Monday, December 27, 2021

NCAA Bracket Projections - 12/27/21

 Here's my updated bracket projections through games played 12/26/21:

1 Seeds:  BAYLOR, ARIZONA, LSU, PURDUE
2 Seeds:  Kansas, DUKE, Auburn, Michigan St
3 Seeds:  GONZAGA, USC, UCLA, HOUSTON
4 Seeds:  Tennessee, Ohio St, Alabama, Xavier
5 Seeds:  VILLANOVA, COLORADO ST, Seton Hall, Wisconsin
6 Seeds:  Connecticut, Illinois, LOYOLA CHICAGO, West Virginia
7 Seeds:  Iowa St, Kentucky, Providence, Texas
8 Seeds:  North Carolina, BYU, Texas Tech, San Francisco
9 Seeds:  Iowa, Oklahoma, Minnesota, BELMONT
10 Seeds:  Michigan, Indiana, Wake Forest, Saint Mary's
11 Seeds:  DAVIDSON, Virginia Tech, Florida, TCU
12 Seeds:  San Diego St, Murray St, Mississippi St, Creighton, IONA, CHATTANOOGA
13 Seeds:  WAGNER, UAB, OAKLAND, TOLEDO
14 Seeds:  TOWSON, UTAH VALLEY, SOUTH DAKOTA ST, TEXAS ST
15 Seeds:  NAVY, VERMONT, UC IRVINE, PRINCETON
16 Seeds:  SOUTHERN UTAH, LIBERTY, CAMPBELL, TEXAS SOUTHERN, NICHOLLS ST, HOWARD

Last 4 Byes:
Saint Mary's
Virginia Tech
Florida
TCU

Last 4 In:
San Diego St
Murray St
Mississippi St
Creighton

First 4 Out:
UCF
DePaul
Memphis
Clemson

Next 4 Out:
Wyoming
Northwestern
Arkansas
Utah St

Sunday, December 19, 2021

NCAA Bracket Projections - 12/19/21

 Here's my updated bracket projections through games played 12/18/21:

1 Seeds:  BAYLOR, ARIZONA, PURDUE, LSU
2 Seeds:  Kansas, USC, DUKE, Michigan St
3 Seeds:  GONZAGA, Auburn, UCLA, XAVIER
4 Seeds:  Alabama, HOUSTON, Ohio St, Tennessee
5 Seeds;  Wisconsin, Seton Hall, Providence, Villanova
6 Seeds:  BYU, Colorado St, Iowa St, LOYOLA CHICAGO
7 Seeds:  Connecticut, Illinois, West Virginia, San Francisco
8 Seeds:  North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas, Texas Tech
9 Seeds:  Minnesota, Wake Forest, Kentucky, BELMONT
10 Seeds:  Iowa, Indiana, Saint Mary's, Michigan
11 Seeds:  Virginia Tech, WYOMING, DePaul, Arkansas, UCF
12 Seeds:  Marquette, Florida, UAB, MONMOUTH, DAVIDSON
13 Seeds:  NEW MEXICO ST, CHATTANOOGA, OAKLAND, OHIO
14 Seeds:  UC IRVINE, WAGNER, NAVY, TEXAS ST
15 Seeds:  VERMONT, PRINCETON, TOWSON, WESTERN ILLINOIS
16 Seeds:  CAMPBELL, JACKSONVILLE, NICHOLLS ST, MONTANA ST, TEXAS SOUTHERN, NORFOLK ST

Last 4 Byes:
Saint Mary's
Michigan
Virginia Tech
DePaul

Last 4 In:
Arkansas
UCF
Marquette
Florida

First 4 Out:
Northwestern
Utah St
Memphis
San Diego St

Next 4 Out:
TCU
Creighton
Louisville
Murray St

Sunday, December 12, 2021

NCAA Bracket Projections - 12/12/21

 Here's my updated bracket projections through games played 12/11/21:

1 Seeds:  ARIZONA, PURDUE, BAYLOR, DUKE
2 Seeds:  Kansas, LSU, VILLANOVA, GONZAGA
3 Seeds:  UCLA, Alabama, USC, Michigan St
4 Seeds:  HOUSTON, Auburn, Connecticut, Ohio St
5 Seeds:  Xavier, Wisconsin, Tennessee, Seton Hall
6 Seeds:  BYU, LOYOLA CHICAGO, Florida, Texas Tech
7 Seeds:  Texas, Arkansas, Colorado St, Iowa St
8 Seeds:  North Carolina, Iowa, Providence, Illinois
9 Seeds:  Kentucky, Saint Mary's, San Francisco, Oklahoma
10 Seeds:  Virginia Tech, St. Bonaventure, West Virginia, Indiana
11 Seeds:  WYOMING, Minnesota, Wake Forest, Michigan, Louisville, Wichita St
12 Seeds:  BELMONT, CHATTANOOGA, UAB, MONMOUTH
13 Seeds:  UC IRVINE, OAKLAND, BUFFALO, WAGNER
14 Seeds:  DAVIDSON, WEBERT ST, SOUTH ALABAMA, NAVY
15 Seeds:  CAMPBELL, WESTERN ILLINOIS, TOWSON, UTAH VALLEY
16 Seeds:  VERMONT, PRINCETON, TX A&M CORPUS CHRISTI, JACKSONVILLE, TEXAS SOUTHERN, MD EASTERN SHORE

