As we wrap up the season, we reflect back upon the brackets and how well we did.
We hit on 64 out of 65 teams yet again, missing on Arizona. We chose tyo pass on St. Mary's, Penn State and a litany of other marginally worthy bubble teams in favor of Creighton. Apparently the NCAA Selection Committee yet again favors the concept of not just how well you play in your conference, but also who you play and how well you play against them put of your conference. We may not agree with the selection of Arizona to the field of 65, but we understand it.
We hit on 27 teams in their true seeding. We also hit on 51 of 65 teams within one line of their true seeding (one worse than last season). We were caught off guard with high seedings for Xavier, Syracuse, Utah, Marquette (surprising considering their finish without James), BC, BYU, Siena and Stephen F. Austin. We were a little too high on our seeding for UCLA, Ohio State, LSU, Butler, and Wisconsin.
It has been another enjoyable and taxing season. Now onto one of the most enjoyable four days of the year (only behind Thursday through Saturday of Championship Week).
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Final Bracket for 2009 NCAA Tournament
The following is our final bracket projection for the 2009 NCCA Tournament:
No 1 seeds: UNC, Pitt, Louisville, Memphis
No. 2 seeds: Connecticut, Duke, Oklahoma, Michigan State
No. 3 seeds: Villanova, Wake Forest, Kansas, Missouri
No. 4 seeds: Washington, Purdue, Florida State, UCLA
No. 5 seeds: Syracuse, Arizona State, Gonzaga, Illinois
No. 6 seeds: Clemson, Xavier, Ohio State, LSU
No. 7 seeds: Texas, Butler, Utah, WVU
No. 8 seeds: Marquette, California, Tennessee, Oklahoma State
No. 9 seeds: Michigan, Wisconsin, BC, Texas A&M
No. 10 seeds: BYU, Minnesota, Dayton, USC
No. 11 seeds: Maryland, Siena, VCU, Utah State
No. 12 seeds: Temple, Mississippis State, Creighton, WKU
No. 13 seeds: Northern Iowa, Portland State, Akron, Cornell
No. 14 seeds: Cleveland State, American, Robert Morris, Morgan State
No. 15 seeds: Radford, Binghamton, ETSU, North Dakota State
No. 16 seeds: Alabama State, Stephen F. Austin, CSUN, Morehead State, Chattanooga
No 1 seeds: UNC, Pitt, Louisville, Memphis
No. 2 seeds: Connecticut, Duke, Oklahoma, Michigan State
No. 3 seeds: Villanova, Wake Forest, Kansas, Missouri
No. 4 seeds: Washington, Purdue, Florida State, UCLA
No. 5 seeds: Syracuse, Arizona State, Gonzaga, Illinois
No. 6 seeds: Clemson, Xavier, Ohio State, LSU
No. 7 seeds: Texas, Butler, Utah, WVU
No. 8 seeds: Marquette, California, Tennessee, Oklahoma State
No. 9 seeds: Michigan, Wisconsin, BC, Texas A&M
No. 10 seeds: BYU, Minnesota, Dayton, USC
No. 11 seeds: Maryland, Siena, VCU, Utah State
No. 12 seeds: Temple, Mississippis State, Creighton, WKU
No. 13 seeds: Northern Iowa, Portland State, Akron, Cornell
No. 14 seeds: Cleveland State, American, Robert Morris, Morgan State
No. 15 seeds: Radford, Binghamton, ETSU, North Dakota State
No. 16 seeds: Alabama State, Stephen F. Austin, CSUN, Morehead State, Chattanooga
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