Sunday, March 17, 2019

Ready for Selection Sunday!

The Eye projection model, derived from the overall seed list released the last two years, is used to project the top 49 seeds below with one exception.  The model still indicates that Texas is in the field.  But with a 16-16 record, Texas doesn't pass the smell test, so Eye made the executive decision to substitute Mississippi into the last at-large slot.

Bubble Talk
A number of mid-majors with pretty good resumes, such as Saint Mary's and New Mexico State, push the at-large play-in games down to the 12 line.

Bracketology
#1 seeds:  Duke* Virginia Gonzaga North Carolina
#2 seeds:  Michigan State* Tennessee Kentucky  Michigan
#3 seeds:  Houston Kansas Florida State Purdue
#4 seeds:  Texas Tech Buffalo* LSU Auburn*
#5 seeds:  Villanova* Wisconsin Virginia Tech Kansas State
#6 seeds:  Wofford* Nevada Mississippi St. Iowa State*
#7 seeds:  Cincy* Louisville Maryland Marquette
#8 seeds:  VCU Utah State* UCF Saint Mary's*
#9 seeds:  Washington Syracuse Oklahoma New Mexico St.*
#10 seeds:  Florida Minnesota Oregon* Iowa
#11 seeds:  Clemson Seton Hall Belmont Baylor
#12 play-ins: TCU Arizona State Temple Mississippi
#12 seeds:  Murray State* Northeastern*
#13 seeds:  Yale* UC Irvine* Vermont* Liberty*
#14 seeds:  Georgia State* Old Dominion* Saint Louis* Montana*
#15 seeds:  Colgate* Northern KY* Ab. Christian* Gardner-Webb*
#16 seeds:  Prairie View* Bradley*
#16 play-ins: North Dakota St.* F. Dickinson* Iona* NC Central*
* automatic bid

Bracket Matrix
Check this site out.  Great compilation of expert and amateur bracket projections:

http://www.bracketmatrix.com/