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Daily Dribble: 2009 NCAA Tournament Projection
April 8th, 2008
by Shawn Siegel
We're only one day beyond the 2008 National Championship Game.. but its never too early to start thinking about next year's Tournament. Here's an early projection of the 2009 NCAA Tournament field:
Multi-Bid Leagues (46)
Big East (9) - UCONN - (Georgetown, Louisville, Marquette, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Villanova, West Virginia)
ACC (6) - Duke - (Clemson, Miami, UNC, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest)
Pac-10 (5) - UCLA - (Arizona, Arizona State, Stanford, USC)
Big 12 (5) - Kansas - (Baylor, Oklahoma, Texas, Texas A&M)
SEC (5) - Florida (Kentucky, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Tennessee)
Big Ten (4) - Purdue - (Michigan State, Ohio State, Wisconsin)
Mountain West (2) - BYU - (UNLV)
A-10 (2) - Xavier - (Dayton)
Missouri Valley (2) - Creighton - (Drake)
Conference USA (2) - Memphis - (UAB)
WCC (2) - Gonzaga - (Saint Mary's)
WAC (2) - Nevada - (New Mexico State)
One-Bid Leagues (19)
America East - Vermont
Atlantic Sun - Belmont
Big Sky - Portland State
Big South - Winthrop
Big West - Pacific
CAA - VCU
Horizon - Wright State
Ivy - Cornell
MAAC - Siena
MAC - Kent State
MEAC - Morgan State
Northeast - Robert Morris
Ohio Valley - Murray State
Patriot - American
Southern - Davidson
Southland - Stephen F Austin
SWAC - Alabama State
Summit - IUPUI
Sun Belt - MTSU
Next In Line: Washington State, Washington, San Diego State, San Diego
Note: I'll be doing an updated projection later on in the summer once decisions about the NBA Draft are made. Let me know in the comments section if you agree or disagree with the selections.
Also: Check out last year's projection which had some good, bad, and ugly picks.
Comments
The Big East is a great
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 2009-02-25 09:29.
The Big East is a great conference but 9 teams in the tournament is ridiculous. I have zero interest in watching a mediocre (at best) Notre Dame team in the tourney.
minnesota just came off a
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 2009-03-06 09:24.
minnesota just came off a win against wisconsin, and if they beat michigan at home they should be in, or lose against michigan and then they would have to go to the finals of the big ten tournament
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Updated Version
From later in the summer:
http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/2009-ncaa-tournament-projection-late-summer-update-85059