Last 4 Byes:
St. Bonaventure
West Virginia
Indiana
Minnesota

Last 4 In;
Wake Forest
Michigan
Louisville
Wichita St

First 4 Out:
Marquette
Northwestern
Memphis
Utah St

Next 4 Out:
Florida St
Creighton
Cincinnati
DePaul

Thursday, December 9, 2021

NCAA Bracket Projection - 12/9/21

Here's my updated bracket projections through games played 12/8/21.  NET has finally been released so now using that in my projections rather than the forecasted end-of-season NET I was using previously.  That means this projection and projections going forward will be more strongly resume-based than what they've been prior to this point.  Still waiting for KPI to be released.

1 Seeds:  PURDUE, BAYLOR, DUKE, ARIZONA
2 Seeds:  Kansas, USC, VILLANOVA, LSU
3 Seeds:  GONZAGA, Alabama, HOUSTON, Michigan St
4 Seeds:  UCLA, Wisconsin, Auburn, Xavier
5 Seeds:  Connecticut, Ohio St, Tennessee, BYU
6 Seeds:  Arkansas, Seton Hall, Texas, Texas Tech
7 Seeds:  Iowa, Florida, Kentucky, North Carolina
8 Seeds:  LOYOLA CHICAGO, Iowa St, Colorado St, Illinois
9 Seeds:  Providence, Michigan, St. Bonaventure, San Francisco
10 Seeds:  Saint Mary's, Louisville, Virginia Tech, Memphis
11 Seeds:  WYOMING, West Virginia, Marquette, Indiana, Oklahoma, Wake Forest
12 Seeds:  BELMONT, CHATTANOOGA, MONMOUTH, UAB
13 Seeds:  UC IRVINE, OAKLAND, OHIO, DAVIDSON
14 Seeds:  WEBER ST, WAGNER, NAVY, GRAND CANYON
15 Seeds:  SOUTH ALABAMA, CAMPBELL, WESTERN ILLINOIS, VERMONT
16 Seeds:  TOWSON, PRINCETON, TEXAS A&M CORPUS CHRISTI, LIBERTY, TEXAS SOUTHERN, MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE

Last 4 Byes:
Louisville
Virginia Tech
Memphis
West Virginia

Last 4 In:
Marquette
Indiana
Oklahoma
Wake Forest

First 4 Out:
Wichita St
Mississippi St
Cincinnati
Florida St

Next 4 Out:
Northwestern
Texas A&M
Minnesota
Washington St

Saturday, December 4, 2021

NCAA Bracket Projection - 12/4/21

 Here's my first in-season update of the season.  NET still hasn't been released so still using a forecasted end-of-season NET projection for now.  Once NET is officially released later this month I will start using that as well.  KPI also has yet to be released so will start incorporating that as well once it starts being released.

1 Seeds:  PURDUE, BAYLOR, DUKE, GONZAGA
2 Seeds:  UCLA, ARIZONA, Kansas, USC
3 Seeds:  LSU, VILLANOVA, HOUSTON, Florida
4 Seeds:  Michigan St, Auburn, Wisconsin, Alabama
5 Seeds:  Arkansas, Iowa, Tennessee, Ohio St
6 Seeds;  Seton Hall, Connecticut, BYU, Xavier
7 Seeds:  Texas, Kentucky, Memphis, Virginia Tech
8 Seeds:  Saint Mary's, Colorado St, Oklahoma, Indiana
9 Seeds:  Florida St, St. Bonaventure, LOYOLA CHICAGO, San Francisco
10 Seeds:  Providence, North Carolina, Texas Tech, Louisville
11 Seeds:  Illinois, Wichita St, Mississippi St, Iowa St, West Virginia, UTAH ST
12 Seeds:  IONA, OHIO, BELMONT, UC IRVINE
13 Seeds:  WEBER ST, CHATTANOOGA, SOUTH DAKOTA ST, RHODE ISLAND
14 Seeds:  UAB, NAVY, OAKLAND, TEXAS ST
15 Seeds:  CAMPBELL, NEW MEXICO ST, VERMONT, WAGNER
16 Seeds:  HOFSTRA, JACKSONVILLE ST, NORFOLK ST, YALE, NICHOLLS ST, JACKSON ST

Last 4 Byes:
North Carolina
Texas Tech
Louisville
Illinois

Last 4 In:
Wichita St
Mississippi st
Iowa St
West Virginia

First 4 Out:
Michigan
San Diego St
Wyoming
Saint Louis

Next 4 Out:
Washington St
Cincinnati
Texas A&M
St. John's