Final Predictions

1 seeds
Louisville
Kansas
Gonzaga
Indiana

2 seeds
Miami (FL)
Duke
Michigan State
Georgetown

3 seeds
Ohio State
New Mexico
Kansas State
Syracuse

4 seeds
Wisconsin
Florida
Michigan
St. Louis

5 seeds
Marquette
Oklahoma State
Arizona
Notre Dame

6 seeds
UNLV
UCLA
Pittsburgh
North Carolina

7 seeds
NC State
VCU
Oregon
Butler

8 seeds
Creighton
Colorado State
Memphis
Illinois

9 seeds
San Diego State
Missouri
Cincinnati
Colorado

10 seeds
Iowa State
Villanova
Temple
Minnesota

11 seeds
California
Ole Miss
Oklahoma
Wichita State

12 seeds
St. Mary's
Boise State
La Salle
Tennessee
Belmont
Bucknell

13 seeds
Akron
Valparaiso
Davidson
South Dakota State

14 seeds
New Mexico State
Harvard
Northwestern State
Montana

15 seeds
Florida Gulf Coast
Iona
Pacific
Albany

16 seeds
Western Kentucky
LIU Brooklyn
James Madison
Southern
Liberty
North Carolina A&T

Projections for 3/16/13

1 seeds
Indiana
Gonzaga
Duke
Louisville

2 seeds
Kansas
Michigan State
Georgetown
Miami (FL)

3 seeds
New Mexico
Ohio State
Kansas State
Syracuse

4 seeds
Florida
Michigan
Marquette
Wisconsin

5 seeds
Oklahoma State
Arizona
Notre Dame
St. Louis

6 seeds
UNLV
UCLA
Pittsburgh
NC State

7 seeds
North Carolina
Butler
VCU
Creighton

8 seeds
Colorado State
Oregon
Memphis
Illinois

9 seeds
San Diego State
Missouri
Cincinnati
Colorado

10 seeds
Iowa State
Villanova
Minnesota
California

11 seeds
Temple
Oklahoma
Wichita State
St. Mary's

12 seeds
Belmont
Boise State
Ole Miss
La Salle
Middle Tennessee
Bucknell

13 seeds
Akron
Stephen F. Austin
Valparaiso
Davidson

14 seeds
South Dakota State
New Mexico State
Harvard
Florida Gulf Coast

15 seeds
Montana
Iona
Pacific
Vermont

16 seeds
Western Kentucky
LIU Brooklyn
James Madison
Southern
Morgan State
Liberty


First Four Out:  Tennessee, Kentucky, Maryland, Alabama

Also Considered:  Virginia, UMass, Iowa, Baylor, Southern Miss

Projections for 3/15/13

1 seeds
Indiana
Duke
Gonzaga
Louisville

2 seeds
Kansas
Georgetown
Michigan State
Miami (FL)

3 seeds
Michigan
New Mexico
Ohio State
Florida

4 seeds
Kansas State
Syracuse
Arizona
Marquette

5 seeds
Oklahoma State
Wisconsin
Notre Dame
St. Louis

6 seeds
Pittsburgh
North Carolina
UNLV
NC State

7 seeds
UCLA
Colorado State
Butler
Creighton

8 seeds
VCU
San Diego State
Memphis
Missouri

9 seeds
Illinois
Oregon
Cincinnati
Colorado

10 seeds
Iowa State
Villanova
Temple
Minnesota

11 seeds
California
Oklahoma
Wichita State
St. Mary's

12 seeds
Belmont
Tennessee
Boise State
La Salle
Kentucky
Bucknell

13 seeds
Akron
Stephen F. Austin
Valparaiso
Davidson

14 seeds
South Dakota State
New Mexico State
Harvard
Florida Gulf Coast

15 seeds
Montana
Iona
Long Beach State
Vermont

16 seeds
Western Kentucky
LIU Brooklyn
James Madison
Southern
Morgan State
Liberty


First Four Out:  Middle Tennessee, Virginia, Ole Miss, Iowa

Also Considered:  Alabama, Southern Miss, Baylor, UMass

Projections for 3/14/13

There is still very little movement in the bracket.  That should all change tomorrow, with many tournament teams finally taking the court.  Instead of bothering with a bracket, I am just posting my S-Curve.  For next season, I will hopefully be able to post both without taking up excess space.


