Archive for February, 2010
March 1st Bracket
Posted by GJE in Uncategorized on February 28, 2010
| South | Midwest | East | West | |
| 1 | Syracuse | Kansas | Duke | Kentucky |
| 2 | New Mexico | Purdue | West Virginia | Kansas St |
| 3 | Ohio St | Villanova | Michigan St | Pittsburgh |
| 4 | Baylor | Vanderbilt | Georgetown | Wisconsin |
| 5 | Butler | Temple | Tennessee | Texas |
| 6 | Maryland | Oklahoma St | Texas A&M | BYU |
| 7 | Gonzaga | Northern Iowa | Missouri | Xavier |
| 8 | Wake Forest | Louisville | Richmond | Clemson |
| 9 | Florida | UNLV | UTEP | Marquette |
| 10 | UAB | Georgia Tech | Florida St | Utah St |
| 11 | Notre Dame | California | Rhode Island | Mississippi St |
| 12 | Connecticut | Virginia Tech | Old Dominion | St Marys |
| 13 | Siena | Cornell | Kent St | Murray State |
| 14 | Weber St | Sam Houston St | Wofford | Oakland |
| 15 | UCSB | Belmont | Morgan St | North Texas |
| 16 | Arkansas-PB/Lehigh | Stony Brook | Quinnipiac | Coastal Carolina |
| In the Mix | In Today | Out Today | By Conference | |
| Illinois | Big East – 9 | |||
| Mississippi | Big 12 – 7 | |||
| Dayton | ACC – 7 | |||
| Washington | SEC – 5 | |||
| South Florida | Big 10 – 4 | |||
| San Diego St | Atlantic 10 – 4 | |||
| Charlotte | Mountain West – 3 | |||
| Cincinnati | West Coast – 2 | |||
| Seton Hall | Conference USA – 2 | |||
| Arizona St | All Others – 1 |
Projected Sites
New Orleans – Pittsburgh/BYU/Mississippi St/Oakland
New Orleans – Georgetown/Tennessee/Old Dominion/Kent St
Oklahoma City – Kansas/Louisville/UNLV/Stony Brook
Oklahoma City – Kansas St/Xavier/Utah St/North Texas
Providence – Villanova/Oklahoma St/California/Sam Houston St
Providence – Michigan St/Texas A&M/Rhode Island/Wofford
San Jose – New Mexico/Gonzaga/UAB/UCSB
San Jose – Baylor/Butler/Connecticut/Siena
Buffalo – Syracuse/Wake Forest/Florida/Play-in Winner
Buffalo – West Virginia/Missouri/Florida St/Morgan St
Jacksonville – Duke/Richmond/UTEP/Quinnipiac
Jacksonville – Kentucky/Clemson/Marquette/Coastal Carolina
Milwaukee – Purdue/Northern Iowa/Georgia Tech/Belmont
Milwaukee – Ohio St/Maryland/Notre Dame/Weber St
Spokane – Wisconsin/Texas/St Marys/Murray St
Spokane – Vanderbilt/Temple/Virginia Tech/Cornell
Games to Watch this Week
Monday – Georgetown/West Virginia
Tuesday – UTEP/Marshall, Villanova/Cincy, Vanderbilt/UF, St Johns/Syracuse, Baylor/Texas Tech, Georgia Tech/Clemson, Illinois/Ohio St, Louisville/Marquette
Wednesday – Connecticut/Notre Dame, Charlotte/URI, Wake Forest/Florida St, Kansas St/Kansas, Temple/St Louis, Kentucky/Georgia, Oklahoma St/Texas A&M, Memphis/UAB, Duke/Maryland
Thursday – Dayton/Richmond
Saturday – WVU/Villanova, Cincinnati/Georgetown, Big South Championship, Kansas/Missouri, UConn/USF, Syracuse/Louisville, Richmond/Charlotte, Notre Dame/Marquette, South Carolina/Vandy, Texas/Baylor, Virginia Tech/Georgia Tech, Tennessee/Mississippi St, Ohio Valley Championship, UNC/Duke, UAB/UTEP, New Mexico St/Utah St
Sunday – Florida/Kentucky, Wisconsin/Illinois, CAA Semifinals, Clemson/Wake Forest
February 28th Bracket
Posted by GJE in Uncategorized on February 28, 2010
