Bracketology 2012: First Edition
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As always, the field below is not who I think deserves to be in, but simply a prediction of what the committee would do as things stand today. Again, this is not a question of what they should do, but what they will do.
Notes:
Arrows
indicate how many seeds a
team has moved up or down since the previous update. Teams in Green
are new to the field today. Teams in CAPS have locked up a bid. **=Projected
Conference Champs
| ONE |
Kentucky**
Syracuse**
| TWO |
Kansas**
| THREE |
Memphis**
| FOUR |
Xavier**
Arizona**
| FIVE |
Gonzaga**
labama
| SIX |
| SEVEN |
| EIGHT |
|
NINE |
|
TEN |
| ELEVEN |
Kent St**
| TWELVE + 1 |
Oklahoma St
Marshall
/ Saint Mary's
| THIRTEEN + 1 |
Mississippi St
/ San Diego StUtah St**
Belmont**
Harvard**
| FOURTEEN |
Oral Roberts**
Fairfield**
Weber St**
Bucknell**
|
FIFTEEN |
Chattanooga**
MTSU**
Long Island**
Long Beach St**
| SIXTEEN + 2 |
Boston University**
Austin Peay**
Northwestern St** / Texas Southern**
UNC-Asheville** / Morgan St**
Last In:
San Diego St, Mississippi St, Saint Mary's, Marshall
First Out:
Virginia Tech, Georgetown, Drexel, Wichita StFurther Four: Maryland, Georgia, VCU, Dayton
Dropped Out Of Field (at-large):
New (at-large):
| Conference Bids |
- Multiple Bid Leagues
Big East - 10
Big 12 - 7
Big Ten - 6
ACC - 6
SEC - 5
Pac-10 - 4
MWC - 3
A-10 - 2
CUSA - 2
WCC - 2
------------------- (21 one-bid leagues)
CAA - 1
Horizon - 1
MVC - 1
| League Leaders/Winners (31) |
- #1 projected team for now.
- New leaders in green
America East - Boston University
A-10 - Xavier
ACC - North Carolina
Atlantic Sun - Belmont
Big 12 - Kansas
Big East - Syracuse
Big Sky - Weber St
Big South - UNCA
Big Ten - Ohio St
Big West - Long Beach St
CAA - George Mason
Conference USA - Memphis
Horizon - Cleveland St
Ivy - Harvard
MAAC - Fairfield
MAC - Kent St
MEAC - Morgan St
MVC - Creighton
MWC - UNLV
Northeast - Long Island
Ohio Valley - Austin Peay
Pac-10 - Arizona
Patriot - Bucknell
SEC - Kentucky
Southern - Chattanooga
Southland - Northwestern St
SWAC - Texas Southern
Summit - Oral Roberts
Sun Belt - MTSU
WAC - Utah St
WCC - Gonzaga
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