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1-3-1 Sports Field of 68 – March 16th

Posted on March 16, 2013 by JLCS

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PROJECTED SEEDING

The 1 Seeds

Indiana, Duke, Louisville, Gonzaga

The 2 Seeds

Kansas, Georgetown, Michigan State, Miami (FL)

The 3 Seeds

Florida, New Mexico, Ohio State, Michigan

The 4 Seeds

Kansas State, Syracuse, Marquette, Arizona

The 5 Seeds

Oklahoma State, Saint Louis, Pittsburgh, UNLV

The 6 Seeds

Wisconsin, UCLA, Butler, VCU

The 7 Seeds

Notre Dame, North Carolina, Colorado State, Memphis

The 8 Seeds

Creighton, NC State, Oregon, Illinois

The 9 Seeds

Missouri, San Diego State, Minnesota, Wichita State

The 10 Seeds

Cincinnati, Temple, Colorado, Oklahoma

The 11 Seeds

Iowa State, California, Villanova, St. Mary’s (CA)

The 12 Seeds

Belmont, Boise State, La Salle, Tennessee, Virginia, Bucknell

The 13 Seeds

Stephen F. Austin, Akron, Valparaiso, Davidson

The 14 Seeds

South Dakota State, New Mexico State, Harvard, Montana

The 15 Seeds

Florida Gulf Coast, Iona, Pacific, Albany

The 16 Seeds

Western Kentucky, Southern, James Madison, LIU-Brooklyn, Morgan State, Liberty

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Boise State, La Salle, Tennessee, Virginia

First Four Out

Mississippi, Middle Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama

Next Four Out

Southern Miss, Iowa, Maryland, Baylor

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

Big East (8), Big Ten (7), Big 12 (5), A-10 (5), MWC (5), Pac-12 (5), ACC (5), SEC (3), MVC (2), WCC (2)

America East – Albany

ACC – Duke, Miami (FL), North Carolina, NC State, Virginia

Atlantic Sun – Florida Gulf Coast

Atlantic 10 – Saint Louis, Butler, VCU, La Salle, Temple

Big East – Louisville, Georgetown, Syracuse, Marquette, Pittsburgh, Notre Dame, Cincinnati, Villanova

Big Sky – Montana

Big South – Liberty

Big Ten – Indiana, Michigan State, Ohio State, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota

Big 12 – Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Iowa State

Big West – Pacific

Colonial – James Madison

Conference USA – Memphis

Horizon – Valparaiso

Ivy – Harvard

MAAC – Iona

MAC – Akron

MEAC – Morgan State

MVC – Creighton, Wichita State

MWC – New Mexico, UNLV, Colorado State, San Diego State, Boise State

Northeast – LIU-Brooklyn

Ohio Valley – Belmont

Pac-12 – Arizona, UCLA, Oregon, Colorado, California

Patriot – Bucknell

SEC – Florida, Missouri, Tennessee

Southern – Davidson

Southland – Stephen F. Austin

Summit – South Dakota State

Sun Belt – Western Kentucky

SWAC – Southern

WAC – New Mexico State

WCC – Gonzaga, St. Mary’s (CA)

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1-3-1 Sports Field of 68 – March 13th

Posted on March 13, 2013 by JLCS

(Actual Bracket and Polls Posted Below)

PROJECTED SEEDING

The 1 Seeds

Duke, Indiana, Louisville, Gonzaga

The 2 Seeds

Georgetown, Kansas, Michigan, Michigan State

The 3 Seeds

Miami (FL), Florida, Ohio State, New Mexico

The 4 Seeds

Marquette, Kansas State, Arizona, Oklahoma State

The 5 Seeds

Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Saint Louis, Wisconsin

The 6 Seeds

UNLV, VCU, Butler, UCLA

The 7 Seeds

Notre Dame, Colorado State, Memphis, North Carolina

The 8 Seeds

NC State, Creighton, Oregon, Illinois

The 9 Seeds

Missouri, Minnesota, San Diego State, Wichita State

The 10 Seeds

Oklahoma, Colorado, Cincinnati, California

The 11 Seeds

Temple, Iowa State, St. Mary’s (CA), Belmont

The 12 Seeds

Villanova, Boise State, La Salle, Kentucky, Tennessee, Bucknell

The 13 Seeds

Stephen F. Austin, Akron, Louisiana Tech, Valparaiso

The 14 Seeds

Davidson, South Dakota State, Harvard, Montana

The 15 Seeds

Florida Gulf Coast, Iona, Long Beach State, Vermont

The 16 Seeds

Western Kentucky, Norfolk State, James Madison, LIU-Brooklyn, Southern, Liberty

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Boise State, La Salle, Kentucky, Tennessee