| South | Midwest | West | East | |
| 1 | Syracuse | Kansas | Purdue | Kentucky |
| 2 | New Mexico | West Virginia | Kansas St | Duke |
| 3 | Villanova | Ohio St | Pittsburgh | Georgetown |
| 4 | Baylor | Vanderbilt | Wisconsin | Michigan St |
| 5 | Butler | Temple | Tennessee | Texas A&M |
| 6 | Oklahoma St | Maryland | BYU | Texas |
| 7 | Richmond | Missouri | Gonzaga | Northern Iowa |
| 8 | Clemson | UNLV | Wake Forest | Xavier |
| 9 | Utah St | Connecticut | Louisville | Marquette |
| 10 | Florida | UAB | Florida St | UTEP |
| 11 | Georgia Tech | Notre Dame | Rhode Island | California |
| 12 | Mississippi St | Virginia Tech | Old Dominion | St Marys |
| 13 | Siena | Cornell | Kent St | Murray State |
| 14 | Sam Houston St | Wofford | Weber St | Oakland |
| 15 | UCSB | Belmont | North Texas | Morgan St |
| 16 | Arkansas-PB/Lehigh | Stony Brook | Quinnipiac | Coastal Carolina |
| In the Mix | In Today | Out Today | By Conference | |
| Seton Hall | Notre Dame | Illinois | Big East – 9 | |
| Mississippi | Mississippi St | Charlotte | Big 12 – 7 | |
| Dayton | Belmont | Jacksonville | ACC – 7 | |
| South Florida | Quinnipiac | Robert Morris | SEC – 5 | |
| Washington | Big 10 – 4 | |||
| Illinois | Atlantic 10 – 4 | |||
| San Diego St | Mountain West – 3 | |||
| Charlotte | West Coast – 2 | |||
| Cincinnati | Conference USA – 2 | |||
| Arizona St | All Others – 1 |
February 26th Bracket
Posted by GJE in Uncategorized on February 26, 2010
| Midwest | East | South | West | |
| 1 | Kansas | Kentucky | Syracuse | Purdue |
| 2 | Georgetown | Villanova | Duke | Kansas St |
| 3 | New Mexico | Ohio St | Pittsburgh | West Virginia |
| 4 | Michigan St | Temple | Baylor | Vanderbilt |
| 5 | Butler | BYU | Wisconsin | Maryland |
| 6 | Tennessee | Texas | Texas A&M | Richmond |
| 7 | Missouri | Wake Forest | Xavier | Gonzaga |
| 8 | Florida St | Oklahoma St | UTEP | Northern Iowa |
| 9 | Connecticut | Marquette | UNLV | Louisville |
| 10 | Clemson | Florida | Utah St | Virginia Tech |
| 11 | UAB | Rhode Island | St Marys | Illinois |
| 12 | Old Dominion | Georgia Tech | California | Charlotte |
| 13 | Siena | Cornell | Kent St | Murray State |
| 14 | UCSB | Oakland | Weber St | Wofford |
| 15 | Sam Houston St | Jacksonville | Morgan St | North Texas |
| 16 | Coastal Carolina | Arkansas-PB/Lehigh | Robert Morris | Stony Brook |
| In the Mix | In Today | Out Today | By Conference | |
| Seton Hall | Big East – 8 | |||
| Mississippi St | Big 12 – 7 | |||
| San Diego St | ACC – 7 | |||
| Arizona St | Big 10 – 5 | |||
| Dayton | Atlantic 10 – 5 | |||
| Cincinnati | SEC – 4 | |||
| Mississippi | Mountain West – 3 | |||
| Washington | West Coast – 2 | |||
| South Florida | Conference USA – 2 | |||
| Notre Dame | All Others – 1 |
Bracket Notes
Several teams moved a seed line in order to fit into today’s bracket. This is due to the number of ACC/Big East teams in the 2/3, 6/7 seed lines.
Maryland: 6/5
Texas: 5/6
Marquette: 10/9
Florida: 10/9
Louisville: 10/9
Clemson: 9/10
Georgia Tech: 11/12
Illinois: 12/11
The last 3 teams in today are Charlotte, St Marys, and Illinois.
