Sunday, March 12, 2017

FINAL BRACKET

1 Seeds:  Villanova, Kansas, North Carolina, Gonzaga
2 Seeds:  Kentucky, Duke, Arizona, UCLA
3 Seeds;  Louisville, Florida, Florida State, Oregon
4 Seeds:  Baylor, Notre Dame, Virginia, Butler
5 Seeds:  Purdue, Arkansas, West Virginia, Minnesota
6 Seeds:  Saint Mary's, Wisconsin, SMU, Cincinnati
7 Seeds:  Iowa State, Creighton, Michigan, Virginia Tech
8 Seeds;  Maryland, Miami (FL), Vanderbilt, South Carolina
9 Seeds:  Nevada, Dayton, VCU, Northwestern
10 Seeds:  Wichita State, Seton Hall, Xavier, Michigan State
11 Seeds:  Marquette, Wake Forest, Oklahoma State, Rhode Island, Providence
12 Seeds:  Kansas State, USC, Wilmington, MTSU, Vermont
13 Seeds:  Princeton, ETSU, Bucknell, Winthrop
14 Seeds:  New Mexico State, FGCU, Northern Kentucky, Iona
15 Seeds:  Texas Southern, UC Davis, Kent State, Mount St. Mary's
16 Seeds:  North Dakota, Jacksonville State, South Dakota State, New Orleans, Troy, NC Central


FINAL BRACKET: http://imgur.com/a/xwsqE

Saturday, March 11, 2017

March 11th, 2017 (5 PM Central)

1 Seeds: Villanova, Kansas, North Carolina, Gonzaga
2 Seeds: Kentucky, Arizona, Duke, Oregon
3 Seeds: UCLA, Florida, Louisville, Florida State
4 Seeds:  Baylor, Virginia, Butler, Notre Dame
5 Seeds:  Arkansas, Purdue, Saint Mary's, Cincinnati
6 Seeds:  SMU, West Virginia, Minnesota, Virginia Tech
7 Seeds:  Wisconsin, Creighton, Michigan, Iowa State
8 Seeds:  Maryland, Miami (FL), South Carolina, Vanderbilt
9 Seeds:  Dayton, Northwestern, VCU, Nevada
10 Seeds:  Wichita State, Wake Forest, Oklahoma State, Marquette
11 Seeds:  Seton Hall, Xavier, Michigan State, Providence, USC
12 Seeds:  Kansas State, Rhode Island, Vermont, Princeton, Middle Tennessee State
13 Seeds:  UNC Wilmington, Akron, ETSU, Bucknell
14 Seeds:  Winthrop, CSUB, FGCU, Northern Kentucky
15 Seeds:  Iona, Texas Southern, UC Irvine, Mount St. Mary's
16 Seeds:  North Dakota, Jacksonville State, South Dakota State, New Orleans, Texas State, NC Central

*Bolded and underlined teams are auto-bids


COMPLETED BRACKET:  http://imgur.com/mrZh30h

Tuesday, March 7, 2017

March 7th, 2017 (FULL BRACKET)

Full 68 team bracket with sites

1 Seeds:  Villanova, Kansas, North Carolina, Gonzaga
2 Seeds:  Florida, Baylor, Kentucky, Louisville
3 Seeds:  Florida State, Butler, Duke, UCLA
4 Seeds:  Arizona, Oregon, Virginia, Purdue
5 Seeds:  Minnesota, Notre Dame, Saint Mary's, Maryland
6 Seeds:  Creighton, Cincinnati, SMU, Dayton
7 Seeds:  South Carolina, West Virginia, Miami (FL), Iowa State
8 Seeds:  Arkansas, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin, Oklahoma State
9 Seeds:  Michigan, Marquette, Wake Forest, Seton Hall
10 Seeds:  Xavier, Nevada, Northwestern, Wichita State
11 Seeds:  Michigan State, Providence, Illinois, UNC-Wilmington
12 Seeds:  VCU, Vanderbilt, USC, MTSU, Rhode Island, UT-Arlington
13 Seeds:  Vermont, Princeton, East Tennessee State, Akron
14 Seeds:  Bucknell, Winthrop, Bakersfield, FGCU
15 Seeds:  Northern Kentucky, Iona, Texas Southern, Omaha
16 Seeds:  UC Irvine, Jacksonville State, Mount Saint Mary's, North Dakota, New Orleans, NC Central


*Bolded and underlined teams are auto-bids

Monday, March 6, 2017

March 6th, 2017

1 Seeds:  Villanova, Kansas, North Carolina, Gonzaga
2 Seeds:  Florida, Baylor, Kentucky, Louisville
3 Seeds:  Florida State, Butler, Duke, UCLA
4 Seeds:  Arizona, Oregon, Virginia, Purdue
5 Seeds:  Minnesota, Notre Dame, Saint Mary's, Maryland
6 Seeds:  Creighton, Cincinnati, SMU, Dayton
7 Seeds:  South Carolina, West Virginia, Miami (FL), Iowa State
8 Seeds:  Arkansas, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin, Oklahoma State
9 Seeds:  Michigan, Marquette, Wake Forest, Seton Hall
10 Seeds:  Xavier, Nevada, Northwestern, Wichita State
11 Seeds:  Michigan State, Providence, Illinois, UNC-Wilmington
12 Seeds:  VCU, Vanderbilt, USC, MTSU, Rhode Island, UT-Arlington
13 Seeds:  Vermont, Princeton, East Tennessee State, Akron
14 Seeds:  Bucknell, Winthrop, Bakersfield, FGCU
15 Seeds:  Northern Kentucky, Iona, Texas Southern, Omaha
16 Seeds:  UC Irvine, Jacksonville State, Mount Saint Mary's, North Dakota, New Orleans, NC Central