1 seeds
Indiana
Duke
Gonzaga
Louisville

2 seeds
Kansas
Georgetown
Michigan State
Miami (FL)

3 seeds
Michigan
New Mexico
Ohio State
Marquette

4 seeds
Florida
Kansas State
Syracuse
Arizona

5 seeds
Oklahoma State
Pittsburgh
Wisconsin
St. Louis

6 seeds
Notre Dame
North Carolina
UNLV
NC State

7 seeds
UCLA
Colorado State
Butler
Creighton

8 seeds
VCU
Memphis
San Diego State
Oregon

9 seeds
Missouri
Oklahoma
Cincinnati
California

10 seeds
Illinois
Colorado
Villanova
Minnesota

11 seeds
Temple
Iowa State
Wichita State
St. Mary's

12 seeds
Belmont
Tennessee
Boise State
La Salle
Kentucky
Bucknell

13 seeds
Akron
Stephen F. Austin
Valparaiso
Denver

14 seeds
South Dakota State
Davidson
Harvard
Florida Gulf Coast

15 seeds
Montana
Iona
Long Beach State
Vermont

16 seeds
Western Kentucky
LIU Brooklyn
Savannah State
James Madison
Southern
Liberty


First Four Out:  Middle Tennessee, Virginia, Baylor, Ole Miss

Next Four Out:  Iowa, Alabama, Southern Miss, Arkansas

Projections for 3/13/13

First Four Out:  Middle Tennessee, Virginia, Baylor, Ole Miss

Next Four Out:  Iowa, Alabama, Southern Miss, Arkansas


Midwest (#1 Overall)

1 Indiana
16 Southern vs Liberty

8 Oregon
9 Cincinnati

5 Pittsburgh
12 La Salle vs Kentucky

4 Kansas State
13 Denver

6 North Carolina
11 Iowa State

3 New Mexico
14 Florida Gulf Coast

7 Butler
10 Minnesota

2 Georgetown
15 Iona


South (#4 Overall)

1 Louisville
16 Norfolk State

8 San Diego State
9 Oklahoma

5 Wisconsin
12 Bucknell

4 Florida
13 Akron

6 NC State
11 Temple

3 Ohio State
14 Harvard

7 UCLA
10 Villanova

2 Kansas
15 Montana


East (#2 Overall)

1 Duke
16 James Madison vs LIU Brooklyn

8 Memphis
9 California

5 St. Louis
12 Belmont

4 Syracuse
13 Valparaiso

6 UNLV
11 St. Mary's

3 Marquette
14 Davidson

7 Creighton
10 Colorado

2 Michigan State
15 Long Beach State


West (#3 Overall)

1 Gonzaga
16 Western Kentucky

8 VCU
9 Illinois

5 Oklahoma State
12 Boise State vs Tennessee

4 Arizona
13 Stephen F. Austin

6 Notre Dame
11 Wichita State

3 Michigan
14 South Dakota State

7 Colorado State
10 Missouri

2 Miami (FL)
15 Vermont

Projections for 3/11/13

First Four Out:  Middle Tennessee, Virginia, Baylor, Ole Miss

Next Four Out:  Iowa, Alabama, Southern Miss, Arkansas


Midwest (#1 Overall)

1 Indiana
16 Southern vs Liberty

8 Oregon
9 Cincinnati

5 Pittsburgh
12 La Salle vs Kentucky

4 Kansas State
13 Denver

6 North Carolina
11 Iowa State

3 New Mexico
14 Florida Gulf Coast

7 Butler
10 Minnesota

2 Georgetown
15 Iona


South (#4 Overall)

1 Louisville
16 Vermont

8 San Diego State
9 Oklahoma

5 Wisconsin
12 Bucknell

4 Florida
13 Akron

6 NC State
11 Temple

3 Ohio State
14 Harvard

7 UCLA
10 Villanova

2 Kansas
15 Montana


East (#2 Overall)

1 Duke
16 Northeastern vs LIU-Brooklyn

8 Memphis
9 Colorado

5 St. Louis
12 Belmont

4 Syracuse
13 Valparaiso

6 UNLV
11 St. Mary's

3 Marquette
14 Davidson

7 Creighton
10 California

2 Michigan State
15 Long Beach State


West (#3 Overall)

