Friday, February 21, 2014

Beer's Bracket - 02/21/14 5PM


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

Anaheim (W)
(1W) ARIZONA (24-2) vs. (16W) ROBERT MORRIS (16-11) @San Diego
(8W) Pittsburgh (20-6) vs. (9W) George Washington (20-6) @San Diego
(5W) Ohio State (21-6) vs. (12W) Tennessee (15-10) @Spokane
(4W) SAN DIEGO STATE (21-2) vs. (13W) DELAWARE (20-8) @Spokane
(6W) Oklahoma (19-7) vs. (11W) Saint Joseph's (18-7) @Milwaukee
(3W) Wisconsin (21-5) vs. (14W) BELMONT (19-8) @Milwaukee
(7W) Louisville (22-4) vs. (10W) Stanford (16-8) @Milwaukee
(2W) CREIGHTON (22-4) vs. (15W) CALIFORNIA IRVINE (15-9) @Milwaukee

Indianapolis (M)
(1M) WICHITA STATE (27-0) vs. (16M) ALABAMA STATE (11-9) @St. Louis
(8M) Colorado (20-7) vs. (9M) Kansas State (18-8) @St. Louis
(5M) Kentucky (20-6) vs. (12M) HARVARD (19-4) @Spokane
(4M) Virginia (22-5) vs. (13M) NORTH DAKOTA STATE (17-6) @Spokane
(6M) Iowa (19-6) vs. (11M) TOLEDO (20-4) @Raleigh
(3M) CINCINNATI (24-3) vs. (14M) IONA (17-8) @Raleigh
(7M) Massachusetts (20-5) vs. (10M) California (17-9) @St. Louis
(2M) KANSAS (20-6) vs. (15M) GEORGIA STATE (16-7) @St. Louis

Memphis (S)
(1S) FLORIDA (24-2) vs. (16S) NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL (18-5) @Orlando
(8S) New Mexico (20-5) vs. (9S) Southern Methodist (21-6) @Orlando
(5S) Texas (20-6) vs. (12S) SOUTHERN MISS (19-5) @San Antonio
(4S) SAINT LOUIS (23-2) vs. (13S) GREEN BAY (18-5) @San Antonio
(6S) Connecticut (20-5) vs. (11S) Oklahoma State (16-10) @Orlando
(3S) MICHIGAN STATE (21-5) vs. (14S) MERCER (18-6) @Orlando
(7S) Arizona State (19-7) vs. (10S) Xavier (18-8) @Raleigh
(2S) Duke (21-5) vs. (15S) BOSTON UNIVERSITY (20-8) @Raleigh

New York (E)
(1E) SYRACUSE (25-1) vs. (16E) DAVIDSON (15-11) @Buffalo
(8E) Virginia Commonwealth (20-6) vs. (9E) GONZAGA (22-4) @Buffalo
(5E) UCLA (21-5) vs. (12E) Baylor (15-9) @San Diego
(4E) Michigan (18-7) vs. (13E) STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (22-2) @San Diego
(6E) North Carolina (18-7) vs. (11E) Missouri (19-7) @San Antonio
(3E) Iowa State (20-5) vs. (14E) NEW MEXICO STATE (19-8) @San Antonio
(7E) Memphis (18-6) vs. (10E) Minnesota (16-10) @Buffalo
(2E) Villanova (23-3) vs. (15E) VERMONT (16-9) @Buffalo

Last Six Pack: Oklahoma State (16-10), Saint Joseph's (18-7), Baylor (15-9), St. John's (18-9), Tennessee (15-10), Brigham Young (17-10)

Added: Brigham Young (17-10), NEW MEXICO STATE (19-8)
Dropped: Georgetown (15-10), Utah Valley (13-9)

NIT 1 Seeds: Georgetown (15-10), Oregon (17-8), Providence (17-10), Richmond (17-9)
NIT 2 Seeds: Nebraska (14-10), Dayton (18-8), West Virginia (15-11), Florida State (15-11)
NIT 3 Seeds: Marquette (15-11), Boise State (15-9), Arkansas (17-9), North Carolina State (16-10)
NIT 4 Seeds: Indiana State (19-6), Clemson (16-9), Maryland (15-12), Utah (15-9)

Moving Up: Iowa State (20-5), Texas (20-6), North Carolina (18-7), New Mexico (20-5), Colorado (20-7), Southern Methodist (21-6), STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (22-2)
Moving Down: SAN DIEGO STATE (21-2), Iowa (19-6), Louisville (22-4), Kansas State (18-8), GONZAGA (22-4), Minnesota (16-10), BELMONT (19-8), BOSTON UNIVERSITY (20-8), NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL (18-5)

Top 5 First Round Individual Matchups
Game 1: (3M) Cincinnati vs. (14M) Iona @ Raleigh: Sean Kilpatrick (20.2 PPG) / Sean Armand (17.6 PPG)
Game 2: (4W) San Diego State vs. (13W) Delaware @ Spokane: Xavier Thames (17.2 PPG) / Devon Saddler (20.4 PPG)
Game 3: (6E) North Carolina vs. (11E) Missouri @ San Antonio: Marcus Paige (17 PPG) / Jabari Brown (20.1 PPG)
Game 4: (7W) Louisville vs. (10W) Stanford @ Milwaukee: Russ Smith (17.8 PPG) / Chasson Randle (18.5 PPG)
Game 5: (3E) Iowa State vs. (14E) New Mexico State @ San Antonio: Melvin Ejim (19.1 PPG) / Daniel Mullings (16.9 PPG)

