Beer

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)

Prior to the start of the Big East Championship game...

1: LOUISVILLE (27-5), Pittsburgh (27-4), N Carolina (27-3), DUKE (26-6)
2: Connecticut (27-4), MEMPHIS (30-3), Kansas (25-7), Michigan St (26-5)
3: Wake Forest (24-6), Villanova (26-7), MISSOURI (26-6), Oklahoma (27-5)
4: Florida St (24-8), PURDUE (23-9), Washington (24-8), Syracuse (25-8)
5: GONZAGA (25-5), Illinois (24-8), Xavier (25-7), Arizona St (24-8)
6: UCLA (25-8), TENNESSEE (20-11), Clemson (23-8), W Virginia (23-11)
7: BYU (24-7), UTAH (23-8), Ohio State (21-9), Marquette (24-9)
8: LSU (26-6), Butler (25-5), Texas (22-11), Oklahoma St (22-11)
9: California (22-10), Texas A&M (22-9), SIENA (26-7), Michigan (19-13)
10: USC (20-12), Boston Col (22-11), UTAH STATE (28-4), Minnesota (21-10)
11: Maryland (20-12), Wisconsin (18-12), San Diego St (21-8), TEMPLE (21-11)
12: W KENTUCKY (23-8), Arizona (19-13), N IOWA (22-10), Dayton (26-7)
13: VCU (24-9), N DAKOTA ST (24-6), CLEVELAND ST (22-10), BUFFALO (21-10)
14: BINGHAMTON (21-8), STE F AUSTIN (19-7), PORTLAND ST (20-9), AMERICAN (24-7)
15: E TENN ST (21-10), ROB MORRIS (24-10), CORNELL (19-9), RADFORD (18-11)
16: CAL ST NRDGE (15-13), MOREHEAD ST (17-15), MORGAN ST (21-11)

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)
Dropped: Penn State (22-11), Creighton (26-7), Florida (23-10)

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)

1: N CAROLINA (27-3), Pittsburgh (27-4), MICHIGAN ST (26-5), LOUISVILLE (27-5)
2: Duke (26-6), MEMPHIS (30-3), Connecticut (27-4), Kansas (25-7)
3: Wake Forest (24-6), Villanova (26-7), Oklahoma (27-5), MISSOURI (26-6)
4: Washington (24-8), ARIZONA ST (24-8), Illinois (24-8), Syracuse (25-8)
5: GONZAGA (25-5), Florida St (24-8), Xavier (25-7), TENNESSEE (20-11)
6: Purdue (23-9), UCLA (25-8), LSU (26-6), Clemson (23-8)
7: Marquette (24-9), UTAH (23-8), W Virginia (23-11), BYU (24-7)
8: Ohio State (21-9), Butler (25-5), Texas (22-11), Oklahoma St (22-11)
9: SIENA (26-7), Boston Col (22-11), California (22-10), Michigan (19-13)
10: San Diego St (21-8), UTAH STATE (28-4), TEMPLE (21-11), Minnesota (21-10)
11: Wisconsin (18-12), Maryland (20-12), Texas A&M (22-9), Creighton (26-7)
12: W KENTUCKY (23-8), Dayton (26-7), Arizona (19-13), N IOWA (22-10)
13: VCU (24-9), AMERICAN (24-7), CLEVELAND ST (22-10), BUFFALO (21-10)
14: BINGHAMTON (21-8), N DAKOTA ST (24-6), PORTLAND ST (20-9), STE F AUSTIN (19-7)
15: E TENN ST (21-10), ROB MORRIS (24-10), RADFORD (18-11), CORNELL (19-9)
16: MORGAN ST (21-11), MOREHEAD ST (17-15), CAL ST NRDGE (15-13)

Play-In Game: (16S) Chattanooga vs. Alabama State @Dayton

Last Four In: Creighton (26-7), Maryland (20-12), Dayton (26-7), Arizona (19-13)

Added: TEMPLE (21-11), Maryland (20-12)
Dropped: Penn State (22-11), Florida (23-10)

NIT 1 Seeds: Penn State (22-11), Auburn (21-10), USC (20-12), S Carolina (21-9)
NIT 2 Seeds: UNLV (21-10), New Mexico (21-11), St Marys (24-6), VA Tech (18-14)
NIT 3 Seeds: Florida (23-10), Miami (FL) (17-12), Providence (19-13), Tulsa (23-9)
NIT 4 Seeds: Davidson (25-7), Duquesne (21-11), Baylor (19-13), UAB (22-11)

Moving Up: Kansas (25-7), Duke (26-6), MISSOURI (26-6), ARIZONA ST (24-8), Illinois (24-8), Clemson (23-8), LSU (26-6), Marquette (24-9), Boston Col (22-11), San Diego St (21-8)
Moving Down: Wake Forest (24-6), Villanova (26-7), Washington (24-8), Xavier (25-7), UCLA (25-8), W Virginia (23-11), BYU (24-7), Texas (22-11), Wisconsin (18-12), Dayton (26-7)

OK - So there's a slight twist here.  We're going to pick all of the remaining games.  However, you must pick Sunday's games before any of the potential teams start playing today.  For example, I picked Illinois over Purdue (1 point) and Michigan State over Ohio State (12 points).  In the Big Ten Championship game, I took Michigan State over Illinois (8 points).  So, if Michigan State wins today, I get 12 points and then have a chance at the extra 8 points.  However, if they lose today, I lose 20 points (12 for today and 8 for tomorrow).  Looking forward to seeing some of your strategies...

I will do my best to post scoring updates whenever possible.  At the end of the day on Sunday, we will have our National Champion.  Not to be overshadowed by the Championship match, the Beer Inviational Tournament is also up for grabs.  Just when you think you've got a chance at winning the BIT, one of the big shots from the Championship Bracket (Fishstick) moves down and sets us back!  Who's idea was this any way???  Good luck to everyone... Bragging rights for the next year are on the line.

Road To The Final Beer - Championship Bracket
(1W) huskyonspeed (244-136) vs. (2S) hoosierguy1019 (221-150)

BIT (Beer Invitational Tournament) Results
1) 367pts: Fishstick (243-134)
2) 337pts: BoilerBadger (195-104)
3) 327pts: Beer (238-136)
4) 314pts: Diabetic8025 (97-68)
5) 214pts: NCAABKJNKY81 (125-95)
6) 210pts: apoloniaSeeker (165-81)
7) 203pts: dantheman4250 (236-138)
8) 186pts: GeoMapster (175-106)
9) 177pts: Badgerboy1183 (167-93)
10) 174pts: huskerpower24 (142-75)
11) 159pts: gonzagafan62 (169-94)
12) 154pts: Lobofan2003 (200-115)
13) 149pts: bkballer1129 (163-91)
14) 84pts: GoCavs33 (117-62)
15) 77pts: s0merand0mdude (94-38)
16) 28pts: Cameron Crazy (135-89)
17) 9pts: RebelPatriot23 (23-11)

