Monday, March 9, 2020

Florida State moves up to the 1 line, SDSU falls

The Eye projection model is a quantitative approach that uses a formula derived from the overall seed list released the last two years.  The latest iteration has Florida State on the 1 line.  San Diego State falls to 4 line after losing in their conference tournament to Utah State.      

Bubble Talk

Bubble team Northern Iowa hanging on despite an early drubbing in their conference tournament.  Indiana currently out, reducing Big Ten to 9 teams.

Bracketology

#1 seeds:  Kansas Baylor Duke Florida State
#2 seeds:  Louisville Dayton Creighton Villanova
#3 seeds:  Maryland Oregon West Virginia Gonzaga
#4 seeds:  San Diego State Michigan State Seton Hall BYU
#5 seeds:  Auburn Ohio State Kentucky Houston
#6 seeds:  Wisconsin Butler Colorado Arizona
#7 seeds:  LSU Virginia Michigan Saint Mary's
#8 seeds:  Rutgers Marquette Florida Iowa
#9 seeds:  Oklahoma Illinois Providence Wichita State
#10 seeds:  Penn State Xavier Richmond USC
#11 seeds:  Cincinnati Utah State*    
#11 play-ins: Northern Iowa Texas Tech Stanford Mississippi State
#12 seeds:  East Tenn State Yale Vermont Belmont*
#13 seeds:  Akron New Mexico St. Liberty* North Texas
#14 seeds:  Wright State Bradley* UC Irvine Hofstra
#15 seeds:  Colgate S.F. Austin Eastern Wash Winthrop*
#16 seeds:  NDSU Ark. Little Rock
#16 play-ins: Siena St. Francis (PA) Prairie View NC Central
         
First 4 out:   Arkansas Arizona State Indiana N.C. State
* automatic bid

Bracket Matrix
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Friday, March 6, 2020

Conference tournaments under way

The Eye projection model is a quantitative approach that uses a formula derived from the overall seed list released the last two years.  The latest iteration has Dayton pushing close to the 1 line and Villanova surging.  San Diego State and Gonzaga still weighed down by exceptionally weak strength of schedule.      

Bubble Talk

Bubble teams Utah State and Richmond switch places with Arizona State and Texas.  Purdue still on the outside looking in.

Bracketology

#1 seeds:  Kansas Baylor Duke Louisville
#2 seeds:  Dayton Florida State Villanova Oregon
#3 seeds:  Gonzaga San Diego State Maryland West Virginia
#4 seeds:  Creighton Seton Hall Michigan State BYU
#5 seeds:  Arizona Ohio State Colorado Houston
#6 seeds:  Kentucky Auburn Butler Wisconsin
#7 seeds:  LSU Michigan Marquette Virginia
#8 seeds:  Florida Saint Mary's Penn State Iowa
#9 seeds:  Xavier Rutgers Illinois Oklahoma
#10 seeds:  USC Cincinnati Wichita State Texas Tech
#11 seeds:  Providence Indiana    
#11 play-ins: Arkansas Richmond Stanford Utah State
#12 seeds:  Northern Iowa East Tenn State Yale Vermont
#13 seeds:  Belmont Akron Liberty North Texas
#14 seeds:  New Mexico St. UC Irvine Wright State Hofstra
#15 seeds:  S.F. Austin Colgate South Dakota St.  Eastern Wash
#16 seeds:  Ark. Little Rock Winthrop
#16 play-ins: Siena Prairie View St. Francis (PA) NC A&T
         
First 4 out:   Texas Arizona State Purdue Mississippi State

Bracket Matrix
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Wednesday, March 4, 2020

Louisville to the top line

The Eye projection model is a quantitative approach that uses a formula derived from the overall seed list released the last two years.  The latest iteration has Louisville and San Diego State moving up to the 1 and 2 lines respectively.      

Bubble Talk

Bubble teams Providence, Stanford and Texas playing well lately.  Purdue remains out despite a big win at Iowa last night.  

