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OK folks, we're a month or so into this season and absolutely NOTHING has changed since my preseason bracket - haha - I'm not even sure if ANY of these teams are on the same seed line as a month ago. November Madness lived up to the hype, yet again. What we've learned: No one wants to be #1 it seems, every team is beatable, especially at home. There are no clear cut "top" teams, plenty above average teams, many good teams, but, as of now, no one stands out as elite. The 1 seeds are more up for grabs than maybe ever before. I expect a couple of teams to separate themselves, not sure who yet, but it just has to happen, right? As always, I hate your team and have dropped them because of that. Gut feeling - the tourney will be epic and everyone can lose 1st round - whoever wins it will do so in a dogfight. I hope to have a few more updates before I start with daily updates Jan 1.
PLEASE NOTE - My projections are based on at-large chances, so only conference leaders from 1-bid conferences are not placed in a First Four game. Until a team wins the conference tournament, they are not officially a lock and can be placed in a First Four game or even out for multi-bid conferences.
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The part above that is in bold - this is what I do. If you choose to use my picks to try and win your office pool, then it's your own fault for doing so. I stink when it comes to doing that and make no secret about it. Madness is Madness, it rules, and no one gets them all right.
Last updated 12/07/2019 08:51 AM Central Time
Seeds
| Seed | East - New York | Midwest - Indianapolis | South - Houston | West - Los Angeles | ||||
| 1 | Ohio State 8-0 | Louisville 9-0 | Kansas 6-1 | Maryland 9-0 | ||||
| 2 | Duke 9-1 | Michigan 8-1 | Dayton 6-1 | Gonzaga 9-1 | ||||
| 3 | Oregon 6-2 | Arizona 9-0 | Virginia 7-1 | North Carolina 6-2 | ||||
| 4 | Seton Hall 6-2 | Kentucky 6-1 | Michigan State 5-3 | Auburn 8-0 | ||||
| 5 | Tennessee 7-1 | Memphis 7-1 | Florida State 7-2 | West Virginia 7-0 | ||||
| 6 | Baylor 6-1 | Utah State 8-1 | Villanova 6-2 | Washington 7-1 | ||||
| 7 | LSU 6-2 | Xavier 8-1 | Butler 8-0 | Colorado 7-0 | ||||
| 8 | San Diago State 9-0 | Indiana 8-0 | Purdue 5-3 | Marquette 6-2 | ||||
| 9 | DePaul 9-0 | Florida 6-2 | Arkansas 8-0 | VCU 6-2 | ||||
| 10 | Texas 7-1 | Oklahoma State 7-1 | Saint Mary's 9-1 | Creighton 6-2 | ||||
| 11 | Temple 6-1 | Penn State 7-1/Texas Tech 5-3 | Stanford 8-1/Oklahoma 7-1 | Richmond 7-1 | ||||
| 12 | Liberty 10-0 | SFA 7-2 | Northern Iowa 8-1 | ETSU 8-1 | ||||
| 13 | Belmont 6-3 | Yale 7-3 | Kent State 7-1 | UTEP 5-1 | ||||
| 14 | Montana State 6-3 | New Mexico State 5-4 | Delaware 9-0 | Vermont 6-4 | ||||
| 15 | Arkansas State 6-2 | South Dakota 7-3 | Wright State 7-2 | Hawaii 6-2 | ||||
| 16 | Campbell 6-2 | Grambling 4-4/Bethune-Cookman 5-4 | Colgate 6-3 | Rider 5-2/Bryant 6-4 | ||||
| Last 4 in - Penn State, Stanford, Oklahoma, Texas Tech | ||||||||
| First 4 out - Iowa State, Virginia Tech, Arizona State, USC | ||||||||
| Moving In - Coming mid-January | ||||||||
| Moving out - Coming mid-January | ||||||||
