2013-2014 Bracketology thread

[TheAsianSensation]

I'm looking at everyone's projections, and I'm in agreement with about 80% of everyone out there, on the same 68 teams. That makes me very nervous. I kind of want to step out and be the contrarian, but I can't find the spot where I can. Either everyone's gonna be 68/68 or everyone's gonna be morons. I guess I'm in lock-step with the group on this one.

[TheAsianSensation]

I had Wichita State playing St Louis, in St Louis in the round of 32 before a Memphis/South regional conflict forced them in instead.

SOUTH
@Orlando
1) Florida (31-2) vs. 16) Albany (18-14)/Mount St Mary's (16-16)
8) George Washington (24-8) vs. 9) Colorado (23-11)
@San Diego
4) UCLA (25-8) vs. 13) New Mexico St (26-9)
5) Michigan St (25-8) vs. 12) Tulsa (21-12)
@Raleigh
3) Louisville (29-5) vs. 14) Mercer (26-8)
6) New Mexico (27-6) vs. 11) Dayton (23-10)/Iowa (20-12)
@St Louis
2) Kansas (25-9) vs. 15) American (20-12)
7) Kentucky (24-9) vs. 10) Providence (23-11)

EAST
@Milwaukee
1) Michigan (25-7) vs. 16) Wofford (20-12)
8) St Louis (26-6) vs. 9) Pittsburgh (25-9)
@Spokane
4) UConn (26-8) vs. 13) Harvard (26-4)
5) North Carolina (23-9) vs. 12) North Dakota St (25-6)
@Raleigh
3) Duke (26-7) vs. 14) Georgia St (25-7)
6) Ohio St (25-9) vs. 11) Tennessee (21-12)
@Buffalo
2) Villanova (28-4) vs. 15) Milwaukee (21-13)
7) UMass (24-8) vs. 10) SMU (23-9)

MIDWEST
@St Louis
1) Wichita St (34-0) vs. 16) Texas Southern (19-14)/Cal Poly (13-19)
8) Memphis (23-9) vs. 9) Kansas St (20-12)
@San Antonio
4) Creighton (26-7) vs. 13) Manhattan (25-7)
5) Oklahoma (23-9) vs. 12) Western Michigan (23-9)
@Buffalo
3) Virginia (27-6) vs. 14) Eastern Kentucky (24-9)
6) Baylor (24-11) vs. 11) Arizona St (21-11)
@Milwaukee
2) Wisconsin (26-7) vs. 15) North Carolina Central (28-5)
7) Texas (23-10) vs. 10) Xavier (21-12)

WEST
@San Diego
1) Arizona (30-4) vs. 16) Coastal Carolina (21-12)
8) Gonzaga (28-6) vs. 9) Oklahoma St (21-12)
@Spokane
4) Cincinnati (27-6) vs. 13) Delaware (25-9)
5) San Diego St (29-4) vs. 12) BYU (23-11)/Nebraska (19-12)
@Orlando
3) Syracuse (27-5) vs. 14) Stephen F Austin (31-2)
6) VCU (26-7) vs. 11) Stanford (21-12)
@San Antonio
2) Iowa St (26-7) vs. 15) Weber St (19-11)
7) Oregon (23-8) vs. 10) St Joseph's (23-9)

[TheAsianSensation]

Final NIT bubble:

Richmond (19-14)
Indiana (17-15)
Marquette (17-15)
Maryland (17-15)
LSU (19-13)
---cutline---
St Mary's (22-11)
Washington (17-15)
Middle Tennessee (24-9)
Indiana St (23-10)
San Francisco (21-11)
UTEP (23-10)
Boise St (21-13)
Ole Miss (19-14)
Ohio (23-11)
Cleveland St (21-11)
UNLV (20-13)

You could make a very sexy CBI tournament out of that cutlist, by the way.

[FearDaTrees]

