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| The Missouri Tigers were the first power conference team to win 30 games and not get a one seed. |
South Region - Atlanta
Kentucky fronts the South region with Duke, Baylor and Indiana at the next three seeds. Iowa State/UConn and Wichita State/VCU are going to be two of the more interesting match-ups in this tournament. Honestly Shockers/Shaka is going to be really hard to call. UNLV takes on Pac-12 champion Colorado. You cannot disqualify the Buffaloes here. Notre Dame takes on Xavier in a game that is quite frankly disappointing for a 7/10.
I feel that Baylor has the easiest ride to the Sweet 16. The UNLV/Colorado winner will provide a challenge but the winner of the other three middle games serve as more of a trap to Indiana, Duke and Kentucky.
West Region - Phoenix
Pardon my French, but holy shit. Memphis/SLU, Mew Mexico/Long Beach State, Louisville/Davidson.
What makes this bracket notable is that Mizzou is the 2 seed, being the first 30 game winner in a power conference to not get a one seed. They get no favors in drawing the winner of Florida and Virginia.
Murray takes on Colorado St. and that is no cake walk. If that doesn't do them in, they will get Marquette, BYU or Iona in the second round. Murray State will not make the sweet 16. Michigan State will take the top seed here and they will get a wacky bracket to boot. That being said, I feel that this region is favorable for Missouri getting to AT LEAST the Elite 8.
East Region - Boston
Syracuse takes the #1 seed. Kansas State has a good chance at knocking off Syracuse. Harvard and Vanderbilt have a 5/12 first round chess match. Wisconsin has a relatively easy run to the Sweet 16. Despite the fact that Vandy knocked off UK, I still don't think they will hang with Wisconsin in the second round. Cincy/Texas and Gonzaga/West Virginia are going to be exciting to watch and Ohio State takes the 2 sedd.
Not as strong of a bracket as the West and South, but Syracuse will have a challenge along the way after they dispatch UNC-Asheville.
Midwest Region - St. Louis
UNC grabs the #1 seed and Kansas grabs the #2 seed. I'd like to see Lamar win their play in game. Watch out for this Creighton/Alabama game. Temple gets the winner of the Cal/USF game. This will be an interesting game, but the 12 seeds in this bracket will be hotly contested. NC State/San Diego State should be an exciting matchup, but my money is on NC State. Saint Mary's/Purdue is the 7/10 matchup. I have Saint Mary's knocking off Kansas and if a 14 knocks off a 3 in 2012, it will be Belmont knocking off Georgetown.
Honestly, the only complaint I have about this case is that Drexel was left out. You can make an argument for Miami because of their quality wins, but I would have liked to see Drexel in the field of 64. This definitely does not make me feel any more compelled to watch the NIT.
Kentucky fronts the South region with Duke, Baylor and Indiana at the next three seeds. Iowa State/UConn and Wichita State/VCU are going to be two of the more interesting match-ups in this tournament. Honestly Shockers/Shaka is going to be really hard to call. UNLV takes on Pac-12 champion Colorado. You cannot disqualify the Buffaloes here. Notre Dame takes on Xavier in a game that is quite frankly disappointing for a 7/10.
I feel that Baylor has the easiest ride to the Sweet 16. The UNLV/Colorado winner will provide a challenge but the winner of the other three middle games serve as more of a trap to Indiana, Duke and Kentucky.
West Region - Phoenix
Pardon my French, but holy shit. Memphis/SLU, Mew Mexico/Long Beach State, Louisville/Davidson.
What makes this bracket notable is that Mizzou is the 2 seed, being the first 30 game winner in a power conference to not get a one seed. They get no favors in drawing the winner of Florida and Virginia.
Murray takes on Colorado St. and that is no cake walk. If that doesn't do them in, they will get Marquette, BYU or Iona in the second round. Murray State will not make the sweet 16. Michigan State will take the top seed here and they will get a wacky bracket to boot. That being said, I feel that this region is favorable for Missouri getting to AT LEAST the Elite 8.
East Region - Boston
Syracuse takes the #1 seed. Kansas State has a good chance at knocking off Syracuse. Harvard and Vanderbilt have a 5/12 first round chess match. Wisconsin has a relatively easy run to the Sweet 16. Despite the fact that Vandy knocked off UK, I still don't think they will hang with Wisconsin in the second round. Cincy/Texas and Gonzaga/West Virginia are going to be exciting to watch and Ohio State takes the 2 sedd.
Not as strong of a bracket as the West and South, but Syracuse will have a challenge along the way after they dispatch UNC-Asheville.
Midwest Region - St. Louis
UNC grabs the #1 seed and Kansas grabs the #2 seed. I'd like to see Lamar win their play in game. Watch out for this Creighton/Alabama game. Temple gets the winner of the Cal/USF game. This will be an interesting game, but the 12 seeds in this bracket will be hotly contested. NC State/San Diego State should be an exciting matchup, but my money is on NC State. Saint Mary's/Purdue is the 7/10 matchup. I have Saint Mary's knocking off Kansas and if a 14 knocks off a 3 in 2012, it will be Belmont knocking off Georgetown.
Honestly, the only complaint I have about this case is that Drexel was left out. You can make an argument for Miami because of their quality wins, but I would have liked to see Drexel in the field of 64. This definitely does not make me feel any more compelled to watch the NIT.
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