Archive for December, 2011
December 31st Bracket
Posted by GJE in Uncategorized on December 31, 2011
| East | Southeast | ||||
| 1 | Syracuse | 1 | Ohio St | ||
| 16 | Albany/Coastal Carolina | 16 | Lehigh | ||
| Columbus | Pittsburgh | ||||
| 8 | St Marys | 8 | Florida | ||
| 9 | Iona | 9 | Temple | ||
| 4 | Mississippi St | 4 | Seton Hall | ||
| 13 | Virginia/Oklahoma | 13 | Creighton | ||
| Columbus | Nashville | ||||
| 5 | Northern Iowa | 5 | Murray St | ||
| 12 | Purdue | 12 | Virginia Tech | ||
| 3 | Wisconsin | 3 | Missouri | ||
| 14 | Norfolk St | 14 | Wagner | ||
| Albuquerque | Omaha | ||||
| 6 | Alabama | 6 | Michigan | ||
| 11 | St Josephs | 11 | Ohio | ||
| 7 | West Virginia | 7 | Southern Miss | ||
| 10 | Memphis | 10 | San Diego St | ||
| Greensboro | Nashville | ||||
| 2 | North Carolina | 2 | Louisville | ||
| 15 | Oral Roberts | 15 | Belmont | ||
| Southwest | West | ||||
| 1 | Duke | 1 | Kentucky | ||
| 16 | Miss Valley St/VCU | 16 | Montana | ||
| Greensboro | Louisville | ||||
| 8 | Kansas St | 8 | Wichita St | ||
| 9 | Xavier | 9 | Denver | ||
| 4 | UNLV | 4 | Kansas | ||
| 13 | Mississippi/Northwestern | 13 | Arizona | ||
| Omaha | Portland | ||||
| 5 | Illinois | 5 | Marquette | ||
| 12 | California | 12 | Indiana | ||
| 3 | Georgetown | 3 | Michigan St | ||
| 14 | Davidson | 14 | Harvard | ||
| Louisville | Portland | ||||
| 6 | Vanderbilt | 6 | Dayton | ||
| 11 | Marshall | 11 | Long Beach St | ||
| 7 | Minnesota | 7 | Gonzaga | ||
| 10 | Cleveland St | 10 | NC State | ||
| Albuquerque | Pittsburgh | ||||
| 2 | Baylor | 2 | Connecticut | ||
| 15 | Lamar | 15 | New Mexico St | ||
| In The Mix | In Today | Out Today | By Conference | ||
| BYU | Arizona | Florida St | Big Ten – 9 | ||
| Colorado St | Albany | Vermont | Big East – 7 | ||
| Charleston | SEC – 6 | ||||
| Iowa St | ACC – 5 | ||||
| Stanford | Big 12 – 5 | ||||
| New Mexico | Atlantic 10 – 4 | ||||
| TCU | MVC – 3 | ||||
| Miami (FL) | CUSA – 3 | ||||
| Pittsburgh | MWC – 2 | ||||
| WCC – 2 | |||||
| Pac 12 – 2 | |||||
December 30th Bracket
Posted by GJE in Uncategorized on December 30, 2011
| East | Southeast | ||||
| 1 | Syracuse | 1 | Ohio St | ||
| 16 | Vermont/Coastal Carolina | 16 | Lehigh | ||
| Columbus | Pittsburgh | ||||
| 8 | Denver | 8 | Wichita St | ||
| 9 | Ohio | 9 | Temple | ||
| 4 | Murray St | 4 | Mississippi St | ||
| 13 | Creighton/Northwestern | 13 | Oklahoma/Indiana | ||
| Columbus | Omaha | ||||
| 5 | Vanderbilt | 5 | Marquette | ||
| 12 | Virginia Tech | 12 | NC State | ||
| 3 | Michigan St | 3 | Missouri | ||
| 14 | Norfolk St | 14 | Wagner | ||
| Louisville | Omaha | ||||
| 6 | West Virginia | 6 | Southern Miss | ||
| 11 | San Diego St | 11 | Florida St | ||
| 7 | Alabama | 7 | Minnesota | ||
| 10 | Memphis | 10 | Cleveland St | ||
| Greensboro | Nashville | ||||
| 2 | North Carolina | 2 | Louisville | ||
| 15 | Oral Roberts | 15 | Belmont | ||
| Southwest | West | ||||
| 1 | Kentucky | 1 | Duke | ||
| 16 | VCU | 16 | Miss Valley St/Montana | ||
| Louisville | Greensboro | ||||
| 8 | Dayton | 8 | St Marys | ||
| 9 | Iona | 9 | Florida | ||
