Saturday, November 29, 2014

Bracket Projection - 11/29/2014

Here's my first update of the year now that we're over 2 full weeks into the season.  There are a few major changes with this over the last update.

1 Seeds:  KENTUCKY, WISCONSIN, DUKE, Louisville
2 Seeds:  TEXAS, Virginia, North Carolina, GONZAGA
3 Seeds:  ARIZONA, WICHITA STATE, SAN DIEGO STATE, Miami FL
4 Seeds:  Kansas, Baylor, VILLANOVA, Illinois
5 Seeds:  Ohio State, Utah, Syracuse, Michigan State
6 Seeds:  Oklahoma, Arkansas, Xavier, Michigan
7 Seeds:  VCU, Butler, West Virginia, CONNECTICUT
8 Seeds:  Stanford, Iowa, Maryland, Providence
9 Seeds:  Iowa State, California, NC State, Oklahoma State
10 Seeds:  Georgetown, Northern Iowa, Purdue, Florida
11 Seeds:  BYU, Texas A&M, Notre Dame, GREEN BAY
12 Seeds:  IONA, HARVARD, Dayton, Pittsburgh, St. Mary's, Seton Hall
13 Seeds:  WOFFORD, UTEP, NEW MEXICO STATE, BELMONT
14 Seeds:  UC SANTA BARBARA, GEORGIA STATE, EASTERN WASHINGTON, FL GULF COAST
15 Seeds:  STONY BROOK, BUFFALO, STEPHEN F AUSTIN, HOFSTRA
16 Seeds:  NC CENTRAL, AMERICAN, DENVER, HIGH POINT, BRYANT, ALABAMA STATE

Last 4 Byes:  Florida, BYU, Texas A&M, Notre Dame
Last 4 In:  Dayton, Pittsburgh, St. Mary's, Seton Hall
First 4 Out:  Massachusetts, George Washington, SMU, Oregon
Next 4 Out:  Richmond, St. John's, Cincinnati, Minnesota


Monday, November 10, 2014

Preseason Bracket Projections for 2014-2015

This is the first time I've ever done a preseason projection.  I don't put a whole lot of stock in these projections since nobody has even played a game yet, but here's what I have as of right now.  This is largely based upon a combination of how teams finished last year, returning players, recruiting classes, and expected SOS.  I expect this will change significantly throughout the season.

1 Seeds:  DUKE, KENTUCKY, WISCONSIN, KANSAS
2 Seeds:  ARIZONA, Louisville, Florida, Ohio State
3 Seeds:  North Carolina, Virginia, Michigan State, VILLANOVA
4 Seeds:  CONNECTICUT, Texas, Syracuse, VCU
5 Seeds:  WICHITA STATE, Michigan, GONZAGA, SAN DIEGO STATE
6 Seeds:  Georgetown, Pittsburgh, Oklahoma, Iowa State
7 Seeds:  UCLA, Nebraska, Iowa, Arkansas
8 Seeds:  Memphis, Kansas State, SMU, Utah
9 Seeds:  Minnesota, Baylor, BYU, Indiana
10 Seeds:  Illinois, Colorado, Stanford, Cincinnati
11 Seeds:  Florida State, HARVARD, Dayton, New Mexico
12 Seeds:  LSU, Xavier, St. John's, Oklahoma State, LOUISIANA TECH, IONA
13 Seeds:  BELMONT, GREEN BAY, GEORGIA STATE, NEW MEXICO STATE
14 Seeds:  DENVER, STEPHEN F AUSTIN, UC IRVINE, AKRON
15 Seeds:  STONY BROOK, NORTHEASTERN, WOFFORD, AMERICAN
16 Seeds:  WEBER STATE, FL GULF COAST, NC CENTRAL, COASTAL CAROLINA, ST. FRANCIS, TX SOUTHERN

Last 4 Byes:  Cincinnati, Florida State, Dayton, New Mexico
Last 4 In:  LSU, Xavier, St. John's, Oklahoma State
First 4 Out:  Georgia, Boise State, Maryland, Oregon
Next 4 Out:  NC State, Providence, George Washington, Miami FL