Sunday, March 12, 2017

Beer's Bracket - 03/12/17 5:15PM FINAL

SEED. SCHOOL
1. VILLANOVA (31-3)
1. Kansas (28-4)
1. GONZAGA (32-1)
1. DUKE (27-8)
2. ARIZONA (30-4)
2. North Carolina (26-7)
2. KENTUCKY (28-5)
2. Louisville (24-8)
3. UCLA (29-4)
3. Oregon (28-5)
3. Baylor (24-7)
3. Florida State (25-8)
4. West Virginia (26-8)
4. Florida (24-8)
4. Notre Dame (25-9)
4. Butler (23-8)
5. Purdue (25-7)
5. IOWA STATE (23-10)
5. Virginia (22-10)
5. Cincinnati (29-4)
6. SOUTHERN METHODIST (29-4)
6. Creighton (24-9)
6. MICHIGAN (23-11)
6. Minnesota (24-9)
7. St. Mary's (28-4)
7. Wisconsin (25-8)
7. Maryland (23-8)
7. Arkansas (25-8)
8. Miami (Fla.) (21-11)
8. Virginia Commonwealth (26-7)
8. Oklahoma State (19-12)
8. Virginia Tech (22-10)
9. WICHITA STATE (29-4)
9. Dayton (23-7)
9. Northwestern (23-11)
9. South Carolina (21-10)
10. Seton Hall (21-11)
10. Xavier (21-13)
10. Michigan State (19-14)
10. Marquette (19-12)
11. MIDDLE TENNESSEE (29-4)
11. Wake Forest (19-13)
11. Vanderbilt (19-15)
11. Providence (20-12)
11. Kansas State (20-13)
11. Southern California (24-9)
12. RHODE ISLAND (23-9)
12. UNC-WILMINGTON (27-5)
12. NEVADA (28-6)
12. VERMONT (28-5)
13. E. TENNESSEE STATE (25-7)
13. PRINCETON (21-6)
13. NEW MEXICO STATE (25-5)
13. BUCKNELL (26-8)
14. WINTHROP (24-6)
14. FLORIDA GULF COAST (23-7)
14. IONA (22-12)
14. NORTHERN KENTUCKY (22-10)
15. KENT STATE (21-13)
15. TROY (19-14)
15. NORTH DAKOTA (19-9)
15. TEXAS SOUTHERN (23-11)
16. NEW ORLEANS (17-11)
16. JACKSONVILLE STATE (18-14)
16. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (16-16)
16. CALIFORNIA DAVIS (20-12)
16. MOUNT ST. MARY'S (19-15)
16. NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL (22-8)

Last Six Pack: Marquette (19-12), Wake Forest (19-13), Vanderbilt (19-15), Providence (20-12), Kansas State (20-13), Southern California (24-9)

NIT 1 Seeds: Syracuse (18-14), California (21-12), Illinois State (26-6), Clemson (17-15)
NIT 2 Seeds: Georgia (18-14), Indiana (18-15), Illinois (17-14), TCU (18-15)
NIT 3 Seeds: Houston (21-10), Monmouth (27-6), Iowa (18-14), Alabama (19-14)
NIT 4 Seeds: Texas-Arlington (23-8), Ole Miss (20-13), Utah (18-11), Brigham Young (22-11)

