Bracket Watch - An ode to Super Monday....

NOT!!!!

Actually the title for this week's post of the projections is a tweak at a man who wants to be known as the last man to know who won the Super Bowl, Kyle Wheliston.

He has a ritual that he tries to be the last one to know who won the Super Bowl. Last year, he attempted to wait until Wednesday to learn who won. Only to be blocked by a group of Valparaiso University students who revealed that the New York Giants had upset the New England Patriots. So this year, if you read the Mid-Majority blog, don't e-mail him. Just for the record, yes the Pittsburgh Steelers are enjoying the joy of six($1 to the 1991 San Diego Sockers indoor soccer team).

On to the projections, which are totally jumbled after a slew of upsets.

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

East Region
@Philadelphia
1-Connecticut(New Overall #1) vs. 16-Holy Cross/Patriot League
8-Utah State/Western Athletic vs. 9-Missouri
@Portland
4-Memphis/Conference USA vs. 13-Weber State/Big Sky
5-Ucla vs. 12-Utah
@Miami
2-Wake Forest vs. 15-Arkansas-Little Rock/Sun Belt
7-Davidson/Southern vs. 10-Florida
@Minneapolis
3-Michigan State/Big Ten vs. 14-Virginia Military/Big South
6-Syracuse vs. 11-Oklahoma State

West Region
@Dayton
1-Louisville/Big East vs. 16-Opening Round Winner
Opening Round: Morehead State/Ohio Valley vs. Alabama State/Southwestern
8-California vs. 9-Nevada-Las Vegas/Mountain West
@Boise
4-Texas vs. 13-Northern Iowa/Missouri Valley
5-Gonzaga/West Coast vs. 12-Northwestern
@Greensboro
2-North Carolina vs. 15-Vermont/America East
7-South Carolina vs. 10-Dayton
@Kansas City
3-Purdue vs. 14-North Dakota State/Summit League
6-West Virginia vs. 11-Southern California

South Region
@Kansas City
1-Oklahoma/Big 12 vs. 16-Morgan State/Mid-Eastern
8-Virginia Tech vs. 9-Ohio State
@Boise
4-Butler/Horizon vs. 13-Long Beach State/Big West
5-Villanova vs. 12-Portland
@Dayton
2-Pittsburgh vs. 15-Cornell/Ivy
7-Arizona State vs. 10-Penn State
@Miami
3-Clemson vs. 14-East Tennessee State/Atlantic Sun
6-Kentucky vs. 11-Siena/Metro Atlantic

Midwest Region
@Greensboro
1-Duke/Atlantic Coast vs. 16-Robert Morris/Northeast
8-Louisiana State/Southeastern vs. 9-Georgetown
@Portland
4-Minnesota vs. 13-Buffalo/Mid-American
5-Kansas vs. 12-Providence
@Minneapolis
2-Marquette vs. 15-Stephen F. Austin/Southland
7-Washington/Pacific-10 vs. 10-Tennessee
@Philadelphia
3-Xavier/Atlantic 10 vs. 14-Northeastern/Colonial
6-Illinois vs. 11-Florida State

New to the field: Virginia Tech, East Tennessee State, Northwestern, Penn State, Northeastern, Buffalo, Nevada-Las Vegas, Utah, Morehead State, Louisiana State, South Carolina, Arkansas-Little Rock, Portland

Last four in the field: Southern California, Northwestern, Oklahoma State, Portland
First four left out: Brigham Young, Boston College, Notre Dame, Arizona
Next four left out: Mississippi State, Miami(FL), Creighton, St. Mary's
Also in the mix: Maryland, St. Joseph's, Cincinnati, Michigan, Baylor, Nebraska, Texas A&M, Virginia Commonwealth, UAB, Tulsa, Green Bay, Miami(OH), Bradley, Illinois State, New Mexico, San Diego State, Texas Christian, Stanford, Arkansas, Nevada

New Polls will be up shortly.

