Monday, February 10, 2014

Beer's Bracket - 02/10/14 7PM


Haven't been able to update this for a long time so lots of changes here.  Results from Sunday's games (2/9) were considered but records were not updated...

Auto bids are in CAPS.  Championship: New York (E) / Indianapolis (M) winner vs. Anaheim (W) / Memphis (S) winner.

New York (E)
(1E) SYRACUSE (22-0) vs. (16E) ROBERT MORRIS (14-11) / VMI (10-9) @Buffalo
(8E) GONZAGA (20-4) vs. (9E) George Washington (19-4) @Buffalo
(5E) Texas (18-5) vs. (12E) HARVARD (17-4) @San Diego
(4E) Michigan (17-6) vs. (13E) NORTH DAKOTA STATE (15-6) @San Diego
(6E) UCLA (18-5) vs. (11E) Tennessee (14-8) @Raleigh
(3E) CINCINNATI (22-3) vs. (14E) GEORGIA STATE (15-6) @Raleigh
(7E) Massachusetts (18-4) vs. (10E) Minnesota (15-8) @Buffalo
(2E) VILLANOVA (21-2) vs. (15E) IONA (14-8) @Buffalo


Indianapolis (M)
(1M) WICHITA STATE (24-0) vs. (16M) WEBER STATE (11-7) / SOUTHERN (10-10) @St. Louis
(8M) New Mexico (18-4) vs. (9M) Kansas State (16-7) @St. Louis
(5M) Iowa (18-5) vs. (12M) Oregon (15-8) / Richmond (15-8) @San Antonio
(4M) Kentucky (18-5) vs. (13M) GREEN BAY (16-5) @San Antonio
(6M) Memphis (17-5) vs. (11M) California (15-8) @Raleigh
(3M) Duke (19-5) vs. (14M) MERCER (16-6) @Raleigh
(7M) Oklahoma State (16-7) vs. (10M) Xavier (16-7) @Milwaukee
(2M) MICHIGAN STATE (20-3) vs. (15M) VERMONT (13-9) @Milwaukee


Anaheim (W)
(1W) ARIZONA (22-1) vs. (16W) UTAH VALLEY (12-8) @San Diego
(8W) Virginia Commonwealth (19-5) vs. (9W) North Carolina (16-7) @San Diego
(5W) Oklahoma (18-6) vs. (12W) Missouri (16-7) / Providence (16-8) @Spokane
(4W) Wisconsin (18-5) vs. (13W) BELMONT (18-8) @Spokane
(6W) Pittsburgh (20-4) vs. (11W) SOUTHERN MISS (18-3) @San Antonio
(3W) Iowa State (18-4) vs. (14W) SANTA BARBARA (13-6) @San Antonio
(7W) Louisville (19-4) vs. (10W) Stanford (15-7) @Spokane
(2W) SAN DIEGO STATE (19-1) vs. (15W) BOSTON UNIVERSITY (17-8) @Spokane


Memphis (S)
(1S) FLORIDA (21-2) vs. (16S) DAVIDSON (13-11) @Orlando
(8S) Colorado (17-6) vs. (9S) Southern Methodist (19-5) @Orlando
(5S) SAINT LOUIS (21-2) vs. (12S) TOLEDO (19-3) @Orlando
(4S) Virginia (19-5) vs. (13S) DELAWARE (18-7) @Orlando
(6S) Ohio State (18-5) vs. (11S) Florida State (14-9) @Milwaukee
(3S) Creighton (19-3) vs. (14S) STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (20-2) @Milwaukee
(7S) Connecticut (17-5) vs. (10S) Arizona State (18-6) @St. Louis
(2S) KANSAS (18-5) vs. (15S) NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL (15-5) @St. Louis


Last Six Pack: Florida State (14-9), Tennessee (14-8), Missouri (16-7), Providence (16-8), Oregon (15-8), Richmond (15-8)

Added: Missouri (16-7), SANTA BARBARA (13-6), IONA (14-8), VERMONT (13-9), DAVIDSON (13-11), UTAH VALLEY (12-8), WEBER STATE (11-7), VMI (10-9)
Dropped: Baylor (12-9), New Mexico State (17-8), Manhattan (16-6), Northern Colorado (11-8), California Irvine (14-9), Stony Brook (16-8), Chattanooga (12-11), NC-Asheville (10-11)

