Monday, February 23, 2015

Schmolik 64 Update (2/23/15)

Hello, college basketball fans!

Welcome to the third Schmolik 64 update for 2015.

Normally I only seed the first 12 seeds until Championship Week. I find most seeds below 12 to be for teams that are from one bid conferences where only the winner of the tournament gets in. So I don't feel it is accurate to decide whether the Horizon Conference champion is a 14 or a 15 seed when nobody even can guess who they are. Because there are 32 automatic bids and 18 teams seeded 13-16, I must choose teams from 14 different conferences.

MIDWEST REGIONAL (Cleveland, OH Thur/Sat March 26-28)

Louisville, KY Thur/Sat March 19-21
1) Kentucky (27-0) vs. 16)
8) Indiana (19-9) vs. 9) NC State (16-11)

Seattle, WA Fri/Sun March 20-22
5) Louisville (21-6) vs. 12) Iona (23-6)
4) Baylor (19-7) vs. 13)

Columbus, OH Fri/Sun March 20-22
6) Butler (19-8) vs. 11) Iowa (17-10)
3) Notre Dame (24-4) vs. 14)

Columbus, OH Fri/Sun March 20-22
7) Xavier (18-10) vs. 10) UCLA (16-12)
2) Wisconsin (25-2) vs. 15)

EAST REGIONAL (Syracuse, NY Fri/Sun March 27-29)

Charlotte, NC Fri/Sun March 20-22
1) Virginia (25-1) vs. 16)
8) Mississippi (19-8) vs. 9) Temple (19-9)

Jacksonville, FL Thur/Sat March 19-21
5) West Virginia (21-6) vs. 12) Play In Game Winner
4) Northern Iowa (26-2) vs. 13)

Omaha, NE Fri/Sun March 20-22
6) VCU (21-6) vs. 11)  Illinois (17-10) 
3) Iowa State (20-6) vs. 14)

Pittsburgh, PA Thur/Sat March 19-21
7) Michigan State (19-8) vs. 10) Oregon (19-8)
2) Villanova (25-2) vs. 15)

WEST REGIONAL (Los Angeles Thur/Sat March 26-28)

Seattle, WA Fri/Sun March 20-22
1) Gonzaga (27-1) vs. 16)
8) Colorado State (22-5) vs. 9) Tulsa (19-6)

Jacksonville, FL Thur/Sat March 19-21
5) Arkansas (22-5) vs. 12) Wofford (21-6)
4) North Carolina (19-8) vs. 13)

Louisville, KY Thur/Sat March 19-21
6) Providence (19-8) vs. 11) Pittsburgh (17-10)
3) Oklahoma (19-8) vs. 14)

Portland, OR Thur/ Sat March 19-21
7) SMU (21-5) vs. 10) Ohio State (19-8)
2) Arizona (24-3)

SOUTH REGIONAL (Houston, TX Fri/Sun March 27-29)

Charlotte, NC Fri/Sun March 20-22
1) Duke (24-3) vs. 16)
8) Oklahoma State (16-10) vs. 9) Cincinnati (18-9)

Portland, OR Thur/ Sat March 19-21
5) Wichita State (24-3) vs. 12) Harvard (17-5)
4) Utah (20-5) vs. 13)

Pittsburgh, PA Thur/Sat March 19-21
6) Georgetown (18-8) vs. 11) Play In Game Winner
3) Maryland (22-5) vs. 14)

Omaha, NE Fri/Sun March 20-22
7) San Diego State (21-6) vs. 10) St. John's (17-9)
2) Kansas (22-5) vs. 15)

Play In Games (At Large Bids):
S 11) Texas (17-10) vs. Georgia (17-9)
E 12) Purdue (18-9) vs. Stanford (17-9)

By Conference:

Big Ten (8): Wisc, Md, MSU, Ind, OSU, Ill, Iowa, Pur
ACC (7): Va, Duke, ND, UNC, Lville, NC St, Pitt
Big 12 (7): Kan, ISU, Okl, Bay, WV, Ok St, Tex
Big East (6): Vill, Prov, GTown, Butl, Xav, St. J
Pac 12 (5): Ariz, Utah, Ore, UCLA, Stan
SEC (4): Ky, Ark, Miss, Ga
AAC (4): SMU, Tulsa, Temp, Cin
MVC (2): N Iowa, Wich St
MWC (2): SD St, Colo St
One Bid (5): Gonz (WCC), VCU (A-10), Woff (Southern), Iona (MAAC), Harv (Ivy)

Highest RPI (by CBS Sports RPI) left out: Texas A&M, Dayton, Massachusetts

Compare my bracket to others: http://www.bracketmatrix.com/

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