Saturday, January 30, 2016

Bracket Projection - 1/30/2016

Here's my updated projection through games played 1/29/16

1 Seeds:  OKLAHOMA, NORTH CAROLINA, VILLANOVA, IOWA
2 Seeds:  Xavier, Kansas, Maryland, Virginia
3 Seeds:  Iowa State, West Virginia, Miami FL, Michigan State
4 Seeds:  TEXAS A&M, OREGON, Louisville, Purdue
5 Seeds:  Kentucky, Dayton, Baylor, Arizona
6 Seeds:  Providence, USC, Duke, Indiana
7 Seeds:  Utah, Texas, Michigan, WICHITA STATE
8 Seeds:  Pittsburgh, SAINT MARY'S, Florida, VCU
9 Seeds:  Notre Dame, Colorado, South Carolina, California
10 Seeds:  CINCINNATI, Butler, VALPARAISO, Syracuse
11 Seeds:  Saint Joseph's, Connecticut, Texas Tech, Vanderbilt, Florida State
12 Seeds:  Seton Hall, Washington, MONMOUTH, AR LITTLE ROCK, SAN DIEGO STATE
13 Seeds:  STONY BROOK, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE, HAWAII, CHATTANOOGA
14 Seeds:  HOFSTRA, YALE, AKRON, BELMONT
15 Seeds:  NORTH FLORIDA, UAB, STEPHEN F AUSTIN, NEW MEXICO STATE
16 Seeds:  WEBER STATE, HIGH POINT, BUCKNELL, TEXAS SOUTHERN, NORFOLK STATE, MOUNT ST. MARY'S


Last 4 Byes:  Syracuse, Saint Joseph's, Connecticut, Texas Tech
Last 4 In:  Vanderbilt, Florida State, Seton Hall, Washington
First 4 Out:  Gonzaga, Clemson, UCLA, George Washington
Next 4 Out:  Oregon State, Stanford, Kansas State, Alabama


Monday, January 25, 2016

Bracket Projection - 1/25/16

Here's my updated bracket through games played 1/24/16

1 Seeds:  OKLAHOMA, NORTH CAROLINA, VILLANOVA, IOWA
2 Seeds:  Kansas, TEXAS A&M, Xavier, Maryland
3 Seeds:  Virginia, Louisville, West Virginia, Miami FL
4 Seeds:  Michigan State, Iowa State, Purdue, Arizona
5 Seeds:  OREGON, Kentucky, Duke, Indiana
6 Seeds:  USC, Dayton, Baylor, Providence
7 Seeds:  Florida, SAINT MARY'S, WICHITA STATE, Michigan
8 Seeds:  Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Texas, Utah
9 Seeds:  South Carolina, California, Butler, VCU
10 Seeds:  Colorado, CONNECTICUT, VALPARAISO, Seton Hall
11 Seeds:  George Washington, Gonzaga, Saint Joseph's, Texas Tech, Florida State
12 Seeds:  Vanderbilt, Cincinnati, AR LITTLE ROCK, MONMOUTH, SAN DIEGO STATE
13 Seeds:  STONY BROOK, HAWAII, CHATTANOOGA, JAMES MADISON
14 Seeds:  YALE, AKRON, BELMONT, UAB
15 Seeds:  NORTH FLORIDA, NEB OMAHA, WEBER STATE, STEPHEN F AUSTIN
16 Seeds:  CS BAKERSFIELD, UNC ASHEVILLE, NAVY, TEXAS SOUTHERN, HAMPTON, MOUNT ST. MARY'S


Last 4 Byes:  Seton Hall, George Washington, Gonzaga, Saint Joseph's
Last 4 In:  Texas Tech, Florida State, Vanderbilt, Cincinnati
First 4 Out:  Syracuse, UCLA, Stanford, Washington
Next 4 Out:  Kansas State, Creighton, Tulsa, Oregon State


Bids by conference:
ACC:  8
Big Ten:  7
Big 12:  6
Pac 12:  6
Big East:  5
SEC:  5
A10:  4
WCC:  2
American:  2