First Four Out

Virginia, Mississippi, Middle Tennessee, Iowa

Next Four Out

Alabama, Baylor, Southern Miss, Arizona State

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

Big East (8), Big Ten (7), Big 12 (5), A-10 (5), MWC (5), Pac-12 (5), ACC (4), SEC (4), MVC (2), WCC (2)

America East – Vermont

ACC – Duke, Miami (FL), North Carolina, NC State

Atlantic Sun – Florida Gulf Coast

Atlantic 10 – Saint Louis, Butler, VCU, La Salle, Temple

Big East – Louisville, Georgetown, Marquette, Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Notre Dame, Cincinnati, Villanova

Big Sky – Montana

Big South – Liberty

Big Ten – Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois

Big 12 – Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Iowa State

Big West – Long Beach State

Colonial – James Madison

Conference USA – Memphis

Horizon – Valparaiso

Ivy – Harvard

MAAC – Iona

MAC – Akron

MEAC – Norfolk State

MVC – Creighton, Wichita State

MWC – New Mexico, UNLV, Colorado State, San Diego State, Boise State

Northeast – LIU-Brooklyn

Ohio Valley – Belmont

Pac-12 – Arizona, UCLA, Oregon, Colorado, California

Patriot – Bucknell

SEC – Florida, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee

Southern – Davidson

Southland – Stephen F. Austin

Summit – South Dakota State

Sun Belt – Western Kentucky

SWAC – Southern

WAC – Louisiana Tech

WCC – Gonzaga, St. Mary’s (CA)

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1-3-1 Sports Field of 68 – March 10th

Posted on March 10, 2013 by JLCS

(Actual Bracket and Polls Posted Below)

PROJECTED SEEDING

The 1 Seeds

Duke, Indiana, Louisville, Gonzaga

The 2 Seeds

Georgetown, Kansas, Michigan, Michigan State

The 3 Seeds

Florida, Miami (FL), Marquette, New Mexico

The 4 Seeds

Kansas State , Ohio State, Arizona, Oklahoma State

The 5 Seeds

Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Saint Louis, Wisconsin

The 6 Seeds

UNLV, Notre Dame, VCU, Butler

The 7 Seeds

Colorado State, UCLA, Memphis, North Carolina

The 8 Seeds

NC State, Oregon, Illinois, Minnesota

The 9 Seeds

Creighton, Missouri, San Diego State, Wichita State

The 10 Seeds

Oklahoma, Colorado, Cincinnati, California

The 11 Seeds

St. Mary’s (CA), Temple, Middle Tennessee, Iowa State

The 12 Seeds

Belmont, Villanova, La Salle, Boise State, Kentucky, Tennessee

The 13 Seeds

Bucknell, Akron, Stephen F. Austin, Louisiana Tech

The 14 Seeds

Valparaiso, Davidson, South Dakota State, Harvard

The 15 Seeds

Stony Brook, Montana, Florida Gulf Coast, Long Beach State

The 16 Seeds

Northeastern, Niagara, Norfolk State, LIU-Brooklyn, Charleston Southern, Texas Southern

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

La Salle, Boise State, Kentucky, Tennessee

First Four Out

Virginia, Mississippi, Iowa, Alabama

Next Four Out

Southern Miss, Baylor, Maryland, Arizona State

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

Big East (8), Big Ten (7), Big 12 (5), A-10 (5), MWC (5), Pac-12 (5), ACC (4), SEC (4), MVC (2), WCC (2)

America East – Stony Brook

ACC – Duke, Miami (FL), North Carolina, NC State

Atlantic Sun – Florida Gulf Coast

Atlantic 10 – Saint Louis, Butler, VCU, La Salle, Temple

Big East – Louisville, Georgetown, Marquette, Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Notre Dame, Cincinnati, Villanova