1 Gonzaga
16 Norfolk State

8 VCU
9 Illinois

5 Oklahoma State
12 Boise State vs Tennessee

4 Arizona
13 Stephen F. Austin

6 Notre Dame
11 Wichita State

3 Michigan
14 South Dakota State

7 Colorado State
10 Missouri

2 Miami (FL)
15 Florida International

Projections for 3/8/13

First Four Out:  Ole Miss, Iowa, Kentucky, Baylor

Next Four Out:  Alabama, Southern Miss, UMass, Providence


Midwest (#1 Overall)

1 Indiana
16 Charleston Southern vs Southern

8 UCLA
9 Creighton

5 Notre Dame
12 Boise State

4 Kansas State
13 Louisiana Tech

6 Wisconsin
11 Middle Tennessee

3 Miami (FL)
14 Davidson

7 Butler
10 California

2 Georgetown
15 Princeton


South (#4 Overall)

1 Kansas
16 Mercer

8 VCU
9 Colorado

5 UNLV
12 Belmont

4 Syracuse
13 Akron

6 North Carolina
11 St. Mary's

3 Marquette
14 Valparaiso

7 Oregon
10 Villanova

2 Michigan
15 Montana


West (#2 Overall)

1 Gonzaga
16 Northeastern vs Norfolk State

8 Memphis
9 Minnesota

5 Oklahoma State
12 Temple vs Virginia

4 Arizona
13 Stephen F. Austin

6 NC State
11 Iowa State

3 Michigan State
14 South Dakota State

7 Missouri
10 Cincinnati

2 New Mexico
15 Long Beach State


East (#3 Overall)

1 Duke
16 Robert Morris

8 San Diego State
9 Oklahoma

5 Pittsburgh
12 La Salle vs Tennessee

4 Ohio State
13 Bucknell

6 St. Louis
11 Wichita State

3 Florida
14 Stony Brook

7 Colorado State
10 Illinois

2 Louisville
15 Niagara

Projections for 3/4/13

First Four Out:  Tennessee, Southern Miss, Alabama, Baylor

Next Four Out:  Ole Miss, Iowa, Arkansas, UMass


Midwest (#1 Overall)

1 Indiana
16 Charleston Southern vs Southern

8 Missouri
9 Creighton

5 UNLV
12 Temple

4 Kansas State
13 Louisiana Tech

6 Wisconsin
11 Boise State

3 Marquette
14 South Dakota State

7 Butler
10 Colorado

2 Miami (FL)
15 Princeton


South (#4 Overall)

1 Georgetown
16 Robert Morris

8 Memphis
9 San Diego State

5 Ohio State
12 Iowa State vs Virginia

4 Arizona
13 Stephen F. Austin

6 Notre Dame
11 La Salle

3 Florida
14 Davidson

7 Minnesota
10 Middle Tennessee

2 Kansas
15 Montana


West (#2 Overall)

1 Gonzaga
16 Northeastern vs Norfolk State

8 VCU
9 California

5 Pittsburgh
12 Belmont

4 Oklahoma State
13 Akron

6 NC State
11 Wichita State

3 New Mexico
14 Stony Brook

7 UCLA
10 Cincinnati

2 Michigan
15 Long Beach State


East (#3 Overall)

1 Duke
16 Mercer

8 Colorado State
9 Oklahoma

5 St. Louis
12 Kentucky vs Villanova

4 Syracuse
13 Bucknell

6 North Carolina
11 St. Mary's

3 Michigan State
14 Valparaiso

7 Oregon
10 Illinois

2 Louisville
15 Niagara

Projections for 3/1/13

The best month of the year has finally arrived!

