I am a huge college basketball nerd. I know it and if you are a frequent visitor to the Sports Bank, you know it as well. So much in fact, that I create my own bracketology which is seventy times nerdier than making a NBA mock draft.
In my inaugural year of entering this hallowed ground of geeks, my bracketology more than held its own ESPN’s “expert” bracketologist Joe Lunardi; a feat that I consider to be a huge accomplishment.
This year, there is more to take into account with the NCAA expanding the field to 68 teams. That means there will now be four play-in games held in Dayton. Two of those games will feature the final four at-large bids battling to be in the Field of 64. Same will go for the last four automatic qualifiers. Be sure to check back every week for updates on my Field of 68. Click here for my in-depth team previews.
By: David Kay
SOUTHEAST REGIONAL-New Orleans
AT CHARLOTTE
1. Duke (ACC)
16. Lipscomb (A-Sun)/American (Patriot)
8. Temple (A10)
9. Notre Dame (BE)
AT TUSCON
5. Memphis (CUSA)
12. UConn (BE)/Northwestern (B10)
4. Baylor (B12)
13. Utah State (WAC)
AT TAMPA
6. Virginia Tech (ACC)
11. Seton Hall (BE)
3. Florida (SEC)
14. Coastal Carolina (Big South)
AT CLEVELAND
7. Marquette (BE)
10. Mississippi State (SEC)
2. Ohio State (B10)
15. Morgan State (MEAC)
EAST REGIONAL-Newark
AT WASHINGTON D.C.
1. Pitt (BE)
16. Boston U. (AEC)
8. N.C. State (ACC)
9. Vanderbilt (SEC)
AT CHICAGO
5. Purdue (B10)
12. Wichita State (MVC)
4. Missouri (B12)
13. Ohio (MAC)
AT TAMPA
6. Tennessee (SEC)
11. Xavier (A10)
3. Villanova (BE)
14. Western Kentucky (Sun Belt)
AT CHARLOTTE
7. West Virginia (BE)
10. Dayton (A10)
2. North Carolina (ACC)
15. Princeton (Ivy)
WEST REGIONAL-Anaheim
AT CLEVELAND
1. Michigan State (B10)
16. Robert Morris (NEC)
8. St. John’s (BE)
9. Florida State (ACC)
AT DENVER
5. Texas (B12)
12. New Mexico (MWC)
4. Washington (P10)
13. Old Dominion (CAA)
AT TUSCON
6. Gonzaga (WCC)
11. Minnesota (B10)
3. Kentucky (SEC)
14. Weber State (Big Sky)
AT TULSA
7. San Diego State (MWC)
10. Arizona (P10)
2. Kansas (B12)
15. UC-Santa Barbara (Big West)
SOUTH REGIONAL- San Antonio
AT TULSA
1. Kansas State (B12)
16. Jackson State (SWAC)/Sam Houston State (Southland)
8. BYU (MWC)
9. Murray State (OVC)
AT DENVER
5. Wisconsin (B10)
12. St. Mary’s (WCC)/Washington State (P10)
4. Georgetown (BE)
13. Wofford (Southern)
AT CHICAGO
6. Butler (Horizon)
11. Maryland (ACC)
3. Illinois (B10)
14. Fairfield (MAAC)
AT WASHINGTON DC
7. Georgia (SEC)
10. Richmond (A10)
2. Syracuse (BE)
15. Oakland (Summit)
Wrong Side of the Bubble:
UCLA
Texas A&M
Southern Mississippi
Louisville
Multiple Bid Conferences:
Big East (9)
Big Ten (7)
ACC (6)
SEC (6)
Big 12 (5)
A10 (4)
Mountain West (4)
Pac-10 (3)
WCC (2)
David Kay is a senior feature NBA Draft, NBA, and college basketball writer for the Sports Bank. He also heads up the NBA and college basketball material at Walter Football.com and The Washington Times Communities. You can follow him on Twitter at DavidKay_TSB.
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