Big Sky – Montana

Big South – Charleston Southern

Big Ten – Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois

Big 12 – Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Iowa State

Big West – Long Beach State

Colonial – Northeastern

Conference USA – Memphis

Horizon – Valparaiso

Ivy – Harvard

MAAC – Niagara

MAC – Akron

MEAC – Norfolk State

MVC – Creighton, Wichita State

MWC – New Mexico, UNLV, Colorado State, San Diego State, Boise State

Northeast – Robert Morris

Ohio Valley – Belmont

Pac-12 – Arizona, UCLA, Oregon, Colorado, California

Patriot – Bucknell

SEC – Florida, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee

Southern – Davidson

Southland – Stephen F. Austin

Summit – South Dakota State

Sun Belt – Middle Tennessee

SWAC – Texas Southern

WAC – Louisiana Tech

WCC – Gonzaga, St. Mary’s (CA)

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1-3-1 Sports Field of 68 – March 5th

Posted on March 5, 2013 by JLCS

(Actual Bracket and Polls Posted Below)

PROJECTED SEEDING

The 1 Seeds

Indiana, Duke, Gonzaga, Kansas

The 2 Seeds

Georgetown, Miami (FL), Louisville, Michigan

The 3 Seeds

Florida, Michigan State, New Mexico, Kansas State

The 4 Seeds

Marquette, Arizona, Syracuse, Oklahoma State

The 5 Seeds

Ohio State, Wisconsin, Pittsburgh, Saint Louis

The 6 Seeds

UNLV, Notre Dame, Colorado State, Minnesota

The 7 Seeds

Butler, UCLA, Oregon, Memphis

The 8 Seeds

Illinois, VCU, North Carolina, NC State

The 9 Seeds

Missouri, San Diego State, Oklahoma, Creighton

The 10 Seeds

California, Wichita State, Colorado, Cincinnati

The 11 Seeds

St. Mary’s (CA), La Salle, Middle Tennessee, Temple

The 12 Seeds

Virginia, Kentucky, Iowa State, Boise State, Villanova, Belmont

The 13 Seeds

Louisiana Tech, Akron, Bucknell, Stephen F. Austin

The 14 Seeds

Valparaiso, Davidson, South Dakota State, Stony Brook

The 15 Seeds

Montana, Princeton, Long Beach State, Niagara

The 16 Seeds

Northeastern, Mercer, Robert Morris, Norfolk State, Southern, Charleston Southern

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Kentucky, Iowa State, Boise State, Villanova

First Four Out

Tennessee, Southern Miss, Mississippi, Alabama

Next Four Out

Massachusetts, Iowa, Arizona State, Maryland

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

Big East (8), Big Ten (7), Big 12 (5), A-10 (5), ACC (5), Pac-12 (5), MWC (5), SEC (3), MVC (2), WCC (2)

America East – Stony Brook

ACC – Duke, Miami (FL), North Carolina, NC State, Virginia

Atlantic Sun – Mercer

Atlantic 10 – Saint Louis, Butler, VCU, La Salle, Temple

Big East – Georgetown, Louisville, Marquette, Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Notre Dame, Cincinnati, Villanova

Big Sky – Montana

Big South – Charleston Southern

Big Ten – Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois

Big 12 – Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Iowa State

Big West – Long Beach State

Colonial – Northeastern

Conference USA – Memphis

Horizon – Valparaiso

Ivy – Princeton

MAAC – Niagara

MAC – Akron

MEAC – Norfolk State

MVC – Creighton, Wichita State

MWC – New Mexico, UNLV, Colorado State, San Diego State, Boise State

Northeast – Robert Morris

Ohio Valley – Belmont

Pac-12 – Arizona, UCLA, Oregon, California, Colorado

Patriot – Bucknell

SEC – Florida, Missouri, Kentucky

Southern – Davidson

Southland – Stephen F. Austin

Summit – South Dakota State

Sun Belt – Middle Tennessee

SWAC – Southern

WAC – Louisiana Tech

WCC – Gonzaga, St. Mary’s (CA)

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1-3-1 Sports Field of 68 – February 26th

Posted on February 26, 2013 by JLCS

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PROJECTED SEEDING

The 1 Seeds

Indiana, Duke, Miami (FL), Florida

The 2 Seeds

Gonzaga, Michigan, Kansas, Michigan State

The 3 Seeds

Louisville, Georgetown, Arizona, New Mexico

The 4 Seeds

Syracuse, Kansas State, Marquette, Ohio State

The 5 Seeds

Wisconsin, Oklahoma State, Pittsburgh, Butler

The 6 Seeds

Saint Louis, Colorado State, UNLV, Notre Dame

The 7 Seeds

Oregon, Memphis, NC State, Illinois

The 8 Seeds

San Diego State, VCU, Oklahoma, Wichita State

The 9 Seeds

Minnesota, UCLA, Missouri, North Carolina

The 10 Seeds

Cincinnati, Colorado, Creighton, California

The 11 Seeds

Iowa State, Kentucky, La Salle, St. Mary’s (CA)