Championship Round Games (First Game starts at 11:00 ET)
1-Alabama State over Jackson State
2-Baylor over Missouri
3-Binghamton over Maryland-Baltimore County
4-Buffalo over Akron
5-Illinois over Purdue
6-Louisville over Syracuse
7-LSU over Mississippi State
8-Maryland over Duke
9-Memphis over Tulsa
10-Michigan State over Ohio State
11-Morgan State over Norfolk State
12-North Carolina over Florida State
13-Northridge over Pacific
14-San Diego State over Utah
15-Temple over Duquesne
16-Tennessee over Auburn
17-Arizona State over USC
18-Utah State over Nevada
19-ACC Winner over ACC Loser
20-Big Ten Winner over Big Ten Loser
21-SEC Winner over SEC Loser
22-Stephen F. Austin over UT-San Antonio

Actually, there are now 50 games left and this bracket is based on my projected results for all of those games.  Of course, I'll get a bunch of them wrong but it provides me with a pretty good framework for how I think things will look on Selection Sunday.  I will continue to adjust as the games finish because virtually every game has an impact.  Here's how I have things playing out...

Conference Tournament Winners
ACC: N CAROLINA (26-3)
America East: BINGHAMTON (21-8)
Atlantic 10: XAVIER (25-6)
Big 12: TEXAS (22-10)
Big East: VILLANOVA (26-6)
Big Ten: MICHIGAN ST (25-5)
Big West: CAL ST NRDGE (14-13)
Conference USA: MEMPHIS (29-3)
MEAC: MORGAN ST (20-11)
Mid-American: BUFFALO (20-10)
Mountain West: BYU (24-6)
Pac 10: UCLA (25-7)
Southeastern: TENNESSEE (19-11)
Southland: STE F AUSTIN (18-7)
SWAC: ALABAMA ST (18-9)
Western Athletic: UTAH STATE (27-4)

Auto bids are in CAPS.  Championship: Indianapolis (M) / Memphis (S) winner vs. Glendale (W) / Boston (E) winner.

Indianapolis (M)
(1M) N CAROLINA (26-3) vs. (16M) MOREHEAD ST (17-15) @Greensboro
(8M) Marquette (24-9) vs. (9M) Michigan (19-12) @Greensboro
(5M) GONZAGA (25-5) vs. (12M) Florida (23-9) @Boise
(4M) XAVIER (25-6) vs. (13M) AMERICAN (23-7) @Boise
(6M) Purdue (22-9) vs. (11M) Texas A&M (22-9) @Portland
(3M) Washington (24-7) vs. (14M) BINGHAMTON (21-8) @Portland
(7M) Utah (22-8) vs. (10M) Boston Col (22-10) @Philadelphia
(2M) Connecticut (27-4) vs. (15M) ROB MORRIS (24-10) @Philadelphia

Memphis (S)
(1S) Louisville (26-5) vs. (16S) MORGAN ST (20-11) @Kansas City
(8S) Oklahoma St (22-10) vs. (9S) Dayton (26-6) @Kansas City
(5S) Illinois (23-8) vs. (12S) N IOWA (22-10) @Portland
(4S) UCLA (25-7) vs. (13S) N DAKOTA ST (24-6) @Portland
(6S) W Virginia (23-10) vs. (11S) San Diego St (20-8) @Minneapolis
(3S) Oklahoma (27-5) vs. (14S) PORTLAND ST (20-9) @Minneapolis
(7S) LSU (25-6) vs. (10S) Minnesota (21-9) @Greensboro
(2S) Wake Forest (24-5) vs. (15S) E TENN ST (21-10) @Greensboro

Glendale (W)
(1W) MICHIGAN ST (25-5) vs. (16W) CAL ST NRDGE (14-13) @Minneapolis
(8W) Butler (25-5) vs. (9W) SIENA (26-7) @Minneapolis
(5W) Florida St (23-8) vs. (12W) Arizona (19-13) @Miami
(4W) Syracuse (24-8) vs. (13W) VCU (24-9) @Miami
(6W) BYU (24-6) vs. (11W) Penn State (22-10) @Kansas City
(3W) Kansas (25-7) vs. (14W) STE F AUSTIN (18-7) @Kansas City
(7W) Clemson (23-8) vs. (10W) UTAH STATE (27-4) @Dayton
(2W) MEMPHIS (29-3) vs. (15W) RADFORD (18-11) @Dayton

Boston (E)
(1E) Pittsburgh (27-4) vs. (16E) Play-In Game @Dayton
(8E) Ohio State (20-9) vs. (9E) California (22-10) @Dayton
(5E) TENNESSEE (19-11) vs. (12E) W KENTUCKY (23-8) @Boise
(4E) Missouri (25-6) vs. (13E) CLEVELAND ST (22-10) @Boise
(6E) TEXAS (22-10) vs. (11E) Creighton (26-7) @Miami
(3E) Duke (25-6) vs. (14E) BUFFALO (20-10) @Miami
(7E) Arizona St (23-8) vs. (10E) Wisconsin (18-11) @Philadelphia
(2E) VILLANOVA (26-6) vs. (15E) CORNELL (19-9) @Philadelphia

Play-In Game: (16E) Chattanooga vs. Alabama State @Dayton

Last Four In: San Diego St (20-8), Creighton (26-7), Florida (23-9), Arizona (19-13)

Added: San Diego St (20-8), Creighton (26-7)
Dropped: UNLV (21-10), New Mexico (21-11)

NIT 1 Seeds: St Marys (23-6), VA Tech (18-13), Maryland (19-12), S Carolina (21-8)
NIT 2 Seeds: UNLV (21-10), New Mexico (21-11), Providence (19-13), Temple (20-11)
NIT 3 Seeds: Miami (FL) (17-12), Auburn (20-10), USC (19-12), Davidson (25-7)
NIT 4 Seeds: Miss State (19-12), UAB (22-10), Georgetown (16-14), Baylor (18-13)

Moving Up: Louisville (26-5), Wake Forest (24-5), VILLANOVA (26-6), UCLA (25-7), Syracuse (24-8), Florida St (23-8), BYU (24-6), W Virginia (23-10), TEXAS (22-10), Arizona St (23-8)
Moving Down: Connecticut (27-4), Kansas (25-7), Oklahoma (27-5), Illinois (23-8), Clemson (23-8), Marquette (24-9), Butler (25-5), California (22-10), Wisconsin (18-11), Texas A&M (22-9)

Top 5 First Round Individual Matchups
Game 1: (2S) Wake Forest vs. (15S) E. Tennessee State @ Greensboro: Jeff Teague (19.4 PPG) / Kevin Tiggs (21.5 PPG)
Game 2: (5W) Florida State vs. (12W) Arizona @ Miami: Toney Douglas (20.8 PPG) / Jordan Hill (18.5 PPG)
Game 3: (4W) Syracuse vs. (13W) Virginia Commonwealth @ Miami: Jonny Flynn (17.8 PPG) / Eric Maynor (22.4 PPG)
Game 4: (8M) Marquette vs. (9M) Michigan @ Greensboro: Jerel McNeal (19.7 PPG) / Manny Harris (17.1 PPG)
Game 5: (8E) Ohio State vs. (9E) California @ Dayton: Evan Turner (16.8 PPG) / Jerome Randle (18.4 PPG)

