Bracketology 2012-2013

[TheAsianSensation]

The 1 line
Indiana (26-5)
Duke (27-4)
Gonzaga (29-2)
Kansas (26-5)

The 2 line
Georgetown (24-5)
Louisville (26-5)
Michigan (24-6)
Miami (24-6)

The 3 line
New Mexico (26-5)
Michigan St (23-7)
Marquette (23-7)
Ohio St (23-7)

The 4 line
Florida (24-6)
Arizona (24-6)
Oklahoma St (23-7)
Kansas St (24-6)

The 5 line
Syracuse (23-8)
UCLA (23-8)
Wisconsin (21-10)
St Louis (24-6)

The 6 line
Pittsburgh (24-7)
UNLV (22-8)
Butler (23-7)
Notre Dame (23-8)

The 7 line
Colorado St (22-7)
Creighton (27-7)
North Carolina (21-9)
Illinois (20-11)

The 8 line
VCU (24-7)
North Carolina St (22-9)
Oregon (23-8)
Memphis (27-4)

The 9 line
Minnesota (20-11)
Wichita St (26-8)
Missouri (22-9)
San Diego St (19-9)

The 10 line
Villanova (18-12)
Belmont (24-6)
Cincinnati (21-10)
Colorado (20-10)

The 11 line
California (20-10)
Temple (23-8)
Iowa St (21-10)
Oklahoma (20-10)

The 12 line
Boise St (19-9)
Tennessee (19-11)
LaSalle (21-8)
Kentucky (21-10)
St Mary's (26-5)
Akron (23-6)

The 13 line
Louisiana Tech (25-5)
Bucknell (26-5)
South Dakota St (20-7)
Valparaiso (24-7)

The 14 line
Stephen F Austin (22-3)
Davidson (24-7)
Harvard (18-9)
FGCU (22-10)

The 15 line
Montana (21-6)
Iona (19-13)
Vermont (21-10)
Norfolk St (21-10)

The 16 line
Long Beach St (16-12)
Northeastern (20-11)
Florida International (17-13)
Southern (18-9)
Long Island (19-13)
Liberty (12-20)


Bubble in:
Colorado
California
Temple
Iowa St
Oklahoma
Boise St

Last 4 in:
Tennessee
LaSalle
Kentucky
St Mary's

Last 4 out:
Virginia
Baylor
Middle Tennessee St
Arkansas

Consideration board:
Mississippi
Alabama
Iowa
Massachusetts
Stanford
Maryland
Akron*

[TheAsianSensation]

NIT


East
1) Virginia (21-10) vs. 8) Niagara (19-13)
4) St John's (16-14) vs. 5) Charlotte (20-10)
3) Providence (17-13) vs. 6) Detroit (18-12)
2) Massachusetts (19-10) vs. 7) Stony Brook (23-6)

South
1) Alabama (19-11) vs. 8) Mercer (21-11)
4) Southern Miss (21-8) vs. 5) Florida St (17-14)
3) Mississippi (23-8) vs. 6) Ohio (23-8)
2) Maryland (20-11) vs. 7) Washington (17-14)

Midwest
1) Arkansas (19-12) vs. 8) Robert Morris (23-10)
4) Air Force (15-12) vs. 5) BYU (20-11)
3) Middle Tennesee St (28-5) vs. 6) St Joseph's (17-12)
2) Iowa (20-11) vs. 7) Northern Iowa (17-14)

West
1) Baylor (17-13) vs. 8) Charleston Southern (16-12)
4) Arizona St (20-11) vs. 5) Indiana St (17-14)
3) Xavier (17-13) vs. 6) LSU (18-11)
2) Stanford (18-13) vs. 7) Denver (21-8)

Last 6 in:
Denver, Northern Iowa, Ohio, Detroit, Washington, St Joseph's
Last 6 out:
Texas, Richmond, New Mexico St, Eastern Kentucky, Santa Clara, UTEP








CBI
Murray St (19-10) at Wright St (20-11)
East Carolina (14-11) at Richmond (18-13)

Eastern Kentucky (22-9) at Dayton (17-13)
Loyola (MD) (21-11) at Evansville (17-14)

Texas A&M (17-14) at Texas (15-15)
UTEP (17-13) at New Mexico St (20-10)

North Dakota St (21-8) at Wyoming (16-12)
Utah St (20-9) at Santa Clara (19-11)

Watch out for these mediocre power conference teams who are probably in play at least:
Purdue (15-16), Rutgers (14-15), Boston College (15-16), Georgia Tech (16-14), USC (14-17), Georgia (15-16), Vanderbilt (14-16)






