BracketBusters 2010

[MacabreMob]

Here's the update following the MVC's results from last night. (I only did yesterday's update by request) I plan on doing them after the MVC has played games (so typically after Sat/Sun and after Tues/Wed). But I will update more often as we get closer to the Feb 1st and Feb 8th announcements of matchups.

I color coded Bradley to be easier to find and then suggested road teams by color code as to who I think we may draw.

HOME
20 Northern Iowa
21 Butler
41 Missouri St
50 VCU
70 Northeastern
79 Illinois St
82 Pacific
83 Kent
84 Ohio
88 Murray St
93 S Illinois
96 Bradley
99 Austin Peay
102 UW-GB
108 George Mason
115 E Kentucky
116 Iona
122 Radford
124 Idaho
134 Utah St
139 Montana State
142 Hofstra
153 Detroit
160 Vermont
166 Loyola-Md
169 UW-Milwaukee
173 Bowling Green
181 Appalachian St
183 Miami-Oh
185 Cleveland St
190 Fresno St
195 Canisius
196 Creighton
200 CS-Northridge
201 Boise St
203 Deleware
209 E Illinois
212 C Michigan
214 Hawaii
215 Ball St
220 UC-Riverside
223 UC-Irvine
231 St Peter's
246 Manhattan
259 Georgia St
271 Evansville
273 CS-Fullerton
280 Gardner Webb
324 Jacksonville St

ROAD
18 William and Mary
29 Western Carolina
43 Old Dominion
48 Siena
51 Long Beach St
56 Nevada
59 Wichita St
64 Loyola
71 W Michigan
72 Louisiana Tech
78 Indiana St
91 Buffalo
106 Drexel
110 UNC Wilmington
111 San Jose St
114 Wright St
127 Fairfield
129 Niagara
130 Oral Roberts
138 College of Charleston
140 Morgan St
147 Rider
151 Boston
162 New Mexico St
167 Akron
170 UC Santa Barbara
180 South Carolina St
187 E Michigan
189 Tennessee Tech
205 Morehead St
219 Youngstown St
229 Valparaiso
244 Illinois-Chicago
248 New Hampshire
253 Elon
266 Winthrop
267 N Illinois
268 Cal Poly
270 James Madison
275 Southeast Missouri
276 Tennessee St
277 Presbyterian
281 Drake
296 Toledo
301 SIU-Edwardsville
302 Tennessee-Martin
305 UC Davis
312 Towson
344 Marist

[MacabreMob]

And so for poops and giggles, some predictions if today were Matchup Day:

Northern Iowa vs Western Carolina
Butler vs William and Mary
Missouri St vs Old Dominion
VCU vs Siena
Northeastern vs Long Beach St
Illinois St vs Nevada
Pacific vs Wichita St
Kent vs Loyola
Ohio vs Indiana St
Murray St vs W Michigan
S Illinois vs Louisiana Tech
Bradley vs Wright St
Austin Peay vs UNC Wilmington
UW-GB vs San Jose St
George Mason vs Buffalo
E Kentucky vs Drexel

[MacabreMob]

Update after games played thru 1/10/10 (RPI data from Jerry Palm at collegerpi.com)

HOME
16 Northern Iowa
17 Butler
45 Missouri St
55 VCU
58 Northeastern
63 Kent
86 Murray St
92 Pacific
93 Illinois St
97 Iona
98 Bradley
108 Utah St
109 UW-GB
111 Ohio
119 George Mason
122 E Kentucky
125 Austin Peay
136 Radford
140 Vermont
145 S Illinois
146 Hofstra
158 Appalachian St
160 Idaho
162 UW-Milwaukee
164 Bowling Green
169 Detroit
170 Cleveland St
172 Loyola-Md
175 Montana State
183 Creighton
184 Fresno St
189 Miami-Oh
193 Deleware
203 E Illinois
204 C Michigan
209 Canisius
211 UC-Irvine
213 St Peter's
221 Manhattan
226 Boise St
227 Hawaii
237 CS-Fullerton
239 CS-Northridge
247 UC-Riverside
252 Ball St
262 Georgia St
269 Gardner Webb
270 Evansville
304 Jacksonville St

ROAD
23 William and Mary
40 Old Dominion
42 Siena
49 Nevada
53 Western Carolina
62 Wichita St
68 W Michigan
74 Louisiana Tech
82 Long Beach St
87 Indiana St
99 College of Charleston
103 Buffalo
106 Loyola
117 Fairfield
118 Drexel
126 Niagara
129 San Jose St
131 Morgan St
134 Wright St
139 New Mexico St
142 Boston
143 UNC Wilmington
144 Oral Roberts
149 Rider
150 South Carolina St
155 UC Santa Barbara
161 Akron
165 Morehead St
186 Youngstown St
195 E Michigan
219 Tennessee Tech
233 Valparaiso
238 N Illinois
248 Winthrop
254 Drake
261 James Madison
264 Illinois-Chicago
265 Cal Poly
272 New Hampshire
273 Tennessee St
275 Southeast Missouri
277 Elon
285 Presbyterian
307 Toledo
312 UC Davis
314 Towson
317 Tennessee-Martin
318 SIU-Edwardsville
342 Marist