| Others considered for at-large bids (no particular order) - Mississippi State, Tulane, Tulsa, UCF, Duquesne, Toledo, Boston College, Pittsburgh, Miami-Fla, Notre Dame, Saint Louis, Georgia, Wake Forest, Connecticut, Cincinnati, Providence, Houston, George Mason, Drake, Evansville, Santa Clara, St. Johns, Illinois, BYU, Minnesota, Iowa, Northwestern, NC State, Rutgers, Kansas State, SMU, TCU, Ole Miss, Fordham, Rhode Island, Alabama, New Mexico, Furman, Bradley, California, San Francisco, Missouri, South Carolina, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt, Nevada, Wisconsin, Georgetown, Oregon State, Syracuse, UCLA, Wichita State, Utah, Washington State, LaSalle, UMass, Clemson, Nebraska, UNCG, Portland, Pacific | ||||||||
| On Life Support (but probably dead) - Coming Feb 2020 | ||||||||
| No longer considered for at-large bid - Coming Jan 2020 | ||||||||
| Multi bid conferences - Big 10 (7), Big East (7), Big 12 (7), SEC (6), ACC (5), PAC12 (5), A10 (3), AAC (2), MWC (2), WCC (2) | ||||||||
| Leaders or highest NET from projected 1-bid conferences - (22 total): America East - Vermont, Atlantic Sun - Liberty, Big Sky - Montana State, Big South - Campbell, Big West - Hawaii, CAA - Delaware, C-USA - UTEP, Horizon - Wright State, Ivy - Yale, MAAC - Rider, MAC - Kent State, MEAC - Bethune-Cookman, MVC - Northern Iowa, Northeast - Bryant, OVC - Belmont, Patriot - Colgate, Southern - ETSU, Southland - SFA, SWAC - Gambling, Summit - South Dakota, Sun Belt - Arkansas State, WAC - New Mexico State | ||||||||
| Banned from participating - Georgia Tech, Detroit | ||||||||
| Transition Schools, ineligible for the tourney - Cal Baptist, North Alabama, Merrimack | ||||||||
| Teams in Blue are officially IN the tournament. | ||||||||
| Teams in Black are Virtual LOCKS for the tournament as of today (Bold faced for 1-bid leagues - league leader or highest NET chosen for now) | ||||||||
| Teams in Red have work left to do or need help | ||||||||
True Seed List
| Seed Line | Overall Seed | Team | Seed Line | Overall Seed | Team | Seed Line | Overall Seed | Team | Seed Line | Overall Seed | Team |
| 1 | 1 | Louisville | 5 | 17 | Memphis | 9 | 33 | VCU | 13 | 51 | UTEP |
| 2 | Kansas | 18 | Tennessee | 34 | Florida | 52 | Yale | ||||
| 3 | Ohio State | 19 | West Virginia | 35 | DePaul | 53 | Belmont | ||||
| 4 | Maryland | 20 | Florida State | 36 | Arkansas | 54 | Kent State | ||||
| 2 | 5 | Michigan | 6 | 21 | Washington | 10 | 37 | Texas | 14 | 55 | Delaware |
| 6 | Gonzaga | 22 | Baylor | 38 | Oklahoma State | 56 | Vermont | ||||
| 7 | Duke | 23 | Utah State | 39 | Saint Mary's | 57 | Montana State | ||||
| 8 | Dayton | 24 | Villanova | 40 | Creighton | 58 | New Mexico State | ||||
| 3 | 9 | Arizona | 7 | 25 | Xavier | 11 | 41 | Richmond | 15 | 59 | Wright State |
| 10 | Virginia | 26 | Colorado | 42 | Temple | 60 | Hawaii | ||||
| 11 | Oregon | 27 | LSU | 43 | Penn State | 61 | Arkansas State | ||||
| 12 | North Carolina | 28 | Butler | 44 | Stanford | 62 | South Dakota | ||||
| 4 | 13 | Kentucky | 8 | 29 | San Diego State | 45 | Oklahoma | 16 | 63 | Campbell | |
| 14 | Seton Hall | 30 | Marquette | 46 | Texas Tech | 64 | Colgate | ||||
| 15 | Auburn | 31 | Indiana | 12 | 47 | Liberty | 65 | Rider | |||
| 16 | Michigan State | 32 | Purdue | 48 | SFA | 66 | Bryant | ||||
| 49 | ETSU | 67 | Grambling | ||||||||
| 50 | Northern Iowa | 68 | Bethune-Cookman | ||||||||
| 1st 4 out | 1 | Iowa State | |||||||||
| 2 | Virginia Tech | ||||||||||
| 3 | Arizona State | ||||||||||
| 4 | USC |
Bracket
| East - New York | South - Houston | |||||
| Cleveland | Omaha | |||||
| 1 | Ohio State 8-0 | 1 | Kansas 6-1 | |||
| 16 | Campbell 6-2 | 16 | Colgate 6-3 | |||