Top 5 Potential Second Round Individual Matchups (Assumes Seeds 12 or Better Advance)
Game 1: (1M) North Carolina vs. (8M) Marquette @ Greensboro: Tyler Hansbrough (21.1 PPG) / Jerel McNeal (19.7 PPG)
Game 2: (7S) LSU vs. (2S) Wake Forest @ Greensboro: Marcus Thornton (20.9 PPG) / Jeff Teague (19.4 PPG)
Game 3: (1E) Pittsburgh vs. (9E) California @ Dayton: Sam Young (18.7 PPG) / Jerome Randle (18.4 PPG)
Game 4: (5W) Florida State vs. (4W) Syracuse @ Miami: Toney Douglas (20.8 PPG) / Jonny Flynn (17.8 PPG)
Game 5: (6S) West Virginia vs. (3S) Oklahoma @ Minneapolis: Da'Sean Butler (17.2 PPG) / Blake Griffin (21.9 PPG)

My First & Second Round Ticket For Thursday & Saturday Games:
Greensboro: Kevin Tiggs (21.5 PPG), Tyler Hansbrough (21.1 PPG), Marcus Thornton (20.9 PPG), Jerel McNeal (19.7 PPG), Jeff Teague (19.4 PPG)

My First & Second Round Ticket For Friday & Sunday Games:
Dayton: Sam Young (18.7 PPG), Jerome Randle (18.4 PPG), Gary Wilkinson (17 PPG), Tyreke Evans (16.8 PPG), Evan Turner (16.8 PPG)

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NATIONAL INVITATION TOURNAMENT

(1) St Marys (23-6) vs. (8) Weber State (20-9)
(4) Kansas St (20-11) vs. (5) Rhode Island (22-10)
(3) USC (19-12) vs. (6) WI-Grn Bay (21-9)
(2) UNLV (21-10) vs. (7) Vanderbilt (19-12)

(1) VA Tech (18-13) vs. (8) Bowling Grn (17-12)
(4) UAB (22-10) vs. (5) Illinois St (24-9)
(3) Davidson (25-7) vs. (6) Stanford (18-13)
(2) Temple (20-11) vs. (7) Seton Hall (16-15)

(1) Maryland (19-12) vs. (8) TN Martin (20-9)
(4) Baylor (18-13) vs. (5) Niagara (26-8)
(3) Auburn (20-10) vs. (6) Geo Mason (22-10)
(2) Providence (19-13) vs. (7) NC State (16-14)

(1) S Carolina (21-8) vs. (8) Jacksonville (18-13)
(4) Georgetown (16-14) vs. (5) Wash State (17-15)
(3) Miami (FL) (17-12) vs. (6) Cincinnati (17-14)
(2) New Mexico (21-11) vs. (7) TX El Paso (19-12)

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL INVITATIONAL

(1W) Wyoming (17-12) vs. (4W) Oakland (21-12)
(2W) Wright State (20-13) vs. (3W) Evansville (15-13)

(1E) Alabama (16-13) vs. (4E) AR Lit Rock (23-8)
(2E) Old Dominion (21-10) vs. (3E) St Josephs (17-15)

(1S) Houston (21-10) vs. (4S) La Salle (18-13)
(2S) Northeastrn (18-12) vs. (3S) Col Charlestn (25-8)

(1M) Mississippi (16-15) vs. (4M) Miami (OH) (17-13)
(2M) Bradley (17-14) vs. (3M) Vermont (23-8)

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COLLEGEINSIDER POSTSEASON TOURNAMENT

(1) Portland (18-12) vs. (4) Drexel (15-14)
(2) N Mex State (17-14) vs. (3) Pacific (17-11)

(1) Akron (20-12) vs. (4) Fairfield (17-15)
(2) WI-Milwkee (15-14) vs. (3) Drake (16-15)

(1) Hofstra (20-11) vs. (4) Kent State (18-14)
(2) Saint Louis (17-14) vs. (3) Rider (19-12)

(1) Richmond (17-15) vs. (4) James Mad (19-14)
(2) Boise State (18-12) vs. (3) North Texas (19-12)

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Thursday's Results
1) Beer: 96 points (12-8) .457
2) hoosierguy1019: 76 points (13-7) .362
3) huskyonspeed: 68 points (12-8) .324
4) BoilerBadger: 66 points (13-7) .314
5) Diabetic8025: 62 points (14-6) .295
6) apoloniaSeeker: 30 points (14-6) .143
7) Fishstick: 28 points (12-8) .133
8) NCAABKJNKY81: 2 points (9-11) .10
9) GeoMapster: 0 points (12-8) .0
10) dantheman4250: -22 points (10-10) .-105

Road To The Final Beer - Championship Bracket
103 to 9: (2S) hoosierguy1019 (212-138) over (2E) dantheman4250 (226-127)
97 to 63: (1W) huskyonspeed (233-126) over (1M) Fishstick (231-125)

BIT (Beer Invitational Tournament) Results
1) 324pts: Beer (229-124)
2) 302pts: BoilerBadger (184-94)
3) 265pts: Diabetic8025 (86-58)
4) 174pts: huskerpower24 (142-75)
5) 171pts: apoloniaSeeker (155-73)
6) 165pts: GeoMapster (162-98)
7) 159pts: gonzagafan62 (169-94)
8) 155pts: NCAABKJNKY81 (113-86)
9) 154pts: Lobofan2003 (200-115)
10) 149pts: bkballer1129 (163-91)
11) 148pts: Badgerboy1183 (156-83)
12) 84pts: GoCavs33 (117-62)
13) 77pts: s0merand0mdude (94-38)
14) 28pts: Cameron Crazy (135-89)
15) 9pts: RebelPatriot23 (23-11)

Friday's Games
1-American over Holy Cross
2-Arizona State over Washington
3-Auburn over Florida
4-Baylor over Texas
5-Boston College over Duke
6-Brigham Young over San Diego State
7-Dayton over Duquesne
8-Illinois over Michigan
9-Kentucky over LSU
10-Louisville over Villanova
11-Maryland over Wake Forest
12-Michigan State over Minnesota
13-Mississippi State over South Carolina
14-Missouri over Oklahoma State
15-North Carolina over Virginia Tech
16-Ohio State over Wisconsin
17-Penn State over Purdue
18-Southern California over UCLA
19-Temple over Xavier
20-Utah over Wyoming
21-West Virginia over Syracuse

Road To The Final Beer - Championship Bracket
31 to 27: (2E) dantheman4250 (216-117) over (2S) hoosierguy1019 (199-131)
35 to 29: (1M) Fishstick (219-117) over (1W) huskyonspeed (221-118)