The 12 Seeds

Middle Tennessee, Temple, Villanova, Belmont, Virginia, Mississippi

The 13 Seeds

Akron, Louisiana Tech, Bucknell, Stephen F. Austin

The 14 Seeds

Valparaiso, Davidson, South Dakota State, Harvard

The 15 Seeds

Stony Brook, Montana, Long Beach State, Niagara

The 16 Seeds

Northeastern, Mercer, Robert Morris, Norfolk State, Southern, Charleston Southern

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Temple, Villanova, Virginia, Mississippi

First Four Out

Boise State, Maryland, Southern Miss, Alabama

Next Four Out

Arizona State, Tennessee, Massachusetts, Iowa

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

Big East (8), Big Ten (7), Big 12 (5), A-10 (5), ACC (5), Pac-12 (5), SEC (4), MWC (4), MVC (2), WCC (2)

America East – Stony Brook

ACC – Duke, Miami (FL), NC State, North Carolina, Virginia

Atlantic Sun – Mercer

Atlantic 10 – Butler, Saint Louis, VCU, La Salle, Temple

Big East – Louisville, Georgetown, Syracuse, Marquette, Pittsburgh, Notre Dame, Cincinnati, Villanova

Big Sky – Montana

Big South – Charleston Southern

Big Ten – Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota

Big 12 – Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Iowa State

Big West – Long Beach State

Colonial – Northeastern

Conference USA – Memphis

Horizon – Valparaiso

Ivy – Harvard

MAAC – Niagara

MAC – Akron

MEAC – Norfolk State

MVC – Wichita State, Creighton

MWC – New Mexico, Colorado State, UNLV, San Diego State

Northeast – Robert Morris

Ohio Valley – Belmont

Pac-12 – Arizona, Oregon, UCLA, Colorado, California

Patriot – Bucknell

SEC – Florida, Missouri, Kentucky, Mississippi

Southern – Davidson

Southland – Stephen F. Austin

Summit – South Dakota State

Sun Belt – Middle Tennessee

SWAC – Southern

WAC – Louisiana Tech

WCC – Gonzaga, St. Mary’s (CA)

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1-3-1 Sports Field of 68 – February 18th

Posted on February 18, 2013 by JLCS

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PROJECTED SEEDING

The 1 Seeds

Duke, Indiana, Miami (FL), Florida

The 2 Seeds

Michigan State, Michigan, Syracuse, Gonzaga

The 3 Seeds

Arizona, Kansas, Louisville, New Mexico

The 4 Seeds

Georgetown, Pittsburgh, Butler, Kansas State

The 5 Seeds

Marquette, Oklahoma State, Wisconsin, Oregon

The 6 Seeds

Cincinnati, Colorado State, Ohio State, NC State

The 7 Seeds

Notre Dame, VCU, Minnesota, Illinois

The 8 Seeds

Missouri, Oklahoma, Memphis, San Diego State

The 9 Seeds

Colorado, UNLV, UCLA, Saint Louis

The 10 Seeds

Wichita State, Creighton, Iowa State, La Salle

The 11 Seeds

Kentucky, Middle Tennessee, North Carolina, Baylor

The 12 Seeds

Belmont, Mississippi, Temple, Virginia, Iowa, Arizona State

The 13 Seeds

Akron, Bucknell, Louisiana Tech, Stephen F. Austin

The 14 Seeds

Valparaiso, Davidson, South Dakota State, Harvard

The 15 Seeds

Stony Brook, Montana, Long Beach State, Mercer

The 16 Seeds

Northeastern, Niagara, Robert Morris, Southern, Norfolk State, Charleston Southern

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Temple, Virginia, Iowa, Arizona State

First Four Out

Maryland, Southern Miss, Alabama, St. Mary’s (CA)

Next Four Out

Villanova, Boise State, California, Charlotte

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

Big Ten (8), Big East (7), Big 12 (6), A-10 (5), ACC (5), Pac-12 (5), SEC (4), MWC (4), MVC (2)

