Feb 26 2023

Through games of SAT Feb 25

FIELD

CAPS = projected Automatic Qualifier (projected AQ determined by using the eligible team with the best NET ranking in each conference)

1 ALABAMA, HOUSTON, KANSAS, PURDUE
2 UCLA, Texas, Baylor, Arizona
3 Kansas State, Tennessee, Marquette, Gonzaga
4 Indiana, UCONN, Virginia,  Xavier
5 Iowa State, Miami-FL, SAINT MARY’S, SAN DIEGO STATE
6 Tcu, DUKE, Missouri, Kentucky
7 Creighton, Northwestern, Illinois, Michigan State
8 Pittsburgh, Iowa, Providence, Texas A&M
9 Arkansas, Maryland, Nevada, NC State
10 Usc, Memphis, Auburn, Rutgers
11 FLORIDA ATLANTIC, Boise State, Wisconsin/Mississippi State, Oklahoma State/Arizona State
12 ORAL ROBERTS, VCU, CHARLESTON,  SAM HOUSTON
13 BRADLEY, KENT STATE, MARSHALL, LIBERTY
14 IONA, YALE, FURMAN, UC IRVINE
15 MONTANA STATE, VERMONT, COLGATE, YOUNGSTOWN STATE
16 UNC ASHEVILLE, GRAMBLING, NORFOLK STATE/TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI, MOREHEAD STATE/WAGNER

BRACKET

 (Final Four matchups: South vs. West / Midwest vs. East)

SOUTH – Louisville

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(Birmingham) THU/SAT

1 Alabama vs 16 Morehead State/Wagner 8 Pittsburgh vs 9 Maryland

(Greensboro) FRI/SUN

4 Indiana vs 13 Marshall 5 Iowa State vs 12 VCU

(Columbus) FRI/SUN

3 Marquette vs 14 Iona 6 Kentucky vs 11 Florida Atlantic

(Des Moines) THU/SAT

2 Baylor vs 15 Youngstown State 7 Northwestern vs 10 USC

WEST – Las Vegas

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(Columbus) FRI/SUN

1 Purdue vs 16 Norfolk State/Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 8 Texas A&M vs 9 Nevada

(Orlando) THU/SAT

4 Xavier vs 13 Liberty 5 Miami-FL vs 12 Charleston

(Denver) FRI/SUN

3 Kansas State vs 14 UC Irvine 6 Missouri vs 11 Boise State

(Sacramento) THU/SAT

2 UCLA vs 15 Montana State 7 Michigan State vs 10 Auburn

MIDWEST – Kansas City

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(Birmingham) THU/SAT

1 Houston vs 16 Grambling 8 Providence vs 9 Arkansas

(Albany) FRI/SUN

4 Virginia vs 13 Bradley 5 San Diego State vs 12 Oral Roberts

(Orlando) THU/SAT

3 Gonzaga vs 14 Yale 6 TCU vs 11 Wisconsin/Mississippi State

 (Denver) FRI/SUN

2 Texas vs 15 Colgate 7 Creighton vs 10 Rutgers

EAST – New York

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(Des Moines) THU/SAT

1 Kansas vs 16 UNC Asheville 8 Iowa vs 9 NC State

(Albany) FRI/SUN

4 UConn vs 13 Kent State 5 Saint Mary’s vs 12 Sam Houston

(Greensboro) FRI/SUN

3 Tennessee vs 14 Furman 6 Duke vs 11 Oklahoma State/Arizona State

(Sacramento) THU/SAT

2 Arizona vs 15 Vermont 7 Illinois vs Memphis

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Feb 19 2023

Through games of SAT Feb 18

FIELD

CAPS = projected Automatic Qualifier (projected AQ determined by using the eligible team with the best NET ranking in each conference)

1 ALABAMA, HOUSTON, KANSAS, PURDUE
2 Texas, Arizona, Baylor, UCLA
3 Tennessee, VIRGINIA, Kansas State, Iowa State
4 Indiana, Marquette, Gonzaga, Xavier
5 Miami-FL, UCONN, SAINT MARY’S, Creighton
6 SAN DIEGO STATE, Tcu, Duke, Iowa
7 Providence, Northwestern, Missouri, Maryland
8 Illinois, Michigan State, Rutgers, Pittsburgh
9 Auburn, Arkansas, Texas A&M, Nevada
10 NC State, Kentucky,  Boise State, Oklahoma State
11 FLORIDA ATLANTIC, Memphis, Usc/Wisconsin, Mississippi State/New Mexico
12 DAYTON, ORAL ROBERTS, CHARLESTON,  SAM HOUSTON
13 BRADLEY, KENT STATE, MARSHALL, LIBERTY
14 IONA, UC IRVINE, YALE, FURMAN
15 MONTANA STATE, COLGATE, YOUNGSTOWN STATE, VERMONT
16 UNC ASHEVILLE, NORFOLK STATE , GRAMBLING/TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI, SIU-EDWARDSVILLE/FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON

BRACKET

 (Final Four matchups: South vs. West / Midwest vs. East)