BIT (Beer Invitational Tournament) Results
1) 236pts: BoilerBadger (171-87)
2) 228pts: Beer (217-116)
3) 203pts: Diabetic8025 (72-52)
4) 174pts: huskerpower24 (142-75)
5) 165pts: GeoMapster (150-90)
6) 159pts: gonzagafan62 (169-94)
7) 154pts: Lobofan2003 (200-115)
8) 153pts: NCAABKJNKY81 (104-75)
9) 149pts: bkballer1129 (163-91)
10) 148pts: Badgerboy1183 (156-83)
11) 141pts: apoloniaSeeker (141-67)
12) 84pts: GoCavs33 (117-62)
13) 77pts: s0merand0mdude (94-38)
14) 28pts: Cameron Crazy (135-89)
15) 9pts: RebelPatriot23 (23-11)

Wednesday's Results
1) Beer: 73 points (12-1) .802
2) apoloniaSeeker: 51 points (9-4) .560
3) Badgerboy1183: 39 points (8-2) .709
4) gonzagafan62: 35 points (9-4) .385
5) Fishstick: 35 points (8-5) .385
6) dantheman4250: 31 points (9-4) .341
7) huskyonspeed: 29 points (7-6) .319
8) hoosierguy1019: 27 points (7-6) .297
9) Diabetic8025: 15 points (6-7) .165
10) NCAABKJNKY81: 11 points (7-6) .121
11) GeoMapster: 9 points (7-6) .99

Thursday's Games
1-Arizona over Arizona State
2-Boston College over Virginia
3-California over Southern California
4-Connecticut over Syracuse
5-Duquesne over Rhode Island
6-Houston over Texas-El Paso
7-Iowa over Michigan
8-Kansas State over Texas
9-Kentucky over Mississippi
10-Louisville over Providence
11-Marquette over Villanova
12-Maryland over North Carolina State
13-Miami (Fla.) over Virginia Tech
14-Minnesota over Northwestern
15-Missouri over Texas Tech
16-Oklahoma over Oklahoma State
17-Pittsburgh over West Virginia
18-Saint Joseph's over Temple
19-San Diego State over UNLV
20-UCLA over Washington State

Actually, there are now only 137 games left because 4 have gone final today (picked them all right for once).  Just like yesterday, I chose all of the winners in each and every game so I could create this bracket.  None of my projected winners have changed since yesterday.  However, Cleveland State knocked St. Mary’s out of my bracket while Portland State replaced Weber State.  They have both found a new home - playing against each other in the NIT.  Note: I did swap LSU and West Virginia in accordance with the bracketing procedures…

Auto bids are in CAPS.  Championship: Memphis (S) / Glendale (W) winner vs. Indianapolis (M) / Boston (E) winner.

Memphis (S)
(1S) N CAROLINA (26-3) vs. (16S) MOREHEAD ST (17-15) @Greensboro
(8S) W Virginia (21-10) vs. (9S) Texas A&M (22-8) @Greensboro
(5S) TENNESSEE (19-11) vs. (12S) Penn State (21-10) @Portland
(4S) XAVIER (24-6) vs. (13S) CLEVELAND ST (22-10) @Portland
(6S) Purdue (22-9) vs. (11S) UNLV (21-9) @Portland
(3S) Washington (23-7) vs. (14S) BUFFALO (19-10) @Portland
(7S) Texas (20-10) vs. (10S) Boston Col (21-10) @Miami
(2S) Louisville (25-5) vs. (15S) ROB MORRIS (23-10) @Miami

Glendale (W)
(1W) MICHIGAN ST (25-5) vs. (16W) CAL ST NRDGE (14-13) @Minneapolis
(8W) ARIZONA (19-12) vs. (9W) Dayton (25-6) @Minneapolis
(5W) Syracuse (22-8) vs. (12W) W KENTUCKY (23-8) @Miami
(4W) Clemson (23-7) vs. (13W) AMERICAN (23-7) @Miami
(6W) Butler (25-5) vs. (11W) UTAH STATE (26-4) @Greensboro
(3W) Wake Forest (24-5) vs. (14W) STE F AUSTIN (17-7) @Greensboro
(7W) BYU (23-6) vs. (10W) Minnesota (20-9) @Kansas City
(2W) KANSAS (25-6) vs. (15W) E TENN ST (21-10) @Kansas City

Indianapolis (M)
(1M) PITTSBURGH (27-3) vs. (16M) Play-In Game @Dayton
(8M) Wisconsin (18-11) vs. (9M) Utah (21-8) @Dayton
(5M) UCLA (24-7) vs. (12M) N IOWA (22-10) @Minneapolis
(4M) Missouri (24-6) vs. (13M) VCU (24-9) @Minneapolis
(6M) Marquette (23-8) vs. (11M) New Mexico (21-10) @Boise
(3M) Duke (25-6) vs. (14M) PORTLAND ST (19-9) @Boise
(7M) LSU (25-6) vs. (10M) Michigan (18-12) @Dayton
(2M) MEMPHIS (28-3) vs. (15M) CORNELL (19-9) @Dayton

Boston (E)
(1E) Connecticut (27-3) vs. (16E) MORGAN ST (19-11) @Philadelphia
(8E) Arizona St (22-8) vs. (9E) Oklahoma St (20-10) @Philadelphia
(5E) GONZAGA (25-5) vs. (12E) Florida (22-9) @Boise
(4E) Illinois (23-8) vs. (13E) N DAKOTA ST (24-6) @Boise
(6E) Florida St (23-8) vs. (11E) Ohio State (20-9) @Philadelphia
(3E) Villanova (25-6) vs. (14E) BINGHAMTON (21-8) @Philadelphia
(7E) California (22-9) vs. (10E) SIENA (26-7) @Kansas City
(2E) Oklahoma (27-4) vs. (15E) RADFORD (18-11) @Kansas City

Play-In Game: (16M) Chattanooga vs. Alabama State @Dayton

Last Four In: UNLV (21-9), New Mexico (21-10), Penn State (21-10), Florida (22-9)

Added: CLEVELAND ST (22-10), PORTLAND ST (19-9)
Dropped: St Marys (23-6), Weber State (20-9)

NIT 1 Seeds: St Marys (23-6), Maryland (18-12), Providence (18-12), S Carolina (21-8)
NIT 2 Seeds: San Diego St (19-8), Temple (19-11), Miami (FL) (17-11), Creighton (26-7)
NIT 3 Seeds: Northwestrn (17-12), Rhode Island (22-9), Davidson (25-7), VA Tech (17-13)
NIT 4 Seeds: Auburn (20-10), Georgetown (16-14), USC (18-12), Kansas St (20-10)

Moving Up: LSU (25-6), N IOWA (22-10), N DAKOTA ST (24-6)
Moving Down: W Virginia (21-10)