*Bolded and underlined teams are auto-bids

Sunday, February 19, 2017

February 19th, 2017

1 Seeds:  Villanova, Kansas, Gonzaga, Arizona
2 Seeds:  Florida, Kentucky, Louisville, Baylor
3 Seeds:  North Carolina, Oregon, Duke, SMU
4 Seeds:  Florida State, Maryland, Butler, UCLA
5 Seeds:  Creighton, Purdue, Saint Mary's, Cincinnati
6 Seeds:  Notre Dame, Minnesota, Virginia, West Virginia
7 Seeds:  Wisconsin, Xavier, Dayton, South Carolina
8 Seeds:  Northwestern, USC, Arkansas, Oklahoma State
9 Seeds:  Wichita State, California, VCU, Virginia Tech
10 Seeds:  Vanderbilt, Miami (FL), Iowa State, Michigan State
11 Seeds:  Tennessee, Nevada, Middle Tennessee, UNC Wilmington
12 Seeds:  Arlington, Seton Hall, Pittsburgh, Michigan, Kansas State, TCU
13 Seeds:  Monmouth, Akron, Vermont, Princeton
14 Seeds:  Belmont, Valparaiso, UNC Asheville, Cal State Bakersfield
15 Seeds: Florida Gulf Coast, Bucknell, North Dakota State, Furman
16 Seeds:  Texas Southern, UC Irvine, Mount St. Mary's, New Orleans, North Dakota, NC Central

*Bolded and underlined teams are auto-bids
**Teams that are first in line on the S-curve from their respective conferences are considered auto-bids if they are high enough to receive an at-large. If no team from a conference is high enough on the S-curve to receive an at-large, the conference leader is given the auto-bid for the purposes of my bracket.

Saturday, December 31, 2016

December 31, 2016

First bracket of the 2016-2017 season.  Resumes are still very much in the early stages so things might appear to be a bit "off."  My bracket is if the season ended today, not what I forecast.

1 Seeds: Villanova, Baylor, Kentucky, Florida State

2 Seeds: Creighton, Florida, Gonzaga, Xavier

3 Seeds: Louisville, Duke, Maryland, Oregon

4 Seeds: Kansas, Minnesota, USC, UCLA

5 Seeds: Virginia, Cincinnati, Saint Mary's, TCU

6 Seeds: Arizona, UNC Wilmington, West Virginia, Clemson

7 Seeds: Notre Dame, Purdue, Virginia Tech, Butler

8 Seeds: Northwestern, Arkansas, North Carolina, UTA

9 Seeds: SMU, Oklahoma State, Wisconsin, Miami (FL)

10 Seeds: Pittsburgh, Illinois, Seton Hall, Dayton

11 Seeds: NC State, VCU, Michigan State, Ole Miss, South Carolina

12 Seeds: Middle Tennessee State, Georgia, Nevada, Texas Southern, New Mexico State

13 Seeds: Monmouth, Akron, FGCU, Jacksonville State

14 Seeds: Oakland, Bucknell, Radford, NDSU

15 Seeds: Old Dominion, NC Central, ETSU, Harvard

16 Seeds: Missouri State, Mount Saint Mary's, Weber State, UMBC, UC Davis, SE Louisiana

*Bolded and underlined teams are auto-bids
**Teams that are first in line on the S-curve from their respective conferences are considered auto-bids if they are high enough to receive an at-large. If no team from a conference is high enough on the S-curve to receive an at-large, the conference leader is given the auto-bid for the purposes of my bracket.

Sunday, March 13, 2016

Final Bracket*

http://i.imgur.com/X0eg9UV.jpg

1 Seeds: Kansas, Villanova, North Carolina, Oregon

2 Seeds: Michigan State, Oklahoma, Xavier, Virginia

3 Seeds: West Virginia, Utah, Miami (FL), California

4 Seeds: Iowa State, Arizona, Duke, Purdue

5 Seeds: Kentucky, Texas A&M, Maryland, Indiana

6 Seeds: Baylor, Texas, Dayton, Seton Hall

7 Seeds: Notre Dame, Saint Joseph's, Oregon State, USC

8 Seeds: Texas Tech, Colorado, Connecticut, Iowa

9 Seeds: Pittsburgh, VCU, Cincinnati, Providence

10 Seeds: Wisconsin, Butler, Gonzaga, Wichita State

11 Seeds: San Diego State, Saint Mary's, St. Bonaventure, Florida, Michigan, South Dakota STate

12 Seeds: Arkansas-Little Rock, UNC Wilmington, Yale, Northern Iowa

13 Seeds: Chattanooga, Stony Brook, Fresno State, Stephen F. Austin

14 Seeds: Iona, Middle Tennessee State, Hawai'i, Buffalo

15 Seeds: New Mexico State, Green Bay, Weber State, UNC Asheville

16 Seeds: Hampton, Austin Peay, Southern, Fairleigh Dickinson, Florida Gulf Coast, Holy Cross


*Assuming Little Rock and UCONN win today