Beer's Bracket - 03/12/17 4:30PM

SEED. SCHOOL
1. VILLANOVA (31-3)
1. Kansas (28-4)
1. GONZAGA (32-1)
1. DUKE (27-8)
2. ARIZONA (30-4)
2. North Carolina (26-7)
2. KENTUCKY (28-5)
2. Louisville (24-8)
3. UCLA (29-4)
3. Oregon (28-5)
3. Baylor (24-7)
3. Florida State (25-8)
4. West Virginia (26-8)
4. Florida (24-8)
4. Notre Dame (25-9)
4. Butler (23-8)
5. Purdue (25-7)
5. IOWA STATE (23-10)
5. SOUTHERN METHODIST (29-4)
5. Virginia (22-10)
6. Cincinnati (29-4)
6. WISCONSIN (25-8)
6. Creighton (24-9)
6. Minnesota (24-9)
7. St. Mary's (28-4)
7. Maryland (23-8)
7. Michigan (23-11)
7. Arkansas (25-8)
8. Miami (Fla.) (21-11)
8. Virginia Commonwealth (26-7)
8. Oklahoma State (19-12)
8. Virginia Tech (22-10)
9. WICHITA STATE (29-4)
9. Dayton (23-7)
9. Northwestern (23-11)
9. South Carolina (21-10)
10. Seton Hall (21-11)
10. Xavier (21-13)
10. Michigan State (19-14)
10. Marquette (19-12)
11. MIDDLE TENNESSEE (29-4)
11. Wake Forest (19-13)
11. Vanderbilt (19-15)
11. Providence (20-12)
11. Kansas State (20-13)
11. Southern California (24-9)
12. RHODE ISLAND (23-9)
12. UNC-WILMINGTON (27-5)
12. NEVADA (28-6)
12. VERMONT (28-5)
13. E. TENNESSEE STATE (25-7)
13. PRINCETON (21-6)
13. NEW MEXICO STATE (25-5)
13. BUCKNELL (26-8)
14. WINTHROP (24-6)
14. FLORIDA GULF COAST (23-7)
14. IONA (22-12)
14. NORTHERN KENTUCKY (22-10)
15. KENT STATE (21-13)
15. TROY (19-14)
15. NORTH DAKOTA (19-9)
15. TEXAS SOUTHERN (23-11)
16. NEW ORLEANS (17-11)
16. JACKSONVILLE STATE (18-14)
16. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (16-16)
16. CALIFORNIA DAVIS (20-12)
16. MOUNT ST. MARY'S (19-15)
16. NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL (22-8)

Last Six Pack: Marquette (19-12), Wake Forest (19-13), Vanderbilt (19-15), Providence (20-12), Kansas State (20-13), Southern California (24-9)

NIT 1 Seeds: Syracuse (18-14), California (21-12), Illinois State (26-6), Clemson (17-15)
NIT 2 Seeds: Georgia (18-14), Indiana (18-15), Illinois (17-14), TCU (18-15)
NIT 3 Seeds: Houston (21-10), Monmouth (27-6), Iowa (18-14), Alabama (19-14)
NIT 4 Seeds: Texas-Arlington (23-8), Ole Miss (20-13), Utah (18-11), Brigham Young (22-11)

Monday, February 13, 2017

Beer's Bracket - 02/13/17 4PM

SEED. SCHOOL
1. GONZAGA (26-0)
1. VILLANOVA (24-2)
1. KANSAS (22-3)
1. Baylor (21-3)
2. Louisville (20-5)
2. ARIZONA (23-3)
2. NORTH CAROLINA (20-5)
2. Oregon (21-4)
3. Kentucky (20-5)
3. Florida State (21-5)
3. FLORIDA (20-5)
3. Virginia (18-6)
4. WISCONSIN (21-4)
4. West Virginia (20-5)
4. UCLA (23-3)
4. Duke (20-5)
5. Cincinnati (22-3)
5. Purdue (20-5)
5. Butler (19-6)
5. Creighton (20-4)
6. South Carolina (19-5)
6. Maryland (20-4)
6. Xavier (18-7)
6. SOUTHERN METHODIST (22-4)
7. St. Mary's (22-3)
7. Notre Dame (19-7)
7. Northwestern (19-6)
7. Minnesota (18-7)
8. Southern California (21-5)
8. Oklahoma State (15-9)
8. VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH (20-5)
8. Virginia Tech (17-7)
9. Dayton (18-5)
9. Kansas State (16-9)
9. Michigan State (15-10)
9. TCU (16-8)
10. Iowa State (15-9)
10. California (18-7)
10. Miami (Fla.) (16-8)
10. Seton Hall (15-9)
11. WICHITA STATE (22-4)
11. Wake Forest (15-10)
11. Michigan (16-9)
11. Syracuse (16-10)
11. Arkansas (18-7)
11. Providence (15-11)
12. MIDDLE TENNESSEE (21-4)
12. UNC-WILMINGTON (20-5)
12. VERMONT (22-5)
12. AKRON (20-4)
13. MONMOUTH (21-5)
13. VALPARAISO (20-5)
13. BOISE STATE (15-7)
13. BELMONT (18-5)
14. UNC-ASHEVILLE (18-7)
14. PRINCETON (14-6)
14. ARKANSAS STATE (17-7)
14. FLORIDA GULF COAST (17-7)
15. FURMAN (16-8)
15. BUCKNELL (19-7)
15. CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD (14-7)
15. NORTH DAKOTA STATE (15-8)
16. MOUNT ST. MARY'S (14-13)
16. TEXAS SOUTHERN (14-10)
16. NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL (15-6)
16. WEBER STATE (13-8)
16. NEW ORLEANS (12-9)
16. CALIFORNIA DAVIS (14-9)

