How I Did

I think the committee did a pretty good job in seeding the bracket overall.  There were no shocking inclusions, and none of the seeds were that ridiculous.

Anyway, I'm pretty happy with how I did in my first year of doing a mock bracket.  I correctly placed 35 out of 37 at-large teams, incorrectly predicting Drexel and Seton Hall. I seeded 34 teams on the correct seed line and 62 within one seed line.  My other four picks were all within 2 seed lines.  I couldn't have asked for a much better first bracket.  We'll see how I stacked up with everyone tomorrow when the Bracket Project releases its rankings board.

I'll write up a post tomorrow for The Basketball Post about Selection Sunday and some intriguing match-ups.  I'll also post my bracket picks here later in the week.

Kyle

Final Bracket for 3-11-12

Here's my final bracket update before Selection Sunday (in about an hour and a half).  I'm really excited to see how my bracket stacks up with everyone else.  My bracket will be a  part of the Bracket Project, which ranks every bracketologist, so we'll see how I did.  So, without further ado, here's what I think the bracket will be for the 2012 NCAA Tournament.

Note: Bracket goes in snake order:
1: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
2: 8th, 7th, 6th, 5th
and so on.

1: Kentucky, Syracuse, North Carolina, Michigan State

2: Duke, Missouri, Ohio State, Kansas

3: Marquette, Baylor, Michigan, Louisville

4: Vanderbilt, Indiana, Wisconsin, Georgetown

5: Florida State, Murray State, Wichita State, UNLV

6: New Mexico, St. Mary’s, Temple, Florida

7: Creighton, San Diego State, Memphis, Cincinnati

8: Kansas State, Gonzaga, Iowa State, Notre Dame

9: Alabama, Purdue, Connecticut, St. Louis

10: Virginia, West Virginia, Harvard, Southern Miss

11: California, VCU, Colorado State, Xavier

12: Long Beach State, Drexel/BYU, NC State/Seton Hall, Texas

13: Colorado, Belmont, Davidson, Ohio

14: St. Bonaventure, Montana, New Mexico State, South Dakota State

15: Lehigh, LIU- Brooklyn, Loyola- Maryland, Detroit

16: Western Kentucky/Lamar, Vermont/Miss Valley State, UNC- Asheville, Norfolk State

Last Four In: Drexel, NC State, Seton Hall, BYU

First Four Out: USF, Iona, Marshall, Miami (FL)

Next Four Out: Mississippi State, Northwestern, Washington, Oral Roberts

It's finally time for the best week of the year, so sit back and enjoy the games!  I'll be posting a couple of different bracket analysis pieces this week to help you make your picks.  Happy March Madness!

Seedings for 3-2-12

This is my bracket up to the end of Thursday night's games.  This is to compenate for not having an update next week, as I'll be away from March 3rd-March 10th in Haiti.  Unfortunately, this will give me one day to put together my final product for bracketology, as Selection Sunday is the next day.  But, I'll make due, and I'll have it posted sometime that Sunday.  Thanks for reading!

Note: Bracket goes in snake order:
1: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
2: 8th, 7th, 6th, 5th
and so on.

1 Seeds: Kentucky, Syracuse, Duke, Kansas

2 Seeds: Missouri, Ohio State, North Carolina, Michigan State

3 Seeds: Marquette, Indiana, Baylor, Georgetown

4 Seeds: Wichita State, Michigan, Louisville, Wisconsin

5 Seeds: UNLV, Murray State, Florida State, St. Mary’s

6 Seeds: Vanderbilt, Temple, Florida, San Diego State

7 Seeds: New Mexico, Creighton, Notre Dame, Purdue

8 Seeds: Iowa State, Kansas State Memphis, Gonzaga

9 Seeds: Harvard, Southern Miss, Alabama, California

10 Seeds: BYU, West Virginia, St. Louis, Virginia

11 Seeds: Seton Hall, Mississippi State, Connecticut, Washington

12 Seeds: Northwestern, VCU, South Florida, Texas, Cincinnati, Colorado State

13 Seeds: Long Beach State, Drexel, Iona, Oral Roberts

14 Seeds: Weber State, Davidson, Belmont, Middle Tennessee State

15 Seeds: Nevada, Bucknell, Valparaiso, Akron

16 Seeds: Savannah State, Miss. Valley State, Stony Brook, UNC- Asheville, LIU- Brooklyn,  UT- Arlington

Last Four In: Northwestern,VCU, South Florida, Texas

First Four Out: Xavier, Miami, Oregon, Arizona

Seedings for 2-27-12

 Here is my bracket for 2-27-12.  Please, let me know what you think!

