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3/16/08
Selection Sunday Open Thread: One Last Bracket Projection
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One of the best 20 minutes of television that doesn't involve actual sports action. The Selection Show is almost underway, so feel free to discuss all seedings, Bob Knight's peculiar shirt-sweater combo and Jim Boeheim's complaints right here.

Good news -- We have a FanIQ vs "Experts" Bracket Contest this year again ... and we'll launch that shortly after 7 pm ET. So stick around and get your bracket on.

FWIW, here's my final projection. Wow, Georgia, wow. Discuss.

1
North Carolina - ACC
UCLA - Pac 10
Memphis - CUSA
Kansas - Big XII
2
Tennessee
Texas
Duke
Wisconsin
3
Georgetown
Louisville
Stanford
Pittsburgh
4
Indiana
Vanderbilt
Notre Dame
Xavier
5
Connecticut
Michigan State
Drake - MVC
Butler - Horizon
6
USC
Purdue
Washington State
Marquette
7
 Mississippi State
Gonzaga
Clemson
Oklahoma
8
Arizona
UNLV - Mountain West
West Virginia
BYU
9
Davidson - Southern
Kentucky
Texas A&M
St. Mary's
10
Baylor
Miami (FL)
Ohio State
Arizona State
11
Virginia Tech
Arkansas
South Alabama
St. Joseph's
12
Georgia - SEC
San Diego - West Coast
Temple - A10
Kent State - MAC
13
Boise State - WAC
Winthrop - Big South
George Mason - CAA
Oral Roberts - Summit
14
Western Kentucky - Sun Belt
Siena - MAAC
Cornell - Ivy League
American - Patriot
15
Austin Peay - OVC
Portland St.  - Big Sky
Cal State-Fullerton- Big West
UMBC - American East
16
Texas-Arlington - Southland
Belmont - Atlantic Sun
Alabama State - Southwestern Athletic
Mount St. Mary's - Northeast
Coppin State - MEAC
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3/16/08
9


According to AZ Central, it appears it is McCain's fault that ASU isn't in the tournament. I always knew he was evil.

3/16/08
1
Let Tiger finish 18 and maybe need a playoff, then I'll watch.

3/16/08
1
(Edited by Chief_aka_James)
Is funny to see your 10's and 11's consisting of 3 teams Mr. Lunardi says is out.

3/16/08
0
Simply amazing.

3/16/08
0
Chief_aka_James wrote:
Is funny to see your 10's and 11's consisting of 3 teams Mr. Lunardi says is out.
It's be a lot funnier if it looked exactly like his.

3/16/08
0
D'OH!  Screen skipped on me and I gave this a PQ.  Sorry.  Not my intention.....

3/16/08
0
I really hope Bob Knight gives us his bracket.

3/16/08
0
You still have ASU in???  Man, I sure hope you are right..

3/16/08
0
No real surprise there. UNC overall number 1.

3/16/08
0
Can't say I'm surprised UNC is #1 overall. Glad to see Kansas given #1 over Tennessee.

3/16/08
0
That is rough for Memphis since the 2 seed in that bracket will be Texas and the regional finals will be in Houston.

3/16/08
1
Selection Sunday...A Tradition Unlike Any Other.

3/16/08
0
ND/George Mason will be a fun one to watch. Fact its a 5/12 matchup too is nice.

3/16/08
0
7 Seed for Butler? Damn

3/16/08
0
Oklahoma getting a higher seed than Butler & Indiana? Really? As a OU fan, I am shocked.

3/16/08
1
#3 seed for my boys...rock'nroll

3/16/08
0
South Alabama as a 10 is really the only surprise to me..essential home game might mean an early exit for Butler, a team I normally would've probably had go to the Sweet 16.

3/16/08
2
Butler got screwed... a 7 seed and an essential road game?? That really sucks for them.

3/16/08
0
Jon wrote:
Butler got screwed... a 7 seed and an essential road game?? That really sucks for them.
Plus, it seems like they're going mid vs. mid again, just like last year. Ugh.

