Bracketology: February 16th
2009 Final Four
While I'm not quite ready for the Daily Field of 65, expect updates every 2-3 days for the next 2 weeks. The Bracketology field is based on how the tourney looks "as of this moment." Arrows indicate a team that moved up or down based on last week's performance. (Just because a team won or lost doesn't necessarily mean they'll move substantially though.)
Why should you care what I have to say? Did you know, last year I was considered to have one of the Top 2 or 3 brackets (depending on the scoring rubric) amongst 53 national experts including Joe Lunardi, Gary Parrish and the like).
Movement:
Last update was February 13th. Arrows indicate movement by seed. Two arrows equals a change of two seeds, etc..
Even though the top three seeds remained unchanged, there is jostling, as Duke is no longer next in line for a #1. Arizona State had a big week against the LA area schools, while Florida & Butler are the big losers. Wisconsin is the sole new team in the Field. Providence & Creighton also make their debut in the Last Out sections.
ONE
TWO
THREE
FOUR
FIVE
SIX
LSU* 
SEVEN
EIGHT
NINE
Utah*
Boston College
TEN
ELEVEN
San Diego St
TWELVE
Wisconsin (new today)
THIRTEEN
VCU*
Northern Iowa*
Buffalo*
UALR* (new today)
FOURTEEN
North Dakota St*
American*
Weber St*
Vermont* (new today)
FIFTEEN
Texas A&M - CC*
Jacksonville*
CS Northridge*
Cornell* (new today)
SIXTEEN + ONE
Robert Morris*
Morehead St*
Morgan State*
Radford* (new today) / Alabama St*
* = Conference champion
Bold = Tournament Bid
League Winners (31)
- Winners are merely the first place team in the standings as of today. Ties are given to the higher RPI team.
America East - Vermont**
A-10 - Xavier
ACC - North Carolina
Atlantic Sun - Jacksonville
Big 12 - Oklahoma
Big East - UCONN
Big Sky - Weber St
Big South - Radford**
Big Ten - Michigan State
Big West - CS Northridge
CAA - VCU
Conference USA - Memphis
Horizon - Butler
Ivy - Cornell**
MAAC - Siena
MAC - Buffalo
MEAC - Morgan State
MVC - Northern Iowa
MWC - Utah
Northeast - Robert Morris
Ohio Valley - Morehead St
Pac-10 - Washington
Patriot - American
SEC - LSU
Southern - Davidson
Southland - Texas A&M-CC
SWAC - Alabama St
Summit - North Dakota St
Sun Belt - UALR**
WAC - Utah St
WCC - Gonzaga
** = New conference leaders
Last In: UNLV, Miami, Wisconsin, Cincinnati, (last)
Last Out: Kansas St, Penn St, UAB, Saint Mary's
Further Four: Providence, USC, Temple, Creighton
Dropped Out Today (at-large): Georgetown, (for Wisconsin)
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