First Four Out:  Tennessee, Boise State, Baylor, Alabama


Midwest (#1 Overall)

1 Indiana
16 Charleston Southern vs Texas Southern

8 San Diego State
9 Colorado

5 Notre Dame
12 La Salle

4 Kansas State
13 Louisiana Tech

6 Oregon
11 Virginia

3 Florida
14 Davidson

7 Minnesota
10 Middle Tennessee

2 Georgetown
15 Niagara


South (#4 overall)

1 Kansas
16 Northeastern

8 UCLA
9 VCU

5 Wisconsin
12 Iowa State vs Kentucky

4 Marquette
13 Valparaiso

6 Pittsburgh
11 Akron

3 Michigan
14 South Dakota State

7 UNLV
10 Creighton

2 Duke
15 Northwestern State


West (#2 Overall)

1 Gonzaga
16 Robert Morris vs Norfolk State

8 Illinois
9 Memphis

5 Oklahoma State
12 Temple

4 Arizona
13 Ole Miss vs Villanova

6 Butler
11 Cincinnati

3 Syracuse
14 Harvard

7 NC State
10 Wichita State

2 New Mexico
15 Long Beach State


East (#3 Overall)

1 Miami (FL)
16 Mercer

8 Missouri
9 Oklahoma

5 St. Louis
12 Belmont

4 Ohio State
13 Bucknell

6 Colorado State
11 St. Mary's

3 Louisville
14 Stony Brook

7 North Carolina
10 California

2 Michigan State
15 Montana

Projections for 2/25/13

First Four Out:  Boise State, Baylor, Arizona State, Tennessee

Midwest (#1 Overall)

1 Indiana

16 Southern vs Charleston Southern

8 North Carolina

9 VCU

5 Kansas State

12 Belmont

4 Marquette

13 Bucknell

6 Oregon

11 Iowa State

3 New Mexico

14 Harvard

7 NC State

10 Middle Tennessee

2 Georgetown

15 Niagara

South (#4 Overall)

1 Miami (FL)

16 Northeastern

8 San Diego State

9 Minnesota

5 Oklahoma State

12 La Salle

4 Ohio State

13 Kentucky vs Virginia

6 Memphis

11 St. Mary's

3 Syracuse

14 Stony Brook

7 UCLA

10 Cincinnati

2 Florida

15 Northwestern State

East (#2 Overall)

1 Duke

16 Robert Morris vs Norfolk State

8 Wichita State

9 Oklahoma

5 Wisconsin

12 Ole Miss vs Temple

4 Notre Dame

13 Valparaiso

6 Butler

11 Akron

3 Louisville

14 Davidson

7 UNLV

10 Colorado

2 Michigan

15 Long Beach State

West (#3 Overall)

1 Gonzaga

16 Mercer

8 Illinois

9 Missouri

5 St. Louis

12 Villanova

4 Arizona

13 Louisiana Tech

6 Pittsburgh

11 California

3 Michigan State

14 South Dakota State

7 Colorado State

10 Creighton

2 Kansas

15 Montana

Projections for 2/14/13

Sorry for the long hiatus.  I am officially back.  Let's get this blog going again!

First Four Out:  St. John's, Air Force, Indiana State, Stanford

Next Four Out:  Charlotte, Alabama, Villanova, Arizona State

East (#1 Overall)

1 Duke

16 Charleston Southern vs Norfolk State

8 Creighton

9 Oklahoma

5 Colorado State

12 Middle Tennessee

4 Wisconsin

13 Iowa State vs Temple

6 Oregon

11 Akron

3 Syracuse

14 Harvard

7 VCU

10 St. Mary's

2 Michigan State

15 Niagara

West (#4 Overall)

1 Florida

16 Northeastern

8 Minnesota

9 Wichita State

5 Pittsburgh

12 Virginia vs La Salle

4 Kansas

13 Louisiana Tech

6 Marquette

11 Kentucky

3 Ohio State

14 Davidson

7 San Diego State

10 St. Louis

2 Gonzaga

15 Western Illinois

Midwest (#2 Overall)

1 Indiana

16 Bryant vs Southern

8 NC State

9 Ole Miss

5 Butler

12 Boise State

4 Oklahoma State

13 Stephen F. Austin

6 Memphis

11 Illinois

3 Louisville

14 Valparaiso

7 Missouri

10 North Carolina

2 Arizona

15 Florida Gulf Coast

South (#3 Overall)

1 Miami (FL)

16 Long Beach State

8 UNLV

9 UCLA

5 Kansas State

12 Belmont

4 Georgetown

13 Bucknell

6 Notre Dame

11 Colorado

3 New Mexico

14 Montana

7 Cincinnati

10 Baylor

2 Michigan

15 Stony Brook