February 25th Bracket
Posted by GJE in Uncategorized on February 25, 2010
| Midwest | East | South | West | |
| 1 | Kansas | Kentucky | Syracuse | Purdue |
| 2 | Georgetown | Villanova | Duke | Kansas St |
| 3 | New Mexico | Ohio St | Pittsburgh | West Virginia |
| 4 | Michigan St | Butler | Baylor | Vanderbilt |
| 5 | Temple | Texas | Wisconsin | BYU |
| 6 | Tennessee | Maryland | Texas A&M | Richmond |
| 7 | Missouri | Gonzaga | Northern Iowa | Wake Forest |
| 8 | UTEP | Florida St | Xavier | Oklahoma St |
| 9 | Florida | Louisville | Marquette | Connecticut |
| 10 | Clemson | UNLV | UAB | Utah St |
| 11 | Rhode Island | Charlotte | Illinois | St Marys |
| 12 | California | Old Dominion | Georgia Tech | Virginia Tech |
| 13 | Siena | Cornell | Kent St | Murray State |
| 14 | UCSB | Wofford | Weber St | Oakland |
| 15 | Sam Houston St | Jacksonville | Morgan St | North Texas |
| 16 | Coastal Carolina | Arkansas-PB/Lehigh | Robert Morris | Stony Brook |
| In the Mix | In Today | Out Today | By Conference | |
| Seton Hall | Charlotte | San Diego St | Big East – 8 | |
| Mississippi St | Big 12 – 7 | |||
| San Diego St | ACC – 7 | |||
| Dayton | Big 10 – 5 | |||
| Mississippi | Atlantic 10 – 5 | |||
| Arizona St | SEC – 4 | |||
| Cincinnati | Mountain West – 3 | |||
| Washington | West Coast – 2 | |||
| South Florida | Conference USA – 2 | |||
| Notre Dame | All Others – 1 |
February 24th Bracket
Posted by GJE in Uncategorized on February 24, 2010
| Midwest | East | South | West | |
| 1 | Kansas | Kentucky | Syracuse | Purdue |
| 2 | Georgetown | Villanova | Duke | Kansas St |
| 3 | New Mexico | Ohio St | West Virginia | Pittsburgh |
| 4 | Butler | Temple | Wisconsin | BYU |
| 5 | Michigan St | Baylor | Texas A&M | Vanderbilt |
| 6 | Tennessee | Gonzaga | Texas | Richmond |
| 7 | Oklahoma St | Missouri | Northern Iowa | Wake Forest |
| 8 | Xavier | Maryland | Clemson | Virginia Tech |
| 9 | Connecticut | UNLV | Florida | Louisville |
| 10 | Georgia Tech | Florida St | UAB | UTEP |
| 11 | Illinois | Utah St | Rhode Island | St Marys |
| 12 | Old Dominion | Marquette | San Diego St | California |
| 13 | Cornell | Kent St | Siena | Murray State |
| 14 | UCSB | Wofford | Weber St | Oakland |
| 15 | Sam Houston St | Jacksonville | Morgan St | North Texas |
| 16 | Coastal Carolina | Arkansas-PB/Lehigh | Robert Morris | Stony Brook |
| In the Mix | In Today | Out Today | By Conference | |
| Charlotte | Big East – 8 | |||
| Seton Hall | Big 12 – 7 | |||
| Dayton | ACC – 7 | |||
| South Florida | Big 10 – 5 | |||
| Mississippi St | Atlantic 10 – 4 | |||
| Arizona St | SEC – 4 | |||
| Washington | Mountain West – 4 | |||
| William & Mary | West Coast – 2 | |||
| Cincinnati | Conference USA – 2 | |||
| Mississippi | All Others – 1 | |||
| Texas Tech | ||||
| Memphis |
February 23rd Bracket
Posted by GJE in Uncategorized on February 23, 2010
| Midwest | East | South | West | |
| 1 | Kansas | Kentucky | Syracuse | Purdue |
| 2 | West Virginia | Villanova | Duke | Kansas St |
| 3 | New Mexico | Ohio St | Georgetown | Pittsburgh |
| 4 | Butler | Temple | Vanderbilt | BYU |
| 5 | Wisconsin | Baylor | Michigan St | Texas A&M |
| 6 | Tennessee | Northern Iowa | Texas | Gonzaga |
| 7 | Oklahoma St | Missouri | Richmond | Wake Forest |
| 8 | Louisville | Maryland | Clemson | Virginia Tech |
| 9 | Xavier | Connecticut | UNLV | UTEP |
| 10 | Georgia Tech | Florida St | UAB | Utah St |
| 11 | Rhode Island | San Diego St | St Marys | Florida |