Bracket Watch - Vol. 4

Sorry in advance if I'm a little terse with this post. I have such a headache right now that I need to take a rest. But first the projections:

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

Midwest Region
@Greensboro
1-Duke/Atlantic Coast vs. 16-Morgan State/Mid-Eastern
8-California vs. 9-Missouri
@Portland
4-Memphis/Conference USA vs. 13-Texas Christian/Mountain West
5-Villanova vs. 12-Northern Iowa/Missouri Valley
@Dayton
2-Louisville/Big East vs. 15-Ball State/Mid-American
7-Florida State vs. 10-Washington/Pacific-10
@Philadelphia
3-Xavier/Atlantic 10 vs. 14-Cornell/Ivy League
6-Baylor vs. 11-Michigan

West Region
@Kansas City
1-Oklahoma/Big 12 vs. 16-Holy Cross/Patriot League
8-Minnesota vs. 9-Tennessee
@Boise
4-Syracuse vs. 13-Long Beach State
5-Gonzaga/West Coast vs. 12-Southern California
@Greensboro
2-North Carolina vs. 15-Virginia Military/Big South
7-Ucla vs. 10-Dayton
@Minneapolis
3-Marquette vs. 14-North Dakota State/Summit
6-Illinois vs. 11-Utah State/Western Athletic

East Region
@Philadelphia
1-Connecticut vs. 16-Vermont/America East
8-Miami(FL) vs. 9-Ohio State
@Portland
4-Butler/Horizon vs. 13-Virginia Commonwealth
5-Kansas vs. 12-Providence
@Miami
2-Wake Forest vs. 15-Austin Peay/Ohio Valley
7-Florida vs. 10-Notre Dame
@Kansas City
3-Purdue vs. 14-Jacksonville/Atlantic Sun
6-West Virginia vs. 11-Brigham Young

South Region
@Dayton
1-Pittsburgh vs. 16-Opening Round winner
Opening Round: Alabama State/Southwestern vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi/Southland
8-Davidson/Southern vs. 9-Wisconsin
@Boise
4-Texas vs. 13-Western Kentucky/Sun Belt
5-Kentucky vs. 12-Siena/Metro Atlantic
@Minneapolis
2-Michigan State/Big Ten vs. 15-Robert Morris
7-Arizona State vs. 10-St. Mary's
@Miami
3-Clemson vs. 14-Weber State/Big Sky
6-Georgetown vs. 11-Oklahoma State

New to the field: Vermont, Dayton, Providence, Weber State, Virginia Commonwealth, Ball State, Texas Christian, Southern California, Holy Cross, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

Last four in the field: Brigham Young, Oklahoma State, Providence, Southern California
First four left out: Utah, Northwestern, Virginia Tech, South Carolina
Next four left out: Stanford, Mississippi State, UAB, Illinois State

A reminder, new polls will be up shortly.

Bracket Watch - Volume 3

Nothing interesting to say from me today, as I'm still stunned at the hit Willis McGahee took last night.

Onward we go into the projections(as of Sunday, January 18th):

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

Midwest Region
@Greensboro
1-Wake Forest vs. 16-New Hampshire/America East
8-Gonzaga vs. 9-Kansas
@Portland
4-California/Pacific-10 vs. 13-North Dakota State/Summit
5-Notre Dame vs. 12-Northwestern
@Dayton
2-Michigan State/Big Ten vs. 15-Austin Peay/Ohio Valley
7-Memphis/Conference USA vs. 10-Florida State
@Boise
3-Syracuse vs. 14-Portland State/Big Sky
6-Baylor vs. 11-Mississippi State

West Region
@Kansas City
1-Oklahoma/Big 12 vs. 16-Robert Morris/Northeast
8-Tennessee vs. 9-Ohio State
@Miami
4-Clemson vs. 13-Western Kentucky/Sun Belt
5-Georgetown vs. 12-Siena/Metro Atlantic
@Minneapolis
2-Marquette/Big East vs. 15-Virginia Military/Big South
7-Purdue vs. 10-St. Mary's/West Coast
3-Xavier/Atlantic 10 vs. 14-Cornell/Ivy League
6-Ucla vs. 11-Oklahoma State

South Region
@Greensboro
1-Duke/Atlantic Coast vs. 16-Morgan State/Mid-Eastern
8-West Virginia vs. 9-Washington
@Boise
4-Texas vs. 13-Stephen F. Austin/Southland
5-Illinois vs. 12-Utah State/Western Athletic
@Philadelphia
2-Connecticut vs. 15-American/Patriot League
7-Kentucky vs. 10-Michigan
@Portland
3-Arizona State vs. 14-Long Beach State/Big West
6-Texas A&M vs. 11-Brigham Young

