Sunday, March 16, 2014

NCAA Basketball - 2014 NCAA Tournament Projections

3/16/14

We have just a little more than an hour left until the brackets are announced. Here is one last look at how I expect them to turn out.

East Regional - New York 

at Buffalo
1 Villanova 16 Coastal Carolina
8 Memphis 9 Iowa
at San Diego
5 VCU 12 BYU/Nebraska
4 UCLA 13 Delaware
at Buffalo
6 Gonzaga 11 Colorado
3 Louisville 14 NC Central
at Raleigh
7 Oklahoma 10 St. Joseph's
2 Virginia 15 American

South Regional - Memphis 

at Orlando
1 Florida 16 Albany/Mt. St. Mary's
8 Baylor 9 Tennessee
at Spokane
5 Cincinnati 12 Dayton/Florida State
4 Michigan State 13 Tulsa
at San Antonio
6 Ohio State 11 Arizona State
3 Iowa State 14 UL-Lafayette
at Raleigh
7 St. Louis 10 SMU
2 Duke 15 Eastern Kentucky

Midwest Regional - Indianapolis

at St. Louis
1 Wichita State 16 Wofford
8 UMass 9 Oklahoma State
at San Antonio
5 New Mexico 12 Stephen F Austin
4 Creighton 13 Manhattan
at Milwaukee
6 North Carolina 11 Providence
3 Wisconsin 14 Mercer
at St. Louis
7 Pittsburgh 10 Stanford
2 Kansas 15 Milwaukee

West Regional - Anaheim

at San Diego
1 Arizona 16 Texas Southern/Cal Poly
8 George Washington 9 Texas
at Spokane
5 Kentucky 12 North Dakota State
4 San Diego State 13 Western Michigan
at Orlando
6 UConn 11 Kansas State
3 Syracuse 14 New Mexico State
at Milwaukee
7 Oregon 10 Harvard
2 Michigan 15 Weber State

Last Four In: Dayton, BYU, Nebraska, Florida State
First Four Out: Southern Miss, Xavier, Missouri, Arkansas
Next Four Out: Green Bay, Utah, St. John's, Minnesota

Final Four (Arlington, TX): East vs South, Midwest vs West




Monday, March 10, 2014

NCAA Basketball - 2014 NCAA Tournament Projections

3/10/14

East Regional - New York

at Buffalo
1 Villanova 16 Weber State
8 Texas 9 George Washington
at Spokane
5 North Carolina 12 Utah/St. John's
4 Michigan State 13 NC Central
at Buffalo
6 UConn 11 Stanford
3 Syracuse 14 Iona
at Raleigh
7 Gonzaga 10 Arkansas
2 Louisville 15 Stony Brook

South Regional - Memphis

at Orlando
1 Florida 16 Wofford/Coastal Carolina
8 SMU 9 UMass
at Spokane
5 Ohio State 12 BYU/Florida State
4 Iowa State 13 Georgia State
at Orlando
6 VCU 11 Baylor
3 Virginia 14 Mercer
at Milwaukee
7 Oregon 10 Tennessee
2 Wisconsin 15 Robert Morris

Midwest Regional - Indianapolis

at St. Louis
1 Wichita State 16 Wright State
8 Iowa 9 Oklahoma State
at San Antonio
5 Kentucky 12 Southern Miss
4 Creighton 13 Toledo
at Milwaukee
6 New Mexico 11 Stephen F Austin
3 Michigan 14 Delaware
at St. Louis
7 Memphis 10 Arizona State
2 Kansas 15 Eastern Kentucky

West Regional - Anaheim

at San Diego
1 Arizona 16 Utah Valley/Alabama State
8 Pittsburgh 9 Harvard
at San Diego
5 Oklahoma 12 Nebraska
4 Cincinnati 13 North Dakota State
at San Antonio
6 St. Louis 11 Colorado
3 San Diego State 14 Boston U
at Raleigh
7 UCLA 10 Kansas State
2 Duke 15 UC Irvine

Last Four In: BYU, Utah, St. John's, Florida State
First Four Out: St. Joseph's, Dayton, Missouri, Cal
Next Four Out: Providence, Clemson, Xavier, Green Bay

Final Four (Arlington, TX): East vs. South, Midwest vs. West



Monday, March 3, 2014

2014 NFL Mock Draft

3/3/14

*This is the second of several mock drafts prior to May's 2014 NFL Draft. The combine is done and over with, and now we have a better sense of where this year's class of prospects stand. Check out how things have changed since our initial mock draft (http://ringersports.blogspot.com/2014/01/2014-nfl-mock-draft.html). Pro Days are the next big thing leading up to the draft. More changes will come following the Pro Days. Please note that these picks are simply who I think each team will pick, without projecting trades.