| 4 | UNLV | 4 | Kansas | ||
| 13 | Long Beach St | 13 | St Josephs | ||
| Albuquerque | Portland | ||||
| 5 | Michigan | 5 | Northern Iowa | ||
| 12 | Marshall | 12 | Purdue | ||
| 3 | Georgetown | 3 | Wisconsin | ||
| 14 | California | 14 | Davidson | ||
| Nashville | Portland | ||||
| 6 | Illinois | 6 | Seton Hall | ||
| 11 | Mississippi | 11 | Harvard | ||
| 7 | Gonzaga | 7 | Kansas St | ||
| 10 | Virginia | 10 | Xavier | ||
| Albuquerque | Pittsburgh | ||||
| 2 | Baylor | 2 | Connecticut | ||
| 15 | Lamar | 15 | New Mexico St | ||
| In The Mix | In Today | Out Today | By Conference | ||
| Arizona | Memphis | BYU | Big Ten – 9 | ||
| Charleston | California | Arizona | Big East – 7 | ||
| Miami (FL) | Lehigh | Bucknell | ACC – 6 | ||
| Colorado St | SEC – 6 | ||||
| Iowa St | Big 12 – 5 | ||||
| TCU | Atlantic 10 – 4 | ||||
| New Mexico | MVC – 3 | ||||
| Stanford | CUSA – 3 | ||||
| BYU | MWC – 2 | ||||
| WCC – 2 | |||||
December 29th Bracket
Posted by GJE in Uncategorized on December 29, 2011
| East | Southeast | ||||
| 1 | Syracuse | 1 | Ohio St | ||
| 16 | Vermont/Coastal Carolina | 16 | Bucknell | ||
| Columbus | Pittsburgh | ||||
| 8 | Michigan | 8 | Ohio | ||
| 9 | Dayton | 9 | Denver | ||
| 4 | Northern Iowa | 4 | Florida | ||
| 13 | BYU/Northwestern | 13 | NC State/Indiana | ||
| Albuquerque | Louisville | ||||
| 5 | Mississippi St | 5 | Southern Miss | ||
| 12 | Virginia Tech | 12 | Xavier | ||
| 3 | Georgetown | 3 | Missouri | ||
| 14 | Norfolk St | 14 | Oral Roberts | ||
| Nashville | Omaha | ||||
| 6 | Illinois | 6 | Seton Hall | ||
| 11 | San Diego St | 11 | Virginia | ||
| 7 | Kansas St | 7 | Murray St | ||
| 10 | Marshall | 10 | Purdue | ||
| Greensboro | Nashville | ||||
| 2 | North Carolina | 2 | Louisville | ||
| 15 | Wagner | 15 | VCU | ||
| West | Southwest | ||||
| 1 | Duke | 1 | Kentucky | ||
| 16 | Miss Valley St/Montana | 16 | Belmont | ||
| Greensboro | Louisville | ||||
| 8 | Wichita St | 8 | Iona | ||
| 9 | Temple | 9 | St Marys | ||
| 4 | Michigan St | 4 | Kansas | ||
| 13 | Arizona | 13 | Long Beach St | ||
| Columbus | Portland | ||||
| 5 | Alabama | 5 | UNLV | ||
| 12 | Cleveland St | 12 | Creighton | ||
| 3 | Marquette | 3 | Wisconsin | ||
| 14 | Harvard | 14 | Davidson | ||
| Omaha | Portland | ||||
| 6 | Gonzaga | 6 | West Virginia | ||
| 11 | Florida St | 11 | Oklahoma | ||
| 7 | Minnesota | 7 | Vanderbilt | ||
| 10 | Mississippi | 10 | St. Josephs | ||
| Albuquerque | Pittsburgh | ||||
| 2 | Baylor | 2 | Connecticut | ||
| 15 | Lamar | 15 | New Mexico St | ||
| In The Mix | In Today | Out Today | By Conference | ||
| California | St Marys | Charleston | Big Ten – 9 | ||
| Colorado St | BYU | Indiana St | Big East – 7 | ||
| LSU | ACC – 6 | ||||
| Iowa St | SEC – 6 | ||||
| Indiana St | Big 12 – 5 | ||||
| New Mexico | Atlantic 10 – 4 | ||||
| Charleston | MVC – 3 | ||||
| Miami (FL) | WCC – 3 | ||||
| Pittsburgh | MWC – 2 | ||||
| Saint Louis | CUSA – 2 | ||||
December 28th Bracket
Posted by GJE in Uncategorized on December 27, 2011
| East | Southeast | ||||
| 1 | Syracuse | 1 | Ohio St | ||
