Saturday, December 30, 2017

Bracket Projection - 12/30/17

Here's my projected bracket based on games played through 12/29/17.

1 Seeds:  VILLANOVA, DUKE, MICHIGAN STATE, KANSAS
2 Seeds:  North Carolina, Purdue, Virginia, TEXAS A&M
3 Seeds:  Xavier, West Virginia, ARIZONA ST, WICHITA STATE
4 Seeds:  Arizona, Kentucky, Oklahoma, GONZAGA
5 Seeds:  Seton Hall, Cincinnati, Arkansas, TCU
6 Seeds:  Miami FL, Texas Tech, Tennessee, Creighton
7 Seeds:  Florida State, NEVADA, Clemson, SMU
8 Seeds:  Baylor, Notre Dame, Louisville, Texas
9 Seeds:  Michigan, RHODE ISLAND, Maryland, Florida
10 Seeds:  Saint Mary's, Syracuse, Missouri, USC
11 Seeds:  Auburn, Virginia Tech, Butler, Houston, Alabama, St. Bonaventure
12 Seeds:  MIDDLE TENNESSEE, MISSOURI ST, NEW MEXICO ST, VERMONT
13 Seeds:  TOWSON, BELMONT, SOUTH DAKOTA ST, UT ARLINGTON
14 Seeds:  BUFFALO, BUCKNELL, NORTHERN KENTUCKY, IONA
15 Seeds:  MERCER, UC SANTA BARBARA, PRINCETON, IDAHO
16 Seeds:  STEPHEN F AUSTIN, UNC ASHEVILLE, FL GULF COAST, WAGNER, TEXAS SOUTHERN, HAMPTON


Last 4 Byes:  Missouri, USC, Auburn, Virginia Tech
Last 4 In:  Butler, Houston, Alabama, St. Bonaventure
First 4 Out:  Minnesota, UCLA, Oregon, Ohio State
Next 4 Out:  St. John's, Utah, Boise St, Oklahoma St


Monday, December 11, 2017

Bracket Projection - 12/11/17

1 Seeds:  VILLANOVA, Duke, MICHIGAN STATE, North Carolina
2 Seeds:  KANSAS, WICHITA STATE, VIRGINIA, TEXAS A&M
3 Seeds:  Xavier, Purdue, West Virginia, Miami FL
4 Seeds:  Seton Hall, Kentucky, GONZAGA, Cincinnati
5 Seeds:  ARIZONA, TCU, Notre Dame, Florida
6 Seeds:  Arizona State, Florida State, Arkansas, Texas Tech
7 Seeds:  Louisville, NEVADA, Texas, Creighton
8 Seeds:  Baylor, Tennessee, SMU, RHODE ISLAND
9 Seeds:  Oklahoma, Missouri, Virginia Tech, USC
10 Seeds:  Alabama, Minnesota, Maryland, Clemson
11 Seeds:  St. Mary's, Temple, Syracuse, UCLA, Michigan, St. John's
12 Seeds:  NORTHERN IOWA, MIDDLE TENNESSEE, TOWSON, VERMONT
13 Seeds:  UT ARLINGTON, NEW MEXICO STATE, SOUTH DAKOTA, NORTHERN KENTUCKY
14 Seeds:  BUCKNELL, MERCER, BALL STATE, JACKSONVILLE STATE
15 Seeds:  FLORIDA GULF COAST, UC SANTA BARBARA, IONA, STEPHEN F AUSTIN
16 Seeds:  UNC ASHEVILLE, YALE, IDAHO, ST. FRANCIS PA, TEXAS SOUTHERN, MORGAN STATE


Last 4 Byes:  Maryland, Clemson, St. Mary's, Temple
Last 4 In:  Syracuse, UCLA, Michigan, St. John's
First 4 Out:  Oregon, Butler, Auburn, Houston
Next 4 Out:  Boise State, Ohio State, Providence, Utah


Edited at 4:09 PM MT (utilizing updated RPI numbers including yesterday's games)

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Initial 2018 Bracket Projection - 11/14/17

Here are my initial seed projections for the 2018 NCAA tournament.

