Bracket Update- 11/27

1 Seeds
Indiana (Big Ten)
Duke (ACC)
Louisville (Big East)
Kentucky (SEC)

2 Seeds
Michigan
Syracuse
Ohio St.
Kansas (Big 12)

3 Seeds
NC State
Florida
UNC
Notre Dame

4 Seeds
Gonzaga (WCC)
Creighton (MVC)
Memphis (C-USA)
UNLV (Mt. West)

5 Seeds
Tennessee
Michigan St.
Baylor
Arizona (Pac-12)

6 Seeds
Temple (A-10)
San Diego St.
Georgetown
Cincinnati

7 Seeds
California
Minnesota
Marquette
St. Joseph’s

8 Seeds
UCLA
Florida St.
Kansas St.
Wisconsin

9 Seeds
Pittsburgh
Missouri
New Mexico
St. Louis

10 Seeds
St. Mary’s
Maryland
Miami Fl.
Colorado St.

11 Seeds
Illinois
BYU
Ohio (MAC)
Loyola MD (MAAC)

12 Seeds
Butler
Illinois St.
Oklahoma St.*
Alabama*
UMass*
VCU*

13 Seeds
Davidson (Southern)
Valparaiso (Horizon)
Delaware (CAA)
South Dakota St. (Summit)

14 Seeds
Princeton (Ivy)
Middle Tennessee St. (Sun Belt)
Long Beach St. (Big West)
Denver (WAC)

15 Seeds
Lehigh (Patriot)
Mercer (A-Sun)
Murray St. (OVC)
Long Island (NEC)

16 Seeds
Savannah St. (MEAC)
Stephen F. Austin (Southland)
Vermont (Am East)*
Montana (Big Sky)*
Charleston Southern (Big South)*
Prairie View A&M (SWAC)*

*- play-in game

Big East- 7
Big Ten- 7
ACC- 6
A-10- 6
SEC- 5
Big 12- 4
Mt. West- 4
Pac-12- 3
WCC- 3
MVC- 2

Play-in Games
Oklahoma St. v VCU
Alabama v UMass
Vermont v Prairie View A&M
Montana v Charleston Southern

In
Maryland
Illinois
Oklahoma St.
Delaware

Out
Arkansas
West Virginia
Washington
Drexel

First Four Out
Colorado, Oregon, Northwestern, Ole Miss

Also Considered
Oklahoma, Wichita St., La Salle, Iowa, Virginia Tech, Clemson, Southern Miss, Northern Iowa, West Virginia, USC, Texas, Iowa St., Washington, Purdue, Stanford, South Carolina

Preseason Bracket

1 Seeds
Indiana (Big Ten)
Louisville (Big East)
Kentucky (SEC)
Duke (ACC)

2 Seeds
Michigan
Syracuse
Ohio St.
Kansas (Big 12)

3 Seeds
NC State
Florida
UNC
Notre Dame

4 Seeds
Tennessee
Creighton (MVC)
Memphis (C-USA)
UNLV (Mt. West)

5 Seeds
Gonzaga (WCC)
Michigan St.
Baylor
Arizona (Pac-12)

6 Seeds
St. Joe's (A-10)
San Diego St.
St. Louis
UCLA

7 Seeds
Florida St.
Cincinnati
Wisconsin
California

8 Seeds
Marquette
Minnesota
Kansas St.
Arkansas

9 Seeds
Miami Fl.
Georgetown
New Mexico
UMass

10 Seeds
West Virginia
Temple
St. Mary's
Washington

11 Seeds
Colorado St.
BYU
Drexel (CAA)
Loyola MD (MAAC)

12 Seeds
Alabama
VCU
Butler*
Pittsburgh*
Missouri*
Illinois St.*

13 Seeds
Ohio (MAAC)
Davidson (Southern)
Valparaiso (Horizon)
South Dakota St. (Summit)

14 Seeds
Princeton (Ivy)
Middle Tennessee St. (Sun Belt)
Long Beach St. (Big West)
Denver (WAC)

15 Seeds
Lehigh (Patriot)
Mercer (A-Sun)
Murray St. (OVC)
Long Island (NEC)

16 Seeds
Savannah St. (MEAC)
Stephen F. Austin (Southland)
Vermont (Am East)*
Montana (Big Sky)*
Charleston Southern (Big South)*
Prairie View A&M (SWAC)*

