the time is near…
jagtay raho…
which cinderellas will emerge
which big names will not get invited to the dance…
what old rivals will be facing each other…
as dick vitale would say
“Unpredictability at its best is the way to describe college basketball. March Madness is going to be fantastic because it is very difficult to project who will stand tall with the gold trophy.”
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Bracketology as of 11 p.m. Saturday - College Basketball Nation Blog - ESPN
NO. 1 SEEDS
MIDWEST: Kansas
EAST: Kentucky
SOUTH: Syracuse
WEST: Duke
AUTOMATIC QUALIFIERS (4):
CORNELL (Ivy League)
WINTHROP (Big South)
EAST TENN ST (Atlantic Sun)
MURRAY STATE (Ohio Valley)
“LOCKS” (33 teams)
Big 12 (7): Kansas, Kansas State, Baylor, Texas A&M, Texas, Missouri, Oklahoma State
Big East (6): Syracuse, Villanova, West Virginia, Pittsburgh, Georgetown, Louisville
ACC (4): Duke, Maryland, Clemson, Florida State
Big Ten (4): Purdue, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Michigan State
Atlantic 10 (3): Temple, Xavier, Richmond
Mountain West (3): New Mexico, BYU, UNLV
SEC (3): Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Tennessee
Horizon League (1): Butler
Missouri Valley (1): Northern Iowa
West Coast (1): Gonzaga
Additional automatic qualifiers: 17 conferences.
TOTAL SPOTS CLAIMED: 54
“BUBBLE” (22 teams for 11 spots)
IN (11, in S-Curve order): Marquette, Wake Forest, Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, Florida, Illinois, Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s, Memphis, San Diego State, Arizona State
OUT (11, in S-Curve order): Washington, UAB, Ole Miss, Wichita State, Rhode Island, Seton Hall, Dayton, Mississippi State, Minnesota, South Florida, Connecticut
OFF THE BOARD: Cincinnati
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Northern Iowa destroyed a bunch of brackets lol.
I just don't want Duke (Puke) to win. ugh
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crap, yah I am a jayhawk so I am not too happy about northern frikkin iowa.
many other upsets this year..
i dont want duke to win either, however that means we get to hear dick vitale cry about coach-K & the dukies the rest of the tourney
here is something cool i wanted to share
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Duke all the way! Champs again.