NCAA Tournament

1-3-1 Sports Field of 68 – January 13th

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PROJECTED SEEDING

The 1 Seeds

Duke, Louisville, Indiana, Kansas

The 2 Seeds

Michigan, Syracuse, Arizona, Gonzaga

The 3 Seeds

Florida, NC State,  Minnesota, Creighton

The 4 Seeds

New Mexico, Ohio State, Cincinnati, Missouri

The 5 Seeds

Butler, Michigan State, UNLV, Notre Dame

The 6 Seeds

Illinois, Wichita State, Oklahoma State, San Diego State

The 7 Seeds

Miami (FL), VCU, Marquette, Kansas State

The 8 Seeds

UCLA, Oklahoma, Colorado, Oregon

The 9 Seeds

North Carolina, Wyoming, Kentucky, Georgetown

The 10 Seeds

Baylor, Memphis, Wisconsin, Temple

The 11 Seeds

BYU, Pittsburgh, Maryland, Mississippi

The 12 Seeds

Colorado State, Boise State, Arizona State, Texas A&M,  Belmont, Middle Tennessee

The 13 Seeds

Bucknell, North Dakota State,  Akron, Utah State

The 14 Seeds

Davidson, Stephen F. Austin, Weber State, Iona

The 15 Seeds

Long Beach State, Harvard, Detroit, Northeastern

The 16 Seeds

Stony Brook, Southern, Florida Gulf Coast, Bryant, Charleston Southern, Norfolk State

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Colorado State, Boise State, Arizona State, Texas A&M

First Four Out

Iowa State, Saint Louis, Massachusetts, Rutgers

Next Four Out

Florida State, Southern Miss, Charlotte, La Salle

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

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

America East – Stony Brook

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

Atlantic Sun – Florida Gulf Coast

Atlantic 10 – Butler, VCU, Temple

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

Big Sky – Weber State

Big South – Charleston Southern

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

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

Big West – Long Beach State

Colonial – Northeastern

Conference USA – Memphis

Horizon – Detroit

Ivy – Harvard

MAAC – Iona

MAC – Akron

MEAC – Norfolk State

MVC – Creighton, Wichita State

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

Northeast – Bryant

Ohio Valley – Belmont

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

Patriot – Bucknell

SEC – Florida, Missouri, Kentucky, Mississippi, Texas A&M

Southern – Davidson

Southland – Stephen F. Austin

Summit – North Dakota State

Sun Belt – Middle Tennessee

SWAC – Southern

WAC – Utah State

WCC – Gonzaga, BYU

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THE BRACKET:
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1-3-1 Sports Field of 68 – January 6th

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PROJECTED SEEDING

The 1 Seeds

Duke, Arizona, Michigan, Louisville

The 2 Seeds

Indiana, Syracuse, Kansas, Gonzaga

The 3 Seeds

Florida, Minnesota, Creighton, NC State

The 4 Seeds

Illinois, Cincinnati, Missouri, New Mexico

The 5 Seeds

Ohio State, UNLV, Butler, Michigan State

The 6 Seeds

Oklahoma State, Wichita State, Colorado, Notre Dame

The 7 Seeds

North Carolina, Miami (FL), VCU, San Diego State

The 8 Seeds

Marquette, Kansas State, Wyoming, Kentucky

The 9 Seeds

Georgetown, Temple, Oklahoma, UCLA

The 10 Seeds

Baylor, Pittsburgh, Maryland, Oregon

The 11 Seeds

Memphis, California, Colorado State, BYU

The 12 Seeds

Mississippi, Tennessee, Belmont, Boise State, Middle Tennessee, Murray State

The 13 Seeds

Bucknell, North Dakota State, Illinois-Chicago, George Mason

The 14 Seeds

Utah State, Akron, Davidson, Canisius

The 15 Seeds

Harvard, Stephen F. Austin, Weber State, Stony Brook

The 16 Seeds

Southern, Florida Gulf Coast, Wagner, UNC-Asheville, Cal Poly, Norfolk State

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Mississippi, Tennessee, Belmont, Boise State

