Bracketology by Brian Dachel

Three more bids went out last night in addition to a ton of A-10 Bubble action. It’s getting down to the nitty gritty.

Sun Belt – Second seeded North Texas springs the mild upset beating Troy to grab a bid for the Mean Green.

Horizon – No upset here as Butler crushes Wright State by 25 thus saving a bid for all the Bubble teams out there.

Summit – Not as high scoring as I hoped and not an upset as predicted as the Golden Grizzlies of Oakland outlasted IUPUI for the Summit bid.  Oakland could be a dangerous 14 seed come late next week.

Bubble Teams – The Atlantic 10 and Big East  had a good showing as Rhode Island, Dayton, Seton Hall, and South Florida all won to hang on to their hopes of a bid. Yesterday’s win might not be enough to get them in the bracket but a loss would have certainly ended all hope.  Just ask Connecticut who is now NIT bound.

For tonight there are two championship games as well as a ton of bubble action in the Big East.

Northeast – The top two seeds meet here for a chance to play, in all likelihood, Kentucky in

the first round next Thursday.  I see Quinnipiac over Robert Morris in a low scoring affair.

Big Sky – Who can forget Harold “The Show” Archineaux and his performance 15 years

ago against North Carolina?  There’s no “Show” at Weber State anymore but they still

have enough firepower to outlast Montana.

Today’s Bubble – I think Marquette’s safe but I suggest not losing to St. John’s to

cast doubt in the committee’s eyes.  Seton Hall and Notre Dame might be an

elimination game.  The Hall can’t get in with a loss but the Fighting Irish might be

able to grab a bid without a win here.  The same goes for South Florida who needs a

win to stay alive.  Georgetown doesn’t need a win to grab a bid but their seeding is

falling like a rock.

1 seed vs 16 seed

Kansas vs Jackson St (SWAC)/Lehigh (Patriot)

Kentucky  vs Quinnipiac (Northeast)

Syracuse vs Vermont (America East)

Duke  vs Winthorp (Big South)

2 seed vs 15 seed

West Virginia vs E. Tennessee State (Atlantic Sun)

Purdue vs North Texas (Sunbelt)

New Mexico  vs Morgan State (MEAC)

Kansas State vs UC-Santa Barbara (Big West)

3 seed vs 14 seed

Ohio State  vs Wofford (Southern)

Pittsburgh vs Weber State (Big Sky)

Villanova vs Sam Houston St (Southland)

Tennessee vs Oakland (Summit)

4 seed vs 13 seed

Vanderbilt vs Murray State (Ohio Valley)

Temple  vs Kent State (MAC)

Wisconsin vs Arizona State

Butler (Horizon) vs Mississippi

5 seed vs 12 seed

BYU vs Florida

Georgetown vs Memphis

Michigan State vs Notre Dame

Maryland vs San Diego State

6 seed vs 11 seed

Baylor vs Cornell (Ivy)

Xavier vs Georgia Tech

Gonzaga vs Utah State

Texas A&M vs Siena (MAAC)

7 seed vs 10 seed

Northern Iowa (Missouri Valley) vs Virginia Tech

Richmond vs Marquette

Louisville vs UNLV

Clemson vs St. Mary’s (West Coast)

8 seed vs 9 seed

Texas vs California

UTEP vs Oklahoma State

Missouri vs Wake Forest

Florida State vs Old Dominion (Colonial)

Last Four Out

UAB

Illinois

Rhode Island

Dayton

Next Four Out

Mississippi State

Seton Hall

Washington

South Florida

Also Considered

Wichita State

Minnesota

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