1 Seeds:  DUKE, KANSAS, VILLANOVA, ARIZONA
2 Seeds:  WICHITA STATE, North Carolina, KENTUCKY, MICHIGAN STATE
3 Seeds:  Florida, Cincinnati, Purdue, Miami FL
4 Seeds:  Xavier, Virginia, Louisville, USC
5 Seeds:  Texas A&M, Notre Dame, GONZAGA, Saint Mary's
6 Seeds:  Baylor, West Virginia, UCLA, Wisconsin
7 Seeds:  TCU, Seton Hall, Minnesota, Maryland
8 Seeds:  Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, RHODE ISLAND
9 Seeds:  Oklahoma, Oregon, SMU, Michigan
10 Seeds:  Providence, Creighton, Northwestern, Virginia Tech
11 Seeds:  Missouri, NEVADA, Butler, Texas Tech, South Carolina, Syracuse
12 Seeds:  MIDDLE TENNESSEE, VERMONT, MISSOURI STATE, HARVARD
13 Seeds:  OAKLAND, FL GULF COAST, COLL OF CHARLESTON, GEORGIA SOUTHERN
14 Seeds:  BELMONT, IONA, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE, BUCKNELL
15 Seeds:  MERCER, NEW MEXICO STATE, UC IRVINE, UNC ASHEVILLE
16 Seeds:  BALL STATE, STEPHEN F AUSTIN, MONTANA, ST. FRANCIS PA, TX SOUTHERN, NC CENTRAL


Last 4 Byes:  Creighton, Northwestern, Virginia Tech, Missouri
Last 4 In:  Butler, Texas Tech, South Carolina, Syracuse
First 4 Out:  Florida State, Kansas State, UCF, Iowa
Next 4 Out:  Utah, Marquette, Oklahoma State, Stanford

Sunday, March 12, 2017

FINAL 2017 Bracket Projections

Here are my final projections for 2017:


Bracket Projection 3/12/17 AM Update

Here's my MORNING updated projections through games played 3/12/17.  I will update my projections again as the results of today's games play out.


Saturday, March 11, 2017

Friday, March 10, 2017

Revised Bracket Projection 3/10/2017

Here are some revised projections through games played 3/9/17.  Not much changed from what I hurriedly put out this morning, but there are a few minor changes.


Bracket Projection 3/10/17

Here's a quick updated projection through games played 3/9/17.  I may make some modifications to this as I look a little closer at changes to profiles.



Thursday, March 9, 2017

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Monday, March 6, 2017

Sunday, March 5, 2017

Thursday, March 2, 2017

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Monday, February 27, 2017

Sunday, February 26, 2017

Friday, February 24, 2017

Thursday, February 23, 2017

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Thursday, February 16, 2017

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Monday, February 13, 2017

Sunday, February 12, 2017

Bracket Projection 2/12/17

Here are my bracket projections through games played 2/12/17.  Keep in mind that my projections include some semblance of projecting how the remainder of the season is likely to play out.



Friday, February 10, 2017

Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Monday, February 6, 2017

Friday, February 3, 2017

Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Bracket Projections - 1/31/17

I've taken a closer look at the numbers and updated my bracket projections through games played 1/30/17.


Monday, January 30, 2017

Bracket Projections 1/30/17

Here are my updated projections through games played 1/29/17
















Note:  Texas Southern should also be listed as a 16 seed.  I inadvertently left them off the list.

Thursday, January 26, 2017

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Friday, January 20, 2017

Thursday, January 5, 2017

Bracket Projection - 1/5/17


Here is my first bracket projection of the year.  I've been quite busy and unable to get this out until now.  I'll try to keep on top of updates but probably won't be as frequent as years past.