*-play-in game

Big East- 7
A-10- 6
Big Ten- 6
SEC- 6
ACC- 5
Big 12- 4
Mt. West- 4
Pac-12- 4
WCC- 3
MVC- 2

Play-in Games
Butler v Pittsburgh
Missouri v Illinois St.
Vermont v Prairie View A&M
Montana v Charleston Southern

First Four Out
Maryland, UCF, Illinois, Purdue

Also Considered
UTEP, Northwestern, Richmond, Marshall, Villanova, Ole Miss, La Salle, USF, Iowa St., Vanderbilt, Iowa, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia Tech, Oklahoma St., Georgia, Oregon, Stanford, Northern Iowa, USC, Delaware, South Carolina, George Mason, Nevada, Celmson, Southern Miss, Virginia, Manhattan, Washington St., Old Dominion

Preseason Predictions VIII

All-American Team
G- Jamaal Franklin, San Diego St.
G- Trey Burke, Michigan
F- Doug McDermott, Creighton
F- Cody Zeller, Indiana*
F- Nerlens Noel, Kentucky

*-National Player of the Year

Also Considered
G- CJ McCollum, Lehigh
G- Nate Wolters, South Dakota St.
G- Isaiah Canaan, Murray St.
F- Gorgui Dieng, Louisville
C- Jeff Withey, Kansas


Conference Players of the Year
A-10             Carl Jones    St. Joe's
Am East       Mike Black    Albany
ACC             CJ Leslie    NC State
A-Sun           Jakob Gollon    Mercer
Big 12           Jeff Withey    Kansas
Big East        Gorgui Dieng    Louisville
Big Sky         Kareem Jamar    Montana
Big South      Stan Okoye    VMI
Big Ten         Cody Zeller    Indiana
Big West       DJ Seeley    CS Fullerton
CAA             Jamelle Hagins    Delaware
C-USA         DeAndre Kane    Marshall
Horizon        Ray McCallum    Detroit
Ivy                Ian Hummer    Princeton
MAAC         Momo Jones    Iona
MAC            DJ Cooper    Ohio
MEAC         Tahj Tate    Delaware St.
MVC            Doug McDermott    Creighton
Mt. West       Jamaal Franklin    SDSU
NEC             Jamal Olasewere    Long Island
OVC             Isaiah Canaan    Murray St.
Pac-10          Allen Crabbe    California
Patriot          CJ McCollum    Lehigh
SEC             Nerlens Noel    Kentucky
Southern      Jake Cohen    Davidson
Southland    Brandon Fortenberry    SE Louisiana
SWAC         Kelsey Howard    Jackson St.
Summit       Nate Wolters    South Dakota St.
Sun Belt      Tony Mitchell    North Texas
WCC           Matthew Dellavedova    St. Mary's
WAC           Preston Medlin    Utah St.

Preseason Predictions VII

Big 12
Regular Season Champ- Kansas
Tournament Locks- Baylor
Bubble Teams- Kansas St., West Virginia, Iowa St., Oklahoma, Texas, Oklahoma St.
The Rest- Texas Tech, TCU

First Team All-Big 12
G- Steven Pledger, Oklahoma
G- Pierre Jackson, Baylor
G- Rodney McGruder, Kansas St.
F- Le'Bryan Nash, Oklahoma St.
C- Jeff Withey, Kansas*

*-Player of the Year


Pac-12
Regular Season Champ- Arizona
Bubble Teams- UCLA, California, Washington, Oregon, Stanford, USC, Washington St.
The Rest- Colorado, Oregon St., Arizona St., Utah

First Team All-Pac-12
G- Jio Fontan, USC
G- Allen Crabbe, California*
G- Kyle Anderson, UCLA
F- EJ Singler, Oregon
F- Andre Roberson, Colorado

*-Player of the Year


SEC
Regular Season Champ- Kentucky
Tournament Locks- Florida, Tennessee
Bubble Teams- Arkansas, Alabama, Missouri, Ole Miss, Vanderbilt, Georgia, South Carolina
The Rest- LSU, Auburn, Texas A&M, Mississippi St.

