Monday Morning Bracketology

My goal is to get this out there before Lunardi’s noon update so I can really see how I did. This week’s story is how the middle of the BCS’s conferences are really muddling up the waters. Kentucky, losers of 3 straight, Georgetown 4-7 in the Big East, Notre Dame is off the map, Texas 4-4 in the Big 12. All of this movement is slowly starting to open the doors for some mid-majors. Suddenly UWGB and George Mason with top 60 RPIs aren’t that bad off. All UAB needs is a win over Memphis and they’ll have a top 25 RPI and the Missouri Valley might be a two bid league. Geez, I’ve even put Arizona in this week’s bracket. I’ve also started trimming off the also considered list. No more 100+ RPI’s. It’s starting to get interesting boys.

Official Stats
Conference Tourney Winners = 31
Locks = 22 Great Bets = 8
Last 4 in = 4
Total At Large Bids = 34
Total Teams Invited = 65

Automatic Bids (31)
1 American East - Boston
2 ACC - North Carolina
3 Atlantic Sun - East Tennessee State
4 Atlantic 10 - Xavier
5 Big East - Connecticut
6 Big Sky - Weber State
7 Big South - VMI
8 Big 10 - Michigan State
9 Big 12 - Oklahoma
10 Big West - Long Beach State
11 Colonial - Northeastern
12 C-USA - Memphis
13 Horizon - Butler
14 Ivy League - Princeton
15 MAAC - Siena
16 MAC - Buffalo
17 MEAC - Morgan State
18 Missouri Valley - Northern Iowa
19 Mountain West - San Diego State
20 NorthEast - Robert Morris
21 Ohio Valley - Morehead State
22 Pac 10 - UCLA
23 Patriot - American
24 SEC - LSU
25 Southern - Davidson
26 Southland - Sam Houston State
27 Summit - North Dakota State
28 Sun Belt - Western Kentucky
29 SWAC - Alabama State
30 WAC - Utah State
31 West Coast - Gonzaga

Locks (22)
1 Wake Forest 14
2 Tennessee 21
3 Duke 1
4 Florida State 19
5 Louisville 11
6 Clemson 8
7 Marquette 24
8 Pittsburgh 2
9 Syracuse 23
10 Dayton 33
11 Florida 30
12 Illinois 15
13 Purdue 36
14 South Carolina 43
15 Kansas 17
16 Missouri 22
17 Arizona State 39
18 Villanova 12
19 BYU 34
20 Utah 13
21 West Virginia 16
22 Washington 18

Great Bets (8)
1 Minnesota 25
2 Boston College 49
3 Ohio State 20
4 Cincinnati 51
5 Virgina Tech 40
6 USC 42
7 Texas 45
8 California 29

Last Four In (4)
1 Arizona 53
2 Miami Fla 41
3 Nebraska 70
4 Wisconsin 28

Last Four Out (4)
1 Georgetown 37
2 Oklahoma State 31
3 Baylor 54
4 Kentucky 74

Also Considered (30)
1 UAB 32
2 Temple 44
3 Texas A&M 46
4 Michigan 48
5 UNLV 55
6 Miami - Oh 56
7 George Mason 57
8 UW-Green Bay 58
9 St. Mary's 59
10 Creighton 60
11 Northwestern 62
12 Mississippi 63
13 Rhode Island 65
14 Kansas State 70
15 Providence 67
16 Maryland 68
17 Tulsa 69
18 St. Joseph's 72
19 VCU 73
20 New Mexico 75
21 Illinois State 77
22 Notre Dame 78
23 Stanford 82
24 Penn State 84
25 Cleveland State 86
26 UTEP 87
27 Stephen F. Austin 90
28 Houston 91
29 Washington State 96
30 Arkansas 99