YCS College Basketball Preview-The Grand Predictions
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I will get back to my conference previews, including the Big East, in upcoming days. However, with the season now underway, I want to get my NCAA Tournament and All-American projections out of the way before they become revisionist history.
East Region(Yes, they are finally going to directional regions after the stupid Chicago region crap)
Winston-Salem:
1. North Carolina vs. 16. Delaware State/MEAC
8. Louisville vs. 9. UMass
Spokane:
4. Washington vs. 13. Bucknell/Patriot
5. Texas vs. 12. Missouri State
Lexington:
3. Memphis vs. 14. College of Charleston/Southern
6. UConn vs. 11. Michigan State
New Orleans:
2. LSU vs. 15. Texas A&M Corpus Christi/Southland
7. Xavier vs. 10. Hofstra
Midwest Region:
Chicago:
1. Kansas vs. Play-In Winner: Belmont/Atlantic Sun vs. Jackson State/SWAC
8. Creighton vs. 9. USC
Spokane:
4. Marquette vs. 13. George Mason
5. Georgia Tech vs. 12. Houston
New Orleans:
3. Alabama vs. 14. Cal State Fullerton/Big West
6. UCLA vs. 11. New Mexico State
Columbus:
2. Georgetown vs. 15. Monmouth/Northeast
7. Nevada vs. 10. Akron
South Region:
Winston-Salem:
1. Florida vs. 16. Samford
8. Wichita State vs. 9. Illinois
Buffalo:
4. Syracuse vs. 13. Toledo
5. Gonzaga vs. 12. Western Kentucky/Sun Belt
Lexington:
3. Texas A&M vs. 14. Albany/America East
6. Duke vs. 11. BYU
Columbus:
2. Ohio State vs. 15. Penn/Ivy
7. Southern Illinois vs. 10. DePaul
West Region:
Buffalo:
1. Pittsburgh vs. 16. Northern Arizona/Big Sky
8. San Diego State vs. 9. Baylor
Sacramento:
4. Florida State vs. 13. Winthrop/Big South
5. Tennessee vs. 12. Loyola/Horizon
Chicago:
3. Wisconsin vs. 14. Oral Roberts/Mid-Continent
6. Boston College vs. 11. Kansas State
Sacramento:
2. Arizona vs. 15. Marist/Metro Atlantic
7. Villanova vs. 10. Arkansas
Bid Breakdown:
8-Big East
5-SEC, Big 12, ACC
4-Pac 10, Big Ten, Missouri Valley
2-WAC, Mountain West, Conference USA, MAC, Colonial, Atlantic 10
Final Four:
North Carolina
Alabama
Ohio State
Arizona
National Champions:
North Carolina
Player of the Year: Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina
First Team All-Americans:
G Ronald Steele, Alabama
G Brandon Rush, Kansas
F Nick Fazekas, Nevada
F Joakim Noah, Florida
F Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina
Second Team All-Americans:
G Dominic James, Marquette
G Chris Lofton, Tennessee
F Jeff Green, Georgetown
F Glen Davis, LSU
C Aaron Gray, Pittsburgh
Freshman All-Americans
G Tywon Lawson, North Carolina
G Daequan Cook, Ohio State
F Kevin Durant, Texas
F/C Spencer Hawes, Washington
C Greg Oden, Ohio State
2 comments:
Do these predicted seeds take into account the ridiculous, almost random skew caused by the conference tourney outcomes?
Seriously, we'd best not be seeing any of that Syracuse-as-a-#5 bullshit this year. I'm really tired of it.
No, I'm not even trying to predict those. However, as long as they set up easy upset picks like an underseeded 12 Texas A&M against the overseeded team, by all means continue. As evidenced by my results in tournament pools, I need all the picking help I can get.
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