TAS Bracketology

[TheAsianSensation]

I saw you had Purdue, Wisky, Indy, and Mich St as Stone Cold Locks.... and then OSU as Last 4 Out.

So I was wondering if you were reserving that spot for UIUC after they win the B10 Tourney.

Northwestern, duh.

[TheAsianSensation]

MIDWEST

@Birmingham
1) Tennessee (24-3) vs. 16) Navy (16-12) / Alabama St (12-9)
Texas A&M (20-7) vs. 9) Maryland (18-11)

@Denver
5) Washington St (22-6) vs. 12) VCU (22-6)
4) Notre Dame (21-6) vs. 13) Florida (21-7)

@Tampa
6) MIchigan St (22-6) vs. 11) Miami (18-8 )
3) Georgetown (23-4) vs. 14) Niagara (18-8 )

@Omaha
7) Gonzaga (22-6) vs. 10) Massachusetts (18-9)
2) Kansas (24-3) vs. 15) Lamar (14-8 )


EAST

@Raleigh
1) Duke (24-3) vs. 16) Austin Peay (20-10)
Pittsburgh (19-8 ) vs. 9) UNLV (20-6) *I know it's a rematch, but the bracket forces this placement

@Anaheim
5) Drake (22-4) vs. 12) Western Kentucky (21-6)
4) Stanford (23-4) vs. 13) Boise St (20-7)

@D.C.
6) Butler (26-3) vs. 11) Virginia Tech (17-11)
3) Connecticut (22-6) vs. 14) Cornell (18-5)

@D.C.
7) South Alabama (22-5) vs. 10) Arizona (16-11)
2) Xavier (24-4) vs. 15) Winthrop (17-10)


WEST

@Little Rock
1) Texas (23-4) vs. 16) Robert Morris (24-6)
Kent St (23-5) vs. 9) West Virginia (19-8 )

@Tampa
5) Purdue (22-6) vs. 12) Davidson (21-6)
4) Vanderbilt (24-4) vs. 13) Southern Illinois (17-12)

@Omaha
6) BYU (22-6) vs. 11) Syracuse (17-11)
3) Wisconsin (24-4) vs. 14) CS-Northridge (18-7)

@Anaheim
7) Clemson (19-7) vs. 10) Baylor (18-8 )
2) UCLA (24-3) vs. 15) Portland St (17-9)


SOUTH

@Little Rock
1) Memphis (27-1) vs. 16) Morgan St (17-9)
Kansas St (17-9) vs. 9) Mississippi St (19-8 )

@Denver
5) Marquette (20-6) vs. 12) Illinois St (20-8 )
4) Indiana (24-4) vs. 13) Oral Roberts (20-7)

@Birmingham
6) USC (18-9) vs. 11) Arkansas (18-9)
3) Louisville (23-6) vs. 14) UMBC (20-7)

@Raleigh
7) St Mary's (23-4) vs. 10) Oklahoma (18-10)
2) North Carolina (26-2) vs. 15) Belmont (20-8 )



Next 4 in:
Virginia Tech (17-11)
Arkansas (18-9)
Illinois St (20-8 )
Western Kentucky (21-6)

Last 4 in:
Syracuse (17-11)
Virginia Commonwealth (22-6)
Florida (21-7)
Southern Illinois (17-12)

Last 4 out:
New Mexico (22-7)
St Joseph's (17-9)
Kentucky (16-10) - I'll admit it - Kentucky makes the field if they had a healthy Patterson right now
Ohio St (17-11)

Next 4 out:
Arizona St (17-10)
UAB (20-8 )
Houston (21-6)
Stephen F Austin (19-3)

Next 4 out:
Villanova (17-10)
Rhode Island (20-9)
Dayton (17-9)
Wake Forest (16-10)

Barely breathing, if at all:
George Mason (20-9), Oregon (15-12), Texas Tech (14-12), Mississippi (18-9), Temple (15-12), Creighton (18-9), Florida St (17-12), Wright St (20-8 ), Ohio (18-9), Seton Hall (17-11), Nebraska (17-9), Oklahoma St (14-12), San Diego St (17-10)


7 NIT spots left. Assume those 7 are autobids. Here are your CBI teams:

North Carolina St (15-13)
Cincinnati (13-14)
San Diego (15-13)
Nevada (17-10)
IUPUI (20-6)
Siena (17-10)
Bradley (17-13)
Minnesota (17-10)
Richmond (15-11)
Missouri (15-13)
California (15-11)
Cleveland St (17-11)
Akron (19-8 )
Utah (14-11)
UCSB (19-7)
Utah St (19-9)
---cutline---

