Well ladies and gents, we are less than a month from tip-off for the 2019-20 season, preview magazines are out, rosters and schedules are set, so let's get this thing going. Here is my official preseason bracket submitted to USA Today for our preview special edition (one small change on my end might not make the print edition). Yes, it's a wild guess right now but I feel pretty ok on about 50% of these teams. I'm sorry if your team isn't listed, but I just don't think they are good enough right now - by December, there will be wholesale changes. One thing I do feel good about - Michigan State as being my top overall team. Coach Izzo brings back plenty of seasoned guys and Cassius Winston is a leader - the kind that can win a title.  Other than that, we just have to let the season play out and see where the dominos fall. A few questions going in - Will the NCAA drop the hammer on Kansas? (doubt it) Arizona? (nah) Auburn? (maybe) Who's the top dog in the ACC? UNC, Duke or Louisville? All have a shot. I really feel right now this whole thing is wide open, maybe moreso than in the past few years. MSU is the only team that really stands out to me, but not sure that I'd classify them as head and shoulders above everyone else. Oh the joy of it all - I so love college hoops!!! 

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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DISCLAIMER: From Wikipedia - Bracketology is the process of predicting the field of college basketball participants in the NCAA Basketball Tournament, named as such because it is commonly used to fill in tournament brackets for the postseason. It incorporates some method of predicting what the NCAA Selection Committee will use as its NET in order to determine at-large (non-conference winning) teams to complete the field of 68 teams, and, to seed the field by ranking all teams from first through sixty-eighth. Bracketology also encompasses the process of predicting the winners of each of the brackets. In recent years the concept of Bracketology has been applied to areas outside of basketball.^.

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 10/19/2019 08:44 AM Central Time 

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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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