NCAA Basketball Bracketology Update 3/1
Published on March 1, 2013 by Scott Shirley · No CommentsIt’s March, and the greatest sport event is just a couple weeks away. Remember there are 68 teams not 64. 31 teams receive automatic bids for winning their league. Then there are 37 at large selections. So who did I predict to make the field of 68 find out below. RoundballChat is proud to be a part of The Bracket Project’s Matrix Index!
Last year of all the brackets on the web mine was the 7th most accurate.
| Midwest- Indianapolis | ||
| 1 | Indiana* | |
| 16 | Charleston Southern* / Southern Unversity* | |
| 8 | San Diego State | |
| 9 | Missouri | |
| 5 | Butler * | |
| 12 | Middle Tennessee State* | |
| 4 | Marquette | |
| 13 | Akron* | |
| 6 | Notre Dame | |
| 11 | La Salle | |
| 3 | Arizona | |
| 14 | Valparasio* | |
| 7 | Minnesota | |
| 10 | Colorado | |
| 2 | Florida* | |
| 15 | Long Beach State* | |
| South- Arlington | |
| 1 | Kansas |
| 16 | Stony Brook* |
| 8 | North Carolina State |
| 9 | Oklahoma |
| 5 | Ohio State |
| 12 | Belmont* |
| 4 | New Mexicio* |
| 13 | Louisiana Tech* |
| 6 | Colorado State |
| 11 | California |
| 3 | Louisville |
| 14 | South Dakota State* |
| 7 | Illinois |
| 10 | Iowa State |
| 2 | Duke |
| 15 | Northeastern* |
| East – Washington D.C. | |
| 1 | Miami FL * |
| 16 | Norfolk State*/ Florida Gulf Coast* |
| 8 | UCLA |
| 9 | Witicha State |
| 5 | Pitt |
| 12 | Ole Miss/ St. Mary’s |
| 4 | Wisconsin |
| 13 | Davidson* |
| 6 | UNLV |
| 11 | Virginia |
| 3 | Syracuse |
| 14 | Harvard* |
| 7 | St. Louis |
| 10 | Cincinnati |
| 2 | Michigan State |
| 15 | Montana* |
| WEST – Los Angeles | |
| 1 | Gonzaga |
| 16 | Robert Morris* |
| 8 | Memphis* |
| 9 | VCU |
| 5 | Oklahoma State |
| 12 | Temple/ Villanova |
| 4 | Kansas State |
| 13 | Bucknell* |
| 6 | Oregon |
| 11 | Kentucky |
| 3 | Georgetown |
| 14 | Stephen F. Austin* |
| 7 | North Carolina |
| 10 | Creighton |
| 2 | Michigan |
| 15 | Niagara* |
Breakdown by Conferences (Bold teams clinched bid)
Big East (8): Syracuse *, Louisville, Marquette, Georgetown, Pitt, Cincinnati, Notre Dame, Villanova
Big Ten (7): Indiana*, Michigan State, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Michigan , Minnesota , Illinois
Big 12 (5):Kansas *,Oklahoma State, Iowa State, Kansas State, Oklahoma
ACC (5): Duke, North Carolina , NC State, Miami*, Virginia
Pac-12 (5): Arizona *, UCLA, Colorado, Oregon, California
Atlantic 10 (5): VCU, Butler*, La Salle, St. Louis, Temple
SEC (4): Florida*, Missouri, Ole Miss, Kentucky
Mountain West (4): San Diego State, UNLV, Colorado State,New Mexico*
West Coast (2) : Gonzaga*, St. Mary’s
Missouri Valley (2) : Creighton*, Witicha State
America East: Stony Brook
Atlantic Sun: Florida Gulf Coast
Big Sky: Montana
Big South: Charleston Southern
Big West: Long Beach State
Conference USA : Memphis
Colonial : Northeastern
Horizon: Valparaiso
Ivy: Harvard
MAAC: Niagara
MAC: Akron
MEAC: Norfolk State
Northeast: Bryant
Ohio Valley: Belmont
Patriot: Bucknell
SWAC: Southern University
Southern: Davidson
Southland: Stephen F. Austin
Summit: South Dakota State
Sun Belt: Middle Tennessee State
WAC: Louisiana Tech
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