Just some silly predictions (if today were Matchup Day):

Northern Iowa vs Old Dominion
Butler vs William and Mary
Missouri St vs Nevada
VCU vs Siena
Northeastern vs Western Carolina
Kent vs Wichita St
Murray St vs W Michigan
Pacific vs Louisiana Tech
Illinois St vs Long Beach St
Iona vs College of Charleston
Bradley vs Buffalo
Utah St vs Indiana St
UW-GB vs Drexel
Ohio vs Loyola
George Mason vs Fairfield

[TheAsianSensation]

You might as well pencil in CAA leader @ Northern Iowa. Or hope Butler doesn't get that game.

Bradley once again is in no-man's land in the list (11th down). Of course, this time, BU has itself to blame for being down there.

I'll project in a bit.

[TheAsianSensation]

projections based on what I think will happen, not just on current results

ESPN2
1) Old Dominion at Northern Iowa (#1 CAA vs. #1 MVC)
2) Siena at Butler (#1 MAAC vs. #1 Horizon)
3) William & Mary at Missouri St (#2 CAA vs. #2 MVC)
4) Western Carolina at Murray St (#1 SoCon vs. #1 OVC)
5) Nevada at Pacific (#1 WAC vs. #1 Big West)

ESPNU
6) Wichita St at Kent St (#3 MVC vs. #1 MAC)
7) Louisiana Tech at VCU (#2 WAC vs. #2 CAA)
8 )Fairfield at Northeastern (#2 MAAC vs. #3 CAA)
9) Western Michigan at Illinois St (#2 MAC vs. #4 MVC)
10) Long Beach St at Utah St (#2 Big West vs. #3 WAC)
11) College of Charleston at Wisconsin-Green Bay (#2 SoCon vs. #2 Horizon)

ESPN360
12) Morgan St at Radford (#1 MEAC vs. #1 Big South)
13) Oral Roberts at Vermont (#1 Summit vs. #1 AEast)

Notables off the board
Buffalo at Iona (#3 MAC vs. #3 MAAC)
Indiana St at George Mason (#5 MVC vs. #4 CAA)
Wright St at Bradley (#3 Horizon at #6 MVC)

[MacabreMob]

projections based on what I think will happen, not just on current results

ESPN2
1) Old Dominion at Northern Iowa (#1 CAA vs. #1 MVC)
2) Siena at Butler (#1 MAAC vs. #1 Horizon)
3) William & Mary at Missouri St (#2 CAA vs. #2 MVC)
4) Western Carolina at Murray St (#1 SoCon vs. #1 OVC)
5) Nevada at Pacific (#1 WAC vs. #1 Big West)

ESPNU
6) Wichita St at Kent St (#3 MVC vs. #1 MAC)
7) Louisiana Tech at VCU (#2 WAC vs. #2 CAA)
8 )Fairfield at Northeastern (#2 MAAC vs. #3 CAA)
9) Western Michigan at Illinois St (#2 MAC vs. #4 MVC)
10) Long Beach St at Utah St (#2 Big West vs. #3 WAC)
11) College of Charleston at Wisconsin-Green Bay (#2 SoCon vs. #2 Horizon)

ESPN360
12) Morgan St at Radford (#1 MEAC vs. #1 Big South)
13) Oral Roberts at Vermont (#1 Summit vs. #1 AEast)

Notables off the board
Buffalo at Iona (#3 MAC vs. #3 MAAC)
Indiana St at George Mason (#5 MVC vs. #4 CAA)
Wright St at Bradley (#3 Horizon at #6 MVC)

Thanks TAS - nice work. I'll start looking at conference standings in another week or so (just so darn early).

I said earlier and so agree with you now - I think Wright St looks to be a good fit for Bradley.

Also - couple problems with your projections:
1) Pacific and Nevada have already played this season
2) Utah St and Long Beach St have already played this season.

(teams can not have rematches from earlier contests in the season)

[TheAsianSensation]

Well.....crap. How about moving Wichita into Nevada's spot, Nevada down to play VCU, and move La Tech into Wichita's old spot.

My 3 are: Wright St, Niagara, and Drexel. 3 different conferences to choose from there. Of course, we all know what will actually happen.

