Bracketology: Indiana Still a No. 1 Seed, Virginia In, Iowa and Kentucky Out
One final weekend of college basketball left before the Madness of conference tournaments hits fans like a full court press. The top seeds are still very much in doubt. Almost exactly half of the top two seeds ended up winning their conference tournament (and the automatic bid) over the last decade. I have a feeling that number will be slightly higher in 2013, and teams on the top four seed lines could have plenty of movement potential based on the upcoming tournaments.
Right now, I have Duke, Gonzaga, Louisville, and Indiana as the top seeds. [A week ago, Jason's guesses were Kansas, Miami, Gonzaga and Indiana.] We could probably just sub in “whoever wins the Big Ten tournament” in that last slot, and I’ll tenuously put Indiana as the slightly most likely contender to do that.
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At the other end, I continue to project Iowa much higher than most. I’ve got the Hawkeyes as the first out right now. I went through the true bubble teams, and with conference tournament matchups getting a little more certain and only one game left for most teams, we can reasonably assess teams. I think Iowa has about a 25% chance of getting in the tournament (mainly limited by beating the 2 or 3 seed in the Big Ten tourney). A 9-9 team in the best conference and a quality tourney win would have a very good chance, despite the current projections by other brackets.
The SEC will be wild, and I now have Alabama in (the best chance to reach the semis) and Kentucky, Tennessee, and Mississippi out, based on potential matchups. Tennessee and Kentucky have a chance to swing that this weekend with big home games against Missouri and Florida, respectively. Virginia’s loss at Florida State has them on the cut line. The Cavaliers have to beat Maryland and then beat someone like NC State in the ACC tournament quarters, in my opinion.
#1 Seeds: Duke*, Gonzaga*, Louisville*, Indiana*
#2 Seeds: Michigan State, Michigan, Florida*, Kansas*
#3 Seeds: Georgetown, Miami, New Mexico*, Ohio State
#4 Seeds: Marquette, Syracuse, Arizona*, Kansas State
#5 Seeds: Oklahoma State, UNLV, Pittsburgh, North Carolina
#6 Seeds: Colorado State, Wisconsin, Virginia Commonwealth*, Missouri
#7 Seeds: Minnesota, Butler, St. Louis, Notre Dame
#8 Seeds: Colorado, North Carolina State, Memphis*, UCLA
#9 Seeds: Oklahoma, Middle Tennessee*, St. Mary’s, Creighton*
#10 Seeds: Wichita State, Illinois, San Diego State, Oregon
#11 Seeds: Cincinnati, Iowa State, California, Temple
#12 Seeds: Belmont*, La Salle, Boise State vs. Villanova, Alabama vs. Virginia
#13 Seeds: Akron*, Davidson*, Denver*, Bucknell*
#14 Seeds: South Dakota State*, Stephen F. Austin*, Valparaiso*, Stony Brook*
#15 Seeds: Weber State*, Princeton*, Long Beach*, Niagara*
#16 Seeds: Robert Morris*, Mercer*, UNC-Central* vs. Northeastern*, Texas Southern* vs. Charleston Southern*
First Eight Out: Iowa, Mississippi, Kentucky, Tennessee, Providence, Baylor, Massachusetts, Southern Miss

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March 8th, 2013 at 2:18 PM
Oh shit son RMU doing work.
March 8th, 2013 at 2:20 PM
illinois a 10 seed? with their wins? ummmmm
March 8th, 2013 at 2:22 PM
UGA still not in? Bummer.
March 8th, 2013 at 2:23 PM
Minnesota a 7??? unlv a 5?
March 8th, 2013 at 2:24 PM
No Oral Roberts? I bet Bill Self is ecstatic.
March 8th, 2013 at 2:24 PM
PANIC!!!!!
March 8th, 2013 at 2:24 PM
Duke or Gonzaga to make history as first No. 1 seed to lose to No. 16 seed. Or maybe both.
March 8th, 2013 at 2:24 PM
We made the first eight out!!! Progress!
With Napier hurting and Calhoun having wrist problems it may tip the scales our way at Gampel tomorrow. That would give us 8 wins in our last 9. Probably still need two BE tourney wins to have a chance. Teamrankings has us with a 5% chance.
March 8th, 2013 at 2:27 PM
Not a bad team. Much like TN, they had bad early season losses
March 8th, 2013 at 2:31 PM
Win 2 in Chicago and Iowa is in. Chances are less than 10% since they would need to beat a top 5 B1G team to accomplish that. There hope though, which is always dangerous to have as a fan.
Nice to have interest in Iowa hoops again though.
March 8th, 2013 at 2:31 PM
They have some godawful losses and tend to look pathetic from time to time.
March 8th, 2013 at 2:31 PM
If LSU can’t get in, Georgia can’t get in.
