Saturday, November 19, 2016

2017 NCAA Tournament Projections

* Team in bold/italics is projected winner

East Regional - Round of 64
1 Duke 16 UT-Arlington/Farleigh Dickinson
8 Florida 9 Texas
5 Purdue 12 UTEP
4 West Virginia 13 Wichita State
6 Florida State 11 Princeton
3 Indiana 14 Howard
7 UConn 10 Rhode Island
2 Villanova 15 Lehigh

East Regional - Round of 32
1 Duke 9 Texas
4 West Virginia 5 Purdue
3 Indiana 6 Florida State
2 Villanova 7 UConn

East Regional - Sweet 16
1 Duke 4 West Virginia
2 Villanova 3 Indiana

East Regional - Elite 8
1 Duke 2 Villanova


South Regional - Round of 64
1 Kentucky 16 Sam Houston State
8 Cal 9 Seton Hall
5 Iowa State 12 Monmouth
4 Maryland 13 Belmont
6 Gonzaga 11 San Diego State
3 Arizona 14 South Dakota State
7 Cincinnati 10 Iowa
2 Virginia 15 UNC Wilmington

South Regional - Round of 32
1 Kentucky 9 Seton Hall
4 Maryland 5 Iowa State
3 Arizona 6 Goinzaga
2 Virginia 10 Iowa

South Regional - Sweet 16
1 Kentucky 5 Iowa State
3 Arizona 10 Iowa

South Regional - Elite 8
1 Kentucky 10 Iowa


Midwest Regional - Round of 64
1 Kansas 16 Texas Southern/Florida Gulf Coast
8 Creighton 9 Dayton
5 UCLA 12 Long Beach State
4 Louisville 13 New Mexico State
6 Baylor 11 SMU/VCU
3 Syracuse 14 Valpo
7 Miami 10 USC
2 Wisconsin 15 Winthrop

Midwest Regional - Round of 32
1 Kansas 9 Dayton
4 Louisville 5 UCLA
3 Syracuse 11 SMU
2 Wisconsin 10 USC

Midwest Regional - Sweet 16
1 Kansas 4 Louisville
2 Wisconsin 3 Syracuse

Midwest Regional - Elite 8
1 Kansas 3 Syracuse


West Regional - Round of 64
1 North Carolina 16 Vermont
8 Oklahoma 9 Butler
5 Texas A&M 12 Notre Dame/Colorado
4 Michigan State 13 Chattanooga
6 NC State 11 Arkansas
3 Xavier 14 Akron
7 St. Mary's 10 Ohio State
2 Oregon 15 Weber State

West Regional - Round of 32
1 North Carolina 8 Oklahoma
4 Michigan State 5 Texas A&M
3 Xavier 6 NC State
2 Oregon 10 Ohio State

West Regional - Sweet 16
1 North Carolina 5 Texas A&M
2 Oregon 3 Xavier

West Regional - Elite 8
1 North Carolina 2 Oregon


Final Four - Glendale, AZ
1 Duke 2 Oregon
1 Kansas 1 Kentucky

National Championship Game - Glendale, AZ
1 Kansas 2 Oregon

The Oregon Ducks will have One Shining Moment at the end of the 2016-2017 season

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

2016-2017 NCAA Basketball Projections

Below is how I see the 2016-2017 NCAA Basketball season shaking out.  I've projected the complete order of finish for the power conferences with teams in bold picked to go to the NCAA Tournament.  All teams listed for the mid-majors are projected in the Field of 68.

ACC
1. Duke
2. North Carolina
3. Virginia
4. Syracuse
5. Louisville
6. NC State
7. Florida State
8. Miami
9. Notre Dame
10. Clemson
11. Pittsburgh
12. Virginia Tech
13. Wake Forest
14. Georgia Tech
15. Boston College

Big 12
1. Kansas
2. West Virginia
3. Iowa State
4. Baylor
5. Oklahoma
6. Texas
7. Texas Tech
8. Oklahoma State
9. TCU
10. Kansas State

Big 10
1. Wisconsin
2. Indiana
3. Maryland
4. Michigan State
5. Purdue
6. Iowa
7. Ohio State
8. Michigan
9. Illinois
10. Penn State
11. Northwestern
12. Minnesota
13. Nebraska
14. Rutgers

Pac-12
1. Oregon
2. Arizona
3. UCLA
4. Cal
5. USC
6. Colorado
7. Utah
8. Washington
9. Stanford
10. Oregon State
11. Arizona State
12. Washington State

SEC
1. Kentucky
2. Texas A&M
3. Florida
4. Arkansas
5. Vanderbilt
6. Georgia
7. Mississippi State
8. Alabama
9. Auburn
10. LSU
11. South Carolina
12. Ole Miss
13. Missouri
14. Tennessee

Big East
1. Villanova
2. Xavier
3. Creighton
4. Butler
5. Seton Hall
6. Marquette
7. Georgetown
8. Providence
9. St. John's
10. DePaul

American
1. UConn
2. Cincinnati
3. SMU

Atlantic-10
1. Dayton
2. Rhode Island
3. VCU

WCC
1. Gonzaga
2. St. Mary's

AEC
1. Vermont

Atlantic Sun
1. Florida Gulf Coast

Big Sky
1. Weber State

Big South
1. Winthrop

Big West
1. Long Beach State

Colonial
1. UNC Wilmington

Conference USA
1. UTEP

Horizon
1. Valpo

Ivy
1. Princeton

MAAC
1. Monmouth

MAC
1. Akron

MEAC
1. Howard

MVC
1. Wichita State

Mountain West
1. San Diego State

NEC
1. Farleigh Dickinson

OVC
1. Belmont

Patriot
1. Lehigh

SoCon
1. Chattanooga

Southland
1. Sam Houston State

Summit
1. South Dakota State

Sun Belt
1. UT-Arlington

SWAC
1. Texas Southern

WAC
1. New Mexico State