Also, as a note, I will be away from March 3rd to March 10th (I know, I'm going to miss all of conference tournament week).  I'm going to Haiti, actually, to help with some construction work and visit orphanages, so it's for a good cause.  Unfortunately, this is going to make things really tight, as Selection Sunday is obviously on March 11th.  So, I'll have to scramble to get my final bracketology entry ready, but I'll get it done.  Should be fun!

*NOTE*- Edited to reflect an error.  Switched Wichita State to a 4 and Florida to a 5.

1 Seeds: Kentucky, Syracuse, Michigan State, Kansas

2 Seeds: Missouri, Ohio State, North Carolina, Duke

3 Seeds: Marquette, Baylor, Georgetown, Indiana

4 Seeds: Wichita State, Wisconsin, Michigan, Louisville

5 Seeds: Florida, UNLV, Murray State, Florida State

6 Seeds: Notre Dame, Temple, San Diego State, St. Mary’s

7 Seeds: New Mexico, Vanderbilt, Creighton, Purdue

8 Seeds: Memphis, Virginia, Kansas State, Gonzaga

9 Seeds: Iowa State, Harvard, Southern Miss, West Virginia

10 Seeds: Connecticut, St. Louis, California, Alabama

11 Seeds: BYU, Mississippi State, Xavier, Seton Hall

12 Seeds: VCU, Colorado State, Northwestern, Washington, Cincinnati, Texas

13 Seeds: Long Beach State, Drexel, Iona, Oral Roberts

14 Seeds: Weber State, Davidson, Belmont, Middle Tennessee State

15 Seeds: Nevada, Bucknell, Valparaiso, UT-Arlington

16 Seeds: Savannah State, Miss. Valley State, Stony Brook, UNC- Asheville, LIU- Brooklyn, Akron

LAST FOUR IN: VCU, Colorado State, Northwestern, Cincinnati

FIRST FOUR OUT: Miami, Arizona, Dayton, NC State

Seedings for 2-20-12

Here is my bracket for 2-20-12.  If I had the time to implement the actual bracket, seedings may change due to bracket rules and considerations. 

If you are looking for my S-Curve, you can figure it out looking at the bracket because I wrote it in snake order:
1: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
2: 8th, 7th, 6th, 5th
and so on.

1: Kentucky, Syracuse, Missouri, Michigan State

2: Kansas, North Carolina, Duke, Ohio State

3: Marquette, Georgetown, Michigan, Baylor

4: Wisconsin, Indiana, Florida, Louisville

5: Florida State, Wichita State, Temple, UNLV

6: Vanderbilt, New Mexico, San Diego State, Murray State

7: Notre Dame, Gonzaga, Virginia, St. Mary’s

8: Southern Miss, Kansas State, St. Louis, Creighton

9: Mississippi State, Harvard, Purdue, Memphis

10: Iowa State, BYU, California, West Virginia

11: Connecticut, Alabama, Miami (FL), Cincinnati

12: Texas, Northwestern, Washington, Xavier, Seton Hall, NC State

13: Long Beach State, Iona, Oral Roberts, Mid Tenn. State

14: Davidson, Weber State, Belmont, Drexel

15: Bucknell, Nevada, Valparaiso, UT- Arlington

16: Miss. Valley State, Savannah State, Stony Brook, UNC- Asheville, LIU- Brooklyn, Akron

LAST FOUR IN: Texas, Northwestern, Washington, Xavier

FIRST FOUR OUT: Arizona, UCF, Illinois, Minnesota

Again, feel free to let me know what you think.  Less than three weeks to Selection Sunday!

Kyle

Seedings for 2-13-12

Here's my projected bracket as of Sunday's games.  Enjoy, hit me up on twitter, and let me know what you think.

Note: Bracket goes in snake order:
1: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
2: 8th, 7th, 6th, 5th
and so on.