CIT

Princeton (15-11) at Rider (18-14)
Boston (17-12) at Bryant (19-11)
South Alabama (16-12) at Northwestern St (17-8)
Western Michigan (18-11) at Tennessee St (16-14)
George Mason (18-14) at Lehigh (20-9)
Toledo (15-13) at North Carolina Central (19-8)
Arkansas St (18-11) at Oral Roberts (17-13)
Cal Poly (15-12) at Weber St (22-5)

Canisius (18-13) at Wagner (19-12)
NJIT (12-12) at Delaware (19-14)
James Madison (19-14) at Charleston (24-8)
Lafayette (18-14) at Albany (22-10)
Bradley (16-16) at Western Illinois (20-7)
Green Bay (17-15) at Illinois St (18-15)
Tulsa (15-14) at Texas-Arlington (17-12)
Houston (17-11) at Pacific (17-12)



We may have a problem. Behind the 148 projected postseason teams I have, we only have 16 more eligible teams behind this.

[TheAsianSensation]

We're up to 7 NIT bid robbers this year:
NEC/Robert Morris
MAAC/Niagara
A-Sun/Mercer
CAA/Northeastern
Big South/Charleston Southern
AEast/Stony Brook
Sun Belt* (was originally going to get MTSU in NCAAs and no one in NIT. Now has WKU in NCAAs and MTSU in NITs. Sneaky thief here)

Remaining red-alarm situations, and the teams you're rooting for:
SWAC (Southern)
MEAC (Norfolk St)
Big Sky (Montana)
Big West (Long Beach St)
Patriot (Bucknell)
Southland (Stephen F Austin)
Horizon (Valpo) - red alarm because Valpo would make NIT with or without autobid....but Wright St would leap from EIEIO to NCAA
MAC (Akron and Ohio)
CUSA (Memphis, Southern Miss)
WAC (definitely Louisiana Tech....probably Denver...and maybe New Mexico St)
and obviously the Big 8 conferences, you don't want someone going full Georgia during them

[Khan4Cats]

We're up to 7 NIT bid robbers this year:
NEC/Robert Morris
MAAC/Niagara
A-Sun/Mercer
CAA/Northeastern
Big South/Charleston Southern
AEast/Stony Brook
Sun Belt* (was originally going to get MTSU in NCAAs and no one in NIT. Now has WKU in NCAAs and MTSU in NITs. Sneaky thief here)

Remaining red-alarm situations, and the teams you're rooting for:
SWAC (Southern)
MEAC (Norfolk St)
Big Sky (Montana)
Big West (Long Beach St)
Patriot (Bucknell)
Southland (Stephen F Austin)
Horizon (Valpo) - red alarm because Valpo would make NIT with or without autobid....but Wright St would leap from EIEIO to NCAA
MAC (Akron and Ohio)
CUSA (Memphis, Southern Miss)
WAC (definitely Louisiana Tech....probably Denver...and maybe New Mexico St)
and obviously the Big 8 conferences, you don't want someone going full Georgia during them

Southern is on APR restriction, the SWAC has no NIT auto-bid.

[TheAsianSensation]

Southern is on APR restriction, the SWAC has no NIT auto-bid.

Actually, Texas Southern is the one on APR restriction despite the conference title.

I've heard conflicting things on whether the autobid transfers to Southern or not.

[TheAsianSensation]

I just did a bracket with VCU/Belmont in the 8/9 game, winner plays Gonzaga.

You guys would have a freakin' conniption if that happened with the actual committee.

[DoubleJayAlum]

I don't think that there is some sort of conspiracy to pit mids against one another.

I do however believe that the entire system favors the big conferences. As long as one of the main indicators is top 50 and top 100 wins, the schools that have several opportunities for these games within their own conferences are always going to get the advantage.

[uniftw]

I don't think that there is some sort of conspiracy to pit mids against one another.

I do however believe that the entire system favors the big conferences. As long as one of the main indicators is top 50 and top 100 wins, the schools that have several opportunities for these games within their own conferences are always going to get the advantage.

[TheAsianSensation]

I'm starting to worry about UNI and InSU and the NIT. It's starting to get close, especially with teams like LSU and Washington that you just know those creaky old bastards will sneak in.

If Evansville makes it, I'll **** bricks.

[MSUDuo]

Can Kansas bypass Miami and Duke and gain the last #1 seed if Miami loses tomorrow? (Indiana, Gonzaga, Louisville)

If Miami loses...

1-Kansas... 29-5, 5, 13-3, 2-1
2-Duke... 27-5, 1, 9-2, 5-3
2-Miami... 26-6, 4, 7-2, 7-2

If Miami wins...

1-Miami... 26-6, 4, 7-2, 7-2
2-Kansas... 29-5, 5, 13-3, 2-1
2-Duke... 27-5, 1, 9-2, 5-3