1. Houston - Blake Bortles  QB/UCF
2. St. Louis - Greg Robinson  OT/Auburn
3. Jacksonville - Johnny Manziel  QB/Texas A&M 
4. Cleveland - Sammy Watkins  WR/Clemson
5. Oakland - Jadaveon Clowney  DE/South Carolina
6. Atlanta - Jake Matthews  OT/Texas A&M 
7. Tampa Bay - Khalil Mack  LB/Buffalo
8. Minnesota - Teddy Bridgewater  QB/Louisville
9. Buffalo - Anthony Barr  LB/UCLA
10. Detroit - Justin Gilbert  CB/Oklahoma State
11. Tennessee - CJ Mosley  LB/Alabama
12. NY Giants - Taylor Lewan  OT/Michigan
13. St. Louis - Haha Clinton-Dix  S/Alabama
14. Chicago - Timmy Jernigan  DT/Florida State
15. Pittsburgh - Mike Evans  WR
16. Dallas - Aaron Donald  DT/Pittsburgh
17. Baltimore - Kelvin Benjamin  WR/Florida State
18. NY Jets - Eric Ebron  TE/North Carolina
19. Miami - Zack Martin  OT/Notre Dame
20. Arizona - Ra'Shede Hageman  DT/Minnesota
21. Green Bay - Louis Nix  DT/Notre Dame
22. Philadelphia - Calvin Pryor  S/Louisville
23. Kansas City - Marquise Lee  WR/USC
24. Cincinnati - Kony Ealy  DE/Missouri
25. San Diego - Darqueze Dennard  CB/Michigan State
26. Cleveland - Derek Carr  QB/FresnoState
27. New Orleans - Jason Verrett  CB/TCU
28. Carolina - Cyrus Kouandijo  OT/Alabama
29. New England - Austin Seferian-Jenkins  TE/Washington
30. San Francisco - Brandin Cooks  WR/Oregon State
31. Denver - Dee Ford  DE/Auburn
32. Seattle - David Yankey  G/Stanford

NCAA Basketball - 2014 NCAA Tournament Projections

3/3/14

East Regional - New York

at Raleigh
1 Duke 16 Davidson
8 UMass 9 Oregon
at San Antonio
5 UConn 12 Missouri/BYU
4 Iowa State 13 Georgia State
at San Antonio
6 UCLA 11 Xavier
3 Michigan 14 NC Central
at Buffalo
7 Memphis 10 Harvard
2 Villanova 15 Boston U

South Regional - Memphis

at Orlando
1 Florida 16 Robert Morris/Southern
8 Texas 9 Arizona State
at Spokane
5 Michigan State 12 St. Joseph's
4 San Diego State 13 Southern Miss
at Orlando
6 Iowa 11 Utah
3 Louisville 14 Vermont
at Buffalo
7 Oklahoma 10 George Washington
2 Syracuse 15 Mercer

Midwest Regional - Indianapolis

at St. Louis
1 Wichita State 16 Weber State
8 VCU 9 Kansas State
at San Diego
5 North Carolina 12 Baylor/Colorado
4 Kentucky 13 Toledo
at Milwaukee
6 SMU 11 Green Bay
3 Wisconsin 14 Delaware
at St. Louis
7 New Mexico 10 Arkansas
2 Kansas 15 Belmont

West Regional - Anaheim

at San Diego
1 Arizona 16 Utah Valley/High Point
8 Pittsburgh 9 Oklahoma State
at Spokane
5 St. Louis 12 Stephen F Austin
4 Cincinnati 13 North Dakota State
at Milwaukee
6 Ohio State 11 Tennessee
3 Creighton 14 Iona
at Raleigh
7 Gonzaga 10 Stanford
2 Virginia 15 UC Irvine

Last Four In: Missouri, Baylor, Colorado, BYU
First Four Out: Florida State, Cal, St. John's, Providence
Next Four Out: Clemson, Minnesota, Dayton, Nebraska

Final Four (Arlington, TX): East vs. South, Midwest vs. West