Moving Up: FLORIDA (21-2), SAN DIEGO STATE (19-1), CINCINNATI (22-3), Duke (19-5), Iowa State (18-4), Virginia (19-5), SAINT LOUIS (21-2), Texas (18-5), Memphis (17-5), Virginia Commonwealth (19-5)
Moving Down: MICHIGAN STATE (20-3), Michigan (17-6), Wisconsin (18-5), Louisville (19-4), Oklahoma State (16-7), Massachusetts (18-4), GONZAGA (20-4), Xavier (16-7), Minnesota (15-8), SOUTHERN MISS (18-3)

Top 5 First Round Individual Matchups
Game 1: (3W) Iowa State vs. (14W) Santa Barbara @ San Antonio: Melvin Ejim (19.8 PPG) / Alan Williams (23.1 PPG)
Game 2: (3E) Cincinnati vs. (14E) Georgia State @ Raleigh: Sean Kilpatrick (19.8 PPG) / R.J. Hunter (19.9 PPG)
Game 3: (7W) Louisville vs. (10W) Stanford @ Spokane: Russ Smith (18.3 PPG) / Chasson Randle (18.8 PPG)
Game 4: (7S) Connecticut vs. (10S) Arizona State @ St. Louis: Shabazz Napier (17.7 PPG) / Jahii Carson (19 PPG)
Game 5: (6E) UCLA vs. (11E) Tennessee @ Raleigh: Jordan Adams (16.8 PPG) / Jordan McRae (19.3 PPG)


Top 5 Potential Second Round Individual Matchups (Assumes Seeds 12 or Better Advance)
Game 1: (11E) Tennessee vs. (3E) Cincinnati @ Raleigh: Jordan McRae (19.3 PPG) / Sean Kilpatrick (19.8 PPG)
Game 2: (10W) Stanford vs. (2W) San Diego State @ Spokane: Chasson Randle (18.8 PPG) / Xavier Thames (18.1 PPG)
Game 3: (6W) Pittsburgh vs. (3W) Iowa State @ San Antonio: Lamar Patterson (17.2 PPG) / Melvin Ejim (19.8 PPG)
Game 4: (1M) Wichita State vs. (8M) New Mexico @ St. Louis: Cleanthony Early (16.3 PPG) / Cameron Bairstow (20.2 PPG)
Game 5: (7M) Oklahoma State vs. (2M) Michigan State @ Milwaukee: Marcus Smart (17.5 PPG) / Gary Harris (17.6 PPG)


My First & Second Round Ticket For Thursday & Saturday Games
Spokane: Chasson Randle (18.8 PPG), Russ Smith (18.3 PPG), Xavier Thames (18.1 PPG), J.J. Mann (17.9 PPG), Buddy Hield (17 PPG)

My First & Second Round Ticket For Friday & Sunday Games
Raleigh: R.J. Hunter (19.9 PPG), Sean Kilpatrick (19.8 PPG), Jordan McRae (19.3 PPG), Jabari Parker (19.2 PPG), Jordan Adams (16.8 PPG)

Average Distance Traveled
First & Second Round Matchups: 948 miles
Regional Matchups (Assumes Seeds 4 or Better Advance): New York (E): 685 miles, Indianapolis (M): 1314 miles, Anaheim (W): 1605 miles, Memphis (S): 1457 miles


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NATIONAL INVITATION TOURNAMENT


(1) Georgetown (14-9) vs. (8) St. Bonaventure (13-10)
(4) Ole Miss (16-7) vs. (5) Wake Forest (14-9)
(3) Indiana State (15-6) vs. (6) Oregon State (13-9)
(2) North Carolina State (15-8) vs. (7) Texas-El Paso (16-6)


(1) Baylor (12-9) vs. (8) New Mexico State (17-8)
(4) Indiana (14-9) vs. (5) Maryland (14-10)
(3) St. Mary's (17-7) vs. (6) Washington (13-10)
(2) LSU (15-7) vs. (7) Northwestern (12-12)


(1) Brigham Young (16-9) vs. (8) Utah (14-7)
(4) Louisiana Tech (19-5) vs. (5) Marquette (13-10)
(3) Nebraska (12-10) vs. (6) Boise State (13-9)
(2) Dayton (16-8) vs. (7) Ohio (16-6)