| 8 | San Diago State 9-0 | 8 | Purdue 5-3 | |||
| 9 | DePaul 9-0 | 9 | Arkansas 8-0 | |||
| St. Louis | Sacramento | |||||
| 5 | Tennessee 7-1 | 5 | Florida State 7-2 | |||
| 12 | Liberty 10-0 | 12 | Northern Iowa 8-1 | |||
| 13 | Belmont 6-3 | 13 | Kent State 7-1 | |||
| 4 | Seton Hall 6-2 | 4 | Michigan State 5-3 | |||
| Spokane | Tampa | |||||
| 3 | Oregon 6-2 | 3 | Virginia 7-1 | |||
| 14 | Montana State 6-3 | 14 | Delaware 9-0 | |||
| 6 | Baylor 6-1 | 6 | Villanova 6-2 | |||
| 11 | Temple 6-1 | 11 | Stanford 8-1/Oklahoma 7-1 | |||
| Greensboro | Albany | |||||
| 10 | Texas 7-1 | 10 | Saint Mary's 9-1 | |||
| 7 | LSU 6-2 | 7 | Butler 8-0 | |||
| 15 | Arkansas State 6-2 | 15 | Wright State 7-2 | |||
| 2 | Duke 9-1 | 2 | Dayton 6-1 | |||
| West - Los Angeles | Midwest - Indianapolis | |||||
| Albany | Greensboro | |||||
| 1 | Maryland 9-0 | 1 | Louisville 9-0 | |||
| 16 | Rider 5-2/Bryant 6-4 | 16 | Grambling 4-4/Bethune-Cookman 5-4 | |||
| 8 | Marquette 6-2 | 8 | Indiana 8-0 | |||
| 9 | VCU 6-2 | 9 | Florida 6-2 | |||
| Omaha | St. Louis | |||||
| 5 | West Virginia 7-0 | 5 | Memphis 7-1 | |||
| 12 | ETSU 8-1 | 12 | SFA 7-2 | |||
| 13 | UTEP 5-1 | 13 | Yale 7-3 | |||
| 4 | Auburn 8-0 | 4 | Kentucky 6-1 | |||
| Tampa | Sacramento | |||||
| 3 | North Carolina 6-2 | 3 | Arizona 9-0 | |||
| 14 | Vermont 6-4 | 14 | New Mexico State 5-4 | |||
| 6 | Washington 7-1 | 6 | Utah State 8-1 | |||
| 11 | Richmond 7-1 | 11 | Penn State 7-1/Texas Tech 5-3 | |||
| Spokane | Cleveland | |||||
| 10 | Creighton 6-2 | 10 | Oklahoma State 7-1 | |||
| 7 | Colorado 7-0 | 7 | Xavier 8-1 | |||
| 15 | Hawaii 6-2 | 15 | South Dakota 7-3 | |||
| 2 | Gonzaga 9-1 | 2 | Michigan 8-1 | |||
| Seed | East - New York | Midwest - Indianapolis | South - Houston | West - Los Angeles | ||||
| 1 | Ohio State 8-0 | Louisville 9-0 | Kansas 6-1 | Maryland 9-0 | ||||
| 16 | Campbell 6-2 | Grambling 4-4/Bethune-Cookman 5-4 | Colgate 6-3 | Rider 5-2/Bryant 6-4 | ||||
| 8 | San Diago State 9-0 | Indiana 8-0 | Purdue 5-3 | Marquette 6-2 | ||||
| 9 | DePaul 9-0 | Florida 6-2 | Arkansas 8-0 | VCU 6-2 | ||||
| 12 | Liberty 10-0 | SFA 7-2 | Northern Iowa 8-1 | ETSU 8-1 | ||||
| 5 | Tennessee 7-1 | Memphis 7-1 | Florida State 7-2 | West Virginia 7-0 | ||||
| 13 | Belmont 6-3 | Yale 7-3 | Kent State 7-1 | UTEP 5-1 | ||||
| 4 | Seton Hall 6-2 | Kentucky 6-1 | Michigan State 5-3 | Auburn 8-0 | ||||
| 3 | Oregon 6-2 | Arizona 9-0 | Virginia 7-1 | North Carolina 6-2 | ||||
| 14 | Montana State 6-3 | New Mexico State 5-4 | Delaware 9-0 | Vermont 6-4 | ||||
| 6 | Baylor 6-1 | Utah State 8-1 | Villanova 6-2 | Washington 7-1 | ||||
| 11 | Temple 6-1 | Penn State 7-1/Texas Tech 5-3 | Stanford 8-1/Oklahoma 7-1 | Richmond 7-1 | ||||
| 10 | Texas 7-1 | Oklahoma State 7-1 | Saint Mary's 9-1 | Creighton 6-2 | ||||
| 7 | LSU 6-2 | Xavier 8-1 | Butler 8-0 | Colorado 7-0 | ||||
| 15 | Arkansas State 6-2 | South Dakota 7-3 | Wright State 7-2 | Hawaii 6-2 | ||||
| 2 | Duke 9-1 | Michigan 8-1 | Dayton 6-1 | Gonzaga 9-1 | ||||
These projections are based on how I think the committee will make their selections, not how I would want to make them, if the season ended TODAY. If you have any questions or comments about these predictions, if you find any errors, or if you just want to talk hoops feel free to email me. Please note this is for entertainment purposes only. Yes, W.A.G. stands for Wild Ass Guess. Thanks and enjoy.
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