Bracket result

So according to the Bracket matrix--which you can find on the right in the links section--My projected bracket finished tied for 9th with an overall score of 341. I had 65 teams +/- 1 seed. This was the most of anybody among the 115 brackets. I missed just South Florida and Iona. Only 7 people had Iona in! So I'm pretty happy at how well I did. I did a lot of resume searching and I ended up putting a lot of stock on the RPI top 50 wins that teams had.
     For the bracket I filled out after the tournament was selected I had Baylor, Michigan State, Ohio State, and North Carolina in the Final Four. I have Ohio State defeating Michigan State in the Final. I'm doing pretty well with these picks so far but the rest of my bracket isn't great. Of course who could have known that two number 2 seed would go down in the 1st round! I was in utter amazement when I heard Duke lost.
     Big game for Purdue tomorrow! Hopefully they can knock off the Jayhawks!

March 11th Final Bracket

I will be watching the games tomorrow on tape delay so here is my final bracket.

Last teams in: Dayton, NC State, Oral Roberts, Drexel
Last teams out: Mississippi St, Seton Hall, Iona, South Florida, Marshall, Northwestern, Washington

If St. Bonaventure beats Xavier they would steal Dayton's spot in my bracket. Most people do not have Oral Roberts or Dayton in the field. Dayton is 4-4 against the RPI top 50, and 8-8 against the top 100. This is better than many of the other bubble teams. Oral Roberts--much like Drexel--is a very good basketball team with a gaudy record that slipped up in their conference tournament. I don't understand why their resume isn't getting more consideration as it is very similar to that of Drexel's. Oral Roberts has two top 50 wins over Xavier and South Dakota St. The Committee will have some tough decisions to make as to wether they want mediocre teams from tougher conferences, or teams that have won the games on their schedule; albeit against lower competition. Personally I think an Oral Roberts team that has won 20 of their last 22 is more deserving then a Mississippi St. team that has lost 6 of their last 8. ORU also has a better RPI and a much better road record. Mississippi State has not played well at all lately. So I think ORU warrants serious discussion about a bid, and I have them in the field.    

March 8th Bracket Update

Now in: Lehigh, Texas
Now out: Bucknell, Seton Hall
Selection Sunday is only 3 days away!

March 7th Bracket Update

Last Teams in: Oral Roberts, Tennessee, Seton Hall, Drexel, California, Xavier, West Virginia, Mississippi St

Last Teams out: Northwestern, Texas, Miami (FL), South Florida, Oregon, Dayton

Feb 29th Bracket update

Last 8 teams in: Texas, Saint Josephs, Northwestern, West Virginia, Xavier, VCU, Miami (FL), Connecticut.

Last 4 teams out: Colorado St, South Florida, Dayton, Oregon

New in the Field: Saint Josephs, VCU, Miami (FL), Montana.

Out of the Field: UCF, Colorado St, Mississippi St, Weber State.

Feb 22nd Bracket update

Here is my updated bracket. My last 4 teams in are Mississippi St, Texas, Northwestern, and Colorado St.
The bubble is really weak this year. Its actually quite hard to find teams that deserve to be in. I hope there will be some upsets in conference tournament play so that some of those mid-major leagues will get multiple bids. This would knock some of the bubble teams out. For example. If Murray State loses to Tennessee State in the conference tournament final, Tennessee State would then get the automatic bid. This would force Murray State to get an at-large bid to get in. Because of their resume I think Murray State would definitely do just that. Bye-bye Mississippi St.

Feb. 19th Bracket

Here is my first bracket. I did it mostly off the top of my head so don't get too upset about anything. And go Cougars!

Bracketology

I am going to start doing Bracketology for this year! Last year I was reluctant, I didn't like the 68 team format. But I am excited to get back to it this year!