This is a day delayed, so let's just get to this ... and hope there are some conference tournament upsets. At least this week, things didn't get dicey until the No. 8 or No. 9 line, rather than the No. 7 seeds ...
SOUTHEAST REGION
Cleveland
(1) BIG TEN/Ohio State vs. (16) SOUTHLAND/McNeese-SWAC/Texas Southern
(8) Cincinnati vs. (9) Tennessee
Tucson, Ariz.
(4) North Carolina vs. (13) MISSOURI VALLEY/Missouri State
(5) St. John's vs. (12) CONFERENCE USA/UAB
Tampa, Fla.
(3) SOUTHEASTERN/Florida vs. (14) BIG SOUTH/Coastal Carolina
(6) Texas A&M vs. (11) Colorado State
Charlotte, N.C.
(2) Georgetown vs. (15) PATRIOT/Bucknell
(7) COLONIAL/George Mason vs. (10) WESTERN ATHLETIC/Utah State
EAST REGION
Cleveland
(1) BIG EAST/Pittsburgh vs. (16) BIG SKY/Montana-MEAC/Bethune-Cookman
(8) Illinois vs. (9) Old Dominion
Denver
(4) Vanderbilt vs. (13) IVY/Harvard
(5) PAC-10/Arizona vs. (12) Marquette
Chicago
(3) Purdue vs. (14) MID-AMERICAN/Kent State
(6) Villanova vs. (11) Boston College
Tucson, Ariz.
(2) MOUNTAIN WEST/San Diego State vs. (15) METRO ATLANTIC/Fairfield
(7) Temple vs. (10) Kansas State
SOUTHWEST REGION
Tulsa, Okla.
(1) Kansas vs. (16) SUN BELT/Florida Atlantic
(8) UCLA vs. UNLV
Tampa, Fla.
(4) Wisconsin vs. (13) ATLANTIC SUN/Belmont
(5) Louisville vs. (12) Richmond/Clemson
Chicago
(3) Notre Dame vs. (14) AMERICA EAST/Vermont
(6) Missouri vs. (11) WEST COAST/Saint Mary's
Charlotte, N.C.
(2) ACC/Duke vs. (15) NORTHEAST/Long Island
(7) Georgia vs. (10) Minnesota
WEST REGION
Tulsa, Okla.
(1) BIG 12/Texas vs. (16) BIG WEST/Long Beach State
(8) Washington vs. (9) Florida State
Washington
(4) Syracuse vs. (13) SUMMIT/Oakland
(5) Kentucky vs. (12) Gonzaga/Virginia Tech
Washington
(3) Connecticut vs. (14) SOUTHERN/College of Charleston
(6) ATLANTIC 10/Xavier vs. (11) HORIZON/Cleveland State
Denver
(2) Brigham Young vs. (15) OHIO VALLEY/Morehead State
(7) West Virginia vs. (10) Michigan State
Last four in: Gonzaga, Clemson, Virginia Tech, Richmond
Last four out: Nebraska, Butler, Memphis, VCU
Next four out: Alabama, Penn State, Michigan, Oklahoma State
By league: Big East (11), ACC (6), Big Ten (6), Big 12 (5), Southeastern (5), Mountain West (4), Atlantic 10 (3), Pac-10 (3), Colonial (2), West Coast (2)
Wow...MD is not even close i guess. Still Say Clemson doesn't deserve a bid and VT will wind up 9-7 in the ACC.
Posted by: Todd aka CharmCityTerp | 02/22/2011 at 04:23 PM
Todd ---
I think its safe to say a few teams that dont deserve a bid will make it in this season.
Posted by: D1scourse | 02/22/2011 at 04:27 PM
Patrick...think you are right! :)
Posted by: Todd aka CharmCityTerp | 02/22/2011 at 04:55 PM
The ACC contenders will sort themselves out over the next two weeks. The real question is if the league will ultimately merit 4 or 5 teams.
As a Clemson fan I'm not sure why Clemson doesn't deserve a bid (compared to anyone else, that is, in this really soft bubble year.) The Tigers are 7-6 to this point in the conference season and are one of only two teams who still haven't had a shot at WF - which we get on Saturday. So it's not as though the stripes we have haven't been hard-earned.
Also note that Clemson is breaking in a radically new style of play with a team that lost two starters (one of them the best Clemson player in the last 10 years). The resume is weak because of December losses to Michigan, South Carolina and FSU - all in the span of a week leading up to exam break. Not coincidentally Demontez Stitt held off on getting a knee scoped until the exam week. Since then the Tigers have been a very solid (if unspectacular) bunch. For floks that have been paying close attention the turn in fortunes since mid-December can be directly attributable to Coach Brownell getting 10 days to really install his defense and Stitt getting back to full health.
Still...it all plays itself out. VaTech, BC, maryland and Clemson essentially all dance with each other for the next 10 days. May the best team earn their way to the top.
Posted by: Jay | 02/23/2011 at 03:35 PM