(1) Saint Joseph's (16-7) vs. (8) Manhattan (16-6)
(4) Arkansas (15-8) vs. (5) West Virginia (14-10)
(3) Clemson (15-6) vs. (6) Vanderbilt (13-9)
(2) St. John's (14-9) vs. (7) Illinois (13-10)


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COLLEGE BASKETBALL INVITATIONAL


(1E) Seton Hall (13-10) vs. (4E) Canisius (16-7)
(2E) Penn State (12-11) vs. (3E) Wyoming (12-9)


(1W) UNLV (16-8) vs. (4W) California Irvine (14-9)
(2W) La Salle (12-11) vs. (3W) San Francisco (13-10)


(1M) Purdue (14-10) vs. (4M) Illinois State (12-10)
(2M) Butler (11-11) vs. (3M) Eastern Michigan (10-10)


(1S) Cleveland State (15-9) vs. (4S) Pacific (12-10)
(2S) Akron (15-7) vs. (3S) Texas Tech (12-11)


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COLLEGEINSIDER POSTSEASON TOURNAMENT


(1) Quinnipiac (14-8) vs. (8) Stony Brook (16-8)
(4) Eastern Kentucky (15-8) vs. (5) Sam Houston State (15-6)
(3) IPFW (15-8) vs. (6) Yale (10-9)
(2) Drexel (13-10) vs. (7) Valparaiso (11-11)


(1) Western Kentucky (15-7) vs. (8) Florida Gulf Coast (14-9)
(4) Portland (13-11) vs. (5) South Dakota State (11-10)
(3) Morehead State (14-9) vs. (6) American (14-9)
(2) William & Mary (14-8) vs. (7) Murray State (12-9)


(1) Pepperdine (13-11) vs. (8) Elon (12-10)
(4) Denver (11-11) vs. (5) Princeton (12-6)
(3) Hawaii (14-7) vs. (6) Louisiana-Lafayette (12-9)
(2) Buffalo (12-7) vs. (7) Holy Cross (13-10)


(1) Missouri State (15-8) vs. (8) Arkansas State (11-8)
(4) Wisconsin-Milwaukee (15-9) vs. (5) Bryant University (15-9)
(3) Western Michigan (12-8) vs. (6) Columbia (13-9)
(2) Towson (15-8) vs. (7) Drake (11-11)


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SEED. SCHOOL
1. SYRACUSE (22-0)
1. ARIZONA (22-1)
1. FLORIDA (21-2)
1. WICHITA STATE (24-0)
2. SAN DIEGO STATE (19-1)
2. VILLANOVA (21-2)
2. MICHIGAN STATE (20-3)
2. KANSAS (18-5)
3. CINCINNATI (22-3)
3. Duke (19-5)
3. Creighton (19-3)
3. Iowa State (18-4)
4. Michigan (17-6)
4. Kentucky (18-5)
4. Virginia (19-5)
4. Wisconsin (18-5)
5. Iowa (18-5)
5. SAINT LOUIS (21-2)
5. Texas (18-5)
5. Oklahoma (18-6)
6. UCLA (18-5)
6. Pittsburgh (20-4)
6. Ohio State (18-5)
6. Memphis (17-5)
7. Louisville (19-4)
7. Oklahoma State (16-7)
7. Connecticut (17-5)
7. Massachusetts (18-4)
8. GONZAGA (20-4)
8. Virginia Commonwealth (19-5)
8. New Mexico (18-4)
8. Colorado (17-6)
9. George Washington (19-4)
9. North Carolina (16-7)
9. Kansas State (16-7)
9. Southern Methodist (19-5)
10. Stanford (15-7)
10. Xavier (16-7)
10. Minnesota (15-8)
10. Arizona State (18-6)
11. California (15-8)
11. Tennessee (14-8)
12. Missouri (16-7)
12. Providence (16-8)
12. Oregon (15-8)
12. Richmond (15-8)
12. TOLEDO (19-3)
12. HARVARD (17-4)
13. NORTH DAKOTA STATE (15-6)
13. GREEN BAY (16-5)
13. DELAWARE (18-7)
13. BELMONT (18-8)
14. STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (20-2)
14. SANTA BARBARA (13-6)
15. NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL (15-5)
16. DAVIDSON (13-11)
16. UTAH VALLEY (12-8)
16. ROBERT MORRIS (14-11)
16. WEBER STATE (11-7)
16. SOUTHERN (10-10)
16. VMI (10-9)

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