2019 NCAA Tournament Projections

*The team in bold/italics is the projected winner

East Regional - Round of 64
1 Duke 16 Lipscomb
8 Maryland 9 Western Kentucky
5 Clemson 12 Buffalo
4 West Virginia 13 South Dakota State
6 Purdue 11 St. John's
3 Auburn 14 Georgia State
7 TCU 10 Xavier
2 Michigan State 15 Wright State

East Regional - Round of 32
1 Duke 9 Western Kentucky
4 West Virginia 5 Clemson
3 Auburn 6 Purdue
2 Michigan State 7 TCU

East Regional - Sweet 16
1 Duke 5 Clemson
2 Michigan State 6 Purdue

East Regional - Elite 8
2 Michigan State 5 Clemson


South Regional - Round of 64
1 Kentucky 16 Texas Southern/Lehigh
8 Texas Tech 9 NC State
5 Oregon 12 Ohio State/Texas A&M
4 Florida State 13 Davidson
6 Florida 11 UCF/Louisville
3 Villanova 14 UNC Greensboro
7 Loyola (IL) 10 Nebraska
2 Virginia 15 Rider

South Regional - Round of 32
1 Kentucky 9 NC State
4 Florida State 5 Oregon
3 Villanova 6 Florida
2 Virginia 10 Nebraska

South Regional - Sweet 16
1 Kentucky 4 Florida State
2 Virginia 6 Florida

South Regional - Elite 8
1 Kentucky 6 Florida


Midwest Regional - Round of 64
1 Kansas 16 Radford/Bethune-Cookman
8 Cincinnati 9 Miami
5 LSU 12 Harvard
4 Syracuse 13 Stephen F Austin
6 UCLA 11 Alabama
3 Michigan 14 Belmont
7 Marquette 10 Arizona
2 Tennessee 15 Vermont

Midwest Regional - Round of 32
1 Kansas 9 Miami
4 Syracuse 12 Harvard
3 Michigan 11 Alabama
2 Tennessee 7 Marquette

Midwest Regional - Sweet 16
1 Kansas 4 Syracuse
2 Tennessee 3 Michigan

Midwest Regional - Elite 8
1 Kansas 3 Michigan


West Regional - Round of 64
1 North Carolina 16 St. Francis (PA)
8 Indiana 9 Washington
5 Virginia Tech 12 Northeastern
4 Kansas State 13 New Mexico State
6 Mississippi State 11 Butler
3 Nevada 14 Montana
7 Texas 10 Wisconsin
2 Gonzaga 15 UC Irvine

West Regional - Round of 32
1 North Carolina 8 Indiana
4 Kansas State 5 Virginia Tech
3 Nevada 11 Butler
2 Gonzaga 7 Texas

West Regional - Sweet 16
1 North Carolina 5 Virginia Tech
2 Gonzaga 11 Butler

West Regional - Elite 8
1 North Carolina 2 Gonzaga


Final Four - Minneapolis, MN
1 Kansas 2 Gonzaga
1 Kentucky 2 Michigan State

National Championship - Minneapolis, MN
1 Kansas 2 Michigan State

The Kansas Jayhawks will have one shining moment to end the 2019 NCAA Tournament

2018-2019 NCAA Basketball Projections

Below is a look at how I see the conference races shaking out in the 2018-2019 NCAA Basketball season. All power conferences are picked from top to bottom, with the projected NCAA Tournament teams in bold and italics.  The NCAA Tournament teams are listed for all conferences.

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

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

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

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

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

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

American
1. Cincinnati
2. UCF

Atlantic-10
1. Davidson

AEC
1. Vermont

Atlantic Sun
1. Lipscomb

Big Sky
1. Montana

Big South
1. Radford

Big West
1. UC Irvine

Colonial
1. Northeastern

Conference USA
1. Western Kentucky

Horizon
1. Wright State

Ivy
1. Harvard

MAAC
1. Rider

MAC
1. Buffalo

MEAC
1. Bethune-Cookman

MVC
1. Loyola (IL)

Mountain West
1. Nevada

NEC
1. St. Francis (PA)

OVC
1. Belmont

Patriot
1. Lehigh

SoCon
1. UNC Greensboro

Southland
1. Stephen F Austin

Summit
1. South Dakota State

Sun Belt
1. Georgia State

SWAC
1. Texas Southern

WAC
1. New Mexico State

WCC
1. Gonzaga

2018-2019 NBA Predictions

Eastern Conference

Atlantic

(1) Boston 58-24

(2) Toronto 53-29

(3) Philadelphia 53-29

Brooklyn 29-53

New York 28-54

Southeast

(5) Washington 45-37

(6) Miami 45-37

Charlotte 36-46

Orlando 27-55

Atlanta 21-61

Central

(4) Indiana 48-34

(7) Milwaukee 45-37

(8) Detroit 37-45

Cleveland 30-52

Chicago 29-53

Western Conference

Southwest

(2) Houston 56-26

(7) San Antonio 46-36

New Orleans 45-37

Dallas 37-45

Memphis 29-53

Northwest

(3) Utah 52-30

(4) Oklahoma City 48-34

(5) Denver 47-35

(8) Minnesota 45-37

Portland 42-40

Pacific

(1) Golden State 62-20

(6) LA Lakers 46-36

LA Clippers 38-44

Phoenix 29-53

Sacramento 24-58

East Quarters

(1) Boston over (8) Detroit

(4) Indiana over (5) Washington

(3) Philadelphia over (6) Miami

(2) Toronto over (7) Milwaukee

West Quarters

(1) Golden State over (8) Minnesota

(4) Oklahoma City over (5) Denver

(3) Utah over (6) LA Lakers

(2) Houston over (7) San Antonio

East Semis

(1) Boston over (4) Indiana

(3) Philadelphia over (2) Toronto

West Semis

(1) Golden State over (4) Oklahoma City

(2) Houston over (3) Utah

East Finals

(1) Boston over (3) Philadelphia

West Finals

(1) Golden State over (2) Houston

NBA Finals

(1) Golden State over (1) Boston

2018-2019 NHL Predictions

Eastern Conference
Atlantic
1. Tampa Bay
2. Toronto
3. Boston
4. Florida
5. Montreal
6. Buffalo
7. Detroit
8. Ottawa

Metropolitan
1. Washington
2. Pittsburgh
3. Philadelphia
4. Columbus
5. New Jersey
6. NY Islanders
7. Carolina
8. NY Rangers


Western Conference
Central
1. Winnipeg
2. Nashville
3. St. Louis
4. Dallas
5. Minnesota
6. Chicago
7. Colorado

Pacific
1. San Jose
2. Vegas
3. Anaheim
4. Los Angeles
5. Calgary
6. Edmonton
7. Arizona
8. Vancouver

East Quarterfinals
Tampa Bay over Florida
Toronto over Boston
Washington over Columbus
Philadelphia over Pittsburgh

West Quarterfinals
San Jose over Dallas
Vegas over Anaheim
Winnipeg over Los Angeles
Nashville over St. Louis

East Semifinals
Tampa Bay over Toronto
Washington over Philadelphia

West Semifinals
San Jose over Vegas
Winnipeg over Nashville

East Finals
Tampa Bay over Washington

West Finals
Winnipeg over San Jose


Stanley Cup Finals
Winnipeg over Tampa Bay