America East – Stony Brook

ACC – Duke, Miami (FL), NC State, North Carolina, Virginia

Atlantic Sun – Mercer

Atlantic 10 – Butler, VCU, Saint Louis, La Salle, Temple

Big East – Syracuse, Louisville, Georgetown, Pittsburgh,Marquette, Cincinnati, Notre Dame

Big Sky – Montana

Big South – Charleston Southern

Big Ten – Indiana, Michigan State, Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa

Big 12 – Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Iowa State, Baylor

Big West – Long Beach State

Colonial – Northeastern

Conference USA – Memphis

Horizon – Valparaiso

Ivy – Harvard

MAAC – Niagara

MAC – Akron

MEAC – Norfolk State

MVC – Wichita State, Creighton

MWC – New Mexico, Colorado State, San Diego State, UNLV

Northeast – Robert Morris

Ohio Valley – Belmont

Pac-12 – Arizona, Oregon, Colorado, UCLA, Arizona State

Patriot – Bucknell

SEC – Florida, Missouri, Kentucky, Mississippi

Southern – Davidson

Southland – Stephen F. Austin

Summit – South Dakota State

Sun Belt – Middle Tennessee

SWAC – Southern

WAC – Louisiana Tech

WCC – Gonzaga

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1-3-1 Sports Field of 68 – February 11th

Posted on February 11, 2013 by JLCS

(Actual Bracket and Polls Posted Below)

PROJECTED SEEDING

The 1 Seeds

Duke, Indiana, Florida, Michigan

The 2 Seeds

Miami (FL), Arizona, Syracuse, Kansas

The 3 Seeds

Gonzaga, Michigan State, Louisville, Butler

The 4 Seeds

Ohio State, Oregon, Kansas State, New Mexico

The 5 Seeds

Marquette, Pittsburgh, Georgetown, Minnesota

The 6 Seeds

Cincinnati, NC State, Creighton, Oklahoma State

The 7 Seeds

Notre Dame, Colorado State, Wisconsin, VCU

The 8 Seeds

San Diego State, UCLA, UNLV, Missouri

The 9 Seeds

Mississippi, Wichita State, Kentucky, Oklahoma

The 10 Seeds

Memphis, Iowa State, Illinois, Colorado

The 11 Seeds

North Carolina, Saint Louis, Baylor, Belmont

The 12 Seeds

Middle Tennessee, St. Mary’s (CA), La Salle, Temple, Indiana State, Virginia

The 13 Seeds

Akron, Bucknell, Louisiana Tech, Stephen F. Austin

The 14 Seeds

Valparaiso, Davidson, Harvard, Stony Brook

The 15 Seeds

Montana, Western Illinois, Long Beach State, Florida Gulf Coast

The 16 Seeds

Northeastern, Niagara, Southern, Bryant, Norfolk State, UNC-Asheville

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

La Salle, Temple, Indiana State, Virginia

First Four Out

Arizona State, Southern Miss, Boise State, BYU

Next Four Out

Maryland, St. John’s, Iowa, Murray State

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

Big Ten (7), Big East (7), Big 12 (6), A-10 (5), ACC (5), Pac-12 (4), SEC (4), MWC (4), MVC (3), WCC (2)

America East – Stony Brook

ACC – Duke, Miami (FL), NC State, North Carolina, Virginia

Atlantic Sun – Florida Gulf Coast

Atlantic 10 – Butler, VCU, Saint Louis, La Salle, Temple

Big East – Syracuse, Louisville, Marquette, Pittsburgh, Georgetown, Cincinnati, Notre Dame

Big Sky – Montana

Big South – UNC-Asheville

Big Ten – Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois

Big 12 – Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Iowa State, Baylor

Big West – Long Beach State

Colonial – Northeastern

Conference USA – Memphis

Horizon – Valparaiso

Ivy – Harvard

MAAC – Niagara

MAC – Akron

MEAC – Norfolk State

MVC – Creighton, Wichita State, Indiana State

MWC – New Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV, Colorado State

Northeast – Bryant

Ohio Valley – Belmont

Pac-12 – Arizona, Oregon, UCLA, Colorado

Patriot – Bucknell

SEC – Florida, Missouri, Mississippi, Kentucky

Southern – Davidson

Southland – Stephen F. Austin

Summit – Western Illinois

Sun Belt – Middle Tennessee

SWAC – Southern

WAC – Louisiana Tech

WCC – Gonzaga, St. Mary’s (CA)