SOUTH – Louisville

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(Birmingham) THU/SAT

1 Alabama vs 16 SIU Edwardsville/Fairleigh Dickinson 8 Michigan State vs 9 Nevada

 (Albany) FRI/SUN

4 Indiana vs 13 Kent State 5 UConn vs 12 Oral Roberts

(Greensboro) FRI/SUN

3 Virginia vs 14 Furman 6 TCU vs 11 Memphis

(Des Moines) THU/SAT

2 Baylor vs 15 Youngstown State 7 Northwestern vs 10 Kentucky

WEST – Las Vegas

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(Columbus) FRI/SUN

1 Purdue vs 16 Grambling/Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 8 Pittsburgh vs 9 Texas A&M

(Orlando) THU/SAT

4 Gonzaga vs 13 Bradley 5 Creighton vs 12 Sam Houston

(Denver) FRI/SUN

3 Kansas State vs 14 UC Irvine 6 San Diego State vs 11 Florida Atlantic

(Sacramento) THU/SAT

2 Arizona vs 15 Vermont 7 Missouri vs 10 Oklahoma State

MIDWEST – Kansas City

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(Birmingham) THU/SAT

1 Houston vs 16 UNC Asheville 8 Rutgers vs 9 Auburn

(Orlando) THU/SAT

4 Xavier vs 13 Marshall 5 Miami-FL vs 12 Charleston

(Greensboro) FRI/SUN

3 Tennessee vs 14 Iona 6 Duke vs 11 USC/Wisconsin

 (Denver) FRI/SUN

2 Texas vs 15 Colgate 7 Maryland vs 10 NC State

EAST – New York

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(Des Moines) THU/SAT

1 Kansas vs 16 Norfolk State 8 Illinois vs 9 Arkansas

(Albany) FRI/SUN

4 Marquette vs 13 Liberty 5 Saint Mary’s vs 12 Dayton

(Columbus) FRI/SUN

3 Iowa State vs 14 Yale 6 Iowa vs 11 Mississippi State/New Mexico

(Sacramento) THU/SAT

2 UCLA vs 15 Montana State 7 Providence vs 10 Boise State

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Feb 12 2022

Through games of SAT Feb 11

FIELD

CAPS = projected Automatic Qualifier (projected AQ determined by using the eligible team with the best NET ranking in each conference)

1 PURDUE, ALABAMA, Kansas, HOUSTON
2 TEXAS, UCLA, VIRGINIA, Baylor
3 Arizona, Tennessee, Kansas State, Miami-FL
4 Xavier, Iowa State, Marquette, Gonzaga
5 UCONN, Indiana,  SAINT MARY’S, SAN DIEGO STATE
6 Missouri, Illinois, Tcu, Duke
7 Creighton, Rutgers, Iowa, Providence
8 Pittsburgh, Michigan State, Auburn, Arkansas
9 Nevada, NC State, Maryland, Oklahoma State
10 FLORIDA ATLANTIC, Northwestern, Boise State, West Virginia
11 North Carolina, Texas A&M, New Mexico/Wisconsin, Mississippi State/Usc
12 DAYTON, ORAL ROBERTS, CHARLESTON,  SAM HOUSTON
13 KENT STATE, SOUTHERN MISS, BRADLEY, LIBERTY
14 IONA, FURMAN, YALE, UC IRVINE
15 YOUNGSTOWN STATE, MONTANA STATE, VERMONT, COLGATE
16 LONGWOOD, NORTHWESTERN STATE , SIU-EDWARDSVILLE/GRAMBLING, NORFOLK STATE/WAGNER

BRACKET

 (Final Four matchups: South vs. West / Midwest vs. East)

