Friday, March 13, 2009

Auto Bids

RED IS CLINCHED BLUE IS PROJECTED
UPDATED AFTER ALL CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS
AMEREAST- BING
ATL10- TEMP
ACC- DUKE
ATLSUN- ETENNST
BIG12- MIZZ
BIGE- LOU
BIGSKY- PORTST
BIGSOUTH- RADF
BIG10- PUR
BIGWEST- CSNORT
CAA- VCU
CONFUSA- MEMP
HORZ- CLEST
IVY- CORN
MAAC- SIENA
MAC- AKR
MEAC- MORGST
MVALL- NIOWA
MWEST- UTAH
NEC- ROBMOR
OVC- MOHEST
PAC10- USC
PATRIOT- AMER
SEC- MISST
SOUTH- CHAT
SLAND- SFA
SWAC- ALAST
SUMMIT- NDST
SUNBELT- WKENT
WCC- GONZ
WAC- UTST


Thursday, March 12, 2009

3-15-09 Bracket

UPDATED AFTER ALL CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS
LOCK, NO AUTO, NO PROJECTED
LOCK, PROJECTED, NO AUTO
LOCK, AUTO
NO LOCK, AUTO
NO LOCK, NO AUTO, PROJECTED
NO LOCK, NO AUTO, NO PROJECTED
WEST VS. EAST
MIDWEST VS. SOUTH
SOUTH
#1 UNC
#16 ALAST/CSNORT
#8 WVU
#9 MICH
#5 KAN
#12 NIOWA
#4 UTAH
#13 WKENT
#6 DAY
#11 TENN
#3 MIZZ
#14 SFA
#7 BUT
#10 MINN
#2 UCONN
#15 CORN

WEST
#1 DUKE
#16 ETENNST
#8 LSU
#9 MARQ
#5 WASH
#12 VCU
#4 PUR
#13 ROBMOR
#6 XAV
#11 MARY
#3 VILL
#14 NDST
#7 BYU
#10 SIENA
#2 OKLA
#15 RADF

MIDWEST
#1 PITT
#16 MOHEST
#8 CAL
#9 SDSU
#5 ILL
#12 MISST
#4 FSU
#13 AMER
#6 OKST
#11 UTST
#3 WAKE
#14 PORTST
#7 AZST
#10 WISC
#2 MEMP
#15 AKR

SOUTH
#1 LOU
#16 MORGST
#8 TEXAM
#9 OSU
#5 UCLA
#12 TEMP
#4 CLEM
#13 CLEST
#6 GONZ
#11 USC
#3 SYRA
#14 BING
#7 BOSCOLL
#10 TEX
#2 MSU
#15 CHAT

Last 4 in:
1. Tennessee
2. Texas
3. Minnesoa
4. (Last in) Maryland

Waiting List:
1. (Last out) Arizona
2. Penn State
3. Creighton
4. Providence

Nobody that's not on this page has any chance. The waiting list has 6 teams and there are 3 teams square on the bubble and 3 pretty safe.

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Bracketology 3-11-09

This is before today's games.
MIDWEST
#1 PITT
#16 ALAST/CSNORT
#8 TEXAM
#9 OSU
#5 CLEM
#12 SC
#4 ILL
#13 WESTKEN
#3 WASH
#14 SFA
#6 BYU
#11 MICH
#7 BOSCOLL
#10 ARI
#2 MEMP
#15 CORN
SOUTH
#1 UNC
#16 RADF
#8 LSU
#9 TEX
#5 PUR
#12 VCU
#4 SYRA
#13 ROBMOR
#3 FSU
#14 BING
#6 UCLA
#11 PROV
#7 GONZ
#10 MINN
#2 OKLA
#15 CHAT
EAST
#1 UCONN
#16 MOHEST
#8 WISC
#9 WVU
#5 MIZZ
#12 PSU
#4 UTAH
#13 AMER
#3 WAKE
#14 PORTST
#6 CAL
#11 NEWMEX
#7 DAY
#10 SIENA
#2 LOU
#15 NDST
WEST
#1 MSU
#16 ETENNST
#8 BUT
#9 MARQ
#5 XAV
#12 MARY
#4 KAN
#13 NIOWA
#3 VILL
#14 CLEST
#6 AZST
#11 TENN
#7 OKST
#10 UTST
#2 DUKE
#15 BUFF
I'll probabaly update tommorrow morning and at Friday around 7:00ish.
  Ivar




Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Seeds 3/10/09

These are the seeds before 3-10-09's games:
1: PITT, UNC, UCONN, MSU
2: MEMP, OKLA, LOU, DUKE
3: WASH, WAKE, VILL, FSU
4: KAN, SYRA, ILL, UTAH
5: PUR, XAV, MIZZ, CLEM
6: AZST, BUT, CAL, BYU
7: UCLA, DAY, GONZ, OKST
8: LSU, BOSCOLL, WISC, TEXAM
9: MARQ, WVU, OSU, TEX
10: ARI, MINN, SIEN, UTST
11: MICH, NMEX, PROV, TENN
12: MARY, SC, PSU, VTECH
13: VIRCOMM, AMER, ROBMOR, NIOWA, 
14: WKENT, BING, WEBST, SFA, 
15: CORN, NDST, CHAT, BUFF
16: ETENNST, RADF, MOHEST, ALAST, CSNORT
I apoligize for the lack of update and the bad quality of this one. I'll provide you with extremely (almost interactive) updates over the weekend.