Top 5 First Round Individual Matchups
Game 1: (8E) Arizona State vs. (9E) Oklahoma State @ Philadelphia: James Harden (20.8 PPG) / James Anderson (18.9 PPG)
Game 2: (2W) Kansas vs. (15W) E. Tennessee State @ Kansas City: Sherron Collins (18.3 PPG) / Kevin Tiggs (21.5 PPG)
Game 3: (4M) Missouri vs. (13M) Virginia Commonwealth @ Minneapolis: DeMarre Carroll (17.1 PPG) / Eric Maynor (22.4 PPG)
Game 4: (7M) LSU vs. (10M) Michigan @ Dayton: Marcus Thornton (20.9 PPG) / Manny Harris (17.1 PPG)
Game 5: (6E) Florida State vs. (11E) Ohio State @ Philadelphia: Toney Douglas (20.8 PPG) / Evan Turner (16.8 PPG)

Top 5 Potential Second Round Individual Matchups (Assumes Seeds 12 or Better Advance)
Game 1: (7E) California vs. (2E) Oklahoma @ Kansas City: Jerome Randle (18.4 PPG) / Blake Griffin (22.1 PPG)
Game 2: (1S) North Carolina vs. (8S) West Virginia @ Greensboro: Tyler Hansbrough (21.1 PPG) / Da'Sean Butler (17.1 PPG)
Game 3: (7M) LSU vs. (2M) Memphis @ Dayton: Marcus Thornton (20.9 PPG) / Tyreke Evans (16.9 PPG)
Game 4: (11W) Utah State vs. (3W) Wake Forest @ Greensboro: Gary Wilkinson (16.9 PPG) / Jeff Teague (19.4 PPG)
Game 5: (6M) Marquette vs. (3M) Duke @ Boise: Jerel McNeal (20.1 PPG) / Gerald Henderson (16.6 PPG)

My First & Second Round Ticket For Thursday & Saturday Games:
Kansas City: Blake Griffin (22.1 PPG), Kevin Tiggs (21.5 PPG), Jerome Randle (18.4 PPG), Sherron Collins (18.3 PPG), Lee Cummard (17.1 PPG)

My First & Second Round Ticket For Friday & Sunday Games:
Dayton: Marcus Thornton (20.9 PPG), Sam Young (18.8 PPG), Ryan Wittman (18.5 PPG), Manny Harris (17.1 PPG), Tyreke Evans (16.9 PPG)

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NATIONAL INVITATION TOURNAMENT

(1) St Marys (23-6) vs. (8) Weber State (20-9)
(4) USC (18-12) vs. (5) Mississippi (16-14)
(3) VA Tech (17-13) vs. (6) Tulsa (21-9)
(2) San Diego St (19-8) vs. (7) Kentucky (19-12)

(1) Maryland (18-12) vs. (8) TN Martin (20-9)
(4) Georgetown (16-14) vs. (5) Miami (OH) (17-12)
(3) Rhode Island (22-9) vs. (6) Wash State (16-14)
(2) Creighton (26-7) vs. (7) NC State (16-13)

(1) Providence (18-12) vs. (8) Bowling Grn (16-12)
(4) Auburn (20-10) vs. (5) Baylor (16-13)
(3) Northwestrn (17-12) vs. (6) Illinois St (24-9)
(2) Temple (19-11) vs. (7) Niagara (26-8)

(1) S Carolina (21-8) vs. (8) Jacksonville (18-13)
(4) Kansas St (20-10) vs. (5) Cincinnati (17-14)
(3) Davidson (25-7) vs. (6) UAB (21-10)
(2) Miami (FL) (17-11) vs. (7) Stanford (17-12)

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL INVITATIONAL

(1W) TX El Paso (19-11) vs. (4W) Wyoming (16-12)
(2W) Nevada (18-11) vs. (3W) Wright State (20-13)

(1E) Geo Mason (22-10) vs. (4E) La Salle (18-12)
(2E) Seton Hall (16-14) vs. (3E) Bradley (17-14)

(1S) Vanderbilt (19-11) vs. (4S) Northeastrn (18-12)
(2S) Houston (19-10) vs. (3S) Old Dominion (21-10)

(1M) WI-Grn Bay (21-9) vs. (4M) Evansville (15-13)
(2M) Duquesne (18-11) vs. (3M) Alabama (15-13)

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COLLEGEINSIDER POSTSEASON TOURNAMENT

(1) Oakland (21-12) vs. (4) Drake (16-15)
(2) Portland (18-12) vs. (3) N Mex State (16-14)

(1) Vermont (23-8) vs. (4) Saint Louis (16-13)
(2) Boise State (18-11) vs. (3) WI-Milwkee (15-14)

(1) St Josephs (16-14) vs. (4) Central FL (16-13)
(2) Hofstra (20-11) vs. (3) Akron (19-12)

(1) Col Charlestn (25-8) vs. (4) Kent State (18-13)
(2) AR Lit Rock (23-8) vs. (3) Richmond (16-14)

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The Final Four is upon us and there aren't too many surprises.  Best of luck to all of you:

Road To The Final Beer - Championship Bracket
(2S) hoosierguy1019 (192-125) vs. (2E) dantheman4250 (207-113)
(1W) huskyonspeed (214-112) vs. (1M) Fishstick (211-112)

BIT (Beer Invitational Tournament) Results
1) 236pts: BoilerBadger (171-87)
2) 188pts: Diabetic8025 (66-45)
3) 174pts: huskerpower24 (142-75)
4) 156pts: GeoMapster (143-84)
5) 155pts: Beer (205-115)
6) 154pts: Lobofan2003 (200-115)
7) 149pts: bkballer1129 (163-91)
8) 142pts: NCAABKJNKY81 (97-69)
9) 124pts: gonzagafan62 (160-90)
10) 109pts: Badgerboy1183 (148-81)
11) 90pts: apoloniaSeeker (132-63)
12) 84pts: GoCavs33 (117-62)
13) 77pts: s0merand0mdude (94-38)
14) 28pts: Cameron Crazy (135-89)
15) 9pts: RebelPatriot23 (23-11)

Good luck to everyone as we scramble for recognition in the BIT.  Sadly enough, I start my uphill journey behind 2 people who didn't even submit picks during the Elite 8...