Last Six Pack: Seton Hall (15-9), Wake Forest (15-10), Michigan (16-9), Syracuse (16-10), Arkansas (18-7), Providence (15-11)

NIT 1 Seeds: Tennessee (13-11), Marquette (15-10), Indiana (15-11), Clemson (13-11)
NIT 2 Seeds: Rhode Island (16-8), Pittsburgh (14-11), Ole Miss (15-10), Georgetown (14-12)
NIT 3 Seeds: Illinois State (20-5), Georgia (13-11), Georgia Tech (14-10), Ohio State (15-11)
NIT 4 Seeds: Penn State (14-12), Houston (18-7), Texas-Arlington (16-6), Alabama (14-10)

The Bottom of the NIT: Nevada (19-6), Auburn (16-9), Utah (15-8), Illinois (13-12), Texas Tech (16-9), New Mexico State (19-4), Texas A&M (13-11), Chattanooga (16-7), Iowa (14-12), College of Charleston (18-8), E. Tennessee State (18-6), Winthrop (17-6), Memphis (18-8), Richmond (15-9), Colorado (14-11), Temple (14-12)

Monday, January 30, 2017

Beer's Bracket - 01/30/17 4PM

I'm hoping to keep up with things this year... first pass is always the hardest!

Auto bids are in CAPS.  Championship: San Jose (W) / Kansas City (M) winner vs. Memphis (S) / New York (E) winner.

San Jose (W)
(1W) GONZAGA (22-0) vs. (16W) SAM HOUSTON STATE (12-6) @Salt Lake City
(8W) Marquette (14-7) vs. (9W) Virginia Commonwealth (16-5) @Salt Lake City
(5W) Notre Dame (17-5) vs. (12W) AKRON (17-3) @Buffalo
(4W) West Virginia (17-4) vs. (13W) MONMOUTH (17-5) @Buffalo
(6W) Purdue (17-5) vs. (11W) UNC-WILMINGTON (18-3) @Greenville
(3W) Virginia (16-4) vs. (14W) BUCKNELL (17-6) @Greenville
(7W) Minnesota (15-7) vs. (10W) Kansas State (15-6) @Salt Lake City
(2W) ARIZONA (20-2) vs. (15W) NORTH DAKOTA STATE (13-6) @Salt Lake City

Kansas City (M)
(1M) Kansas (19-2) vs. (16M) TEXAS SOUTHERN (11-10) @Tulsa
(8M) Arkansas (16-5) vs. (9M) Dayton (14-5) @Tulsa
(5M) CINCINNATI (19-2) vs. (12M) NEVADA (18-4) @Sacramento
(4M) UCLA (19-3) vs. (13M) VERMONT (17-5) @Sacramento
(6M) South Carolina (16-4) vs. (11M) Miami (Fla.) (14-6) / TCU (13-7) @Milwaukee
(3M) Butler (18-4) vs. (14M) E. TENNESSEE STATE (15-5) @Milwaukee
(7M) Southern California (18-4) vs. (10M) Michigan State (13-9) @Indianapolis
(2M) Louisville (18-4) vs. (15M) GEORGIA SOUTHERN (12-7) @Indianapolis