SOUTH – Louisville

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(Columbus) FRI/SUN

1 Purdue vs 16 Norfolk State/Wagner 8 Arkansas vs 9 Oklahoma State

(Albany) FRI/SUN

4 Marquette vs 13 Kent State 5 Saint Mary’s vs 12 Dayton

(Orlando) THU/SAT

3 Miami-FL vs 14 Iona 6 Illinois vs 11 Mississippi State/USC

(Des Moines) THU/SAT

2 Baylor vs 15 Youngstown State 7 Creighton vs 10 Northwestern

WEST – Las Vegas

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(Birmingham) THU/SAT

1 Houston vs 16 Northwestern State 8 Auburn vs 9 Maryland

(Albany) FRI/SUN

4 Iowa State vs 13 Liberty 5 UConn vs 12 Oral Roberts

(Denver) FRI/SUN

3 Kansas State vs 14 Yale 6 Missouri vs 11 North Carolina

(Sacramento) THU/SAT

2 UCLA vs 15 Montana State 7 Iowa vs 10 Florida Atlantic

MIDWEST – Kansas City

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(Birmingham) THU/SAT

1 Alabama vs 16 SIU Edwardsville/Grambling 8 Pittsburgh vs 9 Nevada

(Orlando) THU/SAT

4 Gonzaga vs 13 Southern Miss 5 Indiana vs 12 Charleston

(Sacramento) THU/SAT

3 Arizona vs 14 UC Irvine 6 Duke vs 11 Texas A&M

(Denver) FRI/SUN

2 Texas vs 15 Vermont 7 Providence vs 10 Boise State

EAST – New York

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(Des Moines) THU/SAT

1 Kansas vs 16 Longwood 8 Michigan State vs 9 NC State

(Columbus) FRI/SUN

4 Xavier vs 13 Bradley 5 San Diego State vs 12 Sam Houston

(Greensboro) FRI/SUN

3 Tennessee vs 14 Furman 6 TCU vs 11 New Mexico/Wisconsin

(Greensboro) FRI/SUN

2 Virginia vs 15 Colgate 7 Rutgers vs 10 West Virginia

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2022 recap

2022 recap

2022 PROJECTION RESULTS:

Number of teams correctly placed in field: 66 of 68

Number of teams correctly seeded: 44

Number of teams seeded within 1 seed line: 63

2022 rank: T-109th out of 211 brackets in the Bracket Matrix

( Joe Lunardi of ESPN ranked T-150th and Jerry Palm of CBS ranked T-193rd.)

I am currently ranked 93rd out of 148 “Bracket Veterans” in the Bracketologist Rankings at the Bracket Project.

( Joe Lunardi of ESPN is ranked 88^th and Jerry Palm of CBS is ranked 125th.)

Feb 5 2023

Through games of SAT Feb 4

FIELD

CAPS = projected Automatic Qualifier (projected AQ determined by using the eligible team with the best NET ranking in each conference)

1 PURDUE, Alabama, TEXAS, Kansas
2 HOUSTON, Arizona, TENNESSEE, UCLA
3 VIRGINIA, Baylor, Xavier, Iowa State
4 Marquette, Kansas State, UCONN, Gonzaga
5 Miami-FL, Duke, SAINT MARY’S, Tcu
6 Indiana, Rutgers, Illinois, Providence
7 Auburn, SAN DIEGO STATE, Iowa, Missouri
8 Creighton, Arkansas, NC State, Michigan State
9 Maryland, New Mexico, Boise State, North Carolina
10 Usc, FLORIDA ATLANTIC, .Pittsburgh, Kentucky
11 West Virginia, Nevada, Wisconsin/Oregon, Northwestern/Oklahoma State
12 VCU, ORAL ROBERTS, CHARLESTON,  SAM HOUSTON
13 KENT STATE, SOUTHERN MISS, BRADLEY, LIBERTY
14 IONA, FURMAN, YALE, UC IRVINE
15 MONTANA STATE, YOUNGSTOWN STATE, VERMONT, COLGATE
16 RADFORD, NORTHWESTERN STATE , SIU-EDWARDSVILLE/GRAMBLING, NORFOLK STATE/WAGNER

BRACKET

 (Final Four matchups: South vs. East / Midwest vs. West)

SOUTH – Louisville

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(Columbus) FRI/SUN

1 Purdue vs 16 Norfolk State/Wagner 8 Creighton vs 9 Boise State

(Orlando) THU/SAT

4 Kansas State vs 13 Southern Miss 5 Miami-FL vs 12 Sam Houston

(Denver) FRI/SUN

3 Baylor vs 14 UC Irvine 6 Illinois vs 11 Nevada

(Greensboro) FRI/SUN

2 Tennessee vs 15 Vermont 7 Iowa vs 10 Florida Atlantic

EAST – New York

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(Des Moines) THU/SAT

1 Kansas vs 16 Radford 8 NC State vs 9 Maryland

(Orlando) THU/SAT

4 UConn vs 13 Liberty 5 Saint Mary’s vs 12 Northwestern/Oklahoma State (\\)

(Greensboro) FRI/SUN

3 Virginia vs 14 Furman 6 Rutgers vs 11 West Virginia

(Sacramento) THU/SAT

2 UCLA vs 15 Montana State 7 San Diego State vs 10 Kentucky

MIDWEST – Kansas City

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(Birmingham) THU/SAT

1 Alabama vs 16 SIU Edwardsville/Grambling 8 Michigan State vs 9 North Carolina

(Albany) FRI/SUN

4 Marquette vs 13 Kent State 5 TCU vs 12 VCU

(Albany) FRI/SUN

3 Iowa State vs 14 Iona 6 Providence vs 11 Wisconsin/Oregon

(Des Moines) THU/SAT

2 Houston vs 15 Youngstown State 7 Missouri vs 10 USC

WEST – Las Vegas

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(Birmingham) THU/SAT

1 Texas vs 16 Northwestern State 8 Arkansas vs 9 New Mexico

(Orlando) THU/SAT

4 Gonzaga vs 13 Bradley 5 Duke vs 12 Oral Roberts

(Columbus) FRI/SUN

3 Xavier vs 14 Yale 6 Indiana vs 11 Charleston (//)

(Denver) FRI/SUN

2 Arizona vs 15 Colgate 7 Auburn vs 10 Pittsburgh

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