| 12 | Old Dominion | Illinois | California | Marquette |
| 13 | Cornell | Kent St | Siena | Murray State |
| 14 | UCSB | Wofford | Weber St | Oakland |
| 15 | Sam Houston St | Jacksonville | Morgan St | North Texas |
| 16 | Coastal Carolina | Arkansas-PB/Lehigh | Robert Morris | Stony Brook |
| In the Mix | In Today | Out Today | By Conference | |
| Charlotte | Big East – 8 | |||
| Dayton | Big 12 – 7 | |||
| South Florida | ACC – 7 | |||
| Seton Hall | Big 10 – 5 | |||
| Mississippi St | Atlantic 10 – 4 | |||
| Arizona St | SEC – 4 | |||
| Washington | Mountain West – 4 | |||
| Cincinnati | West Coast – 2 | |||
| William & Mary | Conference USA – 2 | |||
| Texas Tech | All Others – 1 | |||
| Mississippi |
February 22nd Bracket
Posted by GJE in Uncategorized on February 22, 2010
| Midwest | East | South | West | |
| 1 | Kansas | Kentucky | Syracuse | Purdue |
| 2 | West Virginia | Villanova | Duke | Kansas St |
| 3 | New Mexico | Ohio St | Pittsburgh | Georgetown |
| 4 | Vanderbilt | Temple | Wisconsin | Butler |
| 5 | Michigan St | Texas | Baylor | BYU |
| 6 | Gonzaga | Northern Iowa | Texas A&M | Tennessee |
| 7 | Wake Forest | Missouri | Richmond | Virginia Tech |
| 8 | Louisville | Maryland | Clemson | Oklahoma St |
| 9 | Xavier | UAB | UNLV | Florida St |
| 10 | Utah St | Georgia Tech | UTEP | Rhode Island |
| 11 | Florida | San Diego St | St Marys | Illinois |
| 12 | Old Dominion | Marquette | California | Connecticut |
| 13 | Siena | Cornell | Kent St | Murray State |
| 14 | UCSB | Wofford | Weber St | Oakland |
| 15 | Sam Houston St | Morgan St | Jacksonville | North Texas |
| 16 | Coastal Carolina | Arkansas-PB/Lehigh | Robert Morris | Stony Brook |
| In the Mix | In Today | Out Today | By Conference | |
| Dayton | San Diego St | Dayton | Big East – 8 | |
| Seton Hall | Big 12 – 7 | |||
| South Florida | ACC – 7 | |||
| Charlotte | Big 10 – 5 | |||
| Mississippi St | Atlantic 10 – 4 | |||
| Arizona St | SEC – 4 | |||
| Washington | Mountain West – 4 | |||
| Cincinnati | West Coast – 2 | |||
| Mississippi | Conference USA – 2 | |||
| Texas Tech | All Others – 1 | |||
| Wichita St | ||||
| Memphis | ||||
| St Johns |
Bracket Notes
Illinois is the last team in the field as of today, due mainly to their 4 top 50 RPI wins (2 top 25), and their 9-5 conference record. It’s highly unlikely that the committee would leave Illinois out if they get to 11 wins in the Big 10 this year. Illinois is an 11 seed ahead of UConn and Marquette in order to conform to bracketing rules.
After lingering just outside the bracket for a couple of weeks, San Diego St makes it in today. A road win against BYU this week would be an impressive resume builder for the Aztecs. If they lose that one, they may need to win the Moutain West tournament to make the field.
Dayton’s loss to Duquesne makes the Flyers the first team out this week. With road games left against Temple and Richmond, Dayton may need an impressive conference tournament run to make the field this year.
The Big East bubble situation continues to be fluid. At this time, the order of the teams is this: Louisville/Marquette/Connecticut/Seton Hall/South Florida/Cincinnati/St Johns/Notre Dame. Look for UConn to get special consideration by the committee this year, given their big wins (Texas, Villanova) and the fact that Coach Jim Calhoun was absent during a 3-4 stretch. All the teams outside of the field at the moment must get at least to .500 in conference play to ultimately make the Big Dance.
