It’s never too early to start thinking ahead. Here is an a very early projection of the 2014 NCAA Tournament Bracketology.
UPDATED: 4/7/13
Follow paulmbanksFINAL NCAA Tournament Bracketology 3-17-13
March 17, 2013 By 9 Comments
Happy Selection Sunday!!! Here is an updated college basketball Bracketology previewing what the 2013 NCAA Tournament might look like when the brackets are revealed today.
UPDATED: 3/17/13
Big East Tournament will have major impact on NCAA Tournament seedings
March 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The next few days of the Big East Tournament will play a major factor in the seeding that the conference teams earn when the NCAA Tournament brackets are announced on Selection Sunday. A team could easily move up or down a couple of seeds depending on the outcome of their performance at Madison Square Garden. Here is a best case/worst scenario on where the Big East teams could land in the brackets depending on their result at the Big East Tournament.
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Bracketology: Projecting the 2013 NCAA Tournament field
April 5, 2012 By 1 Comment
If you are like me and already have a post-college basketball NCAA Tournament depression; fear not. The Sports Bank has already released our preseason Top 25 for the 2012-2013 season which you can check out by clicking here. Now it is time for an insanely early Bracketology, projecting what the 2013 NCAA Tournament field might look like.
Follow paulmbanksEverything you need to know about #1 Michigan State vs. #16 Long Island
March 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
These aren’t the most exciting match-ups in the first round of the NCAA Tournament usually. And yes, IT’S A FIRST ROUND, STOP CALLING IT THE SECOND ROUND! YOU’RE TELLING ME, IT’S A “ROUND” MEANING 60/68 TEAMS AUTOMATICALLY GET A BYE. Ok, now that I’m done pointing out NCAA idiocy, I’ll stop yelling.
The Spartans enter the tournament with the #4 RPI and the #1 strength of schedule this year, not to mention the momentum of winning the Big Ten Tournament, so they’ll be tourney tested and tourney ready.
“a lot of people always say Coach Izzo takes off the Big Ten Tournament to get ready for the NCAA Tournament. That’s such a myth,” Draymond Green said.
Agreed.
Follow paulmbanksMichigan St bench, depth resembles 2000 National Title Team
March 11, 2012 By 1 Comment
In winning their first Big Ten Tournament title since 2000, the Michigan State Spartans did it with depth and role players, kind of like the 2000 National Championship team. Granted this team today doesn’t have four future NBA players (the ’00 team had Jason Richardson, Mateen Cleaves, Andre Hutson and Morris Peterson) so you can only go so far with this analogy…of course Draymond Green looks like a late first rounder, Branden Dawson looked like a 2014 prospect before the ACL injury, and Keith Appling could develop into a pro guy be his senior year.
But the 2000 and 2012 Spartans share both a BTT title and similarly good “glue guys” and role players.
Follow paulmbanksFINAL Bracketology: Projecting the 2012 NCAA Tournament Field
March 11, 2012 By 14 Comments
Happy Selection Sunday! Get your brackets ready because the NCAA Tournament field will be announced today. 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. (An * represents a team that has already clinched an automatic bid.)
UPDATED: 3/11/12 4:30 PM
How Michigan State grabs the final #1 Seed on Sunday
March 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Forget the first two #1 seeds- those are set to Kentucky and Syracuse. Yes, even with the Orange losing to the Cincinnati Bearcats in the Big East Tournament.
Now that Baylor has upset Kansas in the Big 12 Tournament, a top line slot is now open. If North Carolina should get upset in the ACC Tournament, you could have two spots up for grabs.
Michigan State is probably the best team in the Big Ten; even though Ohio State is the best talent. However, the Spartans have the best match-up with the Buckeyes among the teams left in Indianapolis.
So it’s there’s for the taking.
Follow paulmbanksNorthwestern severely decrease their NCAA Tournament chances by losing in OT
March 8, 2012 By 1 Comment
NU dealt themselves a serious blow to their own NCAA Tournament hopes tonight. They were right on the cusp, that “last 4 in” line, but probably not so much anymore. Granted they still need four teams to play their way above them, but Championship week is long and those types of things develop quite quickly.
“Hopefully I won’t be disappointed on Sunday. But I guess we’ll just have to wait and see. We’ll be playing next week, and we like to compete no matter who we’re playing against,” John Shurna said after the game.
Northwestern is a different looking team with JerShon Cobb (but it still wasn’t enough).
Follow paulmbanksBracketology: Projecting the 2012 NCAA Tournament Field
March 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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
Bracketology: Projecting the 2012 NCAA Tournament Field
February 27, 2012 By 1 Comment
It is kind of hard to believe that Selection Sunday for the NCAA Tournament is only two weeks away and conference tournaments begin this week. It is becoming time when college basketball teams are separating themselves as either tourney contenders or pretenders. 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: 2/27/12
Bracketology: Projecting the 2012 NCAA Tournament Field
February 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
It is kind of hard to believe that Selection Sunday for the NCAA Tournament is only three weeks away. It is becoming time when college basketball teams are separating themselves as either tourney contenders or pretenders. 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. Check back every week for an update.
UPDATED: 2/20/12