3/16/08
0
Indiana is the most dangerous 8 seed ever.

3/16/08
1

If I'm UNC I'm pissed that I could be playing Indiana in the second round.  That Butler got flat out screwed.

3/16/08
0
Is everyone else's sleeper teams getting matched up against each other?

Villanova in means Syracuse out.

3/16/08
0
kantwistaye wrote:

If I'm UNC I'm pissed that I could be playing Indiana in the second round.  That Butler got flat out screwed.

If Indiana regains their composure as a team, that is pure crap. If they play like they have since Sampson's departure then I have no worries.

3/16/08
0
Already, I feel tempted to go against Wazzu and with Winthrop.

3/16/08
0
Wow...Villanova's in...is that gonna make 8 Big East teams or is WV gonna get screwed?

3/16/08
0
Screw that.  G'Town gets a 2 and we get a 3?  I know it doesn't matter too much, but its just about respect.  We still get none.

3/16/08
0
There's Gonzaga-Davidson. Same exact thing as last year.

3/16/08
0
Mayo vs. Beasley? Wow.

3/16/08
0
Mayo vs. Beasley might just be the best 1st round matchup.

3/16/08
0

God damn.  I hate the selection committee.

3/16/08
0
Clemson could make a serious run to Elite Eight. Again, I never choose Kansas going deep.

3/16/08
0
(Edited by kantwistaye)
Janse wrote:
Clemson could make a serious run to Elite Eight. Again, I never choose Kansas going deep.
How do you feel about that potential 2nd round match-up with Indiana?  They haven't played really well in a couple weeks but if Gordon or White catches fire thats a scary match-up.

3/16/08
1

Sorry Jon, but if Oregon is in I don't know if your Sun Devils made it in.

3/16/08
0
Lets Go Peay!

3/16/08
0
kantwistaye wrote:
How do you feel about that potential 2nd round match-up with Indiana?  They haven't played really well in a couple weeks but if Gordon or White catches fire thats a scary match-up.
I am just going to hope that the recent Indiana comes to play and not the one that has Final Four potential. DJ v. Tyler is going to be very entertaining.

I bet anything that Saint Mary's beats Miami.

3/16/08
0
Kentucky in? Wow.

3/16/08
0
Chief_aka_James wrote:
Kentucky in? Wow.
I can think of 2 schools from Arizona more deserving than them.

3/16/08
0
Ok, that Hansbrough celebration was worse/gayer than yesterday's.

3/16/08
0
Chief_aka_James wrote:
Kentucky in? Wow.
Lunardi was saying that they were a lock because of how many wins they had in a weak SEC. 2 and 2 without Patterson, I say a really early exit.

3/16/08
0
Chief_aka_James wrote:
Kentucky in? Wow.
They've been on a run toward the end of the season...they beat tennessee once and only lost to tennessee by 3 in the second matchup.  A few weeks ago I would've had the same reaction, but now...i think they've earned it.

3/16/08
5
(Edited by Jubanator14)
kantwistaye wrote:
I can think of 2 schools from Arizona more deserving than them.
N. Arizona and The University of Phoenix?

3/16/08
1
Duke got the overall 5 seed.  How can the committee say the tournament games mattered when they clearly didn't put them into consideration.

3/16/08
0
ChristiSunshine wrote:
They've been on a run toward the end of the season...they beat tennessee once and only lost to tennessee by 3 in the second matchup.  A few weeks ago I would've had the same reaction, but now...i think they've earned it.
I really just thought that they would've had to beat Georgia in order to get in though.

*WVU not screwed.*

3/16/08
0
Am I correct in counting EIGHT Big East teams in the tourney?

3/16/08
0
Ohh, UCLA has an easy road to the Final Four. What crap.

3/16/08
0
Good for Baylor. That is 6 Big 12 teams.

3/16/08
2
Pfft.... everyone knows the NIT is the better tournament anyway. Who needs the stupid NCAAs?

