Sunday, March 15, 2009

Bracket Watch - Selection Sunday(1st edition)

Well folks, 126 days after the 1st tip of the season, we have reached the holiest of days on the collegiate basketball calendar, Selection Sunday. What will Mike Silve and his colleagues come up with at 6 Eastern(5 Central)? We don't know, but here is a first guess at what could happen:

Final Four pairings
South(1) vs. West(4)
Midwest(2) vs. East(3)

South region
@Greensboro
1-North Carolina vs. 16-RADFORD
8-Louisiana State vs. 9-SIENA
@Minneapolis
4-Syracuse vs. 13-WESTERN KENTUCKY
5-Purdue/Big Ten vs. 12-CLEVELAND STATE
@Kansas City
2-MISSOURI vs. 15-Stephen F. Austin/Southland
7-Clemson vs. 10-Minnesota
@Philadelphia
3-Villanova vs. 14-CORNELL
6-UTAH vs. 11-Dayton

West region
@Kansas City
1-MEMPHIS vs. 16-NORTHRIDGE STATE
8-Marquette vs. 9-Oklahoma State
@Portland
4-Washington vs. 13-St. Mary's
5-Illinois vs. 12-NORTH DAKOTA STATE
@Philadelphia
2-Connecticut vs. 15-MORGAN STATE
7-Ohio State vs. 10-UTAH STATE
@Miami
3-Florida State vs. 14-BINGHAMTON
6-Tennessee/Southeastern vs. 11-Texas A&M

Midwest Region
@Dayton
1-LOUISVILLE vs. 16-Opening Round winner
Opening Round: MOREHEAD STATE vs. CHATTANOOGA
8-Michigan vs. 9-Boston College
@Boise
4-Kansas vs. 13-AKRON
5-Ucla vs. 12-VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH
@Minneapolis
2-Michigan State vs. 15-ROBERT MORRIS
7-Texas vs. 10-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
@Miami
3-Wake Forest vs. 14-EAST TENNESSEE STATE
6-West Virginia vs. 11-TEMPLE

East region
@Dayton
1-Pittsburgh vs. 16-ALABAMA STATE
8-Butler vs. 9-California
@Portland
4-GONZAGA vs. 13-NORTHERN IOWA
5-Xavier vs. 12-Maryland
@Greensboro
2-Duke/Atlantic Coast vs. 15-AMERICAN
7-Brigham Young vs. 10-Wisconsin
@Boise
3-Oklahoma vs. 14-PORTLAND STATE
6-Arizona State vs. 11-Creighton

Last four in the field: Dayton(Not on Bubble), Creighton, Maryland, St. Mary's
First four left out: San Diego State, Penn State, Arizona, Auburn
Also in consideration: Virginia Tech, Providence, Tulsa, UNLV, Florida

Now what should happen if Mississippi State were to win the SEC today?Mississippi State would be the 13th seed in the Midwest, Akron would move to the 13th seed in the West and St. Mary's would be bumped out.

The last projection will be posted by 3 PM Central, and I hope to analyze the whole thing later tonight.

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