Bracketology Thread
 

Updated: March 14, 2009
EAST (Boston)
Greensboro
(1) NORTH CAROLINA (27-3)
(16) RADFORD (18-11) / Big South
(8) Oklahoma St (22-11)
(9) SIENA (26-7)
Miami
(5) Illinois (24-8)
(12) TEMPLE (21-11) / A-10
(4) Syracuse (25-8)
(13) WESTERN KENTUCKY (23-8) / Sun Belt
Philadelphia
(6) Arizona St (24-8)
(11) Maryland (20-12)
(3) Villanova (26-7)
(14) AMERICAN (24-7) / Patriot
Kansas City
(7) BYU (24-7)
(10) Wisconsin (18-12)
(2) Kansas (25-7)
(15) CS NORTHRIDGE (15-13) / Big West
WEST (Arizona)
Philadelphia
(1) Connecticut (27-4)
(16) MORGAN ST (21-11) / MEAC
(8) Butler (25-5)
(9) Texas A&M (22-9)
Portland
(5) Xavier (25-7)
(12) Saint Mary's (24-6)
(4) Washington (24-8)
(13) NORTH DAKOTA ST (24-6) / Summit
Boise
(6) Clemson (23-8)
(11) UTAH ST (28-4)
(3) MISSOURI (26-6)
(14) EAST TENN ST (21-10) / Atl Sun
Kansas City
(7) Texas (22-11)
(10) Michigan (19-13)
(2) MEMPHIS (30-3)
(15) PORTLAND ST (20-9) / Big Sky



MIDWEST (Indianapolis)
Dayton
(1) Pittsburgh (27-4)
(16) Opening-round Game
(8) California (22-10)
(9) Ohio State (21-9)
Boise
(5) Florida St (24-8)
(12) NORTHERN IOWA (22-10) / MVC
(4) GONZAGA (25-5)
(13) CLEVELAND ST (22-10) / Horizon
Miami
(6) LSU (26-6)
(11) San Diego St (21-8)
(3) Wake Forest (24-6)
(14) BINGHAMTON (21-8) / Amer East
Minneapolis
(7) Marquette (24-9)
(10) Dayton (26-7)
(2) MICHIGAN ST (26-5)
(15) CORNELL (19-9) / Ivy
SOUTH (Memphis)
Dayton
(1) LOUISVILLE (27-5)
(16) MOREHEAD ST (17-15) / OVC
(8) UTAH (23-8)
(9) Boston College (22-11)
Portland
(5) Purdue (23-9)
(12) VCU (24-9) / CAA
(4) UCLA (25-8)
(13) BUFFALO (21-10) / MAC
Minneapolis
(6) West Virginia (23-11)
(11) Creighton (26-7)
(3) Oklahoma (27-5)
(14) STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (19-7) / Southland
Minneapolis
(7) Tennessee (20-11)
(10) Minnesota (21-10)
(2) Duke (26-6)
(15) ROBERT MORRIS (24-10) / Northeast




They still have Kansas a #2 even after getting whooped by Baylor and Tech. If KU gets a 2, I will shit myself and not change my drawers for weeks. No freaking way.

Do you know how you can get 7 teams to lose in the first round? Invite 7 Big 10 teams to the tournament. What a joke.

I don't see anyway possible that the Big East doesn't get three #1 seeds this year. That has got to be some sort of record.

I think conference tournaments are a known commodity by the committee. It seems that over the past few years the positions in the tourney are based on a season of work, not a meaningless tournament. Yeah, a Baylor can get in, but TX, OU, KU losing doesn't cause the Baylors of the world to get into the tourney (unless they win), or something equally stupid like a TX, OU, KU moving down to lower seeding because they lost to a team that had everything to win and nothing to lose in a one-and-done tourney.

As one of the biggest KU fans on this board I don't think we deserve better than a 3 seed and I wouldn't be offended by a 4 or 5.

When was this updated?

I'd jump for joy if Mizzou ended up as a 3 seed. I still think there's a good chance we'll be a 4 even if we win today.

No way we are getting a 5. I think a high 3 or a low 4 is in line. KU has a good resume, but when you lose to two teams that aren't even going to make the tournament in your last 4 games, you don't deserve a 2 seed. I don't care if we get a 2-4 seed as long as we are in Kansas City. I would actually prefer a 4 seed going to KC, and if we get to the Sweet 16 we get to play UNC. I would love that.

I know you're a Mizzou fan so English isn't your primary language, but I'm pretty sure it was updated on the 14th.

Thanks kay state fan, but I meant what time. You do know they have multiple updates the day before selection day, right?

We're defending champs. If we're lower than a 3 I'd be surprised.

I agree with BWillie that a 5 is low... just said I wouldn't be offended by it after losing to Baylor and TTU. I wouldn't think being defending champs should have anything to do with seedings for this year. It should be based soley on this years team.

It's TV. They want ratings. KU is a well known commodity. I think it will be a 3 seed and I've followed the selections for more years than I care to admit. There are always head-scratching picks/seeds/destinations that make no sense. We'll see.

If KU is a 4, they could potentially TAKE the #1 seed path from someone.

*3/12/09 - Kansas gets its ass stomped in its first game of the Big 12 Tournament by a mediocre team.
*3/14/09 - Big 12 Tournament is declared meaningless by Stewie.

rep.

"Yeah, the selection committee looks at the entire body of work over the course of a season. Some last-week-of-the-regular-season loss to a way-below .500 Texas Tech team? Meaningless, given the whole body of work. I mean, TT had nothing to lose. Its hardly fair to penalize a team for losing in that circumstance. UMass? Yeah, its a poor loss. But if the committee would look at the season as a whole, then they'd find that KU is a better team."

Get real.

ROFL