East Region
@Dayton
1-Pittsburgh vs. 16-Opening Round Winner
Opening Round: Western Michigan/Mid-American vs. Alabama State/Southwestern
8-Davidson/Southern vs. 9-Miami(FL)
@Kansas City
4-Butler/Horizon vs. 13-Northern Iowa/Missouri Valley
5-Minnesota vs. 12-Utah/Mountain West
@Miami
2-North Carolina vs. 15-Jacksonville/Atlantic Sun
7-Villanova vs. 10-Missouri
@Philadelphia
3-Louisville vs. 14-George Mason/Colonial
6-Florida/Southeastern vs. 11-Wisconsin

New to the field: New Hampshire, Florida State, Jacksonville, Portland State, Northwestern, Missouri, Oklahoma State, Cornell, Western Michigan, Northern Iowa, Utah, Austin Peay, Mississippi State, Western Kentucky

Last four in the field: Wisconsin, Brigham Young, Northwestern, Mississippi State
First four left out: Arkansas, Stanford, Louisiana State, Illinois State
Next four left out: Boston College, Penn State, Dayton, Arizona

One other note: new polls will be up shortly.

Bracket Watch-Volume 2

Edit(2:45 PM)-Switched East and South regions to avoid Memphis conflict.

Before I unveil the latest projections, my apologies to Baylor for inadvertently leaving them out of last week's field. Bad case of oversight on my part. Now on to the field.

Projections done as if January 11th was the last day of the regular season.

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

Midwest Region
@Dayton
1-Pittsburgh vs. 16-Opening Round Winner
Opening Round: North Dakota State(Summit) vs. Alabama State(Southwestern)
8-Baylor vs. 9-Gonzaga
@Portland
4-Xavier(Atlantic 10) vs. 13-Middle Tennessee(Sun Belt)
5-Minnesota vs. 12-Illinois State
@Miami
2-North Carolina vs. 15-Stephen F. Austin(Southland)
7-Illinois vs. 10-Kansas
@Portland
3-Ucla vs. 14-Weber State(Big Sky)
6-West Virginia vs. 11-St. Mary's(West Coast)

West Region
@Philadelphia
1-Connecticut vs. 16-Robert Morris(Northeast)
8-Ohio State vs. 9-Davidson(Southern)
@Boise
4-Marquette vs. 13-Bradley(Missouri Valley)
5-California(Pacific-10) vs. 12-Maryland
@Kansas City
2-Oklahoma(Big 12) vs. 15-Long Beach State(Big West)
7-Michigan vs. 10-Providence
@Miami
3-Clemson vs. 14-Virginia Military(Big South)
6-Tennessee(Southeastern) vs. 11-Washington

East Region
@Greensboro
1-Duke(Atlantic Coast) vs. 16-Morehead State(Ohio Valley)
8-Villanova vs. 9-Texas A&M
@Boise
4-Arizona State vs. 13-Utah State(Western Athletic)
5-Louisville vs. 12-Siena(Metro Atlantic)
@Dayton
2-Michigan State(Big Ten) vs. 15-Harvard(Ivy League)
7-Memphis(Conference USA) vs. 10-Florida
@Minneapolis
3-Syracuse(Big East) vs. 14-American(Patriot)
6-Miami(FL) vs. 11-San Diego State(Mountain West)

South Region
@Greensboro
1-Wake Forest vs. 16-Morgan State(Mid-Eastern)
8-Purdue vs. 9-Kentucky
@Minneapolis
4-Notre Dame vs. 13-Miami(OH)(Mid-American)
5-Butler(Horizon) vs. 12-George Mason(Colonial)
@Philadelphia
2-Georgetown vs. 15-Binghamton(America East)
7-Brigham Young vs. 10-Rhode Island
@Kansas City
3-Texas vs. 14-East Tennessee State(Atlantic Sun)
6-Wisconsin vs. 11-Arizona

New to the field: Rhode Island, Providence, Weber State, Baylor, Harvard, Bradley, San Diego State, Arizona, Washington, Kentucky, Alabama State, North Dakota State, Middle Tennessee, Utah State

Last four in the field: Arizona, Washington, Illinois State, Maryland
First four out of the field: Nevada-Las Vegas, Boston College, Arkansas, Dayton
Next four left out: St. John's Florida State, Utah, Cleveland State
Also underconsideration: Temple, Seton Hall, Northwestern, Penn State, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, Northeastern, UAB, Milwaukee, Evansville, Stanford, Washington State, Alabama, Louisiana State, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Western Kentucky, San Diego, Boise State

Next Projection: next Monday. Also look for new polls shortly.

New polls

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