First Four Out

Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Saint Louis, Iowa State

Next Four Out

Texas A&M, Florida State, La Salle, Alabama

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

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

America East – Stony Brook

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

Atlantic Sun – Florida Gulf Coast

Atlantic 10 – Butler, VCU, Temple

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

Big Sky – Weber State

Big South – UNC-Asheville

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

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

Big West – Cal Poly

Colonial – George Mason

Conference USA – Memphis

Horizon – Illinois-Chicago

Ivy – Harvard

MAAC – Canisius

MAC – Akron

MEAC – Norfolk State

MVC – Creighton, Wichita State

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

Northeast – Wagner

Ohio Valley – Murray State, Belmont

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

Patriot – Bucknell

SEC – Florida, Missouri, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee

Southern – Davidson

Southland – Stephen F. Austin

Summit – North Dakota State

Sun Belt – Middle Tennessee

SWAC – Southern

WAC – Utah State

WCC – Gonzaga, BYU

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THE BRACKET:
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The Outcome in New Orleans

Posted on by ztanton

All four teams peaked at the right time and all have that go-to-guy when the game is in its closing minutes. For each team, this guy has the ability to create plays and put his respective team in the position to win. These guys are as follows: Peyton Siva for Louisville, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist for Kentucky, Tyshawn Taylor for Kansas, and William Buford for Ohio State.  Watch for all four to play a huge role for their team in upcoming games.

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A Look at the Games:

Kentucky vs. Louisville

For the second consecutive year, a team from the Big East, Louisville that is, has won the conference tournament, and followed it up with a deep run in the NCAA tournament, with one player carrying the load for the team. Peyton Siva is playing the role of “Kardiac Kemba” throughout both tourneys this year. With him having to carry the load, and Kentucky playing tremendous defense, look for him to struggle, especially with Anthony Davis in the middle preventing him from getting to the rim.

With Kentucky, look for them to play how they usually do. They will prevent Louisville from getting into the lane, controlling the boards and doing what they do offensively. It’s hard to predict who will have the “best game” for them, but in order for them to be successful Anthony Davis will have to be the best player on that team. He will have to do the dirty work, rebounding, blocking shots, and preventing any easy looks at the basket in the paint.

Outcome: : It will be a close game in the first half, but with Kentucky’s depth, size, and shooting ability, they will eventually give Louisville fits. If Davis plays well, Kentucky will win. If he plays poorly and ends up in foul trouble, look for the game to be close, with Kentucky winning in a squeaker.

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Ohio State vs. Kansas

Ohio State had an up and down season with injuries and the usual “dog days” struggle that most teams have.  Already having played Kansas once (without Sullinger due to an injury) should be a huge factor in Ohio State’s game plan. If  Buford can get hot early, and Craft can lock down, while Taylor and Sullinger can hold Thomas Robinson to single digits or get him in foul trouble, then should have a successful game and be playing on Monday.

Kansas is a team that has arguably one of the most under-the-radar players in the past decade – Tyshawn Taylor. He has been one of the few guys to have played all four years of his college career and be successful in doing so. This helps Kansas tremendously in having a true PG that has seen pretty much everything in the game of basketball. He has struggled shooting the three in the tourney this year, and according to ESPN, he has never made a three point shot in a dome in his college career. If he can get it going, look for them to be playing Kentucky on Monday night.

Outcome: This one is a tough game to predict, but it is going to come down to the Big Men down low. If Thomas Robinson and Jeff Withey can dominate the game, Kansas wins. If Sullinger dominates the game down low, OSU will emerge victorious. Look for the experience at the Guard and Center positions to help Kansas in this game; they have been in big games like this before. Kansas wins in a close one.

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Author: Zach Tanton

1-3-1 Sweet 16 Special (March 22nd)

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THE 1-3-1 SWEET 16 SPECIAL (4 Thoughts About the Tournament So Far)

South Region

Kentucky is peaking at the right time. This team is scary good. This team is so good, it’s almost unfair. Does that make them unbeatable? Not by any stretch of the imagination. That being said, I think that Marquis Teague’s constantly improving play at the point guard position makes this team a NEAR impossible out in the tournament. Not to mention the constantly improving maintenance of the unibrow on the face of Anthony Davis.

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West Region

Draymond Green is the unequivocal MVP of the tournament so far. By now, everyone has heard the “Draymond does everything for this team…including mopping the floor” joke. I would like to toss aside my loathing of such trite wit to examine what he’s done in two tournament games. In the Spartans’ victories over LIU Brooklyn and Saint Louis in the second and third rounds, Green averaged 20 points, 12.5 boards and 8 dimes per game. Without Draymond, the Spartans would’ve struggled mightily to get past Rick Majerus’ Billikens. Even Anthony Davis and the very hungry caterpillar above his eyes have to be impressed with his play thus far.