First Team All-SEC
G- Kenny Boynton, Florida
G- Ryan Harrow, Kentucky
F- Jarnell Stokes, Tennessee
F- Jeronne Maymon, Tennessee
F- Nerlens Noel, Kentucky*

*-Player of the Year

Preseason Predictions VI

ACC
Regular Season Champ- Duke
Tournament Locks- NC State, UNC
Bubble Teams- Florida St., Miami Fl., Maryland, Virginia Tech, Clemson, Virginia
The Rest- Boston College, Georgia Tech, Wake Forest

First Team All-ACC
G- Michael Snaer, Florida St.
G- Durand Scott, Miami Fl.
F- James Michael McAdoo, UNC
F- CJ Leslie, NC State*
F- Mason Plumlee, Duke

*-Player of the Year


Big East
Regular Season Champ- Louisville
Tournament Locks- Syracuse, Notre Dame
Bubble Teams- Cincinnati, Marquette, Georgetown, Pittsburgh, Villanova, South Florida
The Rest- Connecticut, Seton Hall, Rutgers, DePaul, St. John's, Providence

First Team All-Big East
G- Vincent Council, Providence
G- D'Angelo Harrison, St. John's
F- Otto Porter, Georgetown
F- Cleveland Melvin, DePaul
C- Gorgui Dieng, Louisville*

*-Player of the Year


Big Ten
Regular Season Champ- Indiana
Tournament Locks- Michigan, Ohio St., Michigan St.
Bubble Teams- Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Purdue, Northwestern, Iowa
The Rest- Penn St., Nebraska

First Team All-Big Ten
G- Tim Frazier, Penn St.
G- Trey Burke, Michigan
F- Deshaun Thomas, Ohio St.
F- Trevor Mbakwe, Minnesota
F- Cody Zeller, Indiana*

*-Player of the Year

Preseason Predictions V

WCC
Regular Season Champ- Gonzaga
Bubble Teams- St. Mary's, BYU
The Rest- Loyola Marymount, San Diego, San Francisco, Portland, Santa Clara, Pepperdine

Player of the Year- Matthew Dellavedova, St. Mary's


SWAC
Regular Season Champ- Prairie View A&M
The Rest- Texas Southern, Southern, Jackson St., Alabama A&M, Mississippi Valley St., Alabama St., AR Pine Bluff, Alcorn St., Grambling St.

Player of the Year- Kelsey Howard, Jackson St.


Summit
Regular Season Champ- South Dakota St.
The Rest- North Dakota St., Oakland, Western Illinois, UMKC, IUPUI, IPFW, South Dakota, Nebraska-Omaha

Player of the Year- Nate Wolters, South Dakota St.


Sun Belt
Regular Season Champ- Middle Tennessee St.
The Rest (East)- Western Kentucky, South Alabama, Florida Atlantic, Florida International, Troy
The Rest (West)- North Texas, Arkansas-Little Rock, Arkansas St., LA Lafayette, LA Monroe

Player of the Year- Tony Mitchell, North Texas


WAC
Regular Season Champ- Denver
The Rest- Utah St., Louisiana Tech, New Mexico St., Idaho, UTSA, UT Arlington, San Jose St., Texas St., Seattle

Player of the Year- Preston Medlin, Utah St.