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1-3-1 Sports Field of 68 – February 4th

Posted on February 4, 2013 by JLCS

(Actual Bracket and Polls Posted Below)

PROJECTED SEEDING

The 1 Seeds

Kansas, Florida, Indiana, Michigan

The 2 Seeds

Duke, Syracuse, Arizona, Gonzaga

The 3 Seeds

Miami (FL), Louisville, Michigan State, Ohio State

The 4 Seeds

Butler, Oregon, New Mexico, Cincinnati

The 5 Seeds

NC State, Minnesota, Creighton, Marquette

The 6 Seeds

UNLV, Kansas State, Wichita State, Georgetown

The 7 Seeds

Pittsburgh, San Diego State, VCU, Notre Dame

The 8 Seeds

UCLA, Missouri, Mississippi, Colorado State

The 9 Seeds

Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Baylor, Oklahoma State

The 10 Seeds

Colorado, North Carolina, Memphis, Kentucky

The 11 Seeds

Belmont, Illinois, Southern Miss, Iowa State

The 12 Seeds

Middle Tennessee, Saint Louis, Temple, St. Mary’s (CA), La Salle, BYU

The 13 Seeds

Bucknell, Louisiana Tech, Akron, Stephen F. Austin

The 14 Seeds

North Dakota State, Valparaiso, Davidson, Harvard

The 15 Seeds

Long Beach State, Montana, Stony Brook, Northeastern

The 16 Seeds

Niagara, Florida Gulf Coast, Southern, Bryant, Charleston Southern, Norfolk State

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Temple, St. Mary’s (CA), La Salle, BYU

First Four Out

Alabama, Virginia, Maryland, Charlotte

Next Four Out

Villanova, Boise State, Wyoming, Iowa

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

Big Ten (7), Big East (7), Big 12 (6), A-10 (5), Pac-12 (4), ACC (4), SEC (4), MWC (4), WCC (3), MVC (2), C-USA (2)

America East – Stony Brook

ACC – Duke, Miami (FL), NC State, North Carolina

Atlantic Sun – Florida Gulf Coast

Atlantic 10 – Butler, VCU, Saint Louis, Temple, La Salle

Big East – Syracuse, Louisville, Cincinnati, Marquette, Georgetown, Pittsburgh, Notre Dame

Big Sky – Montana

Big South – Charleston Southern

Big Ten – Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois

Big 12 – Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Baylor, Oklahoma State, Iowa State

Big West – Long Beach State

Colonial – Northeastern

Conference USA – Memphis, Southern Miss

Horizon – Valparaiso

Ivy – Harvard

MAAC – Niagara

MAC – Akron

MEAC – Norfolk State

MVC – Creighton, Wichita State

MWC – New Mexico, UNLV, San Diego State, Colorado State

Northeast – Bryant

Ohio Valley – Belmont

Pac-12 – Arizona, Oregon, UCLA, Colorado

Patriot – Bucknell

SEC – Florida, Missouri, Mississippi, Kentucky

Southern – Davidson

Southland – Stephen F. Austin

Summit – North Dakota State

Sun Belt – Middle Tennessee

SWAC – Southern

WAC – Louisiana Tech

WCC – Gonzaga, St. Mary’s (CA), BYU

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Super Bowl Predictions: No Logic Allowed

Posted on February 3, 2013 by wchunter349

Odds are you have been watching a ton of Super Bowl coverage the last two weeks; watching talking heads deliver information about what they think are the keys to the game. By now you’ve probably got your bets, if you’re the type, in, but if you’re stuck on some decisions, have no fear for I am here. Without further ado and wasted words here are my musings on some of the available bets.

Disclaimer: I am in no way an expert and I am going to use no logic to make these decisions, so listen to me and I guarantee you’ll win.**

**Not a real guarantee.

Will the national anthem be over/under 2:10? We live in a country that bets absurd amounts of money on our National Anthem. Seriously, we’re all degenerates. We bet $94,000,000 on last years game and that only includes legal sports books. Three countries had lower GDP’s in 2011. Just wanted to point that out. Take the under.

Will the coin flip be heads or tails? I couldn’t figure out what I could do to make a prediction here, so I flipped a coin. It was heads.

Which team will win the coin flip? Joe Flacco will be standing in the vicinity of the flip, so even if Baltimore wins, they really lose.