Schedule of Events
Final 4: Games from 03/11 (Wed) – 03/13 (Fri)
Finals: Games from 03/14 (Sat) – 03/15 (Sun)

Wednesday's Games
1-Baylor over Nebraska
2-Duquesne over Massachusetts
3-La Salle over Saint Louis
4-Marshall over Rice
5-Montana State over Portland State
6-Mount St. Mary's over Robert Morris
7-Notre Dame over West Virginia
8-Oregon over Washington State
9-Oregon State over Stanford
10-Richmond over St. Bonaventure
11-Seton Hall over Syracuse
12-Southern Miss over UCF
13-Texas A&M over Texas Tech 

By my count, there are 156 games left to be played between now and the Selection Show on Sunday.  I have made a valiant effort to choose the winners in each and every game in an attempt to prepare my latest bracket.  I put a handful of upsets in there just so I can prepare myself for the inevitable last minute adjustments.  Here are the results so far based on picking all 156 games (the only team I added was Florida over South Carolina but there were some significant seed changes):

Conference Tournament Winners
ACC: N CAROLINA (26-3)
America East: BINGHAMTON (21-8)
Atlantic Sun: E TENN ST (21-10)
Atlantic 10: XAVIER (24-6)
Big 12: KANSAS (25-6)
Big East: PITTSBURGH (27-3)
Big Sky: WEBER STATE (20-8)
Big South: RADFORD (18-11)
Big Ten: MICHIGAN ST (25-5)
Big West: CAL ST NRDGE (14-13)
Colonial Athletic: VCU (24-9)
Conference USA: MEMPHIS (28-3)
Horizon League: BUTLER (25-4)
Ivy League: CORNELL (19-9)
MAAC: SIENA (26-7)
MEAC: MORGAN ST (19-11)
Mid-American: BUFFALO (19-10)
Missouri Valley: N IOWA (22-10)
Mountain West: BYU (23-6)
Northeast: ROB MORRIS (23-10)
Ohio Valley: MOREHEAD ST (17-15)
Pac 10: ARIZONA (19-12)
Patriot League: AMERICAN (23-7)
Southeastern: TENNESSEE (19-11)
Southern: CHATTANOOGA (16-16)
Southland: STE F AUSTIN (17-7)
Summit: N DAKOTA ST (23-6)
Sun Belt: W KENTUCKY (22-8)
SWAC: ALABAMA ST (17-9)
Western Athletic: UTAH STATE (26-4)
West Coast: GONZAGA (25-5)

1: N CAROLINA (26-3), MICHIGAN ST (25-5), PITTSBURGH (27-3), Connecticut (27-3)
2: Oklahoma (27-4), KANSAS (25-6), Louisville (25-5), MEMPHIS (28-3)
3: Wake Forest (24-5), Washington (23-7), Villanova (25-6), Duke (25-6)
4: XAVIER (24-6), Missouri (24-6), Illinois (23-8), Clemson (23-7)
5: UCLA (24-7), TENNESSEE (19-11), GONZAGA (25-5), Syracuse (22-8)
6: Marquette (23-8), BUTLER (25-4), Florida St (23-8), Purdue (22-9)
7: BYU (23-6), W Virginia (21-10), California (22-9), Texas (20-10)
8: ARIZONA (19-12), Wisconsin (18-11), LSU (25-6), Arizona St (22-8)
9: Oklahoma St (20-10), Utah (21-8), Texas A&M (22-8), Dayton (25-6)
10: SIENA (26-7), Michigan (18-12), Minnesota (20-9), Boston Col (21-10)
11: Ohio State (20-9), New Mexico (21-10), UNLV (21-9), UTAH STATE (26-4)
12: Florida (22-9), Penn State (21-10), W KENTUCKY (22-8), St Marys (23-6)
13: N IOWA (22-10), AMERICAN (23-7), VCU (24-9), WEBER STATE (20-8)
14: BINGHAMTON (21-8), BUFFALO (19-10), STE F AUSTIN (17-7), N DAKOTA ST (23-6)
15: CORNELL (19-9), ROB MORRIS (23-10), RADFORD (18-11), E TENN ST (21-10)
16: CHATTANOOGA (16-16), MOREHEAD ST (17-15), CAL ST NRDGE (14-13), MORGAN ST (19-11)

Play-In Game: (16S) Chattanooga vs. Alabama State @Dayton

Last Four In: New Mexico (21-10), Penn State (21-10), St Marys (23-6), Florida (22-9)

Added: Florida (22-9), CHATTANOOGA (16-16)
Dropped: S Carolina (21-8), Col Charlestn (25-8)

NIT 1 Seeds: Creighton (26-7), Maryland (18-12), S Carolina (21-8), Providence (18-12)
NIT 2 Seeds: San Diego St (19-8), Miami (FL) (17-11), Northwestrn (17-12), Temple (19-11)
NIT 3 Seeds: Rhode Island (22-9), Davidson (25-7), Georgetown (16-13), Notre Dame (16-13)
NIT 4 Seeds: USC (18-12), Cincinnati (17-13), Kentucky (19-12), Mississippi (16-14)

Auto bids are in CAPS.  Championship: Indianapolis (M) / Memphis (S) winner vs. Boston (E) / Glendale (W) winner.

Indianapolis (M)
(1M) N CAROLINA (25-3) vs. (16M) MORGAN ST (19-11) @Greensboro
(8M) Arizona St (22-8) vs. (9M) Wisconsin (17-11) @Greensboro
(5M) Syracuse (22-8) vs. (12M) W KENTUCKY (20-8) @Boise
(4M) Missouri (24-6) vs. (13M) VCU (22-9) @Boise
(6M) LSU (25-6) vs. (11M) UNLV (21-9) @Portland
(3M) WASHINGTON (23-7) vs. (14M) N DAKOTA ST (22-6) @Portland
(7M) W Virginia (21-10) vs. (10M) Boston Col (21-10) @Minneapolis
(2M) MICHIGAN ST (24-5) vs. (15M) ROB MORRIS (22-10) @Minneapolis

Memphis (S)
(1S) Louisville (25-5) vs. (16S) Play-In Game @Dayton
(8S) Utah (21-8) vs. (9S) Oklahoma St (20-10) @Dayton
(5S) Illinois (23-8) vs. (12S) St Marys (22-5) @Portland
(4S) UCLA (24-7) vs. (13S) WEBER STATE (20-8) @Portland
(6S) Marquette (23-8) vs. (11S) Michigan (18-12) @Minneapolis
(3S) Kansas (25-6) vs. (14S) STE F AUSTIN (17-7) @Minneapolis
(7S) Tennessee (19-10) vs. (10S) Dayton (25-6) @Greensboro
(2S) Duke (25-5) vs. (15S) COL CHARLESTN (24-7) @Greensboro

Boston (E)
(1E) PITTSBURGH (27-3) vs. (16E) MOREHEAD ST (17-15) @Dayton
(8E) Ohio State (19-9) vs. (9E) Texas A&M (22-8) @Dayton
(5E) Florida St (22-8) vs. (12E) S Carolina (21-8) @Boise
(4E) XAVIER (24-6) vs. (13E) AMERICAN (22-7) @Boise
(6E) BUTLER (25-4) vs. (11E) Penn State (21-10) @Philadelphia
(3E) Villanova (25-6) vs. (14E) BINGHAMTON (20-8) @Philadelphia
(7E) BYU (23-6) vs. (10E) SIENA (24-7) @Kansas City
(2E) MEMPHIS (28-3) vs. (15E) E TENN ST (21-10) @Kansas City

Glendale (W)
(1W) OKLAHOMA (27-4) vs. (16W) RADFORD (18-11) @Kansas City
(8W) California (22-9) vs. (9W) Minnesota (20-9) @Kansas City
(5W) GONZAGA (23-5) vs. (12W) New Mexico (21-10) @Miami
(4W) Clemson (23-6) vs. (13W) N IOWA (21-10) @Miami
(6W) Purdue (22-8) vs. (11W) Arizona (19-12) @Miami
(3W) Wake Forest (23-5) vs. (14W) BUFFALO (18-10) @Miami
(7W) Texas (20-10) vs. (10W) UTAH STATE (26-4) @Philadelphia
(2W) Connecticut (27-3) vs. (15W) CORNELL (19-9) @Philadelphia