Top 5 Potential Second Round Individual Matchups (Assumes Seeds 12 or Better Advance)
Game 1: (10W) Stanford vs. (2W) Creighton @ Milwaukee: Chasson Randle (18.5 PPG) / Doug McDermott (25.8 PPG)
Game 2: (11E) Missouri vs. (3E) Iowa State @ San Antonio: Jabari Brown (20.1 PPG) / Melvin Ejim (19.1 PPG)
Game 3: (7S) Arizona State vs. (2S) Duke @ Raleigh: Jahii Carson (18.8 PPG) / Jabari Parker (19.1 PPG)
Game 4: (6S) Connecticut vs. (3S) Michigan State @ Orlando: Shabazz Napier (17.9 PPG) / Gary Harris (17.8 PPG)
Game 5: (6M) Iowa vs. (3M) Cincinnati @ Raleigh: Roy Devyn Marble (16.4 PPG) / Sean Kilpatrick (20.2 PPG)

My First & Second Round Ticket For Thursday & Saturday Games
Orlando: Cameron Bairstow (20.2 PPG), Jeremy Ingram (19.5 PPG), Shabazz Napier (17.9 PPG), Gary Harris (17.8 PPG), Marcus Smart (17.5 PPG)

My First & Second Round Ticket For Friday & Sunday Games
San Antonio: Keifer Sykes (20.3 PPG), Jabari Brown (20.1 PPG), Melvin Ejim (19.1 PPG), Marcus Paige (17 PPG), Daniel Mullings (16.9 PPG)

Average Distance Traveled
First & Second Round Matchups: 881 miles
Regional Matchups (Assumes Seeds 4 or Better Advance): Anaheim (W): 2252 miles, Indianapolis (M): 1119 miles, Memphis (S): 1268 miles, New York (E): 907 miles

The Bottom of the NIT: St. Mary's (18-8), LSU (16-9), Illinois (15-12), Ole Miss (16-10), St. Bonaventure (16-10), Wyoming (15-9), Oregon State (13-11), Louisiana Tech (20-5), Manhattan (20-6), Texas Tech (13-13), Indiana (14-11), Washington (14-13), Purdue (15-10), Ohio (17-8), Texas-El Paso (17-7), Santa Barbara (14-7)

SEED. SCHOOL
1. ARIZONA (24-2)
1. FLORIDA (24-2)
1. SYRACUSE (25-1)
1. WICHITA STATE (27-0)
2. KANSAS (20-6)
2. Villanova (23-3)
2. CREIGHTON (22-4)
2. Duke (21-5)
3. CINCINNATI (24-3)
3. MICHIGAN STATE (21-5)
3. Wisconsin (21-5)
3. Iowa State (20-5)
4. SAINT LOUIS (23-2)
4. SAN DIEGO STATE (21-2)
4. Virginia (22-5)
4. Michigan (18-7)
5. Kentucky (20-6)
5. Texas (20-6)
5. UCLA (21-5)
5. Ohio State (21-6)
6. Connecticut (20-5)
6. Iowa (19-6)
6. North Carolina (18-7)
6. Oklahoma (19-7)
7. Memphis (18-6)
7. Louisville (22-4)
7. Massachusetts (20-5)
7. Arizona State (19-7)
8. Pittsburgh (20-6)
8. Virginia Commonwealth (20-6)
8. New Mexico (20-5)
8. Colorado (20-7)
9. Kansas State (18-8)
9. GONZAGA (22-4)
9. George Washington (20-6)
9. Southern Methodist (21-6)
10. Stanford (16-8)
10. California (17-9)
10. Xavier (18-8)
10. Minnesota (16-10)
11. Missouri (19-7)
11. Oklahoma State (16-10)
11. Saint Joseph's (18-7)
11. TOLEDO (20-4)
12. Baylor (15-9)
12. St. John's (18-9)
12. Tennessee (15-10)
12. Brigham Young (17-10)
12. SOUTHERN MISS (19-5)
12. HARVARD (19-4)
13. NORTH DAKOTA STATE (17-6)
13. GREEN BAY (18-5)
13. STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (22-2)
13. DELAWARE (20-8)
14. MERCER (18-6)
14. NEW MEXICO STATE (19-8)
14. BELMONT (19-8)
14. IONA (17-8)
15. BOSTON UNIVERSITY (20-8)
15. GEORGIA STATE (16-7)
15. CALIFORNIA IRVINE (15-9)
15. VERMONT (16-9)
16. NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL (18-5)
16. ROBERT MORRIS (16-11)
16. DAVIDSON (15-11)
16. WEBER STATE (12-8)
16. COASTAL CAROLINA (13-11)
16. ALABAMA STATE (11-9)

2 comments:

  1. Beer, good to see you posting brackets again. Hope to discuss brackets with you over the next few weeks.

    -Lobofan2003

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  2. Lobofan - Great to hear from you! I've been looking for your bracket over the past few weeks and I see you're back in the game. Looking forward to checking out your latest... can't believe I'm struggling with my last 8 or so teams!

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