Monday, March 7, 2016

3/7 BRACKET

We continue to have balance issues in the bracketing.  I've written about this before.  This is shaping up to be a serious issue on Sunday.

SOUTH 35
@Des Moines
1) Kansas (26-4) vs. 16) Texas Southern (17-13)/Austin Peay (16-17)
8) USC (20-11) vs. 9) Butler (21-9)
@Spokane
4) Duke (22-9) vs. 13) Chattanooga (26-5)
5) Arizona (24-7) vs. 12) Northern Iowa (21-12)
@Des Moines
3) Indiana (25-6) vs. 14) Yale (21-6)
6) California (22-9) vs. 11) Cincinnati (22-9)/Gonzaga (23-7)
@St Louis
2) Xavier (26-4) vs. 15) New Mexico St (20-9)
7) Notre Dame (20-10) vs. 10) St Mary's (25-4)

WEST 37
@St Louis
1) Michigan St (26-5) vs. 16) Hampton (17-10)/FGCU (16-13)
8) Texas Tech (19-11) vs. 9) Monmouth (27-6)
@Denver
4) Iowa St (21-10) vs. 13) Arkansas-Little Rock (25-4)
5) Texas A&M (24-7) vs. 12) San Diego St (21-8)
@Oklahoma City
3) Miami (24-6) vs. 14) UAB (25-5)
6) Iowa (21-9) vs. 11) Vanderbilt (19-12)
@Spokane
2) Oregon (24-6) vs. 15) Weber St (20-8)
7) Wisconsin (20-11) vs. 10) Wichita St (23-8)

MIDWEST 34
@Raleigh
1) Virginia (24-6) vs. 16) Lehigh (16-14)
8) Providence (22-9) vs. 9) St Bonaventure (22-7)
@Providence
4) Kentucky (23-8) vs. 13) IPFW (22-8)
5) Purdue (24-7) vs. 12) Hofstra (23-8)
@Denver
3) Utah (23-7) vs. 14) Hawaii (22-5)
6) Baylor (20-10) vs. 11) Valparaiso (24-5)
@Oklahoma City
2) Oklahoma (24-7) vs. 15) Stephen F Austin (21-5)
7) Colorado (20-10) vs. 10) Syracuse (19-12)

EAST 30
@Brooklyn
1) Villanova (27-4) vs. 16) Wagner (21-9)
8) South Carolina (23-7) vs. 9) Pittsburgh (19-10)
@Providence
4) Maryland (23-7) vs. 13) Akron (23-7)
5) Texas (20-11) vs. 12) Temple (20-10)
@Brooklyn
3) West Virginia (24-7) vs. 14) Stony Brook (22-6)
6) Dayton (24-6) vs. 11) UConn (21-10)/Oregon St (17-11)
@Raleigh
2) North Carolina (25-6) vs. 15) UNC-Asheville (20-11)
7) Seton Hall (22-8) vs. 10) St Joseph's (24-7)






NIT.  Keep in mind there's several seed movements because I believe the NIT will provide geographic relief to some teams.

1) VCU (22-9) vs. 8) Bucknell (19-11)
4) Princeton (20-6) vs. 5) Georgia (17-12)
3) George Washington (22-9) vs. 6) Clemson (17-13)
2) Ohio St (19-12) vs. 7) Marquette (19-12)

1) Florida St (18-12) vs. 8) North Florida (19-11)
4) UNC-Wilmington (22-7) vs. 5) LSU (18-13)
3) Virginia Tech (18-13) vs. 6) William & Mary (18-11)
2) Florida (18-13) vs. 7) Davidson (17-11)

1) Michigan (19-11) vs. 8) High Point (18-10)
4) Creighton (18-13) vs. 5) South Dakota St (22-7)
3) Alabama (17-13) vs. 6) Kansas St (16-15)
2) Georgia Tech (18-13) vs. 7) Ole Miss (20-11)

1) Tulsa (20-10) vs. 8) Belmont (19-11)
4) BYU (22-9) vs. 5) Stanford (14-14)
3) Washington (17-13) vs. 6) Fresno St (20-9)
2) Houston (22-8) vs. 7) UC-Irvine (22-8)

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