The 1 line: Florida (31-2), Arizona (30-4), Wichita St (34-0), Michigan (25-7)
The 2 line: Wisconsin (26-7), Villanova (28-4), Kansas (25-9), Duke (26-7)
The 3 line: Iowa State (26-7), Louisville (29-5), Virginia (27-6), Syracuse (27-5)
The 4 line: Cincinnati (27-6), Creighton (26-7), Michigan St (25-8), UConn (26-8)
The 5 line: San Diego St (29-4), North Carolina (23-9), UCLA(25-8), Oklahoma (23-9)
The 6 line: Ohio St (25-9), New Mexico (27-6), VCU (26-7), Oregon (23-8)
The 7 line: Memphis (23-9), Kentucky (24-9), Baylor (24-11), UMass (24-8)
The 8 line: St Louis (26-6), George Washington (24-8), Texas (23-10) , Gonzaga (28-6)
The 9 line: Kansas St (20-12), Pittsburgh (25-9), Oklahoma St (21-12), Colorado (23-11)
The 10 line: Providence (23-11), Xavier (21-12), St Joseph's (23-9), Arizona St (21-11)
The 11 line: Stanford (21-12), SMU (23-9), Tennessee (21-12), Dayton (23-10), Iowa (20-12)
The 12 line: Southern Miss (25-6), Nebraska (19-12), Western Michigan (23-9), Tulsa (21-12), North Dakota St (25-6)
The 13 line: New Mexico St (26-9), Manhattan (25-7), Harvard (26-4), Stephen F Austin (31-2)
The 14 line: Eastern Kentucky (24-9), Delaware (25-9), Mercer (26-8), Georgia St (25-7)
The 15 line: Milwaukee (21-13), North Carolina Central (28-5), American (20-12), Weber St (19-11)
The 16 line: Wofford (20-12), Coastal Carolina (21-12), Albany (18-14), Mount St Mary's (16-16), Texas Southern (19-14), Cal Poly (13-19)


I have a few small differences in seeding spots and the final team to get in. I think it comes down to BYU and S.Miss for the last spot and I gave it to S.Miss. BYU has some terrible losses that I think the committee won't like. These projections are based off of Michigan and Duke winning their conf tourneys. Win or lose, Florida remains the top seed.

[rlh04d]

Michigan St dominating Michigan is the fitting end for this season. Every possible fourth one seed just throwing up on themselves, repeatedly.

[TheAsianSensation]

The 1 line: Florida (32-2), Arizona (30-4), Wichita St (34-0), Wisconsin (26-7)
The 2 line: Michigan (25-8), Villanova (28-4), Iowa St (26-7), Virginia (28-6)
The 3 line: Kansas (25-9), Duke (26-8), Louisville (29-5), Syracuse (27-5)
The 4 line: Cincinnati (27-6), Creighton (26-7), Michigan St (26-8), UCLA (25-8)
The 5 line: UConn (26-8), San Diego St (29-4), North Carolina (23-9), Oklahoma (23-9)
The 6 line: Ohio St (25-9), New Mexico (27-6), Baylor (24-11), VCU (26-8)
The 7 line: Texas (23-10), Kentucky (24-10), Oregon (23-8), UMass (24-8)
The 8 line: St Louis (26-6), George Washington (24-8), Memphis (23-9), Gonzaga (28-6)
The 9 line: Kansas St (20-12), Pittsburgh (25-9), Oklahoma St (21-12), St Joseph's (24-9)
The 10 line: Providence (23-11), Colorado (23-11), Xavier (21-12), Stanford (21-12)
The 11 line: Arizona St (21-11), Tennessee (21-12), Dayton (23-10), SMU (23-9), Iowa (20-12)
The 12 line: BYU (23-11), Nebraska (19-12), Western Michigan (23-9), Tulsa (21-12), North Dakota St (25-6)
The 13 line: New Mexico St (26-9), Manhattan (25-7), Harvard (26-4), Delaware (25-9)
The 14 line: Eastern Kentucky (24-9), Stephen F Austin (31-2), Mercer (26-8), Milwaukee (21-13)
The 15 line: Louisiana-Lafayette (23-11), North Carolina Central (28-5), American (20-12), Weber St (19-11)
The 16 line: Wofford (20-12), Coastal Carolina (21-12), Albany (18-14), Mount St Mary's (16-16), Texas Southern (19-14), Cal Poly (13-19)

Tail end of the lockbox:
Xavier, Stanford, Arizona St, Tennessee, Dayton, SMU, Iowa

Last 2 in:
BYU
Nebraska

Last 3 out:
Minnesota (20-13)
Florida St (19-13)
California (19-13)

Off the board: Arkansas, Missouri, Green Bay, Southern Miss


SOUTH
@Orlando
1) Florida (32-2) vs. 16) Albany (18-14)/Mount St Mary's (16-16)
8) St Louis (26-6) vs. 9) Oklahoma St (21-12)
@San Diego
4) UCLA (25-8) vs. 13) New Mexico St (26-9)
5) UConn (26-8) vs. 12) Tulsa (21-12)
@San Antonio
3) Kansas (25-9) vs. 14) Stephen F Austin (31-2)
6) New Mexico (27-6) vs. 11) SMU (23-9)/Iowa (20-12)
@Raleigh
2) Virginia (28-6) vs. 15) North Carolina Central (28-5)
7) Texas (23-10) vs. 10) Providence (23-11)