Projected Sites
New Orleans – Georgetown/Tennessee/Illinois/Oakland
New Orleans – Vanderbilt/Michigan St/Old Dominion/Siena
Oklahoma City – Kansas/Louisville/Xavier/Coastal Carolina
Oklahoma City – Kansas St/Virginia Tech/Rhode Island/North Texas
Providence – Villanova/Missouri/Georgia Tech/Morgan St
Providence – Pittsburgh/Texas A&M/St Marys/Weber St
San Jose – Butler/BYU/Connecticut/Murray St
San Jose – Temple/Texas/Marquette/Cornell
Buffalo – Syracuse/Clemson/UNLV/Robert Morris
Buffalo – West Virginia/Wake Forest/Utah St/Sam Houston St
Jacksonville – Kentucky/Maryland/UAB/Play-In Winner
Jacksonville – Duke/Richmond/UTEP/Jacksonville
Milwaukee – Purdue/Oklahoma St/Florida St/Stony Brook
Milwaukee – Ohio St/Northern Iowa/San Diego St/Wofford
Spokane – New Mexico/Gonzaga/Florida/UCSB
Spokane – Wisconsin/Baylor/California/Kent St
Games to Watch This Week
Monday – West Virginia/Connecticut
Tuesday – Georgetown/Louisville, Kansas St/Texas Tech, Tennessee/Florida
Wednesday – Dayton/Temple, Florida St/North Carolina, Pittsburgh/Notre Dame, Vermont/Stony Brook, Marquette/St Johns, Xavier/St Louis, Purdue/Minnesota, Clemson/Maryland, Texas A&M/Baylor, Oklahoma St/Texas, San Diego St/BYU, South Florida/Villanova
Thursday – Tulsa/Duke, Georgia/Vanderbilt, Charleston/Wofford, Murray St/Morehead St, South Carolina/Kentucky, Arizona/California
Friday – Princeton/Cornell
Saturday – Kentucky/Tennessee, Pitt/St Johns, Notre Dame/Georgetown, Cincinnati/WVU, Texas/Texas A&M, UNC/Wake Forest, Arizona St/California, New Mexico/BYU, Florida/Georgia, Minnesota/Illinois, VCU/Old Dominion, Maryland/Virginia Tech, Kansas/Oklahoma St, Mississippi St/South Carolina, Missouri/Kansas St, Illinois St/Northern Iowa, Villanova/Syracuse
Sunday – Marquette/Seton Hall, Richmond/Xavier, Louisville/UConn, Michigan St/Purdue, Clemson/Florida St
February 21st Bracket
Posted by GJE in Uncategorized on February 21, 2010
| Midwest | East | South | West | |
| 1 | Kansas | Kentucky | Syracuse | Purdue |
| 2 | West Virginia | Villanova | Duke | Kansas St |
| 3 | New Mexico | Ohio St | Michigan St | Georgetown |
| 4 | Butler | Temple | Vanderbilt | Pittsburgh |
| 5 | Wisconsin | Texas | Baylor | BYU |
| 6 | Virginia Tech | Northern Iowa | Texas A&M | Tennessee |
| 7 | Gonzaga | Missouri | Richmond | Wake Forest |
| 8 | Louisville | Maryland | Clemson | Oklahoma St |
| 9 | Xavier | UAB | UNLV | Florida St |
| 10 | Florida | Georgia Tech | UTEP | Rhode Island |
| 11 | Utah St | Dayton | Connecticut | Illinois |
| 12 | Old Dominion | Marquette | California | St Marys |
| 13 | Murray State | Cornell | Kent St | Siena |
| 14 | UCSB | Wofford | Weber St | Oakland |
| 15 | Sam Houston St | Morgan St | Jacksonville | North Texas |
| 16 | Coastal Carolina | Arkansas-PB/Lehigh | Robert Morris | Stony Brook |
| In the Mix | In Today | Out Today | By Conference | |
| San Diego St | Connecticut | South Florida | Big East – 8 | |
| Seton Hall | Marquette | Seton Hall | Big 12 – 7 | |
| South Florida | Jacksonville | Belmont | ACC – 7 | |
| Charlotte | Atlantic 10 – 5 | |||
| Cincinnati | Big 10 – 5 | |||
