Tuesday, January 10, 2017

1/10 BRACKET

One real complication emerging:  all those ACC teams.  5 ACC teams in the Top 13 causes a lot of chain reactions:
1) Gonzaga in the east regional:  Because of Duke's presence, Gonzaga is forced into the east regional since none of the other ACC teams can go there.
2) Unbalanced regionals:  the east is loaded and the west and midwest aren't, and there's no way to balance them because of the ACC roadblocks

EAST 29
@Buffalo
1) Villanova (15-1) vs. 16) Fairleigh Dickinson (5-9)/Hampton (3-10)
8) Pittsburgh (12-4) vs. 9) Dayton (11-3)
@Orlando
4) North Carolina (13-3) vs. 13) Marshall (10-6)
5) Florida (12-3) vs. 12) Akron (11-3)
@Salt Lake City
3) Gonzaga (15-0) vs. 14) Rider (11-5)
6) Wisconsin (13-3) vs. 11) Kansas St (13-2)
@Greenville
2) Duke (14-2) vs. 15) Princeton (7-6)
7) Arkansas (12-3) vs. 10) Wichita St (13-3)/Middle Tennessee (12-3)

WEST 37
@Sacramento
1) UCLA (16-1) vs. 16) UC-Irvine (7-9)
8) Iowa St (10-4) vs. 9) Virginia Tech (13-3)
@Buffalo
4) West Virginia (13-2) vs. 13) East Tennessee St (11-3)
5) Notre Dame (14-2) vs. 12) Illinois St (11-4)
@Milwaukee
3) Xavier (13-2) vs. 14) Belmont (9-4)
6) Purdue (14-3) vs. 11) South Carolina (11-3)/North Carolina St (12-4)
@Orlando
2) Florida St (15-1) vs. 15) FGCU (9-5)
7) SMU (14-3) vs. 10) TCU (11-3)

MIDWEST 37
@Tulsa
1) Kansas (14-1) vs. 16) Radford (6-8)
8) Indiana (11-5) vs. 9) Seton Hall (12-3)
@Sacramento
4) Oregon (14-2) vs. 13) Georgia Southern (8-6)
5) St Mary's (14-1) vs. 12) Oakland (12-3)
@Greenville
3) Virginia (12-3) vs. 14) Bucknell (12-5)
6) Cincinnati (13-2) vs. 11) Michigan St (11-6)
@Indianapolis
2) Butler (14-2) vs. 15) North Dakota St (9-5)
7) USC (15-2) vs. 10) Northwestern (13-4)

SOUTH 33
@Tulsa
1) Baylor (14-0) vs. 16) New Orleans (6-6)/Montana (8-9)
8) VCU (13-3) vs. 9) Clemson (11-4)
@Salt Lake City
4) Creighton (15-1) vs. 13) New Mexico St (13-2)
5) Arizona (15-2) vs. 12) Boise St (10-4)
@Milwaukee
3) Louisville (13-3) vs. 14) Vermont (11-5)
6) Minnesota (15-2) vs. 11) UNC-Wilmington (13-2)
@Indianapolis
2) Kentucky (13-2) vs. 15) Texas Southern (7-9)
7) Maryland (13-2) vs. 10) Miami (11-3)

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