| 16 | Vermont/Coastal Carolina | 16 | Bucknell | ||
| Columbus | Pittsburgh | ||||
| 8 | Ohio | 8 | Vanderbilt | ||
| 9 | Michigan | 9 | Denver | ||
| 4 | Northern Iowa | 4 | Georgetown | ||
| 13 | Charleston/Mississippi | 13 | Davidson | ||
| Columbus | Louisville | ||||
| 5 | UNLV | 5 | Southern Miss | ||
| 12 | Virginia Tech | 12 | San Diego St | ||
| 3 | Missouri | 3 | Florida | ||
| 14 | Wagner | 14 | Norfolk St | ||
| Omaha | Nashville | ||||
| 6 | Alabama | 6 | Indiana | ||
| 11 | Temple | 11 | Oklahoma | ||
| 7 | Illinois | 7 | Murray St | ||
| 10 | Marshall | 10 | Virginia | ||
| Greensboro | Pittsburgh | ||||
| 2 | North Carolina | 2 | Connecticut | ||
| 15 | VCU | 15 | New Mexico St | ||
| West | Southwest | ||||
| 1 | Kentucky | 1 | Louisville | ||
| 16 | Belmont | 16 | Miss Valley St/Montana | ||
| Louisville | Nashville | ||||
| 8 | Wichita St | 8 | Iona | ||
| 9 | St. Josephs | 9 | Dayton | ||
| 4 | Michigan St | 4 | Kansas | ||
| 13 | Long Beach St | 13 | Purdue/Indiana St | ||
| Albuquerque | Omaha | ||||
| 5 | Seton Hall | 5 | Mississippi St | ||
| 12 | NC State | 12 | Arizona | ||
| 3 | Marquette | 3 | Wisconsin | ||
| 14 | Harvard | 14 | Cleveland St | ||
| Portland | Portland | ||||
| 6 | Gonzaga | 6 | Kansas St | ||
| 11 | Northwestern | 11 | Xavier | ||
| 7 | Minnesota | 7 | West Virginia | ||
| 10 | Florida St | 10 | Creighton | ||
| Albuquerque | Greensboro | ||||
| 2 | Baylor | 2 | Duke | ||
| 15 | Lamar | 15 | Oral Roberts | ||
| In The Mix | In Today | Out Today | By Conference | ||
| St Marys | Big Ten – 9 | ||||
| LSU | Big East – 7 | ||||
| Colorado St | ACC – 6 | ||||
| BYU | SEC – 6 | ||||
| California | Big 12 – 5 | ||||
| Iowa St | Atlantic 10 – 4 | ||||
| Memphis | MVC – 4 | ||||
| Miami | MWC – 2 | ||||
| Saint Louis | CUSA – 2 | ||||
| Pittsburgh | Southern – 2 | ||||
December 26th Bracket
Posted by GJE in Uncategorized on December 26, 2011
| East | Southeast | ||||
| 1 | Syracuse | 1 | Ohio St | ||
| 16 | Belmont | 16 | Bucknell | ||
| Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | ||||
| 8 | Dayton | 8 | Vanderbilt | ||
| 9 | Creighton | 9 | Denver | ||
| 4 | Michigan St | 4 | Northern Iowa | ||
| 13 | Charleston/Indiana St | 13 | Davidson | ||
| Columbus | Albuquerque | ||||
| 5 | Mississippi St | 5 | Seton Hall | ||
| 12 | Long Beach St | 12 | Oklahoma | ||
| 3 | Missouri | 3 | Marquette | ||
| 14 | Norfolk St | 14 | Wagner | ||
| Omaha | Portland | ||||
| 6 | UNLV | 6 | Alabama | ||
| 11 | Mississippi | 11 | NC State | ||
| 7 | Indiana | 7 | Murray St | ||
| 10 | Marshall | 10 | Illinois | ||
| Greensboro | Albuquerque | ||||
| 2 | North Carolina | 2 | Baylor | ||
| 15 | VCU | 15 | New Mexico St | ||
| West | Southwest | ||||
| 1 | Kentucky | 1 | Louisville | ||
| 16 | Vermont/Coastal Carolina | 16 | Miss Valley St/Montana | ||
| Nashville | Nashville | ||||
| 8 | Wichita St | 8 | Ohio | ||
| 9 | Virginia | 9 | St. Josephs | ||
| 4 | Georgetown | 4 | Kansas | ||
| 13 | Arizona | 13 | Purdue/San Diego St | ||
| Louisville | Omaha | ||||
| 5 | Southern Miss | 5 | Minnesota | ||
| 12 | Northwestern | 12 | Virginia Tech | ||