| Washington | SEC – 4 | |||
| Mississippi | Mountain West – 3 | |||
| Texas Tech | West Coast – 2 | |||
| Arizona St | Conference USA – 2 | |||
| Memphis | All Others – 1 | |||
| Wichita St | ||||
| St Johns | ||||
| Mississippi St |
February 19th Bracket
Posted by GJE in Uncategorized on February 19, 2010
| Midwest | East | South | West | |
| 1 | Kansas | Kentucky | Syracuse | Purdue |
| 2 | West Virginia | Villanova | Duke | Kansas St |
| 3 | New Mexico | Michigan St | Vanderbilt | Georgetown |
| 4 | Ohio St | Temple | Baylor | Pittsburgh |
| 5 | Wake Forest | Texas | Butler | BYU |
| 6 | Tennessee | Virginia Tech | Texas A&M | Wisconsin |
| 7 | Missouri | Gonzaga | Northern Iowa | Georgia Tech |
| 8 | Xavier | Clemson | Richmond | Oklahoma St |
| 9 | Louisville | UNLV | Maryland | Florida St |
| 10 | Dayton | Rhode Island | Illinois | UAB |
| 11 | Old Dominion | Utah St | South Florida | Florida |
| 12 | Siena | Seton Hall | UTEP | St Marys |
| 13 | Cornell | California | Kent St | Murray State |
| 14 | UCSB | Weber St | Sam Houston St | Oakland |
| 15 | Wofford | Morgan St | Belmont | North Texas |
| 16 | Coastal Carolina | Arkansas-PB/Lehigh | Robert Morris | Stony Brook |
| In the Mix | In Today | Out Today | By Conference | |
| Marquette | Seton Hall | Marquette | Big East – 8 | |
| Charlotte | Big 12 – 7 | |||
| San Diego St | ACC – 7 | |||
| Cincinnati | Atlantic 10 – 5 | |||
| Connecticut | Big 10 – 5 | |||
| Mississippi | SEC – 4 | |||
| Texas Tech | Mountain West – 3 | |||
| William & Mary | West Coast – 2 | |||
| Wichita St | Conference USA – 2 | |||
| Arizona St | All Others – 1 | |||
| Memphis | ||||
| Washington | ||||
| Mississippi St |
February 18th Bracket
Posted by GJE in Uncategorized on February 18, 2010
| Midwest | East | South | West | |
| 1 | Kansas | Kentucky | Syracuse | Purdue |
| 2 | West Virginia | Villanova | Duke | Kansas St |
| 3 | New Mexico | Ohio St | Michigan St | Georgetown |
| 4 | Wisconsin | Pittsburgh | Baylor | Vanderbilt |
| 5 | Gonzaga | Texas | Temple | Wake Forest |
| 6 | Tennessee | Texas A&M | Butler | BYU |
| 7 | Virginia Tech | Northern Iowa | Missouri | Richmond |
| 8 | Maryland | Clemson | Georgia Tech | Oklahoma St |
| 9 | Louisville | Rhode Island | UNLV | Marquette |
| 10 | Illinois | Xavier | UAB | Florida St |
| 11 | Dayton | Utah St | South Florida | California |
| 12 | Florida | UTEP | Old Dominion | St Marys |
| 13 | Siena | Cornell | Kent St | Murray State |
| 14 | UCSB | Weber St | Sam Houston St | Oakland |
| 15 | Wofford | Morgan St | North Texas | Belmont |
| 16 | Coastal Carolina | Arkansas-PB/Lehigh | Robert Morris | Stony Brook |
| In the Mix | In Today | Out Today | By Conference | |
| Seton Hall | Florida | Charlotte | Big East – 8 | |
| Charlotte | Big 12 – 7 | |||
| Mississippi | ACC – 7 | |||
| Washington | Atlantic 10 – 5 | |||
| San Diego St | Big 10 – 5 | |||
| Connecticut | SEC – 4 | |||
| Cincinnati | Mountain West – 3 | |||
| Texas Tech | West Coast – 2 | |||
| William & Mary | Conference USA – 2 | |||
| Mississippi St | All Others – 1 |
DAILY BRACKET 