Teams with reasonable CBI shots:
Virginia (13-12), Boston College (13-13), Washington (15-14), Alabama (15-13), Auburn (14-12), LaSalle (13-13), St Louis (15-12), Duquense (16-10), Charlotte (15-12), Indiana St (13-14), Northern Iowa (15-13), Central Florida (15-12), UTEP (16-10), Valparaiso (16-12), MiamiOH (13-13), Western Michigan (17-10), Old Dominion (17-13), UNC-Wilmington (18-12), Cal St-Fullerton (17-8 ), Pacific (18-9), Sam Houston St (16-6), New Mexico St (15-13), Georgia Southern (18-10)




Break it down!
Big East 8
Big 12 6
ACC 6
Pac 10 5
SEC 5
Big 10 4
MVC 3
A-10 2
Sun Belt 2
WCC 2
MWC 2

[TheAsianSensation]

I've lost my mind on this bracket.

[shaunguth]

The latest NIT-ology (through games of 2/25) has illinois state as a #2 and Bradley as a #7.

That would certainly make for a very interesting first-round matchup!

[pfunk880]

The latest NIT-ology (through games of 2/25) has illinois state as a #2 and Bradley as a #7.

That would certainly make for a very interesting first-round matchup!

That's not allowed, is it?

[shaunguth]

That's not allowed, is it?

You are correct. In that case, it's really too bad the mighty illini won't be playing in the postseason!


III. Principles for Placing Teams into Championship Bracket
The priority for the committee will be to achieve the best-possible competitive balance in each region, while placing teams as close to their areas of natural interest as possible.

Eight levels are established (i.e., the seeds, 1 through 8 ) in the bracket that transcend each of the four regions, permitting evaluation of four teams simultaneously on the same level.

Each of the first two teams selected from a conference shall be placed in different regions.

An institution may be moved one bracket line from its true seed line (e.g., from a No. 6 seed to a No. 7 seed) when it is placed in the bracket if necessary to meet the principles.

Conference teams shall not meet each other prior to the regional final unless a ninth team is selected from a conference.

[TheAsianSensation]

I can't wait for CBI-ology.

[TheAsianSensation]

You know what we could use? A Bradleyfans selection committee. I'd be interested to see what the collective minds here could come up with.

[TheAsianSensation]

ISU looks really good, and just may need a QF win now.

SIU? In their extremeties. An at-large bid would come with 14 losses. Only 1 team has pulled off an at-large with 14 losses - a Georgia team, playing in the runaway #1 conference, with the #1 SoS.

[ph]

You know what we could use? A Bradleyfans selection committee. I'd be interested to see what the collective minds here could come up with.

But you'd get jokers like me that would put ISU and SIU in the play-in round with the winner to play Texas..

[TheAsianSensation]

But you'd get jokers like me that would put ISU and SIU in the play-in round with the winner to play Texas..

I'd be waiting for you guys to put in just 2 ACC teams and 5 MVC teams.

[MacabreMob]

I'd be waiting for you guys to put in just 2 ACC teams and 5 MVC teams.

We get pickled (on the kool-aide) over here on this board but we ain't that stupid.

[TheAsianSensation]

We get pickled (on the kool-aide) over here on this board but we ain't that stupid.

Ok, ok.

However many ACC teams it takes to leave Gary Williams as the first ACC team out.

[Bravesfan]

My observations after tonight is that ISU clinched an at-large bid with that win at SIU, so long as they beat either MSU or InSt in the Valley quarterfinals (who gets the #6 seed anyway, InSt?). ISU is now 4-4 against the RPI top 50 (2-0 against #50 Creighton now), beat a very good SIU at Carbondale, and finished two games ahead of their nearest competition. Oh, and they have that #34 RPI, which while in recent years is no guarantee of an invite, should be more than enough for a second place team.

I can't rule out SIU yet, even with a decent 5-7 RPI top 50 record and third place finish, 14 loses without the Valley autobid would be pushing it, even for a BCS conference, let alone the Valley.

Still, if Bradley (or heaven forbid someone else) wins the tourney, three bids looks good for the Valley.

[MacabreMob]

MVC = 2 bids

Maybe 3

IMO