First Bracket Projection


Conference Play - LET'S GOOOOOOOO!

The Field of 68 is still a crapshoot, but Duke is a sure-thing on the OVER.  Here's my projection:



Seed List:
1: Villanova, Virginia, West Virginia, Michigan State
2: Duke, Purdue, Wichita State, Xavier
3: Oklahoma, Arizona State, Texas Tech, Seton Hall
4: Kansas, Cincinnati, Gonzaga, Clemson
5: TCU, Arizona, Kentucky, North Carolina
6: Miami, Auburn, Creighton, Notre Dame
7: Florida State, Tennessee, Ohio State, Nevada
8: Texas A&M, Michigan, Florida, St. Mary’s
9: Butler, Rhode Island, Missouri, Baylor
10: SMU, Texas, Georgia, Louisville
11: UCLA, Houston, Syracuse, Marquette, St. Bonaventure, Boise St.
12: New Mexico State, Old Dominion, Murray St., Missouri St.
13: Vermont, South Dakota St., East Tennessee St., Buffalo
14: Louisiana-Lafayette, Northern Kentucky, William and Mary, Lipscomb
15: Stephen F. Austin, Montana, Bucknell, UC Davis
16: Rider, Radford, Penn, Robert Morris, Jackson St., Morgan St.


NOTES: 
  • With Villanova as the #1 overall seed, the bracket starts in the East region.
  • Seed order was not directly followed from the referenced list.  This is due to regional preference along the line.


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