Saturday, March 7, 2009

Seeds 3/8/09

1's: PITT, UNC, UCONN, MSU
The Huskies fall despite a loss to Pitt, but Pitt's a good team and it was pretty close so Uconn stays as a #1.
2's: DUKE, OKLA, MEMP, LOU
Everybody stays the same here, with the exception of Louisville falling. I saw them play in the 2nd half against West Virginia and there free throws are just horrid.
3's: WASH, VILL, KAN, WAKE
Mizzouri isn't the explosive team I thought they were. Washington and Villanova are dangerous, though Kansas and Wake are just too on and off.
4's: FSU, SYRA, PUR, CLEM
Syracuse's win against Marquette impressed me, even without Dominique James. Others are just sliding up right up the S-Curve.
5's: ILL, UTAH, MIZZ, XAV
Mizzouri and Xavier, what exactly happened? One of you got blown away by a bubble team, the other lost to Richmond? Either somebody messed up the scores, or Mizzouri and Xavier aren't the teams I thought they were.
6's: AZST, BUT, CAL, BYU
I don't know how some of these teams got this high. I din't know you could get this high by sliding right up the S-curve.
7's: UCLA, GONZ, DAY, OKST
I came to the sad reality with more investigation today that I had overestimated Dayton and Oklahoma State. They're both still dangerous teams, though.
8's: LSU, BOSCOLL, MARQ, WISC
Marquette's season has come all crashing down on their heads in the past week or 2. Boston College and Wisconsin I've promoted to lock status, and they're both dangerous.
9's: WVU, TEXAM, TEX, OSU
Texas A&M is yes, you're not reading wrong, my pick to win the big-12 tourney. They're the hottest team in the Big 12 as they proved in their crushing of Missouri today.
10's: UNLV, ARI, MINN, TENN
This is an array of dangerous teams with a weak group of 2 seeds. Watch out for another Davidsonish run. The Golden Gophers are better that other think.
11's: DAVID, UTST, VATECH, SIENA
Davidson, Utah State and Siena are all in danger if they fail to win their conference tourneys. They're all hanging onto that lifeline, they're getting the 11 instead of the 13 because they'll actually be considered shall they not win their conf. tourney.
12's: MICH, KANST, SC, STMARY
Michigan, Kansas State and South Carolina are part of my last 4 in. I know they're in red below, but I messed those numbers up.
13's: AMER, VIRCOMM, FLA, ROBMOR
American could definately go higher, but won't. I realized I left my projected NEC champ (Robert Morris) out of the last bracket.
14's: WESTKEN, NIWA, WEBST, SFA
North Iowa takes the spot Creighton vacated by losing badly to Illinois State.The others are just following the S Curve.
15's: CORN, NDST, BUFF, ETENNST
I'm calling these Blah teams. Blah Blah Blah Blah.
16's: RADF, MOREHEADST, MORGST, ALAST, CSNORT
More Blah teams! Yeah!
Red- Clinched a bid
Blue- Locked but not projected conf. champ
Green- Projected conf. champ but not locked
Brown- Locked and projected conf. champ

Looking back: Saturday

Let's overview what happened today. 4 teams punched their tourney tickets. Morehead State, Radford, Cornell and East Tennessee State all have clinched. #1 UCONN fell to #3 PITT for the second time this season. Texas A&M got an impressive win against MIZZOU. Rhode Island lost a must-win against UMASS. Florida popped Kentucky's bubble, and Seton Hall popped Cinncinati's. "Bubble Team" Creighton got smashed by Illinois State the night after a narrow escape against Witchita State. Memphis showed their the real deal by blowing out Tulane.

Bracket Needs

There are 14 teams here with 7 spots avalible.
This is unlike others of it's kind because it goes over what teams have to do to get in. Big thanks to CBS sportsline for the info they gave me here.
Virginia Tech- Near lock, needs to beat FSU to lock
Maryland- Needs to reach ACC final
Dayton- Near lock, needs 2 A-10 tourney wins to lock
Providence- Needs to reach big east semis
Michigan- Near lock, needs to get 1 B-10 tourney win to feel comfortable, 2 to lock
Minnesota- Near lock, needs to get 1 B-10 tourney win to feel comfortable, 2 to lock
Penn State- Needs 2 B-10 tourney wins to feel comfortable, 3 to lock
Oklahoma State- Near lock, needs 1 B-12 tourney win to lock
Kansas State- Needs 2 B-12 tourney wins to feel comfortable, 3 to lock
BYU- Near lock, needs to beat Air Force to lock
New Mexico- Needs to reach m-west tourney final
SDSU- Needs to reach m-west tourney final
Arizona- Needs 1 P-10 tourney win to feel comfortable, 2 to lock
South Carolina- Needs 2 SEC tourney wins to feel comfortable, 3 to lock
Teams in Blue are in
Teams in Red are out