - New Addition
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Conference Bids
Big East - 10
Big Ten - 7
Atlantic Coast - 5
Big XII - 5
Southeastern - 5
Atlantic Ten - 4
Mountain West - 4
Pacific-10 - 2
West Coast - 2
Colonial Athletic - 2
Conference USA - 1
Missouri Valley - 1
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Bracket Notes
First Four In
- Mississippi State
- Boston College
- Temple
- New Mexico
First Four Out
- Mississippi
- Missouri State
- California, Los Angeles
- Marquette
Next Four Out
- Texas A&M
- Oklahoma State
- Maryland
- North Carolina State
Also Considered
- Creighton
- Clemson
- Indiana
- California
- Cleveland State
- Georgia
- Colorado
- Princeton
- Seton Hall
1st Round Games
12 - Northwestern vs. Cincinnati
12 - Louisville vs. Boston College
16 - Central Connecticut State vs. Jacksonville
16 - Vermont vs. Alabama A&M
New Additions (Power Conferences)
- Notre Dame
- Virginia Commonwealth
- St. John's
- Iowa State
- Cincinnati
- Boston College
Dropped Out (Power Conferences
- Georgia
- North Carolina State
- Marquette
- Maryland
- California, Los Angeles
- Texas A&M
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NCAA Tournament Seeding
#1 Seeds -
- Duke, Ohio State, Pittsburgh, Kansas State
#2 Seeds -
- Michigan State, Kansas, Connecticut, Syracuse
#3 Seeds -
- Kentucky, Missouri, Minnesota, Villanova
#4 Seeds -
- Nevada-Las Vegas, San Diego State, Georgetown, Baylor
#5 Seeds -
- Memphis, Tennessee, Texas-Austin, Florida
#6 Seeds -
- Illinois, Purdue, Gonzaga, Washington
#7 Seeds -
- Saint Mary's, Brigham Young, Notre Dame, Richmond
#8 Seeds -
- Vanderbilt, Old Dominion, Wisconsin, West Virginia
#9 Seeds -
- Wichita State, Dayton, Virginia Tech, Utah State
#10 Seeds -
- Xavier, Florida State, Butler, Virginia Commonwealth
#11 Seeds -
- Murray State, Arizona, St. John's, North Carolina
#12 Seeds -
- Northwestern vs. Cincinnati, Iowa State, Mississippi State, Louisville vs. Boston College
#13 Seeds -
- New Mexico, South Dakota State, Temple, Wofford
#14 Seeds -
- Ohio, Northern Arizona, North Texas, Pacific
#15 Seeds -
- American, Stephen F. Austin, Hampton, Harvard
#16 Seeds -
- Central CT State vs. Jacksonville, Vermont vs. Alabama A&M, Fairfield, Coastal Carolina
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The Bracket
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