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Midwest Region

Bill Self is lucky to have such talented players. If not for the sheer fact that they are significantly more talented than the Purdue team they almost loss to, this Kansas squad would be back in Lawrence watching the rest of the tournament on the tube. Bill Self has proven time and time again that he’s not a reliable tournament coach – see Bucknell in 2005, Bradley in 2006, Northern Iowa in 2010. Tyshawn Taylor and Thomas Robinson might’ve gotten him out of the jam in the Round of 32, but he might actually have to…gasp…out-coach Mark Gottfried and Roy Williams in order to secure his Jayhawks a spot in New Orleans. Speaking of Thomas Robinson, I’ve been wondering how he’d match up with the masked unibrower – a fellow Naismith POY candidate – if they square off in the Championship.

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East Region

The Wisconsin/Syracuse matchup will be about as interesting as watching paint dry for fans that don’t appreciate slow-paced, methodical, defensive basketball. The first game to tip-off in the Sweet 16, this has all the makings of a 55-54 barnburner. Phones will be ringing off the hook, with snails and turtles calling in complaining to the committee that the pace of this game is too slow. In all honesty, I don’t give a rat’s ass if you enjoy this game or not, because I know I will. Two great coaches, two well-developed systems of offense and defense, and two teams hungry for their school’s first Elite 8 berth in a long time. Some food for thought to leave you with: I wonder what Bo Ryan would look like if I photoshopped Anthony Davis’ eyebrow (singular) onto his face?

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Author: Joe Cook

1-3-1 Sports Field of 68 – March 11th (Final)

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PROJECTED SEEDING


The 1 Seeds

Kentucky, Syracuse, North Carolina, Michigan State

The 2 Seeds

Ohio State, Kansas, Missouri, Duke

The 3 Seeds

Marquette, Baylor, Michigan, Georgetown

The 4 Seeds

Louisville, Florida State, Indiana, Wisconsin

The 5 Seeds

Vanderbilt, Wichita State, Murray State, Florida

The 6 Seeds

Temple, New Mexico, Memphis, UNLV

The 7 Seeds

Creighton, Notre Dame, San Diego State, St. Mary’s

The 8 Seeds

Gonzaga, Cincinnati, Kansas State, Iowa State

The 9 Seeds

Alabama, Connecticut, Saint Louis, Purdue

The 10 Seeds

Virginia, Southern Miss, Harvard, West Virginia

The 11 Seeds

California, VCU, Xavier, Texas

The 12 Seeds

Colorado State, Long Beach State, BYU, NC State, South Florida, Seton Hall

The 13 Seeds

Colorado, Ohio, St. Bonaventure, Belmont

The 14 Seeds

South Dakota State, Davidson, Montana, New Mexico State

The 15 Seeds

Loyola (MD), Lehigh, Detroit, LIU Brooklyn

The 16 Seeds

UNC-Asheville, Lamar, Norfolk State, Vermont, Miss. Valley State, Western Kentucky

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BUBBLE ACTION


Last Four In
BYU, NC State, South Florida, Seton Hall

Last Four Out
Drexel, Mississippi State, Washington, Miami (FL)

Next Four Out
Iona, Arizona, Northwestern, Oregon

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

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

America East – Vermont

ACC – North Carolina, Duke, Florida State, Virginia, NC State

Atlantic Sun – Belmont

Atlantic 10 – Temple, Saint Louis, Xavier, St. Bonaventure

Big East – Syracuse, Marquette, Georgetown, Louisville, Notre Dame, Cincinnati, Connecticut, West Virginia, Seton Hall, South Florida

Big Sky – Montana

Big South – UNC-Asheville

Big Ten – Ohio State, Michigan State, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Purdue

Big 12 – Kansas, Missouri, Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas State, Texas

Big West – Long Beach State

Colonial – VCU

Conference USA – Memphis, Southern Miss

Horizon – Detroit

Ivy – Harvard

MAAC – Loyola (MD)

MAC – Ohio

MEAC – Norfolk State

MVC – Wichita State, Creighton

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

Northeast – LIU Brooklyn

Ohio Valley – Murray State

Pac-12 – Colorado, California

Patriot – Lehigh

SEC – Kentucky, Florida, Vanderbilt, Alabama

Southern – Davidson

Southland – Lamar

Summit – South Dakota State

Sun Belt – Western Kentucky

SWAC – Miss. Valley State

WAC – New Mexico State

WCC – Gonzaga, St. Mary’s, BYU