March 8th, 2013 at 2:36 PM
Georgetown a 3 seed? I know how this story goes. Dammit.
March 8th, 2013 at 2:40 PM
The RPI fellates the Big Ten. That is the same formula that tells us the Mountain West is the best conference in the country. Wisconsin 6? Minnesota 7? I hope the Committee is smarter than this.
March 8th, 2013 at 2:40 PM
Hoping that 2 seed lets MSU play in Auburn Hills
March 8th, 2013 at 2:41 PM
Michigan State. 2 seed. Not with 8 losses brah.
March 8th, 2013 at 2:41 PM
Trey, don’t bring your nonsense from the b@phone to the rest of the internet.
March 8th, 2013 at 2:43 PM
Kentucky should be a 4-seed
/trey
March 8th, 2013 at 2:43 PM
thats why i questioned it
March 8th, 2013 at 2:43 PM
Kentucky is dog shit and I am ok with that.
March 8th, 2013 at 2:44 PM
I hope the Committee is smarter than this.
Treigh vs. Lisk, who ya got?
March 8th, 2013 at 2:44 PM
Weber State
very hot cheerleaders traditionally.
March 8th, 2013 at 2:44 PM
In the NIT
March 8th, 2013 at 2:45 PM
Lisk
March 8th, 2013 at 2:46 PM
Make up your mind. You’re inconsistent. You’re all over the place.
March 8th, 2013 at 2:46 PM
Trey.
I don’t think the committee would touch the syphilis and leprosy laden corpse of Virginia right now. That’s a bad team that has no business being in the tournament. Even with a couple “good wins”
March 8th, 2013 at 2:49 PM
yes, he said they would finish 5th in the B1G, and then said they would finish ahead of Minnesota (that would put them 7th and in the tourney) and now says they don’t deserve to be in the tournament. just a mess
March 8th, 2013 at 2:49 PM
Lisk, did you go to MIT?
Serious question.
March 8th, 2013 at 2:50 PM
Creeds songs are $1.29 on itunes, yet Filters songs are $.99 each? That’s bass ackwards as hell.
March 8th, 2013 at 2:52 PM
Pre injury.
March 8th, 2013 at 2:53 PM
Yeah. Because they both musically suck.
March 8th, 2013 at 2:54 PM
Didn’t the Big East beat the SEC something like 9-3 in this season’s Big East – SEC challenge?
March 8th, 2013 at 2:55 PM
Let’s not get carried away.
March 8th, 2013 at 2:55 PM
TNC – He’s tied up with some stuff, but I can tell you that no, he did not attend MIT.
March 8th, 2013 at 2:55 PM
Don’t pull a hammy backpedaling so quickly.
March 8th, 2013 at 2:56 PM
Minnesota being a #7 seed shows just how shitty college basketball is this year.
March 8th, 2013 at 2:56 PM
This would make sense as by all accounts (well, all except Trey) the SEC is a dumpster fire in CBB. Good thing Spring Football is underway!
March 8th, 2013 at 2:58 PM
TNC – He’s tied up with some stuff, but I can tell you that no, he did not attend MIT.
I take it that his kids finally overwhelmed him and have him tied down Gulliver’s Travels style.
March 8th, 2013 at 2:59 PM
Injuries have killed the league this year. Kentucky, Tennessee, Vandy, Mizzou, Alabama, and LSU have all been through it. I’d argue that a healthy SEC would be a 6-7 bid league.
March 8th, 2013 at 3:00 PM
I agree with you regarding Creed, but Filter had some really great music in the 90′s.
March 8th, 2013 at 3:00 PM
Louisville a 1 only if they win the big east tourney. Lost to georgetown, split with cuse
March 8th, 2013 at 3:01 PM
is it bad that my 51 year odl uncle had “Pretty little Liars” on his dvr?
March 8th, 2013 at 3:01 PM
Yes, Trey. Other leagues haven’t had to deal with the absence of players. just the SEC.
March 8th, 2013 at 3:02 PM
You’d also argue that Florida had a good offense last year in football.
/point being, you can argue anything
//but you could be right as I don’t know jack about CBB
March 8th, 2013 at 3:03 PM
Husker, he’s wrong about this.
March 8th, 2013 at 3:03 PM
Jason lisk went to Missiouri Institue of Tits
March 8th, 2013 at 3:03 PM
Who the hell has Michigan beaten on the road?
March 8th, 2013 at 3:04 PM
OSU getting punished for playing Kansas and Duke I see.
March 8th, 2013 at 3:04 PM
Neither does trey
March 8th, 2013 at 3:04 PM
Vandy wasnt hurt by injuries. They lost all their good players from last year. LSU hasn’t had a decent team since the Big Baby team that went to the final four.
March 8th, 2013 at 3:04 PM
TNC – He’s tied up with some stuff, but I can tell you that no, he did not attend MIT.