1: Kentucky, Syracuse, Missouri, Duke

2: UNC, OSU, MSU, Kansas

3: Baylor, Marquette, Georgetown, UNLV

4: Michigan, Louisville, SDSU, Indiana

5: Florida, Wisconsin, St. Mary’s, Gonzaga

6: Vanderbilt, Florida State, Temple, Virginia

7: Southern Miss, Murray State, Wichita State, Mississippi State

8: Connecticut, Cincinnati, Creighton, Memphis

9: Kansas State, St. Louis, Notre Dame, New Mexico

10: Purdue, West Virginia, Harvard, Illinois

11: California, BYU, Alabama, Iowa State

12: Miami (FL), NC State, Seton Hall, Long Beach State, Minnesota

13: Arizona, Texas, Iona, Oral Roberts, VCU

14: Nevada, Davidson, Bucknell, Mid Tenn State

15: Weber State, Mercer, Valparaiso, UT- Arlington

16: Miss. Valley State, Norfolk State, Stony Brook, LIU- Brooklyn, UNC- Asheville, Akron

LAST FOUR IN: NC State, Miami, Arizona, Texas (First Four Teams)

FIRST FOUR OUT: Xavier, Washington, UCF, Northwestern

 

S-Curve/Seedings for 2-6-12

 I decided to scrap the bracket and just give seedings.  It's the same effect and a little less work for a busy college student like me.  Enjoy, and don't be afraid to leave feedback!

Bracketology S-Curve

1. Kentucky	2. Syracuse	3. Ohio State	4. Missouri
8. Kansas	7. Duke	6. North Carolina	5. Baylor
9. Michigan State	10. Florida	11. Marquette	12. UNLV
16. Michigan	15. Indiana	14. San Diego State	13. Georgetown
17. Murray State	18. St. Mary’s	19. Virginia	20. Creighton
24. Louisville	23. Illinois	22. Florida State	21. Wisconsin
25. Gonzaga	26. Mississippi State	27. Connecticut	28. Southern Miss
32. Cincinnati	31. West Virginia	30. Vanderbilt	29. Temple
33. Kansas State	34. Alabama	35. Wichita State	36. Memphis
40. Purdue	39. New Mexico	38. St. Louis	37. Harvard
41. Notre Dame	42. Long Beach State	43. Iona	44. Xavier
48. NC State	47. Minnesota	46. California	45. Iowa State
49. Colorado State	50. BYU	51. Seton Hall	52. Washington
56. Mid Tenn St	55. Cleveland State	54. Oral Roberts	53. Davidson
57. Bucknell	58. Belmont	59. Nevada	60. VCU
64. Akron	63. LIU- Brooklyn	62. UNC- Asheville	61. Weber State
65. Stony Brook	66. UT- Arlington	67. Norfolk State	68. Miss. Valley St.
69. Texas	70. Miami (FL)	71. Wyoming	72. Ole Miss

1 Seeds: Kentucky, Syracuse, Ohio State, Missouri

2 Seeds: Baylor, UNC, Duke, Kansas

3 Seeds: Michigan State, Florida, Marquette, UNLV

4 Seeds: Georgetown, SDSU, Indiana, Michigan

5 Seeds: Murray State, St. Mary’s, Virginia, Creighton

6 Seeds: Wisconsin, Florida State, Illinois, Louisville

7 Seeds: Gonzaga, Mississippi State, Connecticut, Southern Miss

8 Seeds: Temple, Vanderbilt, West Virginia, Cincinnati

9 Seeds: Kansas State, Alabama, Wichita State, Memphis

10 Seeds: Harvard, St. Louis, New Mexico, Purdue

11 Seeds: Notre Dame, Long Beach State, Iona, Xavier

12 Seeds: Iowa State, California, Minnesota, NC State, Colorado State

13 Seeds: BYU, Seton Hall, Washington, Davidson, Oral Roberts

14 Seeds: Cleveland State, Mid Tennessee State, Bucknell, Belmont

15 Seed: Nevada, VCU, Weber State, UNC-Asheville

16 Seeds: LIU-Brooklyn, Akron, Stony Brook, UT-Arlington, Norfolk State, Miss Valley St.

LAST FOUR IN: NC State, Colorado State, BYU, Seton Hall

FIRST FOUR OUT: Texas, Miami (FL), Wyoming, Mississippi