Bracketology

#1 seeds:  Kansas Baylor Duke Louisville
#2 seeds:  Florida State Dayton San Diego State Seton Hall
#3 seeds:  Maryland Gonzaga Oregon West Virginia
#4 seeds:  Creighton Villanova Michigan State BYU
#5 seeds:  Arizona Auburn Ohio State Houston
#6 seeds:  Colorado Kentucky Wisconsin Butler
#7 seeds:  LSU Michigan Marquette Penn State
#8 seeds:  Florida Iowa Saint Mary's Xavier
#9 seeds:  Virginia Oklahoma Rutgers Illinois
#10 seeds:  Arizona State USC Texas Tech Wichita State
#11 seeds:  Cincinnati Providence
#11 play-ins: Stanford Indiana Arkansas Texas
#12 seeds:  Northern Iowa East Tenn State Yale Vermont
#13 seeds:  Belmont Akron Liberty North Texas
#14 seeds:  New Mexico St. UC Irvine Wright State Hofstra
#15 seeds:  S.F. Austin Colgate South Dakota St.  Eastern Wash
#16 seeds:  Ark. Little Rock Winthrop
#16 play-ins: Siena Prairie View Merrimack NC A&T
First 4 out:   Richmond Purdue Mississippi State Utah State

Bracket Matrix
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Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Maryland, Florida State moving up

West Virginia falls at Texas, Maryland moves up to the top line.    

Bubble Talk

Sorry Wisconsin, Xavier, and Wichita State - formula error is fixed.  Texas still on the outside looking in, but that big win last night inches them closer.  Purdue and Minnesota from the Big Ten out at this point.

Bracketology

#1 seeds:  Kansas Baylor Duke Maryland
#2 seeds:  Florida State West Virginia Dayton Louisville
#3 seeds:  Creighton Villanova Gonzaga San Diego State
#4 seeds:  Oregon Arizona Seton Hall Colorado
#5 seeds:  Ohio State Auburn Michigan State BYU
#6 seeds:  Kentucky Michigan Marquette LSU
#7 seeds:  Butler Iowa Houston Wisconsin
#8 seeds:  Penn State Texas Tech Florida Arizona State
#9 seeds:  Xavier Saint Mary's Illinois Rhode Island
#10 seeds:  Indiana Cincinnati Virginia Oklahoma
#11 seeds:  Rutgers Wichita State    
#11 play-ins: USC Utah State Arkansas Stanford
#12 seeds:  Northern Iowa East Tenn State Yale Belmont
#13 seeds:  Vermont Liberty Akron North Texas
#14 seeds:  New Mexico St. UC Irvine Wright State Hofstra
#15 seeds:  Colgate S.F. Austin South Dakota St.  Ark. Little Rock
#16 seeds:  Radford Montana
#16 play-ins: St. Peters Prairie View Merrimack NC A&T
         
First 4 out:   Providence Richmond Alabama Mississippi State

Bracket Matrix
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Monday, February 24, 2020

Creighton surges to the 2 line

The weekend losses don't help the 1 seed dreams of San Diego State and Gonzaga.  Creighton continues to climb.    

Bubble Talk
Arkansas and USC are the last two into the field.  Obviously very fluid.  Minnesota has a chance for a statement win against Maryland this week.

Bracketology
#1 seeds:  Kansas Baylor Duke West Virginia
#2 seeds:  Maryland Louisville Dayton Creighton
#3 seeds:  Villanova Florida State Gonzaga San Diego State
#4 seeds:  Oregon Arizona Seton Hall Colorado
#5 seeds:  Auburn Ohio State Kentucky BYU
#6 seeds:  Michigan State Michigan Marquette LSU
#7 seeds:  Houston Butler Iowa Penn State
#8 seeds:  Texas Tech Florida Illinois Arizona State
#9 seeds:  Saint Mary's Rhode Island Cincinnati Indiana
#10 seeds:  Oklahoma Virginia Rutgers Utah State
#11 seeds:  Arkansas USC    
#11 play-ins: Stanford Richmond Providence Alabama
#12 seeds:  Northern Iowa East Tenn State Yale Belmont
#13 seeds:  Vermont Liberty Akron North Texas
#14 seeds:  New Mexico St. UC Irvine Wright State Hofstra
#15 seeds:  Colgate S.F. Austin South Dakota St.  Ark. Little Rock
#16 seeds:  Radford Montana
#16 play-ins: St. Peters Prairie View Merrimack NC A&T
         
