This bracket will need a lot of help if Duke or Tennesse lose tomorrow. The other 3 games should be easy enough to fix (Big Ten, Big West, & Southland)...
Auto bids are in CAPS. Championship: Memphis (S) / Glendale (W) winner vs. Boston (E) / Indianapolis (M) winner.
Memphis (S)
(1S) LOUISVILLE (27-5) vs. (16S) Play-In Game @Dayton
(8S) Oklahoma St (22-11) vs. (9S) Michigan (19-13) @Dayton
(5S) Arizona St (24-8) vs. (12S) N IOWA (22-10) @Boise
(4S) Florida St (24-8) vs. (13S) STE F AUSTIN (19-7) @Boise
(6S) W Virginia (23-11) vs. (11S) TEMPLE (21-11) @Miami
(3S) Wake Forest (24-6) vs. (14S) AMERICAN (24-7) @Miami
(7S) UTAH (23-8) vs. (10S) USC (20-12) @Minneapolis
(2S) Michigan St (26-5) vs. (15S) CORNELL (19-9) @Minneapolis
Glendale (W)
(1W) Pittsburgh (27-4) vs. (16W) CAL ST NRDGE (15-13) @Dayton
(8W) Butler (25-5) vs. (9W) Texas A&M (22-9) @Dayton
(5W) Illinois (24-8) vs. (12W) W KENTUCKY (23-8) @Portland
(4W) Washington (24-8) vs. (13W) N DAKOTA ST (24-6) @Portland
(6W) Clemson (23-8) vs. (11W) Wisconsin (18-12) @Portland
(3W) Oklahoma (27-5) vs. (14W) AKRON (21-12) @Portland
(7W) Marquette (24-9) vs. (10W) UTAH STATE (28-4) @Kansas City
(2W) MEMPHIS (30-3) vs. (15W) E TENN ST (21-10) @Kansas City
Boston (E)
(1E) N Carolina (27-3) vs. (16E) MORGAN ST (21-11) @Greensboro
(8E) LSU (26-6) vs. (9E) California (22-10) @Greensboro
(5E) GONZAGA (25-5) vs. (12E) Dayton (26-7) @Miami
(4E) PURDUE (23-9) vs. (13E) CLEVELAND ST (22-10) @Miami
(6E) UCLA (25-8) vs. (11E) Maryland (20-12) @Minneapolis
(3E) MISSOURI (26-6) vs. (14E) PORTLAND ST (20-9) @Minneapolis
(7E) BYU (24-7) vs. (10E) Minnesota (21-10) @Philadelphia
(2E) Connecticut (27-4) vs. (15E) ROB MORRIS (24-10) @Philadelphia
Indianapolis (M)
(1M) DUKE (26-6) vs. (16M) MOREHEAD ST (17-15) @Greensboro
(8M) Texas (22-11) vs. (9M) SIENA (26-7) @Greensboro
(5M) Xavier (25-7) vs. (12M) Arizona (19-13) @Boise
(4M) Syracuse (25-8) vs. (13M) VCU (24-9) @Boise
(6M) TENNESSEE (20-11) vs. (11M) San Diego St (21-8) @Philadelphia
(3M) Villanova (26-7) vs. (14M) BINGHAMTON (21-8) @Philadelphia
(7M) Ohio State (21-9) vs. (10M) Boston Col (22-11) @Kansas City
(2M) Kansas (25-7) vs. (15M) RADFORD (18-11) @Kansas City
Play-In Game: (16S) Chattanooga vs. Alabama State @Dayton
Last Four In: San Diego St (21-8), Wisconsin (18-12), Arizona (19-13), Dayton (26-7)
Added: USC (20-12), Maryland (20-12), TEMPLE (21-11), AKRON (21-12)
Dropped: Penn State (22-11), Creighton (26-7), Florida (23-10), Buffalo (21-10)
NIT 1 Seeds: Creighton (26-7), St Marys (24-6), Auburn (21-10), Penn State (22-11)
NIT 2 Seeds: UNLV (21-10), New Mexico (21-11), VA Tech (18-14), Florida (23-10)
NIT 3 Seeds: S Carolina (21-9), Miami (FL) (17-12), Tulsa (23-9), Providence (19-13)
NIT 4 Seeds: Davidson (25-7), Miss State (20-12), Duquesne (21-11), Baylor (19-13)
Moving Up: DUKE (26-6), Kansas (25-7), MISSOURI (26-6), PURDUE (23-9), Florida St (24-8), Arizona St (24-8), Clemson (23-8), Ohio State (21-9), Marquette (24-9), Texas A&M (22-9)
Moving Down: Michigan St (26-5), Wake Forest (24-6), Villanova (26-7), Washington (24-8), Xavier (25-7), TENNESSEE (20-11), UCLA (25-8), BYU (24-7), Texas (22-11), LSU (26-6)
Top 5 First Round Individual Matchups
Game 1: (8E) LSU vs. (9E) California @ Greensboro: Marcus Thornton (20.9 PPG) / Jerome Randle (18.4 PPG)
Game 2: (4M) Syracuse vs. (13M) Virginia Commonwealth @ Boise: Jonny Flynn (17.7 PPG) / Eric Maynor (22.4 PPG)
Game 3: (3S) Wake Forest vs. (14S) American @ Miami: Jeff Teague (19.1 PPG) / Garrison Carr (17.8 PPG)
Game 4: (6S) West Virginia vs. (11S) Temple @ Miami: Da'Sean Butler (17.3 PPG) / Dionte Christmas (18.9 PPG)
Game 5: (1E) North Carolina vs. (16E) Morgan State @ Greensboro: Tyler Hansbrough (21.4 PPG) / Reggie Holmes (16.8 PPG)
Top 5 Potential Second Round Individual Matchups (Assumes Seeds 12 or Better Advance)
Game 1: (1E) North Carolina vs. (8E) LSU @ Greensboro: Tyler Hansbrough (21.4 PPG) / Marcus Thornton (20.9 PPG)
Game 2: (5S) Arizona State vs. (4S) Florida State @ Boise: James Harden (21.1 PPG) / Toney Douglas (20.9 PPG)
Game 3: (11S) Temple vs. (3S) Wake Forest @ Miami: Dionte Christmas (18.9 PPG) / Jeff Teague (19.1 PPG)
Game 4: (12M) Arizona vs. (4M) Syracuse @ Boise: Jordan Hill (18.5 PPG) / Jonny Flynn (17.7 PPG)
Game 5: (7W) Marquette vs. (2W) Memphis @ Kansas City: Jerel McNeal (19.7 PPG) / Tyreke Evans (16.6 PPG)
My First & Second Round Ticket For Thursday & Saturday Games:
Kansas City: Kevin Tiggs (21.5 PPG), Jerel McNeal (19.7 PPG), Sherron Collins (18.3 PPG), Tyrese Rice (17.1 PPG), Gary Wilkinson (17 PPG)
My First & Second Round Ticket For Friday & Sunday Games:
Boise: Eric Maynor (22.4 PPG), James Harden (21.1 PPG), Toney Douglas (20.9 PPG), Jordan Hill (18.5 PPG), Jonny Flynn (17.7 PPG)