Which team will score first? The team who scores first wins a certain percentage of the time, so you can see how important scoring first is. Colin Kaepernick has a pet turtle, and if there’s one thing turtles are known for it’s starting fast. Sounds like money in the bank to me. Go with San Francisco here.

Which player will score the first touchdown? Uhhh somehow the dummies over at Bovada have Ray Lewis listed at 50-1, and don’t even act like there is a chance somebody else is scoring that first TD.

Which player will record the first reception of the game? Not sure how this happened, but Ray Lewis got left of this list. They must mean besides him. If that is the case then you would be dumb to not take the greatest receiver to ever to play the 49ers. Delanie Walker. That guy has to kick so much ass when he is bored.

How many yards will Joe Flacco throw for? The number on this one is 250 yards. It doesn’t really say whether or not this number includes yards thrown for by his eyebrow, so I’m going to assume it does. Definitely going to be over.

How many touchdowns will Colin Kaepernick throw? The number is 1.5 touchdowns, but you have to remember this guy has a huge pet turtle AND half sleeve tattoos. Total badass. Over.

How many total tackles and assists will Ray Lewis have? I wasn’t sure which way to go on this one and then I realized the number was 11.5 and not 111.5. We’re going to win so much money, you guys.

How long will Frank Gore’s longest rush be? Well the number is 17.5 and I’m pretty sure Frank Gore can’t run that far without getting really tired, so I’d definitely take the under.

Will Randy Moss score a touchdown? Yes, Randy Moss will score a touchdown. Randy Moss will score a hundred touchdowns. Yup, a hundred.

How long will the post game handshake last between the Harbaugh brothers? It didn’t say anything about the bare knuckle boxing match those two are going to have after the game, but I think they are using the common knowledge that Harbaughs shake hands by fighting each other. I’ve got John in a slugfest that lasts way longer then the six seconds Bovada thinks it will last.

Will Jay-Z be shown on television during the game? My inside sources are telling me that Jay-Z is going to kick the first PAT of the game for Baltimore, so yeah I’d say he’s going to get shown on TV.

Will any player get an excessive celebration penalty? Help us all if Ray Lewis actually gets his hands on the football during this game. There aren’t enough flags in the world to stop that man from dancing his deer antler infused heart out. But yeah, this will happen.

What color Gatorade will be dumped on the winning team’s coach? Yeah, like the Harbaughs let their players drink anything but water. C’mon Vegas, give me a challenge here.

How many times will Ray Lewis say God/Lord during his post game interview? The number here is 3. lol.

How many total points will be scored? I don’t even need to look up the number for this one. Under.

Who will win the game? Here were are. The most important prediction of the evening! Who is it gonna be? San Francisco is currently favored by four right now and what this game is really going to come down to is which team scores more points. That’s how you win and that’s football. Take the Ravens to win and Ray Lewis to win the MVP, because that’s just how these things work.

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Titus Young: I Can’t Believe I Just Wrote This.

Posted on January 28, 2013 by wchunter349

Welp, my re-arrival to the 1-3-1 Sports team has come a day early. Lucky you.

I was just working on some Super Bowl musings (Was my original plan of re-arriving) when I stumbled across the quote, “Titus Young can’t be traded,” or something like that. Don’t quote me. It was a tweet from Dave Birkett, go look it up for yourself if you need all of the facts. (@davebirkett) Man, I am a journalistic integrity machine.

Anyways, I read that and thought, “Hm. I’ve been hearing this a lot lately, and I don’t think I agree with it.” So, I decided to sort of analyze this statement from a statistical standpoint. (I get it, it’s the off field stuff. I’ll get there.)

The theory was simple enough, a 7th round draft pick is presumably the least valuable player (or soon to be player) that Titus Young could be traded for. An average 7th round pick is worth about nine points according to the NFL Draft Point Value Chart. (Pictured below) I realize no-name practice players could be considered less valuable than 7th round picks, and there could be an argument there, but it would be arguing over semantics at that point.

(neat point chart!)

So, the common thought about Titus Young is that he is untradeable and any value he had was squashed to bits when he went on his Twitter and dared the Lions to cut him. (I wish I could link to this, but I can’t figure it out on this fancy new system we’re using.) By saying this (Young is untradeable) people are saying they would rather draft a player in the 7th round than have Titus Young on their team. It is a fair statement to make, and most people probably agree with it because nobody wants a diva receiver who seems to make more trouble than plays. I, (again) lucky for you, am here to argue that point.

