2014 NCAA College Basketball "Bracketology"

[dmalley423]

Keep an eye out for Boston University out of the Patriot League, could be a real sleeper.

[DaRadniz29]

Three Automatic bids were clinched tonight: Manhattan (Metro-Atlantic), Delaware( Colonial), and Wofford (Southern).

Automatic Bids so far:

Harvard Crimson (Ivy League)

Eastern Kentucky Colonels (Ohio Valley)

Mercer Bears (Atlantic Sun)

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (Big South)

Delaware Blue Hens (Colonial)

Wichita State (Missouri Valley)

Manhattan Jaspers (Metro Atlantic)

Wofford Terriers (Southern)

[DaRadniz29]

Some updated projections, March 11: Hopefully I didn't screw up the bracketing guidelines too much. Tried to adhere to them. Anyway here they are:

Final Four: (#1 vs #4) and (#2 vs #3)

South (#1)

#1 Florida vs #16 Coastal Carolina/Wofford

#8 Arizona St. vs #9 George Washington

#5 Oklahoma vs #12 Brigham Young

#4 North Carolina vs #13 Georgia State

#6 Texas vs #11 Harvard

#3 Louisville vs #14 Stephen F. Austin

#7 Oklahoma St. vs #10 Colorado

#2 Wisconsin vs #15 Western Michigan

West (#4)

#1 Arizona vs #16 Weber St.

#8 Baylor vs #9 Southern Methodist

#5 UCLA vs #12 Delaware

#4 San Diego St. vs #13 UC-Irvine

#6 Ohio St. vs #11 Xavier

#3 Creighton vs #14 Utah Valley

#7 Kentucky vs #10 Iowa

#2 Duke vs #15 Eastern Kentucky

Midwest (#2)

#1Wichita St. vs #16 Wright St./Texas Southern

#8 New Mexico vs #9 Oregon

#5 Saint Louis vs #12 Louisiana Tech

#4 Iowa State vs #13 Manhattan

#6 Memphis vs #11 Nebraska/Tennessee

#3 Kansas vs #14 Mercer

#7 Gonzaga vs #10 Stanford

#2 Michigan vs #IPFW

East (#3)

#1 Villanova vs #16 Stony Brook

#8 Massachusetts vs #9 Pittsburgh

#5 Michigan St. vs #12 Arkansas/Dayton

#4 Cincinnati vs #13 North Carolina Central

#6 Connecticut vs #11 Saint Joseph's

#3 Syracuse vs #14 Boston University

#7 VCU vs #10 Kansas St.

#2 Virginia vs #15 Robert Morris

Obviously, this is prior to the completion of Championship Week, so a lot could change.

Thoughts on my seeds, matchups? Any matchups look like must see basketball?

[DCarp1231]

Mount St. Mary's just got their ticket punched

[DaRadniz29]

Five minutes until the Selection show. Most expect Florida, Arizona and Wichita State as the three of four number one seeds. I would say Virginia has the inside track to the remaining number 1 seed.