Play-In Game: (16S) Northridge vs. Alabama State @Dayton

Last Four In: Arizona (19-12), St Marys (22-5), New Mexico (21-10), S Carolina (21-8)

Added: St Marys (22-5), New Mexico (21-10), N IOWA (21-10), COL CHARLESTN (24-7), E TENN ST (21-10), MOREHEAD ST (17-15)
Dropped: Creighton (26-7), Maryland (18-12), San Diego St (19-8), Davidson (25-6), Jacksonville (18-13), TN Martin (20-9)

NIT 1 Seeds: Creighton (26-7), San Diego St (19-8), VA Tech (17-12), Providence (18-12)
NIT 2 Seeds: Maryland (18-12), Northwestrn (17-11), Davidson (25-6), Rhode Island (22-9)
NIT 3 Seeds: Florida (22-9), Miami (OH) (17-11), Miami (FL) (17-11), Auburn (20-10)
NIT 4 Seeds: Notre Dame (16-13), Temple (19-11), Kansas St (20-10), Kentucky (19-12)

Top 5 First Round Individual Matchups
Game 1: (5E) Florida State vs. (12E) South Carolina @ Boise: Toney Douglas (20.8 PPG) / Devan Downey (20.2 PPG)
Game 2: (4M) Missouri vs. (13M) Virginia Commonwealth @ Boise: DeMarre Carroll (17.1 PPG) / Eric Maynor (22.3 PPG)
Game 3: (6S) Marquette vs. (11S) Michigan @ Minneapolis: Jerel McNeal (20.1 PPG) / Manny Harris (17.1 PPG)
Game 4: (2E) Memphis vs. (15E) E. Tennessee State @ Kansas City: Tyreke Evans (16.9 PPG) / Kevin Tiggs (21.5 PPG)
Game 5: (1M) North Carolina vs. (16M) Morgan State @ Greensboro: Tyler Hansbrough (21.3 PPG) / Reggie Holmes (16.5 PPG)

Top 5 Potential Second Round Individual Matchups (Assumes Seeds 12 or Better Advance)
Game 1: (1M) North Carolina vs. (8M) Arizona State @ Greensboro: Tyler Hansbrough (21.3 PPG) / James Harden (20.8 PPG)
Game 2: (1W) Oklahoma vs. (8W) California @ Kansas City: Blake Griffin (22.1 PPG) / Jerome Randle (18.4 PPG)
Game 3: (6S) Marquette vs. (3S) Kansas @ Minneapolis: Jerel McNeal (20.1 PPG) / Sherron Collins (18.3 PPG)
Game 4: (11W) Arizona vs. (3W) Wake Forest @ Miami: Jordan Hill (18.5 PPG) / Jeff Teague (19.6 PPG)
Game 5: (1E) Pittsburgh vs. (8E) Ohio State @ Dayton: Sam Young (18.8 PPG) / Evan Turner (16.8 PPG)

My First & Second Round Ticket For Thursday & Saturday Games:
Kansas City: Blake Griffin (22.1 PPG), Kevin Tiggs (21.5 PPG), Jerome Randle (18.4 PPG), Lee Cummard (17.1 PPG), Tyreke Evans (16.9 PPG)

My First & Second Round Ticket For Friday & Sunday Games:
Boise: Eric Maynor (22.3 PPG), Toney Douglas (20.8 PPG), Devan Downey (20.2 PPG), Garrison Carr (17.6 PPG), Jonny Flynn (17.3 PPG)

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NATIONAL INVITATION TOURNAMENT

(1) Creighton (26-7) vs. (8) TN Martin (20-9)
(4) Notre Dame (16-13) vs. (5) Miss State (18-12)
(3) Miami (OH) (17-11) vs. (6) Tulsa (21-9)
(2) Northwestrn (17-11) vs. (7) WI-Grn Bay (21-9)

(1) San Diego St (19-8) vs. (8) Geo Mason (21-9)
(4) Kansas St (20-10) vs. (5) TX El Paso (19-11)
(3) Miami (FL) (17-11) vs. (6) USC (18-12)
(2) Rhode Island (22-9) vs. (7) Cleveland St (21-10)

(1) VA Tech (17-12) vs. (8) Jacksonville (18-13)
(4) Kentucky (19-12) vs. (5) Georgetown (16-13)
(3) Florida (22-9) vs. (6) Cincinnati (17-13)
(2) Davidson (25-6) vs. (7) Nebraska (18-11)

(1) Providence (18-12) vs. (8) Bowling Grn (15-12)
(4) Temple (19-11) vs. (5) Vanderbilt (18-11)
(3) Auburn (20-10) vs. (6) Illinois St (24-8)
(2) Maryland (18-12) vs. (7) Niagara (25-7)

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL INVITATIONAL

(1M) Wright State (20-13) vs. (4M) Hofstra (20-11)
(2M) Bradley (17-14) vs. (3M) Vermont (23-8)

(1S) Mississippi (16-14) vs. (4S) Boise State (18-11)
(2S) Northeastrn (18-12) vs. (3S) St Josephs (16-14)

(1E) Old Dominion (21-9) vs. (4E) Alabama (14-13)
(2E) Evansville (15-13) vs. (3E) La Salle (18-12)

(1W) Nevada (18-11) vs. (4W) Oakland (19-11)
(2W) AR Lit Rock (22-7) vs. (3W) Portland (18-11)

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COLLEGEINSIDER POSTSEASON TOURNAMENT

(1) WI-Milwkee (15-14) vs. (4) North Texas (18-11)
(2) Saint Louis (16-13) vs. (3) Fairfield (17-14)

(1) Portland St (18-9) vs. (4) Idaho (15-14)
(2) Troy (18-11) vs. (3) Pacific (16-11)

(1) N Mex State (16-14) vs. (4) James Mad (19-14)
(2) Central FL (16-13) vs. (3) Sam Hous St (14-11)

(1) Akron (18-11) vs. (4) Drexel (15-14)
(2) Rider (19-11) vs. (3) Drake (16-15)

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I don't have time to put them all in the regions (will do that tomorrow) but here are my initial thoughts.  Please note that this bracket is based on results to date plus my projected results through the end of Tuesday, 03/10/09:

1: N CAROLINA (25-3), Louisville (25-5), PITTSBURGH (27-3), OKLAHOMA (27-4)
2: MICHIGAN ST (24-5), Duke (25-5), MEMPHIS (28-3), Connecticut (27-3)
3: Villanova (25-6), Kansas (25-6), Wake Forest (23-5), WASHINGTON (23-7)
4: Missouri (24-6), UCLA (24-7), XAVIER (24-6), Clemson (23-6)
5: Illinois (23-8), GONZAGA (23-5), Florida St (22-8), Syracuse (22-8)
6: LSU (25-6), BUTLER (25-4), Purdue (22-8), Marquette (23-8)
7: Texas (20-10), BYU (23-6), Tennessee (19-10), W Virginia (21-10)
8: Ohio State (19-9), Utah (21-8), Arizona St (22-8), California (22-9)
9: Minnesota (20-9), Oklahoma St (20-10), Wisconsin (17-11), Texas A&M (22-8)
10: Dayton (25-6), SIENA (24-7), Boston Col (21-10), UTAH STATE (26-4)
11: Penn State (21-10), Arizona (19-12), Michigan (18-12), UNLV (21-9)
12: New Mexico (21-10), W KENTUCKY (20-8), St Marys (22-5), S Carolina (21-8)
13: VCU (22-9), AMERICAN (22-7), WEBER STATE (20-8), N IOWA (21-10)
14: N DAKOTA ST (22-6), BINGHAMTON (20-8), STE F AUSTIN (17-7), BUFFALO (18-10)
15: E TENN ST (21-10), ROB MORRIS (22-10), COL CHARLESTN (24-7), CORNELL (19-9)
16: CAL ST NRDGE (14-13), RADFORD (18-11), MORGAN ST (19-11), MOREHEAD ST (17-15)
16: Northridge (19-10), Radford (8-20), Morgan State (21-10), Morehead State (13-15)

Play-In Game: (16M) Northridge vs. Alabama State @Dayton

Last Four In: Arizona (19-12), St Marys (22-5), New Mexico (21-10), S Carolina (21-8)

Added: St Marys (22-5), New Mexico (21-10), N IOWA (21-10), COL CHARLESTN (24-7), E TENN ST (21-10), MOREHEAD ST (17-15)
Dropped: Creighton (26-7), Maryland (18-12), San Diego St (19-8), Davidson (25-6), Jacksonville (18-13), TN Martin (20-9)

NIT 1 Seeds: Creighton (26-7), San Diego St (19-8), VA Tech (17-12), Providence (18-12)
NIT 2 Seeds: Maryland (18-12), Northwestrn (17-11), Davidson (25-6), Rhode Island (22-9)
NIT 3 Seeds: Florida (22-9), Miami (FL) (17-11), Auburn (20-10), Notre Dame (16-13)
NIT 4 Seeds: Temple (19-11), Kansas St (20-10), Kentucky (19-12), Vanderbilt (18-11)

Deadline is at 7:00PM EST on Monday...

Monday / Tuesday Games
1-Butler over Cleveland State
2-Central Michigan over Eastern Michigan
3-Cincinnati over DePaul
4-Delaware State over Hampton
5-Florida A&M over Howard
6-George Mason over Virginia Commonwealth
7-Georgetown over St. John's
8-Idaho State over Portland State**
9-Montana State over Weber State**
10-North Texas over Western Kentucky
11-Notre Dame over Rutgers
12-Ohio over Western Michigan
13-Seton Hall over South Florida
14-Chattanooga over College of Charleston
15-Siena over Niagara
16-Arkansas-Little Rock over South Alabama
17-Gonzaga over St. Mary's

** I'm still a little unclear on the Portland State and Weber State games but I think Geo is right.  The lower remaining seed, Montana State should be facing the highest remaining seed, Weber State**

The link below is incorrect as is the schedule posted on ESPN:

Game 3: No. 2 Portland State vs. No. 6 Montana State , 7 p.m.
Game 4: No. 1 Weber State vs. No. 4 Idaho State, 9:30 p.m.

I still don't believe it.  After 50 games, we ended with a tie in the South region!  Based on my previous posts, Lobofan2003 advances on the tiebreaker.  He’ll advance to take on hoosierguy1019 who easily scored the most points.  The East region included an embarrassing win (Beer) and the largest margin of victory by dantheman4250.  If all goes as planned, Dan should beat me by 100 points in the next round.  The Midwest had 2 easy wins with Fishstick and BoilerBadger almost doubling up their opponents.  Finally, we had the only Sweet 16 upset in the West region.  With the #1 seed and the #4 seed both posting negative points on Saturday, our BIT invitee, NCAABKJNKY81, stunned huskyonspeed.  He will advance to take on bkballer1129 in the Elite 8.

Please double check the results below and let me know if I made any mistakes.

Head-To-Head Results
131 to 131: (1S) Lobofan2003 (189-99) ties (4S) Diabetic8025 (66-45)
205 to 129: (2S) hoosierguy1019 (178-112) over (3S) huskerpower24 (142-75)
57 to 49: (1E) Beer (194-109) over (4E) Badgerboy1183 (131-71)
161 to 75: (2E) dantheman4250 (197-106) over (3E) GeoMapster (127-73)
150 to 73: (1M) Fishstick (194-102) over (4M) gonzagafan62 (160-90)
167 to 84: (2M) BoilerBadger (157-74) over (3M) GoCavs33 (117-62)
93 to 89: (4W) NCAABKJNKY81 (83-56) over (1W) huskyonspeed (200-99)
104 to 35: (2W) bkballer1129 (150-77) over (3W) apoloniaSeeker (132-63)

BIT (Beer Invitational Tournament) Results
1) 77pts: s0merand0mdude (94-38)
2) 28pts: Cameron Crazy (135-89)
3) 9pts: RebelPatriot23 (23-11)

All games start 2:00PM EST or later.

1-North Carolina over Duke
2-Maryland-Baltimore County over Albany
3-Northern Iowa over Illinois State
4-Miami (Ohio) over Buffalo
5-Northwestern over Ohio State
6-North Texas over Middle Tennessee
7-Davidson over College of Charleston
8-Virginia Commonwealth over Old Dominion
9-Florida State over Virginia Tech
10-IUPUI over Southern Utah

These are NOT my picks but I wanted to get them posted.  All of these games start tomorrow at 12:00PM EST or later:

1-Arizona over Stanford
2-Arizona State over California
3-Austin Peay over Morehead State
4-Bradley over Northern Iowa
5-Cleveland State over Green Bay
6-Connecticut over Pittsburgh
7-Creighton over Illinois State
8-E. Tennessee State over Jacksonville
9-Florida over Kentucky
10-Hofstra over Old Dominion
11-Marquette over Syracuse
12-Maryland over Virginia
13-Miami (Fla.) over North Carolina State
14-Michigan over Minnesota
15-Missouri over Texas A&M
16-New Hampshire over Stony Brook
17-New Mexico over Wyoming
18-Oklahoma over Oklahoma State
19-Radford over VMI
20-San Diego State over UNLV

- 3 Automatic bids are on the line tomorrow (ASUN, BSOU, OVC)
- 5 Conference tournament games (AEAST, COL, HORIZ, MVCx2)
- 10 Bubble games (ACCx2, BIG10, BIG12x2, MWCx2, PAC10x2, SEC)
- 2 Seed position games (BIGEx2)