It is kind of hard to believe that Selection Sunday for the NCAA Tournament is just nine days away and conference tournaments are already underway. Here is The Sports Bank‘s latest Bracketology. I have more than held my own the past couple of years against ESPN’s Joe Lunardi and with my extreme college hoops nerdom, plan to do so again this year.
UPDATED: 3/2/12
SOUTH REGIONAL-Atlanta
AT LOUISVILLE
1. Kentucky 29-1 (SEC)
16. Savannah State 21-10 (MEAC)/Mississippi Valley State 17-12 (SWAC)
8. St. Louis 23-6 (A10)
9. Kansas State 20-9 (B12)
AT ALBUQUERQUE
5. UNLV 24-7 (MWC)
12. Arizona 21-9 (P12)
4. Louisville 22-8 (BE)
13. Oral Roberts 26-5 (Summit)
AT ALBUQUERQUE
6. Creighton 25-5 (MVC)
11. West Virginia 18-12 (BE)
3. Baylor 25-5 (B12)
14. Belmont 25-7 (A-Sun)
AT LOUISVILLE
7. Notre Dame 20-10 (BE)
10. BYU 24-7 (WCC)
2. Ohio State 24-6 (B10)
15. Akron 20-10 (MAC)
WEST REGIONAL-Phoenix
AT GREENSBORO
1. Duke 26-4 (ACC)
16. UNC-Asheville 23-9 (Big South)/Stony Brook 20-8 (AEC)
8. Purdue 20-10 (B10)
9. Southern Miss 23-6 (CUSA)
AT PORTLAND
5. Gonzaga 24-5 (WCC)
12. Texas 19-11 (B12)
4. Wichita State 26-4 (MVC)
13. Nevada 23-5 (WAC)
AT PITTSBURGH
6. Florida 22-8 (SEC)
11. UConn 17-12 (BE)
3. Michigan 22-8 (B10)
14. Drexel 25-5 (CAA)
AT OMAHA
7. San Diego State 23-6 (MWC)
10. Washington 20-8 (P12)
2. Missouri 26-4 (B12)
15. Montana 23-6 (Big Sky)
EAST REGIONAL-Boston
AT PITTSBURGH
1. Syracuse 29-1 (BE)
16. Long Island 23-8 (NEC)
8. Alabama 20-9 (SEC)
9. Iowa State 21-9 (B12)
AT NASHVILLE
5. Temple 23-6 (A10)
12. South Florida 19-11 (BE)/Mississippi State 20-10 (SEC)
4. Indiana 23-7 (B10)
13. Iona 24-6 (MAAC)
AT PITTSBURGH
6. Murray State 28-1 (OVC)
11. Virginia 21-8 (ACC)
3. Georgetown 22-6 (BE)
14. Middle Tennessee 25-5 (Sun Belt)
AT GREENSBORO
7. Memphis 22-8 (CUSA)
10. Harvard 24-4 (Ivy)
2. North Carolina 26-4 (ACC)
15. Bucknell 23-8 (Patriot)
MIDWEST REGIONAL- St.Louis
AT OMAHA
1. Kansas 25-5 (B12)
16. UT-Arlington 23-6 (Southland)
8. New Mexico 23-6 (MWC)
9. California 23-7 (P12)
AT PORTLAND
5. Vanderbilt 21-9 (SEC)
12. Seton Hall 19-10 (BE)
4. Wisconsin 22-8 (B10)
13. Xavier 18-11 (A10)/VCU 26-5 (CAA)
AT COLUMBUS
6. Florida State 20-9 (ACC)
11. Long Beach State 22-7 (Big West)
3. Marquette 24-6 (BE)
14. Davidson 22-7 (Southern)
AT OMAHA
7. St. Mary’s 25-5 (WCC)
10. Cincinnati 21-9 (BE)
2. Michigan State 24-6 (B10)
15. Valparaiso 21-10 (Horizon)
Wrong Side of the Bubble:
Colorado State 18-10 (MWC)
Oregon 21-8 (P12)
Northwestern 17-12 (B10)
Miami FL 17-11 (ACC)
Central Florida 20-9 (CUSA)
N.C. State 19-11 (ACC)
Tennessee 17-13 (SEC)
St. Joseph’s 19-12 (A10)
Multiple Bid Conferences:
Big East (9)
Big Ten (6)
Big 12 (6)
SEC (5)
ACC (5)
A10 (3)
MWC (3)
WCC (3)
Pac-12 (3)
CUSA (2)
MVC (2)
CAA (2)
Click here for a list of RPI and SOS
This Bracketology appears on the Bracket Matrix
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 is a former contributor at The Washington Times Communities. David has appeared on numerous national radio programs spanning from Cleveland to New Orleans to Honolulu. He also had the most accurate 2011 NBA Mock Draft on the web.
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