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This is a mess, but here's the top 16 I'm working with right now.

 

 

OSU

KANSAS

PITT

ND

DUKE

BYU

SDSU

CUSE

PUR

GTOWN

WIS

TEX

LOU

UNC

UCONN

 

that's 15

Illinois is implied #1. ;)

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I was watching football at the time.

 

Geez I don't know, Arizona? Kentucky? Kansas State? Are these teams really up for protected seeds?

St. John's is my pick to be wildly overseeded by the real committee. Wouldn't be surprised to see them snag a 4.

 

EDIT: Also Florida.

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Leaving out ND since I'm a rep, I'd go with OSU, KU, Pitt and Duke as my top 4, with BYU, Purdue, Texas and Wisconsin the next 4. After that in some order are Syracuse, SDSU, Georgetown and UNC.
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Over the past five years, 20 of 20 Final Four teams lost no more than two conference home games.

 

So you're saying Illinois has a chance.

I'm totally and completely biased, but in the right bracket, Illinois totally has a chance. I'm also begging for a 4 St. John's-13 Belmont matchup, so that we can have the first 4-13 matchup that log5 actually favors the 13 seed outright.

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Does anyone know if Blue Ribbon is doing their tournament preview this year? They've done it the last couple years, but hadn't for quite a few years before that. There wasn't the option to purchase a package that included it preseason, and it doesn't seem to be mentioned on their website. So, I assume they're not doing it (which is stupid, but whatever).
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Four conference championships tonight: VCU tries to steal a bid in the CAA, Gonzaga-St. Mary's in the WCC, with the loser arguably very much in the at-large discussion, the SoCon final between Wofford and Charleston, and the Metro Atlantic final between Iona and St. Peter's.

 

Also a reminder to get me your 3 lists (and team) by the end of tomorrow to start the selection process.

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This year, I'll also make my lists public, in case anybody had any questions as to whether I did my own (and open myself up for criticism, because I can handle it. :P ). Spoilering each list to save reading space for those who don't care.

 

Rep: Illinois (so not in any of these lists)

 

Locks (38 max, random order):

 

1. Xavier

2. Temple

3. Duke

4. North Carolina

5. Kansas

6. Texas

7. Pittsburgh

8. Notre Dame

9. Syracuse

10. Georgetown

11. Louisville

12. West Virginia

13. Cincinnati

14. St. John's

15. Connecticut

16. Villanova

17. Ohio State

18. Purdue

19. Wisconsin

20. BYU

21. San Diego State

22. Arizona

23. UCLA

24. Florida

25. Kentucky

26. Vanderbilt

27. Texas A&M

28. Kansas State

29. Missouri

30. George Mason

31. Old Dominion

 

 

Consideration (again, random order):

 

Florida State

Boston College

Virginia Tech

Maryland

Miami

Richmond

Duquesne

Dayton

Rhode Island

George Washington

Marquette

Colorado

Nebraska

Oklahoma State

Baylor

Michigan

Michigan State

Penn State

Northwestern

Minnesota

VCU

UAB

UTEP

Memphis

Southern Miss

Tulsa

UCF

Butler

Cleveland State

Wichita State

Missouri State

UNLV

Colorado State

New Mexico

Washington

USC

California

Washington State

Georgia

Tennessee

Alabama

Mississippi

Oakland

Saint Mary's

Gonzaga

Utah State

 

 

Top 12 (in order):

 

1. Ohio State

2. Kansas

3. Pittsburgh

4. Duke

5. BYU

6. Purdue

7. Texas

8. San Diego State

9. Notre Dame

10. North Carolina

11. Wisconsin

12. Florida

 

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Not much for games of interest today.

 

Connecticut and Villanova need to avoid nightmare losses to avoid dropping a couple seeds.

 

Marquette needs to beat Providence to feel confident

 

Milwaukee can possibly steal a bid by beating Butler.

 

Princeton can force a 1 game playoff vs. Harvard with a win, but I kinda doubt Harvard is being considered as a serious at-large candidate.

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Auto bids up for tonight:

 

- Sun Belt final between what are essentially the 7 and 9 seeds. A likely 16 seed to the winner, and if UALR wins, a potential first four participant.

- Ivy bid goes to Harvard if Princeton loses, and a playoff Thursday if Princeton wins.

- Summit final between Oakland and Oral Roberts. Oakland was the third most dominating team in conference play (behind Belmont, Utah State), and a potential sleeper tournament team.

- Horizon final between Butler and Milwaukee, in Milwaukee. Milwaukee was actually the 5th best team in the Horizon league, but swept Butler to win the conference tiebreaker in a tightly packed group at the top. Butler still a potential at-large even with a loss, so bubble teams everywhere are rooting for them.

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Arkansas-Little Rock wins the Sun Belt as the 9 seed.

 

Princeton won at Penn to force a one-game playoff Saturday against Harvard at Yale.

 

Milwaukee coming back against Butler, and Oral Roberts coming back against Oakland in the second half.

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Arkansas-Little Rock wins the Sun Belt as the 9 seed.

 

Princeton won at Penn to force a one-game playoff Saturday against Harvard at Yale.

 

Milwaukee coming back against Butler, and Oral Roberts coming back against Oakland in the second half.

 

well, florida atlantic can't be in, and they won't take 2 from the ivy league. right?

 

i AM worried about oakland right now

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Arkansas-Little Rock wins the Sun Belt as the 9 seed.

 

Princeton won at Penn to force a one-game playoff Saturday against Harvard at Yale.

 

Milwaukee coming back against Butler, and Oral Roberts coming back against Oakland in the second half.

 

well, florida atlantic can't be in, and they won't take 2 from the ivy league. right?

Probably not 2 from the Ivy League, although Harvard has a 35 RPI for some reason.

 

Although, if any school can think of a way to game the RPI system, it'd be Harvard.

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