Bracketology

Welcome to Bracketville’s home for Bracketology. This is where you will find bracket projections and seedings for the 2010 NCAA Tournament. We use current data, key wins and losses, power data, strength of schedule, and overall evaluation along with team expectations and future projections to develop the weekly bracket. It’s not strictly based on if the season ended today.

BRACKET Update: Monday, December 21  (scroll down for the full bracket).  Weekly updates begin in January.  Records reflect games against Division I teams only.

Next Update: Monday, January 4.

BRACKET PROJECTION …

EAST – Syracuse		SOUTH – Houston
Milwaukee		Oklahoma City
1) KENTUCKY (11-0)		1) Texas (10-0)
16)  Morgan St vs. Jackson St		16) STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (5-3)
8) UNLV (9-1)		8) Wake Forest (8-2)
9) Temple (9-2)		9) Minnesota (8-3)
Spokane		San Jose
5) GONZAGA (7-3)		5) NEW MEXICO (12-0)
12) VCU (7-2)		12) St. Mary’s (8-1)
4) Kansas State (9-1)		4) Georgetown (8-1)
13) UTAH STATE (6-4)		13) CORNELL (8-2)
Providence		Providence
6) Clemson (10-2)		6) Florida State (10-2)
11) Washington State (8-2)		11) Richmond (8-3)
3) Connecticut (7-2)		3) Villanova (10-1)
14) AKRON (6-3)		14) ARMY (7-2)
Milwaukee		Buffalo
7) Texas Tech (9-1)		7) BUTLER (8-3)
10) Mississippi State (9-2)		10) Vanderbilt (6-3)
2) MICHIGAN STATE (9-2)		2) Purdue (10-0)
15) VERMONT (7-5)		15) OAKLAND (5-6)
MIDWEST - St. Louis		WEST – Salt Lake City
Oklahoma City		Buffalo
1) KANSAS (10-0)		1) SYRACUSE (11-0)
16) WEBER STATE (3-5)		16) ROBERT MORRIS (4-6)
8) TULSA (8-1)		8) California (6-3)
9) St. John’s (9-1)		9) Georgia Tech (8-2)
New Orleans		New Orleans
5) Ohio State (9-2)		5) Texas A&M (8-2)
12) WESTERN KENTUCKY (5-4)		12) Xavier (6-4)
4) Florida (8-2)		4) Mississippi (10-1)
13) Murray State (7-2)		13) SIENA (6-4)
San Jose		Spokane
6) DAYTON (8-2)		6) Wisconsin (8-2)
11) Northwestern (9-1)		11) WILLIAM & MARY (6-2)
3) West Virginia (8-0)		3) Tennessee (8-2)
14) LONG BEACH (4-4)		14) CHARLESTON (5-4)
Jacksonville		Jacksonville
7) WASHINGTON (7-2)		7) Cincinnati (7-3)
10) NORTHERN IOWA (8-1)		10) Oklahoma State (9-1)
2) Duke (9-1)		2) NORTH CAROLINA (8-3)
15) RADFORD (3-3)		15) EAST TENNESSEE ST. (4-7)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTES on the BRACKET: Kansas remains the No. 1 overall seed – followed by Texas, Kentucky and Syracuse.  Kentucky hosts the play-in game because it’s a Friday-Sunday site.  It would be Midwest vs. West | East vs. South.

Last Five teams in (at large):  Washington State, Northwestern, St. Mary’s, VCU, Xavier

First Five teams out (at large):  Illinois, Miami-FL, Missouri, BYU, UTEP

Also considered … Boston College, Pittsburgh, UAB, Maryland, Memphis, Missouri State, Marquette, Charlotte, Louisville, Seton Hall, San Diego State, Oklahoma, Michigan, Wichita State, Portland

Bracket adjustments: Nothing significant in the preseason bracket.

Regional placement: Syracuse cannot be placed in the East (host).

Here is the team breakdown by Conference …

Big East (7): Syracuse, West Virginia, Villanova, Connecticut, Georgetown, Cincinnati, St. John’s

SEC (7): Kentucky, Tennessee, Florida, Mississippi, Florida, Mississippi State, Vanderbilt

ACC (6):  North Carolina, Duke, Clemson, Florida State, Wake Forest, Georgia Tech

Big Ten (6): Michigan State, Purdue, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Northwestern

Big 12 (6): Kansas, Texas, Kansas State, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Oklahoma State

Atlantic 10 (4): Dayton, Temple, Richmond, Xavier

Pac 10 (3): Washington, California, Washington State

Mountain West (2): New Mexico, UNLV

West Coast (2): Gonzaga, St. Mary’s

Colonial (2): William & Mary, VCU

Conference USA (1): Tulsa

Missouri Valley (1): Northern Iowa

Horizon (1): Butler

Auto Bid conference champions … Siena (MAAC), Western Kentucky (SunBelt), Utah State (WAC), Akron (Mid American), Long Beach State (Big West), Charleston (Southern), Oakland (Summit), Murray State (Ohio Valley), Army (Patriot), Vermont (America East), Cornell (Ivy), Weber State (Big Sky), Stephen F. Austin (Southland), East Tennessee State (Atlantic Sun), Radford (Big South), Robert Morris (Northeast), Morgan State (MEAC), Jackson State (SWAC).