Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Bracket Update- 11/29

1 Seeds
Duke (ACC)
Villanova (Big East)
Kentucky (SEC)
Kansas (Big 12)

2 Seeds
North Carolina
Oregon (Pac-12)
Wisconsin (Big Ten)
Xavier

3 Seeds
Indiana
West Virginia
UCLA
Virginia

4 Seeds
Florida
Arizona
Michigan St.
Georgia

5 Seeds
San Diego St. (Mt. West)
Dayton (A-10)
Ohio St.
Purdue

6 Seeds
Virginia Tech
Louisville
Cal
Pittsburgh

7 Seeds
Creighton
Syracuse
Michigan
Gonzaga (WCC)

8 Seeds
Davidson
Wichita St. (MVC)
VCU
Baylor

9 Seeds
Marquette
St. Mary’s
Maryland
Texas A&M

10 Seeds
Seton Hall
Florida St.
Rhode Island
Cincinnati (American)

11 Seeds
Butler
Colorado
Iowa St.
Princeton (Ivy)

12 Seeds
Monmouth (MAAC)
Stanford*
Notre Dame*
Houston*
Texas*
UNC Wilmington (CAA)

13 Seeds
Valparaiso (Horizon)
Ohio (MAC)
UAB (C-USA)
Belmont (OVC)

14 Seeds
Long Beach St. (Big West)
Chattanooga (Southern)
UT Arlington (Sun Belt)
Sam Houston St. (Southland)

15 Seeds
North Dakota St. (Summit)
Vermont (Am East)
Florida Gulf Coast (A-Sun)
New Mexico St. (WAC)

16 Seeds
Lehigh (Patriot)
Winthrop (Big South)
FDU (NEC)*
Weber St. (Big Sky)*
South Carolina St. (MEAC)*
Mississippi Valley St. (SWAC)*

*-play-in game

Play-in Games
Stanford v Notre Dame
Houston v Texas
FDU v South Carolina St.
Weber St. v Mississippi Valley St.

ACC- 9
Big Ten- 7
Pac-12- 6
Big East- 6
Big 12- 5
SEC- 4
A-10- 4
American- 2
WCC- 2

In
Butler
Notre Dame
Cincinnati

Out
Connecticut
Oklahoma
Vanderbilt

First Four Out
USC, NC State, South Carolina, Utah

Also Considered
Temple, Ole Miss, Miami Fl., Clemson, Oklahoma, Alabama, Northwestern, Air Force, Iowa, BYU, New Mexico, Vanderbilt, UConn, Arizona St., LSU, Georgetown, Harvard

Friday, November 11, 2016

Preseason Bracket

1 Seeds
Wisconsin (Big Ten)
Duke (ACC)
Villanova (Big East)
Kentucky (SEC)

2 Seeds
North Carolina
Oregon (Pac-12)
Xavier
Kansas (Big 12)

3 Seeds
Michigan St.
Indiana
West Virginia
UCLA

4 Seeds
Virginia
Georgia
Arizona
Florida

5 Seeds
San Diego St. (Mt. West)
Dayton (A-10)
Ohio St.
Purdue

6 Seeds
UConn (American)
Virginia Tech
Louisville
Cal

7 Seeds
Pittsburgh
Davidson
Syracuse
Marquette

8 Seeds
Wichita St. (MVC)
VCU
Creighton
Michigan

9 Seeds
Gonzaga (WCC)
Seton Hall
Princeton (Ivy)
Texas A&M

10 Seeds
Baylor
Vanderbilt
St. Mary’s
Maryland

11 Seeds
Florida St.
Rhode Island
Colorado
Oklahoma

12 Seeds
Monmouth (MAAC)
Houston*
Texas*
Iowa St.*
Stanford*
UNC Wilmington (CAA)

13 Seeds
Valparaiso (Horizon)
Ohio (MAC)
UAB (C-USA)
Belmont (OVC)

14 Seeds
Long Beach St. (Big West)
Chattanooga (Southern)
UT Arlington (Sun Belt)
Sam Houston St. (Southland)

15 Seeds
North Dakota St. (Summit)
Vermont (Am East)
Florida Gulf Coast (A-Sun)
New Mexico St. (WAC)

16 Seeds
Lehigh (Patriot)
Winthrop (Big South)
FDU (NEC)*
Weber St. (Big Sky)*
South Carolina St. (MEAC)*
Mississippi Valley St. (SWAC)*

*-play-in game

Play-in Games
Houston v Texas
Iowa St. v Stanford
FDU v South Carolina St.
Weber St. v Mississippi Valley St.

ACC- 8
Big Ten- 7
Big 12- 6
Pac-12- 6
Big East- 5
SEC- 5
A-10- 4
American- 2
WCC- 2

First Four Out
Cincinnati, Clemson, Harvard, Georgetown

Also Considered
Miami Fl., Notre Dame, Alabama, BYU, Butler, Iowa, New Mexico, USC, NC State, Arizona St., LSU, Illinois, Utah, Temple, Ole Miss, Northwestern, South Carolina, Santa Clara, Air Force

Preseason Predictions VIII

All-American Team
G- Dedric Lawson, Memphis
G- Grayson Allen, Duke*
G- Josh Hart, Villanova
F- Nigel Hayes, Wisconsin
F- Dillon Brooks, Oregon

*-National Player of the Year


Conference Players of the Year

A-10Jack GibbsDavidson
Am EastJairus LylesUMBC
AmericanDedric LawsonMemphis
ACCGrayson AllenDuke
A-SunDallas MooreNorth Florida
Big 12Monte MorrisIowa St.
Big EastJosh HartVillanova
Big SkyQuinton HookerNorth Dakota
Big SouthKeon JohnsonWinthrop
Big TenNigel HayesWisconsin
Big WestTre' CogginsCS Fullerton
CAAChris FlemmingsUNC Wilmington
C-USAJeremy CombsNorth Texas
HorizonAlec PetersValparaiso
IvyHenry CarusoPrinceton
MAACBrett BispingSiena
MACAntonio CampbellOhio
MEACJames DanielHoward
MVCSean O'BrienSouthern Illinois
Mt. WestElijah BrownNew Mexico
NECJerome FrinkLong Island
OVCEvan BraddsBelmont
Pac-10Dillon BrooksOregon
PatriotTim KemptonLehigh
SECJJ FrazierGeorgia
SouthernQJ PetersonVMI
SouthlandZeek WoodleyNorthwestern St.
SWACDerrick GriffinTexas Southern
SummitJohn KoncharIPFW
Sun BeltKevin HerveyUT Arlington
WCCJared BrownridgeSanta Clara
WACJoshua BraunGrand Canyon

Preseason Predictions VII

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

First Team All-Big 12
G- Phil Forte III, Oklahoma St.
G- Monte Morris, Iowa St.
G- Frank Mason III, Kansas 
F- Josh Jackson, Kansas
F- Zach Smith, Texas Tech


Pac-12
Regular Season Champ- Oregon
Tournament Locks- UCLA, Arizona
Possible Tournament Teams- Cal, Colorado, Stanford, USC, Arizona St., Utah
The Rest- Washington, Washington St., Oregon St. 

First Team All-Pac-12
G- Isaac Hamilton, UCLA
G- Jordan McLaughlin, USC
G- Dillon Brooks, Oregon
F- Ivan Rabb, California
F- Josh Hawkinson, Washington St.


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

First Team All-SEC
G- JJ Frazier, Georgia*
G- Isaiah Briscoe, Kentucky
G- Sindarius Thornwell, South Carolina
F- Yante Maten, Georgia
F- Sebastian Saiz, Ole Miss