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Sunday, March 14, 2010

Bracketology revisited

With all the results in, I decided to take my second and final crack at predicting the brackets.

If recent history counts for anything, these pairings will bear only a passing resemblance to the final product which will be revealed tomorrow night between 7-8 p.m. on ESPN.

I also struggled with the final two at-large spots, giving one to North Carolina and going with Illinois State for the other. I know Michigan and Boston College are popular picks but they aren't in my field of 64. Michigan does own a win over Xavier but also has three losses to teams with RPIs outside the top 100. BC is 17-15 and no way that a team two games over .500 deserves an at-large bid.

Here's what I came up with (host teams are in bold):
DAYTON
Pittsburgh: 1. UConn, 8. Wisconsin, 9. Louisiana State, 16. St. Francis (Pa.)
Minneapolis: 2. Ohio State, 7. Georgia Tech, 10. Marist, 15. Cleveland State
Seattle: 3. Oklahoma State, 6. St. John's, 11. James Madison; 14. Liberty
Cincinnati: 4. Xavier, 5. UCLA, 12. Bowling Green; 13. Lehigh

MEMPHIS
Knoxville: 1. Tennessee, 8. Southern California; 9. Dayton; 16. Austin Peay
South Bend: 2. Notre Dame; 7. Middle Tennessee; 10. Vermont; 15. Northern Iowa
Norman: 3. Oklahoma; 6. Virginia; 11. Mississippi State; 14. South Dakota State
Austin: 4. Michigan State; 5. Texas; 12. North Carolina; 13. Chattanooga

KANSAS CITY
Louisville: 1. Nebraska, 8. Rutgers, 9. Temple, 16. Southern
Durham: 2. Duke, 7. Vanderbilt; 10. Tulane; 15. Hampton
Ames: 3. West Virginia; 6. Iowa State; 11. Fresno State; 14. East Tennessee
Norfolk: 4. Kentucky; 5. North Carolina State; 12. Illinois State; 13. San Diego State

SACRAMENTO
Palo Alto: 1. Stanford; 8. DePaul; 9. Iowa; 16. Portland State
Berkeley: 2. Texas A&M 7. Gonzaga; 10. Hartford; 15. Cal-Riverside
Tallahassee: 3. Florida State; 6. Georgia; 11. Texas Christian; 14. Lamar
Tempe: 4. Georgetown; 5. Baylor; 12. Princeton; 13. Louisiana Tech

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