Friday, January 22, 2016

Bracket Projection - 1/22/16

Here's my updated projection through games played 1/21

1 Seeds:  OKLAHOMA, VILLANOVA, NORTH CAROLINA, Kansas
2 Seeds:  IOWA, Xavier, TEXAS A&M, West Virginia
3 Seeds:  Maryland, Virginia, Miami FL, ARIZONA
4 Seeds:  Iowa State, Michigan State, Louisville, Purdue
5 Seeds:  USC, Oregon, Baylor, Kentucky
6 Seeds:  Dayton, Providence, Duke, Texas
7 Seeds:  South Carolina, Indiana, Michigan, Butler
8 Seeds:  WICHITA STATE, Florida, VALPARAISO, Notre Dame
9 Seeds:  Utah, Pittsburgh, Colorado, SAINT MARY'S
10 Seeds:  Florida State, VCU, Gonzaga, CONNECTICUT
11 Seeds:  Texas Tech, MONMOUTH, Seton Hall, California
12 Seeds:  Syracuse, George Washington, Vanderbilt, Cincinnati, UT ARLINGTON, SAN DIEGO STATE
13 Seeds:  STONY BROOK, WILLIAM & MARY, HAWAII, CHATTANOOGA
14 Seeds:  YALE, AKRON, BELMONT, UAB
15 Seeds:  WEBER STATE, NORTH FLORIDA, CS BAKERSFIELD, NEBRASKA OMAHA
16 Seeds:  STEPHEN F AUSTIN, NC ASHEVILLE, NAVY, TEXAS SOUTHERN, HAMPTON, MOUNT ST. MARY'S


Last 4 Byes:  Gonzaga, Texas Tech, Seton Hall, California
Last 4 In:  Syracuse, George Washingotn, Vanderbilt, Cincinnati
First 4 Out:  St. Joseph's, UCLA, Stanford, Washington
Next 4 Out:  Boise State, Oregon State, Clemson, Alabama




Monday, January 18, 2016

Bracket Projection - 1/19/2016

Here's my updated bracket projection through games played 1/18

1 Seeds:  VILLANOVA, Oklahoma, KANSAS, NORTH CAROLINA
2 Seeds:  Xavier, IOWA, West Virginia, TEXAS A&M
3 Seeds:  Michigan State, Maryland, Virginia, Miami FL
4 Seeds:  Arizona, Iowa State, Purdue, USC
5 Seeds:  Duke, Oregon, Louisville, Baylor
6 Seeds:  Pittsburgh, Kentucky, Dayton, Butler
7 Seeds:  Providence, Florida, Michigan, Indiana
8 Seeds:  South Carolina, VALPARAISO, WICHITA STATE, Notre Dame
9 Seeds:  Utah, Colorado, Texas, SAINT MARY'S
10 Seeds:  MONMOUTH, Gonzaga, California, Florida State
11 Seeds:  George Washington, Seton Hall, Texas Tech, St. Joseph's, CONNECTICUT
12 Seeds:  Cincinnati, VCU, Oregon State, AR LITTLE ROCK, SAN DIEGO STATE
13 Seeds:  STONY BROOK, HAWAII, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE, WILLIAM & MARY
14 Seeds:  CHATTANOOGA, YALE, AKRON, BELMONT
15 Seeds:  UAB, WEBER STATE, CS BAKERSFIELD, NORTH FLORIDA
16 Seeds:  NC ASHEVILLE, STEPHEN F AUSTIN, BUCKNELL, TEXAS SOUTHERN, HAMPTON, MOUNT ST. MARY'S


Last 4 Byes:  California, Florida State, George Washington, Seton Hall
Last 4 In:  Texas Tech, St. Joseph's, Cincinnati, Oregon State
First 4 Out:  Stanford, UCLA, Clemson, Alabama
Next 4 Out:  Washington, Vanderbilt, Evansville, Boise State


Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Bracket Projection - 1/13/2016

Here's an update through games played 1/12/16

1 Seeds:  Kansas, Oklahoma, VILLANOVA, Michigan State
2 Seeds:  Xavier, NORTH CAROLINA, Maryland, Duke
3 Seeds:  Miami FL, Virginia, WEST VIRGINIA, IOWA
4 Seeds:  Kentucky, TEXAS A&M, Purdue, Arizona
5 Seeds:  Pittsburgh, Iowa State, USC, Louisville
6 Seeds:  South Carolina, Providence, Oregon, Dayton
7 Seeds:  Utah, Florida, Baylor, GONZAGA
8 Seeds:  Butler, VALPARAISO, Michigan, Indiana
9 Seeds:  Texas Tech, California, St. Mary's, WICHITA STATE
10 Seeds:  George Washington, Texas, Oregon State, MONMOUTH
11 Seeds:  UCLA, Georgia Tech, CONNECTICUT, Cincinnati, Notre Dame
12 Seeds:  Colorado, Arizona State, VCU, AR LITTLE ROCK, BOISE STATE
13 Seeds:  HAWAII, WILLIAM & MARY, YALE, STONY BROOK
14 Seeds:  AKRON, CHATTANOOGA, BELMONT, UAB
15 Seeds:  HIGH POINT, NORTH FLORIDA, CS BAKERSFIELD, NE OMAHA
16 Seeds:  WEBER STATE, BUCKNELL, STEPHEN F AUSTIN, WAGNER, TX SOUTHERN, HAMPTON


Last 4 Byes:  Texas, Oregon State, UCLA, Georgia Tech
Last 4 In:  Cincinnati, Notre Dame, Colorado, Arizona State
First 4 Out:  UT Arlington, Seton Hall, St Joseph's, Ohio State
Next 4 Out:  Wake Forest, Mississippi, Washington, Vanderbilt

Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Bracket Projection - 1/6/2016

Here's my first projection of the new year

1 Seeds:  KANSAS, Oklahoma, MICHIGAN STATE, Virginia
2 Seeds:  Xavier, VILLANOVA, North Carolina, Maryland
3 Seeds:  ARIZONA, Miami FL, Duke, Iowa State
4 Seeds:  Kentucky, Providence, LOUISVILLE, Purdue
5 Seeds:  West Virginia, Iowa, TEXAS A&M, Butler
6 Seeds:  DAYTON, Texas Tech, Pittsburgh, South Carolina
7 Seeds:  SAINT MARY'S, Florida, Michigan, USC
8 Seeds:  California, Gonzaga, Indiana, CINCINNATI
9 Seeds:  Oregon, Utah, George Washington, Vanderbilt
10 Seeds:  Connecticut, Baylor, Oregon State, Notre Dame
11 Seeds:  Seton Hall, Texas, WICHITA STATE, Colorado, VALPARAISO
12 Seeds:  MONMOUTH, Arizona State, Northwestern, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE, UT ARLINGTON
13 Seeds:  AKRON, BOISE STATE, HAWAII, CHATTANOOGA
14 Seeds:  LOUISIANA TECH, STONY BROOK, YALE, NORTHEASTERN
15 Seeds:  BELMONT, HIGH POINT, WEBER STATE, NEW MEXICO STATE
16 Seeds:  NORTH FLORIDA, STEPHEN F AUSTIN, BUCKNELL, JACKSON STATE, WAGNER, NORFOLK STATE


Last 4 Byes:  Baylor, Oregon State, Notre Dame, Seton Hall
Last 4 In:  Texas, Colorado, Arizona State, Northwestern
First 4 Out:  Kansas State, AR Little Rock, UCLA, St. Joseph's
Next 4 Out:  Syracuse, Alabama, Wake Forest, Florida State


Bids by Conference:

Pac 12:  8
ACC:  7
Big 12:  7
Big Ten:  7
Big East:  5
SEC:  5
A-10:  2
American:  2
WCC:  2