Memphis (S)
(1S) BAYLOR (19-1) vs. (16S) CALIFORNIA DAVIS (11-8) / MOUNT ST. MARY'S (11-12) @Tulsa
(8S) Southern Methodist (18-4) vs. (9S) Clemson (12-8) @Tulsa
(5S) MARYLAND (18-2) vs. (12S) NEW MEXICO STATE (18-2) @Orlando
(4S) Creighton (18-3) vs. (13S) BELMONT (15-4) @Orlando
(6S) Xavier (15-6) vs. (11S) Oklahoma State (12-8) @Orlando
(3S) Florida State (18-4) vs. (14S) RICHMOND (13-8) @Orlando
(7S) St. Mary's (19-2) vs. (10S) Georgia Tech (13-8) @Indianapolis
(2S) KENTUCKY (17-4) vs. (15S) PRINCETON (9-6) @Indianapolis

New York (E)
(1E) VILLANOVA (20-2) vs. (16E) WEBER STATE (10-7) / MORGAN STATE (8-11) @Buffalo
(8E) Virginia Tech (16-5) vs. (9E) Iowa State (13-7) @Buffalo
(5E) Florida (16-5) vs. (12E) ILLINOIS STATE (17-4) @Milwaukee
(4E) Wisconsin (18-3) vs. (13E) VALPARAISO (17-4) @Milwaukee
(6E) Duke (16-5) vs. (11E) Seton Hall (13-7) / Michigan (14-8) @Sacramento
(3E) Oregon (18-3) vs. (14E) FLORIDA GULF COAST (14-6) @Sacramento
(7E) Northwestern (18-4) vs. (10E) MIDDLE TENNESSEE (18-3) @Greenville
(2E) NORTH CAROLINA (18-4) vs. (15E) WINTHROP (14-5) @Greenville

Last Six Pack: Georgia Tech (13-8), Oklahoma State (12-8), Seton Hall (13-7), Michigan (14-8), Miami (Fla.) (14-6), TCU (13-7)

Added: None
Dropped: None

NIT 1 Seeds: Wake Forest (12-9), Tennessee (11-9), Indiana (14-8), California (15-6)
NIT 2 Seeds: Wichita State (18-4), Texas Tech (15-6), Utah (13-6), Illinois (12-9)
NIT 3 Seeds: Georgetown (12-10), Pittsburgh (12-9), NC State (14-8), Georgia (12-8)
NIT 4 Seeds: Rhode Island (13-7), Providence (14-9), Alabama (13-7), Auburn (14-7)

Moving Up: None
Moving Down: None

Top 5 First Round Individual Matchups
Game 1: (2E) North Carolina vs. (15E) Winthrop @ Greenville: Justin Jackson (18.7 PPG) / Keon Johnson (20.6 PPG)
Game 2: (4S) Creighton vs. (13S) Belmont @ Orlando: Marcus Foster (18.2 PPG) / Evan Bradds (20.9 PPG)
Game 3: (1M) Kansas vs. (16M) Texas Southern @ Tulsa: Frank Mason III (19.9 PPG) / Zach Lofton (17.8 PPG)
Game 4: (6S) Xavier vs. (11S) Oklahoma State @ Orlando: Trevon Bluiett (18.5 PPG) / Jawun Evans (18.1 PPG)
Game 5: (3S) Florida State vs. (14S) Richmond @ Orlando: Dwayne Bacon (17.2 PPG) / T.J. Cline (19 PPG)

Top 5 Potential Second Round Individual Matchups (Assumes Seeds 12 or Better Advance)
Game 1: (1M) Kansas vs. (9M) Dayton @ Tulsa: Frank Mason III (19.9 PPG) / Charles Cooke (17.4 PPG)
Game 2: (7S) St. Mary's vs. (2S) Kentucky @ Indianapolis: Jock Landale (16.8 PPG) / Malik Monk (21.7 PPG)
Game 3: (12M) Nevada vs. (4M) UCLA @ Sacramento: Marcus Marshall (21.1 PPG) / Bryce Alford (16.6 PPG)
Game 4: (10E) Middle Tennessee vs. (2E) North Carolina @ Greenville: Jacorey Williams (17.3 PPG) / Justin Jackson (18.7 PPG)
Game 5: (6S) Xavier vs. (3S) Florida State @ Orlando: Trevon Bluiett (18.5 PPG) / Dwayne Bacon (17.2 PPG)

