Friday, March 11, 2011

JeffDBracket's Bracketology - Version 12.0 - 3/11/11

Kemba Walker's buzz-beater was another magical Big East Tournament moment
Things are heating up right now in March, and I will be doing a live blog over at Nittany White Out throughout the weekend! I will update this blog along the way, but for live up to the minute updates and previews of the action today and throughout the weekend, head on over by clicking this link: Jeff D Lowe's live conference tournament week updates.

Who made the bracket:
American East - Boston

Atlantic Coast - Boston College, Duke*, Florida State, North Carolina, Virginia Tech

Atlantic Sun - Belmont

Atlantic 10 - Temple, Richmond, Xavier*

Big East - Cincinnati, Connecticut, Georgetown, Louisville, Marquette, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh*, St. John's, Syracuse, West Virginia, Villanova

Big Sky - Northern Colorado

Big South - UNC-Asheville

Big Ten - Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State*, Purdue, Wisconsin

Big XII - Colorado, Kansas*, Kansas State, Missouri, Texas*, Texas A&M

Big West - Long Beach State

Colonial - George Mason, Old Dominion

Conference USA - Texas-El Paso

Horizon - Butler

Ivy - Harvard

Metro Atlantic - Saint Peter's

Mid-American - Kent State

Mid-Eastern - Bethune-Cookman

Missouri Valley - Indiana State

Mountain West - Brigham Young, Nevada-Las Vegas, San Diego State* 

Northeast - Long Island

Ohio Valley - Morehead State

Pacific-10 - Arizona*, Washington, UCLA

Patriot - Bucknell

Southeastern - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky*, Tennessee, Vanderbilt

Southern - Wofford

Southland - McNeese State

Summit - Oakland

Sun Belt - Arkansas-Little Rock

Souhtwestern - Texas Southern

Western (WAC) - Utah State

West Coast - Gonzaga, St. Mary's

* - Automatic Bid
Italic - New Addition

Read more after the jump

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Conference Bids
Big East - 11
Big Ten - 6
Southeastern - 6
Big XII - 6
Atlantic Coast - 5
Mountain West - 3
Atlantic Ten - 3
Pacific-10 - 3
West Coast - 2
Colonial Athletic - 2
Horizon League - 1
Missouri Valley - 1
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Bracket Notes
Next Four In (Avoid Play-In-Game)
 - Georgia
 - Michigan
 - St. Mary's
 - Colorado

Last Four In
 Michigan State
 - Virginia Tech
 - Boston College
 - Alabama

First Four Out
 - Missouri State
 - Clemson
 - Penn State
 - Southern Cal

Next Four Out
 - Alabama-Birmingham
 - New Mexico
 - Memphis
 - Washington State

Also Considered
 - Virginia Commonwealth
 - Harvard
 - Washington State
 - Colorado State
 - Nebraska
 - Fairfield
 - Minnesota
 - Northwestern
 - Memphis
 - California
 - Baylor

1st Round Games
 12 - Boston College vs. Michigan State
 12 - Virginia Tech vs. Alabama
 16 - Texas Southern vs. McNeese State
 16 - Arkansas-Little Rock vs. Bethune Cookman

New Additions (Power Conferences)
 - Texas-El Paso

Dropped Out (Power Conferences)
 - Alabama-Birmingham
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NCAA Tournament Seeding
#1 Seeds -
- Ohio State, Notre Dame, Kansas, Pittsburgh

#2 Seeds -
Duke, San Diego State, Brigham Young, Texas

#3 Seeds -
- North Carolina, Purdue, Syracuse, Florida

#4 Seeds -
- Louisville, Kentucky, Wisconsin, Connecticut

#5 Seeds -
- St. John's, Cincinnati, Xavier, Arizona

#6 Seeds -
Texas A&M, West Virginia, Kansas State, Georgetown

#7 Seeds -
Temple, Vanderbilt, Old Dominion, California-L.A.

#8 Seeds -
Missouri, Nevada-Las Vegas, Marquette, George Mason

#9 Seeds -
Utah State, Illinois, Florida State, Tennessee

#10 Seeds -
- Washington, Butler, Gonzaga, Villanova

#11 Seeds -
- Richmond, Michigan, St. Mary's, Colorado

#12 Seeds -
- Georgia, Texas-El Paso, Boston College vs. Michigan State, Virginia Tech vs. Alabama

#13 Seeds -
- Belmont, Harvard, Oakland, Indiana State

#14 Seeds -
- Wofford, Saint Peter's, Bucknell, Kent State

#15 Seeds -
- Morehead State, Long Island, Long Beach State, Northern Colorado

#16 Seeds -
- Boston University, UNC Asheville, Arkansas-Little Rock vs. Bethune Cookman, Texas Southern vs, McNeese State

Procedural Bumps (Seeding Adjustments) -
- Kansas State - Down to 7
- Temple - Up to 6
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The Bracket

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