March 8th, 2013 at 3:05 PM
you had me until Vandy. they lost way too much from last year. injuries or not, they were bound to be awful this year.
and the only reason Bama and/or Tenn were worth a shit this year was because of injuries. if everyone was healthy all around, they would be .500 teams at best.
March 8th, 2013 at 3:06 PM
But duke lost to maryland!!
March 8th, 2013 at 3:07 PM
Syracuse beat Arky. Arky beat Florida. Therefore, syracuse > Florida.
/math logic
March 8th, 2013 at 3:07 PM
waves at AP
March 8th, 2013 at 3:08 PM
Whoa whoa. TN was supposed to be top 5 in the league until Maymon, a 1st team pre-season guy, got injured for the year. AS bad as the league has been, Jordan McRae has carried that team and should be getting SEC POY
March 8th, 2013 at 3:08 PM
This is probably rigged or the people knew about the prank, but if not, bravo.
March 8th, 2013 at 3:08 PM
Syracuse was the only team to win at Bud Walton this year. granted, it was early in the year, but that should still count for something.
March 8th, 2013 at 3:09 PM
Also: kentucky’s players aren’t that good outside of Noel and Goodwin. Cal gets all these prized recruits who are great individual talents but most of them don’t know their head from their ass when it comes to playing as a team (see: Wall/Cousins UK team)
March 8th, 2013 at 3:10 PM
I say nay-nay. I wrote a very popular post at Sparty and Friends known as Bracketolo-TREY. It was awesome.
March 8th, 2013 at 3:10 PM
The zebras definitely helped the Hogs in that Missouri game.
March 8th, 2013 at 3:11 PM
Syracuse won at Arkansas because James Southerland hit a bajillion threes in the first half. Syracuse built up such a lead that they were able to withstand any Razorback rally.
Syracuse played well til Michael Carter Williams forgot how to play.
March 8th, 2013 at 3:13 PM
That’s the thing. The Big Ten played a nice and cushy out of conference schedule that gave them the RPI balance to make the league look like 1987 Madonna to the SEC’s 2008 Cher.
March 8th, 2013 at 3:16 PM
Pitt and Kansas State at the Garden.
March 8th, 2013 at 3:17 PM
Really trey?
Sparty lost to Miami
illini went to spokane and beat Gonzaga
OSU played Duke
Indiana beat Duke
March 8th, 2013 at 3:18 PM
that shit was unreal. dude couldn’t fucking miss, and it’s not like he was wide open every single time either.
March 8th, 2013 at 3:18 PM
Sorry, indiana beat georgetown. Also played UNC and Butler
March 8th, 2013 at 3:22 PM
Sparty played Kansas, UConn, Miami. Buckeyes played Duke and Kansas. Not their fault the Marquette game got canceled.
March 8th, 2013 at 3:22 PM
The trolldom of a few OSU fans on here is utterly embarrassing.
March 8th, 2013 at 3:22 PM
maybe, but he didn’t play all year did he? I guess I was thinking more in-season injuries, but yeah if he would have been healthy they would be a shoe in for the crappy SEC.
March 8th, 2013 at 3:24 PM
Florida only played 4 good OOC opponents and were 2-2. Trey might want to look at schedules before spewing bullshit. Every major team plays a few good teams and a bunch of cupcakes
March 8th, 2013 at 3:25 PM
I need to turn in my gay card. The Madonna/Cher analogy went over my head.
/ashamed
March 8th, 2013 at 3:25 PM
Ill be the first to admit that syracuse plays a bullshit schedule most years.
March 8th, 2013 at 3:26 PM
Madonna was hot in 1987 and cher looked busted in 2008.
/straight
March 8th, 2013 at 3:27 PM
Right, the whole year. Stokes had been useless the first half too. I’d say they are the most frustrating team to watch, but I think every SEC team besides FL can rightfully say the same
March 8th, 2013 at 3:42 PM
Can’t believe you guys actually respond to Trey. He’s obviously trolling everyone.
March 8th, 2013 at 3:48 PM
Out of conference strength of schedule:
Michigan State: 65
Michigan: 185
Indiana: 48
Ohio State: 129
Minnesota: 12 <—YEAH!
Illinois: 20 <— DOUBLE YEAH!
Wisconsin: 145
Iowa: 305
Nebraska: 56
Purdue: 249
Northwestern: 244
Penn State: 151
Looks tough.
March 8th, 2013 at 3:51 PM
5 if you include RPI top 25 Middle Tennesse. And we went to FSU. And our game against Georgetown was cancelled and not rescheduled because Georgetown was scared. Our out of Conference Strength of Schedule was the 6th best in the country according to the numbers.
March 8th, 2013 at 3:58 PM
Never understood the appeal of Cher.