To start I went back and looked at the 7th round (including all compensatory picks) of the last two drafts and I picked out all of the receivers that were taken and what their career stats were. Next, I looked up Titus Young’s career stats and I compared them. The results for this were as follows.

2012 NFL Draft – Five receivers taken in the 7th round. 15 catches for 195 yards.

2011 NFL Draft – Four receivers taken in the 7th round. 19 catches for 215 yards and one touchdown.

7th round receivers total – 34 catches for 410 yards and one touchdown.

Titus Young Sr. (lol…sr.) – 81 catches for 990 yards and ten touchdowns.

Obviously, the numbers aren’t even close, and I didn’t expect them to be. I also don’t think this a totally fair data set either. Young was a 2nd round pick so a pretty high level of production is expected. To counter this I added another draft.

2010 NFL draft – Three receivers taken in the 7th round. 20 catches for 208 yards. I must also note that Marc Mariani was taken in the 7th round of this draft and has three career return touchdowns for Tennessee.

New 7th rounders total – 54 catches 618 yards and four total touchdowns, three of which came from one guy on punt/kick returns.

Young’s unchanged totals – 81 catches for 990 yards and ten touchdowns

Still. Not. Close.

I then decided I would do this until the 7th round players actually passed Young’s numbers. It didn’t take long, because next up was the 2009 NFL draft, which I am now declaring the greatest 7th round for receivers ever. Eight receivers were taken in the round, highlighted by Julian Edelman and Sammie Stroughter (Don’t google him, he’s on Tampa Bay). Edelman’s career numbers (four seasons) are 69 catches for 714 yards and four touchdowns. He also does a good bit of returning and has three career return touchdowns. Stroughter came in with a 60-639-1 line, which, you know, isn’t really awful. The other six receivers combined for 39 catches for about 500 yards and two touchdowns. This has all been done over four seasons, mind you.

So, it’s pretty safe to say that Edelman is the best 7th round receiver in this group and in four seasons he isn’t really close to the numbers Young put up in a season and a half. Outside of Edelman only Stroughter and Mariani have provided much of anything to their teams. Three total players out of the twenty that were picked. 15%.

We’re almost there.

“Okay, so Young has better numbers than a bumbling group of 7th rounders, what about the off the field stuff? That is the root of all of this.”

Yes, he is a diva and a child, there’s no denying that. But he can (and for his sake, hopefully will) grow up. An organization with a “good locker room” and strong veteran presence could be really great for Young (Think of what Ray Lewis and Anquan Boldin would have done to him this season). Obviously this would be an ideal situation for Young to land in.

Let’s say he doesn’t go to a good place and he continues on the same path he has for his first two seasons. Even with all of his off field issues, Young played in 26 of his first 32 games, or 81%. So he was unavailable and useless 19% of the time. Remember that group of 7th round guys? Well seven of those 20 had/have zero career offensive statistics. 35%. Titus got you nothing 19% of the time, 7th round receivers got you nothing 35% of the time and that’s not including the large chunk of players with super minimal production (one career catch, three career catches, etc.) Even with all of his off the field issues, he is way more reliable than your average 7th round receiver.

So, what’s the point of all this? Titus Young smashes the 7th rounders in stats, and while I expected their to be a very sizable gap between the two, I didn’t realize quite how big it would be. Three full rounds of receivers didn’t come close to Young’s numbers, so from that standpoint it would make sense to give up three seventh round picks for Titus Young. Hardly “untradeable”.

His off the field issues make him a tough sell, but the numbers (they never lie right?) show that he is almost two times more reliable to be on the field producing than a 7th round receiver is. If you would have a problem paying 2nd round money for a risk, then I totally understand, but he could be worth the risk for a bold GM out there.

Well I was going to wrap everything up and make a final point, but I just realized I researched and wrote a way too long piece for the sole purpose of arguing that Titus Young has no value as trade bait, because I got annoyed by a few quotes by irresponsible commenters. I let the words of others get to me and I’m truly disappointed in myself. I don’t even like Titus Young. What the hell?

Here’s my new final point. Titus Young + change of scenery = good. 7th round draft pick = bad. I would give up a 7th round pick for him and I would have done it yesterday.

Bye.

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Author: Burt Reynolds, or something