Posted March 08, 2013
Bracket Watch Update: Wild Week Jostles Tourney Seeding
After a win Wednesday, where will the New Mexico Lobos end up in the latest Bracket Watch? (Greg Nelson/SI)
It can’t be denied any longer (well, unless you’re a New Mexico fan making a perfectly reasonable point about the Lobos’ resume in comparison). Gonzaga has moved to the 1-seed line with just more than a week to go before Selection Sunday. With two more wins, games in which they will be anywhere from heavily to considerably favored, the Bulldogs very well might join 2004 Saint Joe’s as a “1-seed Cinderella” on merit.
The picture at the bottom of the bracket? Ugh. Much like a golfer who posts an OK round and then sits in the clubhouse and watches the field come back to him, the best move at this point seems to be “play as few games as possible” and have everyone else lose around you.
All of this should make championship week as dramatic in terms of shaping the bracket as we have seen in awhile.
| 2013 NCAA Tournament Bracket |
| EAST (Washington, D.C.) |
MIDWEST (Indianapolis) |
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| Philadelphia |
Dayton |
| 1. Duke |
1. Indiana* (Big Ten) |
| 16. Norfolk State* (MEAC)/Mercer* (Atlantic Sun) |
16. Robert Morris* (Northeast)
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| 8. Pittsburgh |
8. NC State |
| 9. Colorado State |
9. Colorado |
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| Salt Lake City |
Kansas City |
| 5. Wisconsin |
5. Saint Louis |
| 12. Middle Tennessee State* (Sun Belt) |
12. Virginia/Cincinnati |
| 4. Oklahoma State |
4. Kansas State |
| 13. Louisiana Tech* (WAC) |
13. Akron* (MAC) |
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| Austin |
Auburn Hills |
| 6. Creighton* (Missouri Valley) |
6. UNLV |
| 11. Temple |
11. La Salle |
| 3. Florida* (SEC) |
3. Michigan State |
| 14. South Dakota State* (Summit) |
14. Stephen F. Austin (Southland) |
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| Auburn Hills |
Lexington |
| 7. Oregon |
7. Missouri |
| 10. Notre Dame |
10. San Diego State |
| 2. Michigan |
2. Louisville* (Big East) |
| 15. Niagara* (MAAC) |
15. Montana* (Big Sky) |
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| WEST (Los Angeles) |
SOUTH (Arlington, TX) |
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| San Jose |
Kansas City |
| 1. Gonzaga* (West Coast) |
1. Kansas* (Big 12) |
| 16. Northeastern* (Colonial) |
16. Southern* (SWAC)/Charleston So.* (Big South) |
| 8. Oklahoma |
8. Memphis* (Conference USA) |
| 9. North Carolina |
9. Wichita State
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| Austin |
San Jose |
| 5. Syracuse |
5. UCLA* (Pac-12) |
| 12. Tennessee/Boise State |
12. Belmont* (Ohio Valley) |
| 4. Arizona |
4. Ohio State |
| 13. Davidson* (SoCon) |
13. Bucknell* (Patriot) |
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| Dayton |
Philadelphia |
| 6. VCU* (Atlantic 10) |
6. Butler |
| 11. Iowa State |
11. Saint Mary’s |
| 3. Marquette |
3. Georgetown |
| 14. Valparaiso* (Horizon) |
14. Princeton* (Ivy) |
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| Salt Lake City |
Lexington |
| 7. Minnesota |
7. Illinois |
| 10. California |
10. Villanova |
| 2. New Mexico* (Mountain West) |
2. Miami (Fla.)* (ACC) |
| 15. Long Beach State* (Big West) |
15. Stony Brook* (America East) |
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*Designated auto-bid winners from each conference. Auto bids are determined by team with the best RPI of those with the fewest league losses.
Last four in: Cincinnati, Boise State, Tennessee, Virginia
Last four out: Mississippi, Kentucky, UMass, Stanford
New at-large teams in: Tennessee
Old at-large teams out: Kentucky
Bids by conference: Big East (8); Big Ten (7); ACC, Pac-12, Mountain West, Big 12 and Atlantic 10 (5); SEC (3); Missouri Valley and West Coast (2)
All of these national guys are so in love with Michigan. Seems like they have an idea that Michigan is such a great team that they keep them a 2 seed no matter what. Tied for fourth in the conference, six Big Ten losses, including losing to Penn State, and still a No. 2? I have a feeling they could lose ten in a row and still be highly regarded. These national guys need to start looking at results instead of falling in love with the names on the roster.
New Mexico fans have nothing to whine about. They played a cream puff schedule.
Why is Ohio State as a 4 seed having to play in San Jose potentially against UCLA when Dayton is available? Is that what the Selection Committee refers to as higher seeded disadvantage?
so Pitt is ranked in both the AP and Coaches Poll yet you have them as an 8 seed. What am i missing???
@steelcurtain81 Nothing, he has had Pitt as barely a tourney team all season. He actually had them completely out of the tourney a few weeks back, when they were something like 16-3. He just doesn't pay any attention to Pitt or flat or doesn't like them. I'll be curious to see what he does after this weekend considering that Pitt will finish higher then Syracuse in the Big East and have a head to head victory over them...he'll probably still have them well ahead of Pitt.
@Shawn7 @steelcurtain81 24-7 after beating DePaul today at least a 4th place finish in the big east! Beat Georgetown in DC by 28 but an 8th seed! LmaoJoe lunardi got no comp from this dude smh
@Shawn7 @steelcurtain81
24-7 after beating DePaul today at least a 4th place finish in the big east! Beat Georgetown in DC by 28 but an 8th seed! Lmao
Joe lunardi got no comp from this dude smh