Preseason Predictions IV

NEC
Regular Season Champ- Long Island
The Rest- Robert Morris, Wagner, St. Francis NY, Monmouth, Sacred Heart, Quinnipiac, Central Connecticut St., Mount St. Mary's, St. Francis PA, Bryant, FDU

Player of the Year- Jamal Olasewere, Long Island


OVC
Regular Season Champ- Murray St.
The Rest (West)- SE Missouri St., SIU Edwardsville, Austin Peay, UT-Martin, Eastern Illinois
The Rest (East)- Belmont, Tennessee St., Jacksonville St., Tennessee Tech, Morehead St., Eastern Kentucky

Player of the Year- Isaiah Canaan, Murray St.


Patriot
Regular Season Champ- Lehigh
The Rest- Bucknell, American, Holy Cross, Army, Colgate, Lafayette, Navy

Player of the Year- CJ McCollum, Lehigh


Southern
Regular Season Champ- Davidson
The Rest (North)- UNC Greensboro, Elon, Samford, Western Carolina, Appalachian St., Chattanooga
The Rest (South)- Charleston, Georgia Southern, Furman, Wofford, The Citadel

Player of the Year- Jake Cohen, Davidson


Southland
Regular Season Champ- Stephen F. Austin
The Rest- McNeese St., SE Louisiana, Oral Roberts, Northwestern St., Sam Houston St., Nicholls St., Lamar, Central Arkansas, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

Player of the Year- Brandon Fortenberry, SE Louisiana

Preseason Predictions III

Mt. West
Regular Season Champ- UNLV
Tournament Locks- San Diego St.
Bubble Teams- New Mexico, Colorado St., Nevada
The Rest- Wyoming, Air Force, Boise St., Fresno St.

Player of the Year- Jamaal Franklin, San Diego St.


MVC
Regular Season Champ- Creighton
Bubble Teams- Illinois St., Northern Iowa
The Rest- Wichita St., Drake, Evansville, Missouri St., Bradley, Southern Illinois, Indiana St.

Player of the Year- Doug McDermott, Creighton


MAAC
Regular Season Champ- Loyola MD
Bubble Teams- Manhattan
The Rest- Iona, Niagara, Marist, Fairfield, St. Peter's, Rider, Canisius, Siena

Player of the Year- Momo Jones, Iona


MAC
Regular Season Champ- Ohio
The Rest (East)- Akron, Miami OH, Kent St., Buffalo, Bowling Green
The Rest (West)- Toledo, Eastern Michigan, Ball St., Western Michigan, Northern Illinois, Central Michigan

Player of the Year- DJ Cooper, Ohio


MEAC
Regular Season Champ- Savannah St.
The Rest- Delaware St., Bethune-Cookman, Norfolk St., Howard, Morgan St., NC A&T, NC Central, Hampton, MD Eastern Shore, Florida A&M, Coppin St., South Carolina St.

Player of the Year- Tahj Tate, Delaware St.

Preseason Predictions II

C-USA
Regular Season Champ- Memphis
Bubble Teams- UCF, UTEP, Marshall, Southern Miss
The Rest- Tulsa, UAB, Houston, Tulane, SMU, Eastern Carolina, Rice

Player of the Year- DeAndre Kane, Marshall  


CAA
Regular Season Champ- Drexel
Bubble Teams- Delaware, George Mason, Old Dominion
The Rest- Northeastern, UNC Wilmington, William & Mary, Hofstra, James Madison, Georgia St., Towson

Player of the Year- Jamelle Hagins, Delaware  


Big West
Regular Season Champ- Cal State Fullerton
The Rest- Long Beach St., Pacific, Hawaii, UC Irvine, UCSB, Cal Poly, Cal State Northridge, UC Davis, UC Riverside

Player of the Year- DJ Seeley, Cal State Fullerton  


Horizon
Regular Season Champ- Valparaiso
The Rest- Detroit, Green Bay, Wright St., Youngstown St., Cleveland St., Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Illinois-Chicago, Loyola Chicago

Player of the Year- Ray McCallum, Detroit


Ivy
Regular Season Champ- Princeton
The Rest- Harvard, Penn, Cornell, Yale, Columbia, Dartmouth, Brown

Player of the Year- Ian Hummer, Princeton