3/16/08
0
Duke > Wisconsin.?

Ha!

3/16/08
0
Ok really, could we just have every sleeper team play each other in the first round? I mean damn.

3/16/08
0
Seth Davis is dissing Duke. He'll be promptly fired tomorrow.

3/16/08
1
Jon wrote:
Pfft.... everyone knows the NIT is the better tournament anyway. Who needs the stupid NCAAs?
You could become the first ever CBI Champions too.

3/16/08
0
Villanova was a HUGE surprise for me...

3/16/08
0
8 Big East teams and I still do not understand how Tennessee is the weakest 2 seed.

3/16/08
3
Lets go live to Jim Boeheim screaming that the tournament needs to be expanded by just enough to include his over rated team.

3/16/08
0
Chief_aka_James wrote:
Duke > Wisconsin.?

Ha!
I know they destroyed us at Cameron, but Wisconsin has improved a ton since then and Duke has not so much.  Oh well... this bracket is quite a joke.

3/16/08
0
Janse wrote:
8 Big East teams and I still do not understand how Tennessee is the weakest 2 seed.
I don't think that they seed the 2-16 seeds that way. Only the 1's. I could be wrong.

3/16/08
0
Jubanator14 wrote:
I don't think that they seed the 2-16 seeds that way. Only the 1's. I could be wrong.
Ideally they are supposed to.  This bracket makes no sense though.

3/16/08
0
kantwistaye wrote:
Ideally they are supposed to.  This bracket makes no sense though.
This is why the call it... MADNESS!!!!!

3/16/08
0
Drake and Western Kentucky were two of my big sleeper teams. Damn you Committee.

3/16/08
0
If the Kansas St Beasley's beat USC I'm afraid they make it to the Sweet Sixteen.  There's only one guy for Wisconsin that can defend Beasley (Landry) and if he gets in foul trouble, its could be a huge day for him.

3/16/08
0
I think the greatest part of next week is that my finals are over on Tuesday to be off for 3-4 weeks.

This will be my first complete break during the Tourney to memory.

Enjoy filling out those brackets everyone!

3/16/08
1
I know I am not the only one who thinks it would be really cool to have Jim Nantz just follow you around and narrate your life.

3/16/08
0
Butler vs Tennessee - Greatest 3 point shootout ever?

3/16/08
0
Drake

3/16/08
3
As a Sooner fan I am scared to death of a possible 2nd round matchup with Boise St. I know there isn't a Statue of Liberty play in Basketball but still.

3/16/08
1
Jay Bilas is crying conspiracy with only 4 ACC teams getting in.

3/16/08
0
Jubanator14 wrote:
As a Sooner fan I am scared to death of a possible 2nd round matchup with Boise St. I know there isn't a Statue of Liberty play in Basketball but still.
There may be before the week's out.

3/16/08
0
Jubanator14 wrote:
Jay Bilas is crying conspiracy with only 4 ACC teams getting in.
I like Bilas, but everyone should realize that the ACC sucked this year, and quite frankly the fact that Miami got a 7 is a joke. 

3/16/08
2
Jubanator14 wrote:
Jay Bilas is crying conspiracy with only 4 ACC teams getting in.
Are there bigger big conference homers than Bilas and Digger Phelps (and Billy Packer, who's bitching about the ACC now too)?

3/16/08
0
kantwistaye wrote:
I like Bilas, but everyone should realize that the ACC sucked this year, and quite frankly the fact that Miami got a 7 is a joke. 
Did you hear what he said?

"When you look at the data, the ACC gets fewer teams when they don't have someone on the Committee. Now, that is not always the case as far as...sometimes they deserve fewer teams, and I'm sure this year they did."

3/16/08
0
Dick Vitale looks like a mess, but I gotta agree with him about Arizona St over Arizona.

3/16/08
0
Jubanator14 wrote:
Did you hear what he said?