EAST
@Milwaukee
1) Wisconsin (26-7) vs. 16) Wofford (20-12)
8) George Washington (24-8) vs. 9) Pittsburgh (25-9)
@San Diego
4) Cincinnati (27-6) vs. 13) Manhattan (25-7)
5) North Carolina (23-9) vs. 12) Western Michigan (23-9)
@Raleigh
3) Duke (26-8) vs. 14) Eastern Kentucky (24-9)
6) Ohio St (25-9) vs. 11) Tennessee (21-12)
@Buffalo
2) Villanova (28-4) vs. 15) American (20-12)
7) UMass (24-8) vs. 10) Stanford (21-12)

MIDWEST
@St Louis
1) Wichita St (34-0) vs. 16) Texas Southern (19-14)/Cal Poly (13-19)
8) Memphis (23-9) vs. 9) St Joseph's (24-9)
@Spokane
4) Creighton (26-7) vs. 13) Harvard (26-4)
5) Oklahoma (23-9) vs. 12) North Dakota St (25-6)
@Orlando
3) Louisville (29-5) vs. 14) Mercer (26-8)
6) Baylor (24-11) vs. 11) Arizona St (21-11)
@Milwaukee
2) Michigan (25-8) vs. 15) Louisiana-Lafayette (23-11)
7) Kentucky (24-10) vs. 10) Colorado (23-11)

WEST
@San Diego
1) Arizona (30-4) vs. 16) Coastal Carolina (21-12)
8) Gonzaga (28-6) vs. 9) Kansas St (20-12)
@Spokane
4) Michigan St (26-8) vs. 13) Delaware (25-9)
5) San Diego St (29-4) vs. 12) Dayton (23-10)
@Buffalo
3) Syracuse (27-5) vs. 14) Milwaukee (21-13)
6) VCU (26-8) vs. 11) BYU (23-11)/Nebraska (19-12)
@St Louis
2) Iowa St (26-7) vs. 15) Weber St (19-11)
7) Oregon (23-8) vs. 10) Xavier (21-12)

[TheAsianSensation]

Michigan St dominating Michigan is the fitting end for this season. Every possible fourth one seed just throwing up on themselves, repeatedly.

I could make serious arguments for Wisky, Michigan, Villanova, Virginia, and Iowa St on the 1 line.

If I had any balls, I'd put Iowa St there.

In the end, Wisky beat Florida and won at Michigan and Virginia. Checkmate.

[MSUDuo]

I've come to terms that this might be the hardest year I've done this. Had pretty good results compared to the Bracket Matrix and the 90 something guys who turn their thoughts in but I am ok if I suck this year because I think everyone is going suck.

1 seeds
Florida
Arizona
Wichita St
Villanova

2 seeds
Michigan
Kansas
Wisconsin
Virginia

3 seeds
Duke
Syracuse
Iowa St
Louisville

4 seeds
San Diego St
Michigan St
Creighton
UCLA

5 seeds
Cincinnati
Ohio St
UNC
UConn

6 seeds
Oklahoma
VCU
SLU
New Mexico

7 seeds
UMass
Baylor
Texas
Kentucky

8 seeds
Memphis
George Washington
Oregon
Gonzaga

9 seeds
Kansas St
Oklahoma St
Colorado
Stanford

10 seeds
Iowa
Arizona St
Pitt
St. Joe

11 seeds
SMU
BYU
Xavier
Dayton
Nebraska
Tennessee

12 seeds
Providence
North Dakota St
Harvard
Stephen F Austin

13 seeds
Tulsa
Manhattan
Western Michigan
Delaware

14 seeds
ULL
New Mexico St
Mercer
E. Kentucky

15 seeds
American
No. Carolina St
UW-Milwaukee
Wofford

16 seeds
Weber St
Albany
Coastal Carolina
Mount St. Mary's
Cal-Poly
Texas Southern

[TheAsianSensation]

I've come to terms that this might be the hardest year I've done this. Had pretty good results compared to the Bracket Matrix and the 90 something guys who turn their thoughts in but I am ok if I suck this year because I think everyone is going suck.

There is a ridiculous amount of consensus on the at-large teams on there. This is the year to really nail your seedings if you want to stand out.

[MSUDuo]

I've come to terms that this might be the hardest year I've done this. Had pretty good results compared to the Bracket Matrix and the 90 something guys who turn their thoughts in but I am ok if I suck this year because I think everyone is going suck.

There is a ridiculous amount of consensus on the at-large teams on there. This is the year to really nail your seedings if you want to stand out.

I can already tell I won't. Missed too many in that first bracket by just one seed line.