2015 NCAA Tournament Projections

*Team in bold is predicted winner

East Regional - Round of 64
1 Duke 16 Hartford
8 Utah 9 Georgetown
5 UCLA 12 Toledo
4 Michigan 13 William & Mary
6 San Diego State 11 Notre Dame
3 UConn 14 Holy Cross
7 Iowa 10 Harvard
2 Kansas 15 Wagner

East Regional - Round of 32
1 Duke 8 Utah
4 Michigan 12 Toledo
3 UConn 6 San Diego State
2 Kansas 7 Iowa

East Regional - Sweet 16
1 Duke 4 Michigan
2 Kansas 6 San Diego State

East Regional - Elite 8
2 Kansas 4 Michigan


South Regional - Round of 64
1 Wisconsin 16 Coastal Carolina
8 Oregon 9 Dayton
5 Syracuse 12 UTEP/Illinois
4 Texas 13 Belmont
6 SMU 11 Providence
3 Louisville 14 Georgia State
7 Nebraska 10 Colorado
2 Florida 15 Weber State

South Regional - Round of 32
1 Wisconsin 8 Oregon
4 Texas 5 Syracuse
3 Louisville 11 Providence
2 Florida 10 Colorado

South Regional - Sweet 16
1 Wisconsin 4 Texas
2 Florida 3 Louisville

South Regional - Elite 8
1 Wisconsin 2 Florida


Midwest Regional - Round of 64
1 Kentucky 16 Chattanooga/NC Central
8 Pittsburgh 9 Maryland
5 Oklahoma 12 Louisiana Tech
4 Michigan State 13 Green Bay
6 Ohio State 11 New Mexico
3 Villanova 14 Florida Gulf Coast
7 Kansas State 10 Memphis
2 North Carolina 15 Stephen F Austin

Midwest Regional - Round of 32
1 Kentucky 8 Pittsburgh
4 Michigan State 12 Louisiana Tech
3 Villanova 11 New Mexico
2 North Carolina 10 Memphis

Midwest Regional - Sweet 16
1 Kentucky 4 Michigan State
2 North Carolina 3 Villanova

Midwest Regional - Elite 8
1 Kentucky 2 North Carolina 


West Regional - Round of 64
1 Arizona 16 UC Irvine
8 Baylor 9 Minnesota
5 VCU 12  Seton Hall
4 Wichita State 13 Iona
6 Gonzaga 11 West Virginia/UMass
3 Iowa State 14 Denver
7 Stanford 10 Arkansas
2 Virginia 15 New Mexico State

West Regional - Round of 32
1 Arizona 9 Minnesota
4 Wichita State 5 VCU
3 Iowa State 6 Gonzaga
2 Virginia 7 Stanford

West Regional - Sweet 16
1 Arizona 5 VCU
2 Virginia 3 Iowa State

West Regional - Elite 8
1 Arizona 3 Iowa State


Final Four - Indianapolis
2 North Carolina 4 Michigan
1 Arizona 2 Florida

National Championship Game - Indianapolis

1 Arizona over 2 North Carolina 

2014-2015 NCAA Basketball Preview

Below is how I see the 2014-2015 NCAA Basketball season shaking out, with complete predictions for the five power conferences and NCAA Tournament teams listed for the other conferences. (Bold indicates an NCAA Tournament team)

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

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

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

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

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

American
1. UConn
2. SMU
3. Memphis

Big East
1. Villanova
2. Georgetown
3. Providence
4. Seton Hall

Atlantic-10
1. VCU
2. Dayton
3. UMass

Mountain West
1. San Diego State
2. New Mexico 

Conference USA 
1. UTEP
2. Louisiana Tech

America East
1. Hartford

Atlantic Sun
1. Florida Gulf Coast

Big Sky
1. Weber State

Big South
1. Coastal Carolina

Big West
1. UC Irvine

Colonial
1. William & Mary

Horizon
1. Green Bay 

Ivy
1. Harvard

MAAC
1. Iona

MAC
1. Toledo

MEAC
1. NC Central

MVC
1. Wichita State

NEC
1. Wagner

OVC
1. Belmont

Patriot
1. Holy Cross

SoCon
1. Chattanooga

Southland
1. Stephen F Austin

Sun Belt
1. Georgia State

Summit
1. Denver

SWAC
1. Alcorn State

WAC
1. New Mexico State

WCC
1. Gonzaga