"When you look at the data, the ACC gets fewer teams when they don't have someone on the Committee. Now, that is not always the case as far as...sometimes they deserve fewer teams, and I'm sure this year they did."

I did not hear what he said.  Thats kind of ridiculous.  I'm sure thats the same of every conference, and I can guarantee there's no anti-ACC conspiracy.

3/16/08
0
Now Dick just said Va. Tech should be in because they finished 4th in the Number 1 RPI rated conference.

3/16/08
0
Jubanator14 wrote:
I don't think that they seed the 2-16 seeds that way. Only the 1's. I could be wrong.
Number one overall seed gets the play in game winner and then it goes, weak 2, strongest 3, weakest 4, and so on. At least I think.

3/16/08
8
Clark just picked all 4 number 1's to make it to the Final Four... Congratulations Clark you just finished last in our FanIQ vs. the "Experts" contest.

3/16/08
1
Chief_aka_James wrote:
I really just thought that they would've had to beat Georgia in order to get in though.

*WVU not screwed.*
If Villanova had gotten in and not WV, I would've started a riot.

3/16/08
1
It's a shame Arizona got in over ASU. The Wildcats couldn't muster a .500 conf record!

3/16/08
0
I love the fact that over on cbssports.com I have an account, and sign on once every year; atleast it still remembers me.

3/16/08
0
(Edited by kantwistaye)

Anyone willing to put out an early Final Four prediction?

UNC, Kansas, UCLA, Texas.

3/16/08
9


According to AZ Central, it appears it is McCain's fault that ASU isn't in the tournament. I always knew he was evil.

3/16/08
0
Digger looks like a 2nd grader on picture day with that haircut.

3/16/08
0
I'm a lil worried right now that I have all 5's beating 12's atm.

3/16/08
3
What is up with these people and Virginia Tech? VTech beat *one* team that's in the field, and that was in the next to last game of the season.

3/16/08
0
gearhead wrote:
What is up with these people and Virginia Tech? VTech beat *one* team that's in the field, and that was in the next to last game of the season.
ACC bias.  The ACC was top heavy to say the least this year, and if it weren't for a Miami win over Duke there would only be 3 teams from the ACC this year. 

3/16/08
0
kantwistaye wrote:

Anyone willing to put out an early Final Four prediction?

UNC, Kansas, UCLA, Texas.

Tennessee, Kansas, Memphis, UCLA

(guy who was winning the bracket contest last year 'til Memphis lost, won't happen this year. :-P)

3/16/08
0
Seth Greenberg is more annoying than Jim Boeheim.

3/16/08
1
I'll buy the arguments for expanding the field when they come from people other than coaches of teams that didn't make the field.

3/16/08
0
And it only took 13 minutes for someone to mention Syracuse.

3/16/08
0
Going through one bracket, I have 1,2,3,5 in all four regions making Sweet 16...I really might have to go through this one a few times before I do the FanIQ vs. Experts one.

3/16/08
0
UNC, Kansas, Pitt, Duke

3/16/08
0
Bobby Knight is stealing money from ESPN.

3/16/08
0
I like how ESPN put Dick in his own room to avoid having the first ever 6 person in studio show.

3/16/08
0
Has anyone ever said that the at-large bids were given to the top 34 teams that didn't win their conference tournaments? I think that is just something Digger, Jay, Dick, and Billy screamed about one year.

3/16/08
0
jman3890 wrote:
Tennessee, Kansas, Memphis, UCLA

(guy who was winning the bracket contest last year 'til Memphis lost, won't happen this year. :-P)
Yeah it will happen earlier if you have North Carolina not getting to the Final Four.

3/16/08
2
IlliniBob72 wrote:
Bobby Knight is stealing money from ESPN.
I think you can pretty much replace the name in that sentence with any of their personalities and it would still be true.

3/16/08
0
Of course Dookie V figures out a way to make it up dook and Coach K.

3/16/08
0
The East is stacked.  I'm prayin that everybody but Louisville is upset in the first round. 

 
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