Two teams, UCLA and Central Florida, had very intense weeks. After being on the outside looking in, UCLA vastly improved their NCAA Tournament resume with wins over California and Stanford to launch themselves into the bracket. Central Florida meanwhile continues to fall flat in Conference USA play. They have lost four straight and have a must win against Memphis on Wednesday. Marcus Jordan, the son of Michael, needs to step up and play like his father as he tries to battle the Knights back into the NCAA Tournament picture. San Diego State debuts as a 1-seed for the first time after Kansas blew a gigantic lead to Texas. I have said all year that Texas has been a more impressive team than Kansas. Yeah Texas did lose to USC on the road, but Kansas needed a strong surge in the final minutes at home to knock off USC. I give the edge to Texas and have them above Kansas on the overal seed line. In my write-up about last weekend's games, I said Kansas needs to do more to impress and convince me that they are really a Top 5 team. Well, I am still waiting for that to happen. I once again have Pittsburgh winning the National Championship, and if you look closely you will see a few upsets. I won't get into teams like Oakland, Belmont or Coastal Carolina until late February/early March, but keep an eye on those teams for now.
The next post will be in the next 24 hours or so when I finish up a story on BYU.
Who made the bracket:
American East - Maine
Atlantic Coast - Boston College, Duke*, Florida State, North Carolina, Virginia Tech
Atlantic Sun - Belmont
Atlantic 10 - Temple*, Xavier, Richmond
Big East - Cincinnati, Connecticut, Georgetown, Louisville, Marquette, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh*, St. John's, Syracuse, West Virginia, Villanova
Big Sky - Northern Colorado
Big South - Coastal Carolina
Big Ten - Illinois, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State*, Purdue, Wisconsin
Big XII - Kansas State, Kansas*, Missouri, Texas, Texas A&M
Big West - Long Beach State
Colonial - Old Dominion
Conference USA - Memphis*
Horizon - Butler, Cleveland State*
Ivy - Harvard
Metro Atlantic - Fairfield
Mid-American - Ball State
Mid-Eastern - Hampton
Missouri Valley - Missouri State*, Wichita State
Mountain West - Brigham Young, Nevada-Las Vegas, San Diego State*
Northeast - Long Island
Ohio Valley - Austin Peay
Pacific-10 - Arizona, Washington*, UCLA
Patriot - Bucknell
Southeastern - Florida, Georgia, Kentucky*, Tennessee, Vanderbilt
Southern - Charleston
Southland - McNeese State
Summit - Oakland
Sun Belt - Florida Atlantic
Souhtwestern - Jackson State
Western (WAC) - Utah State
West Coast - Gonzaga, St. Mary's*
* - Automatic Bid
Italic - New Addition
Conference Bids
Big East - 11
Big Ten - 6
Big XII - 5
Atlantic Coast - 5
Southeastern - 5
Mountain West - 3
Atlantic Ten - 3
Pacific-10 - 3
West Coast - 2
Colonial Athletic - 2
Horizon League - 2
Missouri Valley - 2
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Bracket Notes
Last Four In
- Old Dominion
- Butler
- Kansas State
- Wichita State
First Four Out
- Washington State
- Oklahoma State
- Colorado State
- Baylor
Next Four Out
- Central Florida
- UAB
- Miami (FL)
- Penn State
Also Considered
- Alabama
- Maryland
- Colorado
- Dayton
- Duquesne
- Portland
- Northwestern
- New Mexico
1st Round Games
12 - Kansas State vs. Old Dominion
12 - Butler vs. Wichita State
16 - Northern Colorado vs. McNeese State
16 - Long Beach State vs. Jackson State
New Additions (Power Conferences)
- Richmond
- Memphis
- Cleveland State
- UCLA
Dropped Out (Power Conferences)
- Central Florida
- Miami (FL)
- Colorado
- Southern Miss
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NCAA Tournament Seeding
#1 Seeds -
- Ohio State, Pittsburgh, Duke, San Diego State
#2 Seeds -
- Connecticut, Texas, Villanova, Kansas
#3 Seeds -
- Syracuse, Brigham Young, Texas A&M, Notre Dame
#4 Seeds -
- Missouri, Kentucky, Purdue, Wisconsin
#5 Seeds -
- Washington, West Virginia, Illinois, Florida
#6 Seeds -
- Minnesota, Georgetown, Vanderbilt, Louisville
#7 Seeds -
- Florida State, Temple, Nevada-Las Vegas, Tennessee
#8 Seeds -
- Michigan State, Xavier, North Carolina, Cincinnati
#9 Seeds -
- Arizona, St. John's, Georgia, Boston College
#10 Seeds -
- Saint Mary's, UCLA, Missouri State, Utah State
#11 Seeds -
- Virginia Tech, Memphis, Gonzaga, Richmond
#12 Seeds -
- Marquette, Virginia Commonwealth, Old Dominion vs. Kansas State, Butler vs. Wichita State
#13 Seeds -
- Cleveland State, Belmont, Harvard, Oakland
#14 Seeds -
- Charleston, Ball State, Coastal Carolina, Fairfield
#15 Seeds -
- Long Island, Bucknell, Maine, Florida Atlantic
#16 Seeds -
- Austin Peay, Hampton, Northern Colorado vs. McNeese State, Long Beach State vs. Jackson State
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The Bracket
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