Bracketology: Eric Prisbell's NCAA tournament field of 68
| Newark Region | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | Team | Conf* | Note |
| 1 | Ohio State | Big Ten* | Depth a question for Buckeyes |
| 2 | Brigham Young | Mountain West* | Anyone still high on Cougars? |
| 3 | Texas | Big 12 | Another late-season slide? |
| 4 | St. John's | Big East | Stumbled at Seton Hall |
| 5 | Kentucky | SEC | Not one of Cal's best teams |
| 6 | Xavier | Atlantic 10* | On a 16-1 streak entering A10 tournament |
| 7 | George Mason | CAA | Riding 16-game win streak |
| 8 | UCLA | Pac-10 | Lost to Washington by seven |
| 9 | Utah State | WAC* | Barely survived at New Mexico State |
| 10 | Marquette | Big East | If one BE team fades, this could be it |
| 11 | Butler | Horizon | Youngstown State loss still black eye |
| 12 | Clemson | ACC | Late arrival on bubble after Virginia Tech win |
| 13 | Princeton | Ivy* | Needs to beat Penn on Tuesday to force Ivy playoff |
| 14 | Vermont | America East* | Lost two straight before league tourney |
| 15 | Long Island | Northeast* | Has not lost since Jan. 22 |
| 16 | Texas Southern*/Florida Atlantic* | Play-in | Texas Southern 0-8 vs. top 200 teams |
| New Orleans Region | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | Team | Conf* | Note |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | Big East* | Six top 25 wins on resume |
| 2 | Purdue | Big Ten | Johnson in hunt for Big Ten POY |
| 3 | Syracuse | Big East | Orange finishing season strong |
| 4 | North Carolina | ACC | Barnes a go-to player in clutch |
| 5 | West Virginia | Big East | Mountaineers with six RPI top 25 wins |
| 6 | Vanderbilt | SEC | Has lost three of four |
| 7 | Kansas State | Big 12 | Wildcats back from dead |
| 8 | Old Dominion | CAA | Two CAA teams with single-digit seeds? |
| 9 | Washington | Pac-10 | Stopped slide with UCLA win |
| 10 | Gonzaga | WCC | Finishes season red hot |
| 11 | Florida State | ACC | Back on bubble after UNC loss |
| 12 | Milwaukee | Horizon* | Plays Butler for Horizon title on Tuesday |
| 13 | Belmont | Atlantic Sun* | Cruised to A-Sun tourney title |
| 14 | UNC Asheville | Big South* | Upset Coastal Carolina in conference final |
| 15 | Bucknell | Patriot* | Plays Lehigh on Sunday |
| 16 | Bethune-Cookman*/McNeese State* | Play-in | Wildcats beat Florida A&M by two |
| Anaheim Region | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | Team | Conf* | Note |
| 1 | Duke | ACC* | Smith stars in home finale |
| 2 | Notre Dame | Big East | Deadly behind three-point arc |
| 3 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | Has beaten Ohio State and Purdue |
| 4 | Connecticut | Big East | Has lost four of five games |
| 5 | Arizona | Pac-10* | Williams best NBA prospect |
| 6 | Villanova | Big East | 'Cats have anything left? |
| 7 | Missouri | Big 12 | Don't trust Tigers on road |
| 8 | Nevada-Las Vegas | MWC | K-State road win looking better |
| 9 | Tennessee | SEC | Nation's most volatile team |
| 10 | Alabama-Birmingham | C-USA* | Just 1-5 vs. RPI top 50 teams |
| 11 | Michigan | Big Ten | Wolverines have won three of four |
| 12 | Boston College/Michigan State | ACC/Big Ten | Both teams need strong finish |
| 13 | Missouri State | MVC* | Needs to win MVC tourney |
| 14 | Fairfield | MAAC* | No problem with Marist in MAAC quarterfinals |
| 15 | Morehead State | Ohio Valley* | Beat Tennessee Tech for OVC title |
| 16 | Long Beach State | Big West* | Has not lost since Jan. 22 |
| San Antonio Region | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | Team | Conf* | Note |
| 1 | Kansas | Big 12* | Has won 11 of 12 games |
| 2 | San Diego State | MWC | Favorites in MWC tourney now |
| 3 | Louisville | Big East | West Virginia snapped Cardinals' four-game winning streak |
| 4 | Florida | SEC* | The class of a so-so league |
| 5 | Georgetown | Big East | Chris Wright can't return fast enough |
| 6 | Texas A&M | Big 12 | Win over Texas Tech snapped two-game skid |
| 7 | Temple | Atlantic 10 | Owls under radar all season |
| 8 | Cincinnati | Big East | Seven true road wins for Bearcats |
| 9 | Illinois | Big Ten | Illini has underachieved |
| 10 | Saint Mary's | WCC | Gaels have lost three of four games |
| 11 | Georgia | SEC | Has 3-9 record vs. RPI top 50 teams |
| 12 | Richmond/Virginia Tech | A10/ACC | Hokies currently get last at-large berth |
| 13 | Oakland | Summit* | 13 of 23 wins away from home |
| 14 | College of Charleston | Southern* | Ended season on sour note |
| 15 | Kent State | MAC* | Parity brings down MAC teams |
| 16 | Northern Colorado | Big Sky* | Best win: Montana |
* - Projected conference champion
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Eric Prisbell
| March 4, 2011; 10:20 AM ET
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ichaigan's best win is Harvard. They have to beat MSU this weekdn or tthey are DOA unelss they win the Big Ten tourney -- 14 losses aint gonna cut it. Given how tightly grouped the 15 throguh 50 clubs are, the UConns and St Mary's and other clubs limping at the finish are likely to end up with unsavory seeds. And I think that SEC might be looking at as few as 3 clubs in if things go against Tenn and Souther Miss down to the wire. Gonna be fun stuff!!
Posted by: dfh21 | March 4, 2011 12:16 PM | Report abuse
Rock Chalk!!
Posted by: Drob33 | March 4, 2011 5:00 PM | Report abuse
I pity whichever high seed has to open against Belmont.
Posted by: evwill | March 6, 2011 9:32 AM | Report abuse
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