My Final Bracket

[jncuse]

Touched a few things up... was convinced Michigan St would win, so tailored it that way... then Wisconsin came back

Highlights
Wisconsin is the 4th #1
Old Dominion gets the surprise final at-large over Ole Miss / BYU

So here we go


MIDWEST

Louisville
1 Kentucky 6
16 Texas Southern 4 / Robert Morris 6

8 Ohio St 3
9 Dayton 3

Seattle
4 Northern Iowa 4
13 Wyoming 4

5 Butler 4
12 Harvard 4


Omaha
2 Kansas 6
15 Belmont 6

7 Utah 3
10 Temple 0

Columbus
3 Notre Dame 6
14 Albany 6

6 Michigan St 4
11 Texas 6 / Boise St 6

Score = 81

 

[jncuse]

EAST

Pittsburgh
1 Villanova 6
16 Manhattan 6

8 Xavier 3
9 Iowa 3

Columbus
4 West Virginia 4
13 Wofford 4

5 Louisville 4
12 Valparaiso 4


Charlotte
2 Virginia 6
15 Coastal Carolina 4

7 Georgetown 3
10 Georgia 6

Pittsburgh
3 Maryland 4
14 Northeastern 6

6 VCU 4
11 Stepehn Austin 4

Total Score = 71

 

[jncuse]

SOUTH

Charlotte
1 Duke 6
16 Hampton 6 / Lafayette 6

8 Davidson 3
9 Colorado St 0

Portland
4 Oklahoma 4
13 UC Irvine 6

5 SMU 4
12 Buffalo 6


Seattle
2 Gonzaga 6
15 North Dakota St 6

7 Oregon 4
10 NC St 4

Jacksonville
3 Baylor 6
14 UAB 6

6 Providence 6
11 LSU 4

Score = 77

 

[jncuse]

LOS ANGELES


Omaha

1 Wisconsin 6
16 North Florida 6

8 Cincinnati 6
9 St Johns 6


Jacksonville
4 UNC 6
13 Georgia St 4

5 Arkansas 6
12 Purdue 3 / Old Dominion 0


Portland
2 Arizona 6
15 Eastern Washington 3

7 San Diego St 4
10 Oklahoma St 4

Louisville
3 Iowa St 6
14 New Mexico St 4

6 Wichita St 4
11 Indiana 4


Score = 80

 

[jekelish]

Well hell, now I want to steal this and put it on my website. Ha.

Nice job, man. It'll be interesting to see you vs. Joe Lunardi.

 

[jncuse]

Notes - Eastern Washington is a 14 seed that was pushed to a 15 seed to get a closer team to play in Portland. UAB was moved up from a 15 seed to a 14 seed.

 

[Alsacs]

Good job just switch Xavier out of the 8 in the East as they have played Nova 3 times.

 

[jncuse]

Well hell, now I want to steal this and put it on my website. Ha.

Nice job, man. It'll be interesting to see you vs. Joe Lunardi.

You should have stole me last year. I would have been top 10 out of 100 brackets per the matrix (as it was posted here).

Of course the yera beforfe I was like 90th when I was officially part of the matrix!!!

 

[Alsacs]

Great job.

 

[jncuse]

Good job just switch Xavier out of the 8 in the East as they have played Nova 3 times.

I ran out of time! You are indeed correct... in fact I try to follow the until elite 8 rule if possible.

I checked them esteday, but did not have time to do it today after I made a few changes.

 

[jncuse]

Last year I would have been in the top 5-8% ... this year I am thinking I am in bottom 20%... I blame the committee.

 

[jdubs30]

Good job man, looks like you got 99% of the field within a seed line with the exception of Louisville.

 

[Chris02M]

here was my final bracket for comparison sake:


MIDWEST

LOUISVILLE
(1) Kentucky
(16)Manhattan/Hampton

(8)San Diego State
(9)Oklahoma State

SEATTLE
(5)Smu
(12)Purdue(bracket adjustment)

(4)Northern Iowa
(13)Valparaiso

COLOMBUS
(6)Michigan State
(11) Temple/Colorado State
(3)Notre Dame
(14)Northeastern

OMAHA
(7)Butler
(10)Dayton
(2)Kansas
(15)Belmont

WEST

Omaha
(1)Wisconsin
(16)Texas Southern
(8)Cincinnati
(9)St Johns

LOUISVILLE
(5)Baylor(moved for bracketing from a 4)
(12)SF Austin
(4)North Carolina
(13)Wofford

SEATTLE
(6)Georgetown
(11)Indiana
(3)Gonzaga
(14)North Dakota St

PORTLAND
(7)NC State
(10)Byu
(2) Arizona
(15) New Mexico St

EAST

PITTSBURGH
(1)Villanova
(16)Coastal Carolina
(8)Oregon
(9)Georgia

JACKSONVILLE
(5)West Virginia
(12)Harvard
(4)Louisville
(13)UAB

JACKSONVILLE
(6)Providence
(11)Boise St/Lsu
(3)Oklahoma
(14)Eastern Washington

CHARLOTTE
(7)Vcu
(10)Ohio State
(2)Virginia
(15)Albany

SOUTH

CHARLOTTE
(1)Duke
(16)N Florida/Robert Morris
(8)Iowa
(9) Davidson

PORTLAND
(5)Arkansas
(12)Wyoming
(4)Wichita State(bracketing principle adjustment)
(13)UC Irvine

PITTSBURGH
(6)Utah
(11)Buffalo(bracket adjustment)
(3)Maryland
(14)Georgia State

COLOMBUS
(7)Xavier
(10)Texas
(2)Iowa State
(15)Lafayette

 

[jncuse]

My total score as shown above was 309 (Paymon Score --- google it). Not good. I was not on the matrix but if I was I would be 122nd out of 136. Last year I was 11th out of 121 with a 345.

Basically the exact opposite result as last year. Some see it is a test -- I don't necessarily see it that it way, because you are assuming the committee has the right answers. And they are not always the right answers. It's sort of a wavelength assessment, and obviously I thought they did better last year!!

Last year the average for all was 336. This year it was 330. That indicates to me that the committee did a worse job this year then last year. More people who follow this stuff were in greater agreement with them last year.

30 teams on the right seed line (last year 40 teams)
56 teams on the correct line or within 1 (Last year 65/68 teams within 1 seed line )