First 4 out:   Mississippi St. Georgetown Minnesota Texas

Bracket Matrix
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http://www.bracketmatrix.com/

Friday, February 14, 2020

Dayton moving up

The 1 seeds remain the same with San Diego State and Gonzaga still weighed down by very weak SOS.  Dayton moves up to the 2 line.  

Bubble Talk
Virginia moves into the field, Minnesota falls out as the Big Ten grind continues.

Bracketology
#1 seeds:  Kansas Duke Baylor West Virginia
#2 seeds:  Maryland Louisville Dayton Florida State
#3 seeds:  San Diego State Seton Hall Arizona Gonzaga
#4 seeds:  Auburn Creighton Colorado Penn State
#5 seeds:  Oregon Villanova Marquette Michigan State
#6 seeds:  Butler BYU Ohio State Kentucky
#7 seeds:  LSU Houston Texas Tech Iowa
#8 seeds:  Wisconsin Oklahoma Rhode Island Arkansas
#9 seeds:  Rutgers Michigan Cincinnati Illinois
#10 seeds:  Florida Xavier Wichita State Saint Mary's
#11 seeds:  Arizona State Purdue
#11 play-ins: USC Indiana Virginia Alabama
#12 seeds:  East Tenn State Northern Iowa Yale Vermont
#13 seeds:  Liberty Akron New Mexico St. North Texas
#14 seeds:  Wright State UC Irvine Hofstra Murray State
#15 seeds:  Colgate Winthrop NDSU S.F. Austin
#16 seeds:  Ark. Little Rock Eastern Wash
#16 play-ins: Rider Prairie View Merrimack NC Central
First 4 out:   Minnesota Utah State Mississippi State Georgetown

Bracket Matrix
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Thursday, February 6, 2020

First Bracketology of 2020



The Eye projection model is back with an updated formula derived from the overall seed list released the last two years.  As shocking as it sounds, 12 Big Ten teams are in the field as of today.

Bubble Talk
The most notable name in the First 4 out is defending champion Virginia. I have a hunch they will find a way into the field.

Bracketology
#1 seeds:  Kansas Duke West Virginia Baylor
#2 seeds:  Maryland Louisville Seton Hall Florida State
#3 seeds:  Arizona Dayton San Diego State Oregon
#4 seeds:  Colorado Auburn Villanova Gonzaga
#5 seeds:  Butler Michigan State Penn State Creighton
#6 seeds:  Marquette LSU Ohio State Illinois
#7 seeds:  BYU Rutgers Iowa Arkansas
#8 seeds:  Kentucky Houston Saint Mary's Wisconsin
#9 seeds:  Rhode Island Wichita State Indiana Texas Tech
#10 seeds:  Purdue Stanford Xavier Mississippi State
#11 seeds:  Florida USC    
#11 play-ins: Michigan Minnesota Cincinnati Oklahoma
#12 seeds:  East Tenn State Northern Iowa Yale Vermont
#13 seeds:  LA Tech Liberty New Mexico St. Wright State
#14 seeds:  UC Irvine Winthrop Murray State Hofstra
#15 seeds:  Colgate S.F. Austin North Dakota St. Ark. Little Rock
#16 seeds:  Eastern Wash Bowling Green
#16 play-ins: Monmouth Prairie View Merrimack NC A&T
         
First 4 out:   VCU Texas Virginia Memphis

Bracket Matrix
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http://www.bracketmatrix.com/