| 3 | Wisconsin | 3 | Florida | ||
| 14 | Harvard | 14 | Cleveland St | ||
| Portland | Louisville | ||||
| 6 | Gonzaga | 6 | Kansas St | ||
| 11 | Temple | 11 | Xavier | ||
| 7 | Iona | 7 | West Virginia | ||
| 10 | Florida St | 10 | Michigan | ||
| Columbus | Greensboro | ||||
| 2 | Connecticut | 2 | Duke | ||
| 15 | Lamar | 15 | Oral Roberts | ||
| In The Mix | In Today | Out Today | By Conference | ||
| St Marys | Big Ten – 9 | ||||
| St Louis | Big East – 7 | ||||
| Pittsburgh | ACC – 6 | ||||
| LSU | SEC – 6 | ||||
| Colorado St | Big 12 – 5 | ||||
| BYU | Atlantic 10 – 4 | ||||
| California | MVC – 4 | ||||
| Iowa St | MWC – 2 | ||||
| Memphis | CUSA – 2 | ||||
| Southern – 2 | |||||
Review of Last Year’s Bracket and Changes to S-Curve Formula for 2011-2012
Posted by GJE in Uncategorized on December 26, 2011
The biggest change to this year’s formula is the addition of non-conference strength of schedule. After leaving off Colorado and Virginia Tech from last year’s tournament, the committee repeatedly emphasized that these 2 teams did not have a strong non-conference schedule. With the addition of non-conference strength of schedule, this year’s formula is even more heavily weighted towards schedule strength than last year’s. As a result you will see some unlikely teams seeded high in this bracket, those teams that have played difficult schedules so far.
The other controversy from last year’s bracket was some highly unexpected seeding around the 7-12 seeds. This is what we see when comparing the brackets of bracket experts listed in the bracket matrix to the actual bracket created by the committee last year:
| UCLA (7 seed) – Only 4 brackets had UCLA as high as a 7 seed |
| Michigan (8 seed) – Nobody had Michigan as high as an 8, only 11 brackets had them as a 9 |
| Butler (8 seed) – 2 brackets had Butler at 8, only 12 as a 9 |
| Old Dominion (9 seed) – 6 brackets had ODU worse than 8, 13 at 8, all others better |
| Georgia (10 seed) – 2 brackets had Georgia as a 10 or better, only 9 brackets at 11, all others 12 or out |
| Missouri (11 seed) – Only 1 bracket had Missouri at 11, 3 as a 10, all others better |
| Marquette (11 seed) – Only 10 brackets had Marquette at 11 or worse |
| Utah St (12 seed) – Only 4 brackets had Utah St at 11, all others better |
| Richmond (12 seed) – Only 4 brackets had Richmond at 12 |
Daily Bracket is only as good as the committee is consistent. The S-Curve Formula is based on previous years’ brackets to give a score to various aspects of a team’s profile and rank them according to the formula. The seeding in last year’s bracket was not in line with past years’ brackets. If the committee comes up with some wacky seeding this year, then the Daily Bracket may not be around in the future.
Even though the seeding in the tournament was off, the Daily Bracket did correctly pick 2 teams in the bracket that most had left off (VCU and UAB). The 2 teams that the formula did not get right, Clemson and USC, were among the last 4 teams left off the final Daily Bracket.
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