[MacabreMob]

My 3 are: Wright St, Niagara, and Drexel. 3 different conferences to choose from there. Of course, we all know what will actually happen.

And that's why my colored coded options include Valpo, UIC, SEMO, and even SIUe. Heck - we might be willing to put Lennox on the schedule for a home-n-home anyway... this way, we'll get MVC officials on the road next year.

[squirrelgotdead]

Well.....crap. How about moving Wichita into Nevada's spot, Nevada down to play VCU, and move La Tech into Wichita's old spot.

My 3 are: Wright St, Niagara, and Drexel. 3 different conferences to choose from there. Of course, we all know what will actually happen.

I get your point about Wright St and maybe throwing in an Ohio State, Louisville, or WVU on the road swing. . .but it's been too long since we've played either St. John's or MSG. . .how about that to go with Niagara as a road swing?

[TheAsianSensation]

I get your point about Wright St and maybe throwing in an Ohio State, Louisville, or WVU on the road swing. . .but it's been too long since we've played either St. John's or MSG. . .how about that to go with Niagara as a road swing?

If we can find a Big East school to agree to a one-and-done (or maybe even a 2-1), we oughta do that.

Les does need some new power conference teams on the schedule...

[MacabreMob]

I get your point about Wright St and maybe throwing in an Ohio State, Louisville, or WVU on the road swing. . .but it's been too long since we've played either St. John's or MSG. . .how about that to go with Niagara as a road swing?

If we can find a Big East school to agree to a one-and-done (or maybe even a 2-1), we oughta do that.

Les does need some new power conference teams on the schedule...

Well - that's why I said earlier about Wright St. Being in the Dayton area, you could pick up Dayton, Miami (Oh), Xavier or Cincinnati. Heck, why not swing back through Bloomington, IN and take on the Hoosiers?

[MacabreMob]

Update after the MVC completed their mid-week games.

HOME
16 Butler
19 Northern Iowa
47 VCU
59 Missouri St
61 Northeastern
76 Murray St
77 Kent
86 Utah St
90 Iona
96 Bradley
97 Illinois St
102 Pacific
114 UW-GB
116 George Mason
119 E Kentucky
123 Austin Peay
127 Ohio
137 Radford
141 Vermont
151 S Illinois
154 Bowling Green
161 UW-Milwaukee
162 Hofstra
163 Cleveland St
166 Creighton
170 Miami-Oh
171 Appalachian St
172 Detroit
174 Montana State
179 Fresno St
180 Loyola-Md
185 Deleware
186 Idaho
197 St Peter's
198 Canisius
202 E Illinois
204 C Michigan
217 UC-Irvine
220 Manhattan
227 Boise St
228 Hawaii
232 CS-Fullerton
235 CS-Northridge
248 UC-Riverside
258 Georgia St
261 Evansville
267 Ball St
272 Gardner Webb
298 Jacksonville St

ROAD
26 William and Mary
38 Old Dominion
41 Siena
52 Wichita St
57 Western Carolina
65 Louisiana Tech
66 Nevada
78 Long Beach St
85 W Michigan
92 Indiana St
110 Buffalo
111 College of Charleston
113 Loyola
115 Drexel
117 Fairfield
126 New Mexico St
132 Niagara
133 Akron
134 Wright St
139 Morgan St
142 Oral Roberts
146 Rider
148 San Jose St
150 UNC Wilmington
158 Morehead St
160 UC Santa Barbara
165 Boston
184 Youngstown St
188 South Carolina St
210 E Michigan
223 Tennessee Tech
229 N Illinois
236 Drake
240 Valparaiso
246 Winthrop
252 James Madison
260 Illinois-Chicago
263 Cal Poly
269 Southeast Missouri
270 New Hampshire
277 Tennessee St
282 Elon
289 Presbyterian
311 UC Davis
312 Toledo
318 Towson
320 Tennessee-Martin
321 SIU-Edwardsville
342 Marist

[LittleBrave]

I'm not sure if it's solely based on RPI, but I'd like to see these pairings:

Siena @ Butler
Old Dominion @ UNI
Wichita St. @ VCU
Nevada @ Missouri St.
Akron @ Bradley

[TheAsianSensation]

Well - that's why I said earlier about Wright St. Being in the Dayton area, you could pick up Dayton, Miami (Oh), Xavier or Cincinnati. Heck, why not swing back through Bloomington, IN and take on the Hoosiers?

Will we be willing to do a one and done on said road trip? I would. Maybe talk Dayton or Xavier into a 1-1, or even a 2-1 isn't that bad. (I doubt Cincy wants to bother with us given they once had ISU, IIRC)

[CABUFan]

I'd like to get Long Beach, solely because it'd be an easy return game for me to get to.