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The committee announced today - July 12, 2010 - what the new format would look like - and I have to say I'm not upset about it. There will be 2 play-in games for the last 4 seeded teams in the tourney and 2 play-in games for the last 4 at-large teams. That's about as good as could be hoped but still not great - but at least it's not 96 teams. Here is my bracket based upon this format - it's rough - but workable. This does take into account the NBA draft, but not conference realignment - that will occur next year. Any questions - feel free to ask.
Also - I've added more years to the Tourney History section, a couple more radio interviews to BW in the News, and next years tentative schedule for Madness. I'm hoping to get every previous tournament posted at some point.
Last updated 07/12/2010 04:20:09 PM
Seeds
| Seed | East | Southeast | Southwest | West |
| 1 | Duke | Michigan St | Kansas St | Purdue |
| 2 | Villanova | Kentucky | Pittsburgh | Baylor |
| 3 | Ohio St | UNC | Florida | Georgetown |
| 4 | Texas A&M | Kansas | Wisconsin | BYU |
| 5 | Xavier | W. Virginia | Syracuse | Washington |
| 6 | Missouri | Texas | Temple | Butler |
| 7 | Florida St | Memphis | UNLV | Illinois |
| 8 | Tennessee | New Mexico | Gonzaga | Vanderbilt |
| 9 | Louisville | Connecticut | Arizona St | Marquette |
| 10 | ODU | Murray St | Wichita St | USC |
| 11 | Minnesota | Mississippi St | California | Utah St |
| 12 | Arizona | Virginia Tech | Clemson/Mississippi | Virginia/Texas Tech |
| 13 | Morgan St | Richmond | San Diego St | Iona |
| 14 | Wofford | Winthrop | Oakland | Kent St |
| 15 | Harvard | Lehigh | E. Tenn. St | SFA |
| 16 | Robert Morris/Stony Brook | Troy/Jackson St | Weber St | Pacific |
| Last 5 in - Virginia, Texas Tech, Clemson, Mississippi, Richmond | ||||
| Last 5 out - UCLA, Miami-Fla, Maryland, UTEP, Georgia | ||||
| Others considered - | ||||
| Moving in - | ||||
| Moving out - | ||||
| Moving up - | ||||
| Moving down - | ||||
| No longer considered - | ||||
| Multi bid conferences - Big East - 8, Big 12 - 7, ACC - 6, Big 10 - 6, SEC - 6, Pac 10 - 5, Mountain West - 4, Atlantic 10 - 3 | ||||
| Conference leaders from projected 1-bid conferences are chosen for that conference- One-bid leagues (23): America East - Stony Brook, Atlantic Sun - E. Tenn. St., Big Sky - Weber St., Big South - Winthrop, Big West - Pacific, CAA - ODU, C-USA - Memphis, Horizon - Butler, Ivy - Harvard, MAAC - Iona, Mid-American - Kent St, MEAC - Morgan St., Missouri Valley - Wichita St, NEC - Robert Morris, Ohio Valley - Murray St., Patriot - Lehigh, Southern - Wofford, Southland - SFA, Summit - Oakland, Sun Belt - Troy, SWAC - Jackson St., WAC - Utah St., WCC - Gonzaga,. | ||||
| Conferences above in bold are getting one bid regardless of the conference tournament outcome | ||||
| Teams in Blue are IN the tournament. | ||||
| Teams in Black are LOCKS for the tournament (Bold faced for 1-bid leagues - league leader chosen for now) | ||||
| Teams in Red are on the bubble | ||||
| as of | July 12, 2010 | |||
Match-ups
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| Bracket |
| Seed | East | Seed | South | |
| 1 | Duke | 1 | Kansas St | |
| 16 | Robert Morris/Stony Brook | 16 | Weber St | |
| 8 | Tennessee | 8 | Gonzaga | |
| 9 | Louisville | 9 | Arizona St | |
| 12 | Arizona | 12 | Clemson/Mississippi | |
| 5 | Xavier | 5 | Syracuse | |
| 13 | Morgan St | 13 | San Diego St | |
| 4 | Texas A&M | 4 | Wisconsin | |
| 3 | Ohio St | 3 | Florida | |
| 14 | Wofford | 14 | Oakland | |
| 6 | Missouri | 6 | Temple | |
| 11 | Minnesota | 11 | California | |
| 10 | ODU | 10 | Wichita St | |
| 7 | Florida St | 7 | UNLV | |
| 15 | Harvard | 15 | E. Tenn. St | |
| 2 | Villanova | 2 | Pittsburgh | |
| Seed | Midwest | Seed | West | |
| 1 | Michigan St | 1 | Purdue | |
| 16 | Troy/Jackson St | 16 | Pacific | |
| 8 | New Mexico | 8 | Vanderbilt | |
| 9 | Connecticut | 9 | Marquette | |
| 12 | Virginia Tech | 12 | Virginia/Texas Tech | |
| 5 | W. Virginia | 5 | Washington | |
| 13 | Richmond | 13 | Iona | |
| 4 | Kansas | 4 | BYU | |
| 3 | UNC | 3 | Georgetown | |
| 14 | Winthrop | 14 | Kent St | |
| 6 | Texas | 6 | Butler | |
| 11 | Mississippi St | 11 | Utah St | |
| 10 | Murray St | 10 | USC | |
| 7 | Memphis | 7 | Illinois | |
| 15 | Lehigh | 15 | SFA | |
| 2 | Kentucky | 2 | Baylor | |
These projections are based on how I think the committee will make their selections, not how I would want to make them, if the season ended TODAY. If you have any questions or comments about these predictions, if you find any errors, or if you just want to talk hoops feel free to email me, IM me on Yahoo IM (texasbluedevil69), facebook, or post a message on the message board. Please note this is for entertainment purposes only. I'm not affiliated with Bracketology from ESPN or any other projection service. And yes, W.A.G. stands for Wild Ass Guess. Thanks and enjoy.
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