Saturday's Top Ten

UCLA-Michigan UCLA is coming off a big win against Neveda, but now go on the road to undefeated Michigan and Michigan will get the win that puts them in the Top 25.

Louisville-Kentucky Kentucky falling apart, but Randolph Morris is coming back just not in time for this beat down. Pick Louisville.

Arizona-Utah Utah needs a big time win to have any at-large chance and a reeling Arizona team is as good as any, but they won't get it.

DePaul-Old Dominion DePaul can show that beating Wake was not a fluke by winning at ODU. ODU has struggled a bit, but will win here.

Ohio St.-Iowa St. Ohio St. is looking very good and a win against Iowa St. would help their resume and make the Big Ten look good after Iowa St.'s win over Iowa.

Tennessee-Texas Tennesse is undefeated and needs to win to prove their real, but Texas is pissed off after their Duke debacle and will win easy.

Tennessee Tech-Cincinnati Tennessee Tech has two good out of conference wins and if they beat Cincy, they might be a 13 seed come Selection Sunday which would be amazing for an OVC team, but they won't win here.

Arizona St.-Iowa Both teams are reeling, but Iowa a little less so.

Oregon-New Mexico Oregon has 3 devasting losses and New Mexico hasn't lost at home. Oregon will pick up loss #4 here.

Virginia Tech-Stanford Both teams have bad losses, but the game is being played in Vegas so who cares? Va Tech will win.

Bracket Update

1 seeds
Duke (ACC)
Florida (SEC)
Villanova (Big East)
Uconn

2 seeds
Texas (Big 12)
Memphis (C-USA)
Washington (Pac-10)
Louisville

3 seeds
Oklahoma
Illinois
Gonzaga (WCC)
Michigan St. (Big Ten)

4 seeds
BC
Maryland
UCLA
Indiana

5 seeds
Nevada (WAC)
Wisconsin
GW (A-10)
Ohio St.

6 seeds
West Virginia
Kentucky
Iowa
NC State

7 seeds
UNC
Wake
Houston
Clemson

8 seeds
Wichita St. (MVC)
Arizona
Syracuse
LSU

9 seeds
Cal
OK St.
Michigan
Arkansas

10 seeds
Georgetown
Pitt
Alabama
Georgia

11 seeds
Notre Dame
Texas A&M
Bucknell (Patriot)
Buffalo (MAC)

12 seeds
Northern Iowa
Ohio
Temple
Air Force (Mt. West)

13 seeds
Winthrop (Big South)
Oral Roberts (MCC)
Iona (MAAC)
Old Dominion (CAA)

14 seeds
Loyola Chicago (Horizon)
Western Kentucky (Sun Belt)
Penn (Ivy)
Davidson (Southern)

15 seeds
Montana (Big Sky)
CSU Fullerton (Big West)
Wagner (NEC)
Sam Houston St. (Southland)

16 seeds
Hartford (America East)
Gardner-Webb (Atlantic Sun)
Bethune-Cookman (MEAC)
Tennessee Tech (OVC)
Alabama A&M (SWAC)

Multi-Bid Conferences
A-10- 2
ACC- 7
Big East- 8
Big Ten- 7
Big 12- 4
C-USA- 2
MAC- 2
MVC- 2
Pac-10- 4
SEC-6

Sunday Game of the Day

Boston College-Maryland Winner gets a huge leg up for second place in the ACC. Both have played well so far. BC will get greeted to the ACC with a loss to Maryland at College Park.

Saturday's Top Ten

1. Cal-Kansas This is pretty much a must win for Kansas. A win that they won't be getting.

2. Marquette-Wisconsin Intrastate rivalry game with both teams hoping for tourney tickets. Wisconsin should win here.

3. Duke-Texas The game of the season so far and possibly the game of the year and it is being played at Continental Airlines Arena. Texas is more talented, but I think Duke wins this one.

4. Ohio St.-St. Joe's Battle between bubble teams. Ohio St. should win on the road here.

5. OK St.-Gonzaga OK St. has been a disappointing so far and the 'Zags have been bitten by the injury bug. Gonzaga by 7.

6. Indiana-Kentucky Can Indiana rebound from their loss to Indiana St. Not this game.

7. Nevada-UCLA This game will decide who is the second best team in the west behind Gonzaga. I think Fazekas will be too much for UCLA to stop.

8. Rutgers-Buffalo Rutgers needs a quality out of conference road victory for its resume. They get it here.

9. Illinois-Oregon Oregon is still reeling from Vandy's buzzer beater. Loss number 3 will come to Dee Brown and the Illini at home.

10. Alabama-Temple Alabama is coming off a home loss to Notre Dame. Playing on the road to Temple won't make things better.

Friday's Best Game

Iowa-Iowa St. Can Iowa rebound from N. Iowa's loss on Tuesday? I don't think so.

Big weekend games tomorrow and new bracket Monday or Tuesday

First Bracket

Predicted Conference Champs in parentheses. Multi-bid conferences and number of bids at bottom.

1 seeds
Duke (ACC)
Texas (Big 12)
Villanova (Big East)
Uconn

2 seeds
Florida (SEC)
Oklahoma
Gonzaga (WCC)
Louisville

3 seeds
Memphis (C-USA)
BC
Washington (PAC-10)
Michigan St. (Big Ten)

4 seeds
Illinois
Iowa
Nevada (WAC)
Kentucky

5 seeds
UCLA
Indiana
GW (A-10)
Maryland

6 seeds
Alabama
Arizona
Wake Forest
NC State

7 seeds
UNC
Ohio St.
West Virginia
Syracuse

8 seeds
Houston
Vandy
Wisconsin
LSU

9 seeds
Cal
OK St.
Michigan
Arkansas

10 seeds
Texas Tech
Pitt
Wichita St. (MVC)
Clemson

11 seeds
Colorado St. (Mt. West)
Georgetown
Texas A&M
Old Dominion (CAA)

12 seeds
Northern Iowa
Ohio (MAC)
Air Force
Buffalo

13 seeds
Winthrop (Big South)
Oral Roberts (MCC)
Penn (Ivy)
Bucknell (Patriot)

14 seeds
Loyola Chicago (Horizon)
Western Kentucky (Sun Belt)
Iona (MAAC)
Davidson (Southern)

15 seeds
Montana (Big Sky)
CSU Fullerton (Big West)
Wagner (NEC)
Sam Houston St. (Southland)

16 seeds
Hartford (America East)
Gardner-Webb (Atlantic Sun)
Bethune-Cookman (MEAC)
Tennessee Tech (OVC)
Alabama A&M (SWAC)

Multi-Bid Conferences
ACC- 7
Big East- 7
Big Ten- 7
Big 12- 5
C-USA- 2
MAC- 2
MVC- 2
MWC- 2
Pac-10- 4
SEC-6

First post

Hello to all. I will use this blog to predict what teams I think will make the 2006 March Madness Tournament with my reasons. I will update as frequently as possible and try to do it once or twice a week. I will also highlight big games and other bubble teams.