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

Projections for 11/26/12

Now that Feast Week is over and the season is beginning to take shape, it's time for the first bracket projection of the season.


First Four Out:  Colorado State, St. Mary's, Stanford, Belmont


Midwest (#1 Overall)

1 Indiana
16 Gardner-Webb vs Texas Southern

8 Memphis
9 Oregon

5 NC State
12 Pittsburgh

4 Missouri
13 Bucknell

6 San Diego State
11 California

3 Kansas
14 Middle Tennessee

7 VCU
10 Tennessee

2 Syracuse
15 Loyola MD


West (#4 Overall)

1 Louisville
16 Florida Gulf Coast vs Savannah State

8 Wisconsin
9 Alabama

5 UNLV
12 St. Louis

4 Creighton
13 George Mason

6 Florida State
11 Ohio

3 Arizona
14 South Dakota State

7 Oklahoma State
10 Temple

2 Michigan
15 Montana


East (#2 Overall)

1 Duke
16 Oral Roberts

8 Colorado
9 Illinois

5 Georgetown
12 Iowa State vs Ole Miss

4 Michigan State
13 Harvard

6 Kansas State
11 Wichita State

3 Gonzaga
14 New Mexico State

7 Notre Dame
10 Butler

2 Florida
15 Long Beach State


South (#3 Overall)

1 Ohio State
16 Robert Morris

8 Baylor
9 St. Joseph's

5 New Mexico
12 Illinois State vs Maryland

4 Cincinnati
13 Davidson

6 Minnesota
11 Marquette

3 North Carolina
14 Valparaiso

7 UCLA
10 Murray State

2 Kentucky
15 Vermont

2012-13 Season Predictions

Conference Champions

ACC:  Duke
Big East:  Louisville
Big 10:  Indiana
Big 12:  Baylor
Pac 12:  UCLA
SEC:  Kentucky
MWC:  San Diego State
A-10:  VCU
CUSA:  Memphis
WCC:  Gonzaga
MVC:  Creighton


Player of the Year:  Doug McDermott, Creighton

Coach of the Year:  Mark Turgeon, Maryland


NCAA Tournament

1 seeds:  Indiana, Louisville, Duke, Ohio State

Sleeper Teams:  UNLV, Kansas State, Cincinnati

Early Exits:  Arizona, Syracuse, Baylor

Cinderella:  Davidson

Final Four:  Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Gonzaga

National Champions:  Michigan Wolverines