My First & Second Round Ticket For Thursday & Saturday Games
Orlando: Evan Bradds (20.9 PPG), T.J. Cline (19 PPG), Trevon Bluiett (18.5 PPG), Marcus Foster (18.2 PPG), Jawun Evans (18.1 PPG)

My First & Second Round Ticket For Friday & Sunday Games
Greenville: Keon Johnson (20.6 PPG), Justin Jackson (18.7 PPG), Caleb Swanigan (18.5 PPG), Jacorey Williams (17.3 PPG), C.J. Bryce (16.8 PPG)

Average Distance Traveled
First & Second Round Matchups: 672 miles
Regional Matchups (Assumes Seeds 4 or Better Advance): San Jose (W): 3022 miles, Kansas City (M): 964 miles, Memphis (S): 1116 miles, New York (E): 1861 miles

The Bottom of the NIT: Texas A&M (11-9), Texas-Arlington (14-5), Ohio State (13-9), Memphis (16-6), Ole Miss (12-9), Penn State (12-10), Houston (15-7), Stanford (10-10), College of Charleston (16-6), Syracuse (13-9), Brigham Young (17-6), New Mexico (13-9), UNC-Asheville (14-7), Chattanooga (13-6), Iowa (12-10), La Salle (11-8)

SEED. SCHOOL
1. GONZAGA (22-0)
1. BAYLOR (19-1)
1. VILLANOVA (20-2)
1. Kansas (19-2)
2. ARIZONA (20-2)
2. NORTH CAROLINA (18-4)
2. Louisville (18-4)
2. KENTUCKY (17-4)
3. Florida State (18-4)
3. Virginia (16-4)
3. Butler (18-4)
3. Oregon (18-3)
4. UCLA (19-3)
4. Wisconsin (18-3)
4. West Virginia (17-4)
4. Creighton (18-3)
5. Notre Dame (17-5)
5. CINCINNATI (19-2)
5. Florida (16-5)
5. MARYLAND (18-2)
6. Duke (16-5)
6. Purdue (17-5)
6. South Carolina (16-4)
6. Xavier (15-6)
7. St. Mary's (19-2)
7. Northwestern (18-4)
7. Minnesota (15-7)
7. Southern California (18-4)
8. Southern Methodist (18-4)
8. Virginia Tech (16-5)
8. Arkansas (16-5)
8. Marquette (14-7)
9. Iowa State (13-7)
9. Dayton (14-5)
9. Clemson (12-8)
9. Virginia Commonwealth (16-5)
10. Kansas State (15-6)
10. Michigan State (13-9)
10. Georgia Tech (13-8)
10. MIDDLE TENNESSEE (18-3)
11. Oklahoma State (12-8)
11. UNC-WILMINGTON (18-3)
11. Seton Hall (13-7)
11. Michigan (14-8)
11. Miami (Fla.) (14-6)
11. TCU (13-7)
12. ILLINOIS STATE (17-4)
12. NEVADA (18-4)
12. NEW MEXICO STATE (18-2)
12. AKRON (17-3)
13. VERMONT (17-5)
13. VALPARAISO (17-4)
13. MONMOUTH (17-5)
13. BELMONT (15-4)
14. E. TENNESSEE STATE (15-5)
14. RICHMOND (13-8)
14. BUCKNELL (17-6)
14. FLORIDA GULF COAST (14-6)
15. PRINCETON (9-6)
15. WINTHROP (14-5)
15. NORTH DAKOTA STATE (13-6)
15. GEORGIA SOUTHERN (12-7)
16. SAM HOUSTON STATE (12-6)
16. TEXAS SOUTHERN (11-10)
16. WEBER STATE (10-7)
16. CALIFORNIA DAVIS (11-8)
16. MOUNT ST. MARY'S (11-12)
16. MORGAN STATE (8-11)