TSB Bracketology 1-7-11, Forecasting the Field of 68

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.

By: David Kay

SOUTHEAST REGIONAL-New Orleans

AT CHARLOTTE
1. Duke 14-0 (ACC)
16. Quinnipiac 10-3 (MEAC)/American 10-5 (Patriot)

8. Baylor 10-3 (B12)
9. Louisville 12-2 (BE)

AT TAMPA
5. Florida 11-3 (SEC)
12. New Mexico 12-3 (MWC)/Virginia Tech 9-4 (ACC)

4. UConn 11-2 (BE)
13. Charleston 10-5 (Southern)

AT DENVER
6. Minnesota 12-3 (B10)
11. Boston College 11-4 (ACC)

3. Missouri 14-1 (B12)
14. Oakland 10-8 (Summit)

AT WASHINGTON, D.C.
7. Tennessee 10-4 (SEC)
10. Dayton 13-3 (A10)

2. Villanova 13-1 (BE)
15. Vermont 11-3 (AEC)

EAST REGIONAL-Newark

AT WASHINGTON, D.C.
1. Syracuse 15-0 (BE)
16. Hampton 11-3 (MEAC)

8. Central Florida 14-0 (CUSA)
9. Old Dominion 11-3 (CAA)

AT TUCSON
5. Illinois 13-3 (B10)
12. Utah State (WAC)

4. Kansas State 12-3 (B12)
13. Butler 10-5 (Horizon)

AT CHICAGO
6. Texas A&M 13-1 (B12)
11. Memphis 11-3 (CUSA)

3. Notre Dame 13-2 (BE)
14. Harvard 10-3 (Ivy)

AT TAMPA
7. Temple 10-3 (A10)
10. Arizona 13-3 (P10)

2. Kentucky 11-2 (SEC)
15. North Texas 13-3 (Sun Belt)

SOUTHWEST REGIONAL- San Antonio

AT CLEVELAND
1. Ohio State 15-0 (B10)
16. Jacksonville 9-3 (A-Sun)

8. Cincinnati 15-0 (BE)
9. Miami, FL 11-4 (ACC)

AT DENVER
5. Vanderbilt 11-2 (SEC)
12. Wichita State 12-2 (MVC)

4. BYU 15-1 (MWC)
13. Kent State 9-5 (MAC)

AT TULSA
6. Wisconsin 12-3 (B10)
11. West Virginia 9-4 (BE)

3. Texas 12-2 (B12)
14. Coastal Carolina 13-2 (Big South)

AT CLEVELAND
7. North Carolina 10-4 (ACC)
10. Georgia 11-2 (SEC)

2. Pitt 14-1 (BE)
15. Montana 10-5 (Big Sky)

WEST REGIONAL-Anaheim

AT TULSA
1. Kansas 14-0 (B12)
16. Jackson State 6-8 (SWAC)/Sam Houston State 7-6 (Southland)

8. UNLV 12-3 (MWC)
9. Gonzaga 10-5 (WCC)

AT CHARLOTTE
5. Michigan State 10-4 (B10)
12. Washington State 11-4 (P10)/Cleveland State 15-1 (Horizon)

4. Georgetown 12-4 (BE)
13. Murray State 10-4 (OVC)

AT CHICAGO
6. St. John’s 10-3 (BE)
11. Oklahoma State 12-2 (P10)

3. Purdue 14-1 (B10)
14. Fairfield 10-3 (MAAC)

AT TUCSON
7. Washington 11-3 (P10)
10. St. Mary’s 13-2 (WCC)

2. San Diego State 16-0 (MWC)
15. Long Beach State 8-8 (Big West)

Wrong Side of the Bubble:
Marquette 10-4
Florida State 11-4
Missouri State 11-3
Maryland 10-4
N.C. State 10-4
Richmond 12-4
Mississippi 12-3
Xavier 8-5

Multiple Bid Conferences:
Big East (10)
Big 12 (7)
Big Ten (6)
SEC (5)
ACC (5)
Mountain West (4)
Pac-10 (3)
A10 (2)
CUSA (2)
WCC (2)
Horizon (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 former contributor for The Washington Times Communities.  You can follow him on Twitter at DavidKay_TSB.

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