Monday, February 4, 2008

Monday Evening Bracktology Update

Well, Lunardi and I only have 1 different this week (he has Ohio, I have Virginia Tech) and we have 14 of the top 16 seeds the same. Things are starting to take shape with 6 weeks left. There are a couple also considered that are soon to be dropped....Boston College as predicted. Anyway, sorry for the lack of updates over the weekend; I'm sure I'll be posting a ton this week as I have a couple topics already in mind.

Automatic Bids:
American East – Maryland-BC
ACC – Duke
Atlantic Sun – Jacksonville
Atlantic 10 – Xavier
Big East – Georgetown
Big Sky – Portland State
Big South – UNC-Asheville
Big 10 – Wisconsin
Big 12 – Kansas
Big West – UC-Northridge
Colonial – VCU
Conference USA – Memphis
Horizon – Butler
Ivy League – Cornell
MAAC – Rider
MAC – Kent State
MEAC – Hampton
Missouri Valley – Drake
Mountain West – UNLV
NorthEast – Sacred Heart
Ohio Valley – Austin Peay
Pac 10 – UCLA
Patriot – Lafayette
SEC – Tennessee
Southern – Davidson
Summit – Oral Roberts
Southland – Lamar
Sun Belt – South Alabama
SWAC – Alabama State
WAC – Utah State
West Coast - Gonzaga

Locks (22)
North Carolina
Clemson
Connecticut
USC
Pittsburgh
Marquette
Indiana
Michigan State
Texas
Kansas State
Washington State
St. Mary’s
Arkansas
Vanderbilt
Rhode Island
Arizona
West Virginia
Notre Dame
Purdue
Stanford
Texas A&M
Louisville

Great Bets (8)
St. Joseph’s
Syracuse
Oklahoma
Ohio State
Dayton
Florida
Baylor
Mississippi

Last 4 In (4)
Mississippi State
BTU
Virginia Tech
George Mason

First 4 Out (4)
Umass
Illinois State
Ohio
North Carolina State

Also Considered (24)
Miami-Fla
Seton Hall
Creighton
Oregon
Texas Tech
Western Kentucky
San Diego State
Providence
Wake Forest
Temple
Maryland
Houston
California
Villanova
Akron
Georgia Tech
UAB
Southern Illinois
Boston College
Charlotte
Minnesota
Arizona State
Duquesne
Kentucky

Seedings
#1 Seeds – Memphis, Duke, North Carolina, UCLA
#2 Seeds – Kansas, Georgetown, Tennessee, Wisconsin
#3 Seeds – Drake, Butler, Michigan State, Texas
#4 Seeds – Xavier, Stanford, Washington State, Connecticut
#5 Seeds – St. Mary’s, Rhode Island, Kansas State, Marquette
#6 Seeds – Indiana, Gonzaga, Louisville, Arizona
#7 Seeds – Texas A&M, Pittsburgh, Mississippi, Clemson
#8 Seeds – Ohio State, Baylor, USC, Arkansas
#9 Seeds – Dayton, Vanderbilt, Oklahoma, Notre Dame
#10 Seeds – Mississippi State, Purdue, UNLV, Syracuse
#11 Seeds – Florida, West Virginia, Kent State, South Alabama
#12 Seeds – St. Joseph’s, BYU, Virginia Tech, VCU
#13 Seeds – George Mason, Davidson, Oral Roberts, Utah State
#14 Seeds – UC-Northridge, Cornell, UNC-Ashville, Austin Peay
#15 Seeds – Rider, Sacred Heart, Lafayette, Hampton
#16 Seeds – Maryland-BC, Lamar, Portland State, Jacksonville, Alabama State

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