It is kind of hard to believe that Selection Sunday for the NCAA Tournament is only five weeks away. It is becoming time when college basketball teams are separating themselves as either tourney contenders or pretenders. Here is The Sports Bank‘s latest Bracketology? I have more than held my own the past couple of years against ESPN’s Joe Lunardi and with my extreme college hoops nerdom, plan to do so again this year. Check back every week for an update.
UPDATED: 2/6/12
SOUTH REGIONAL-Atlanta
AT LOUISVILLE
1. Kentucky 23-1 (SEC)
16. UNC-Asheville 18-7 (Big South)/Mississippi Valley State 11-11 (SWAC)
8. Notre Dame 15-8 (BE)
9. Illinois 16-7 (B10)
AT PORTLAND
5. San Diego State 20-3 (MWC)
12. VCU 20-5 (CAA)/N.C. State 17-7 (ACC)
4. St. Mary’s 22-2 (WCC)
13. Nevada 19-4 (WAC)
AT OMAHA
6. Mississippi State 18-5 (SEC)
11. California 18-6 (P12)
3. Kansas 18-5 (B12)
14. Oral Roberts 21-5 (Summit)
AT COLUMBUS
7. Virginia 18-4 (ACC)
10. Kansas State 16-6 (B12)
2. Michigan State 18-5 (B10)
15. Akron 16-7 (MAC)
MIDWEST REGIONAL- St.Louis
AT LOUISVILLE
1. Ohio State 20-3 (B10)
16. Norfolk State 16-8 (MEAC)
8. Wichita State 20-4 (MVC)
9. New Mexico 19-4 (MWC)
AT COLUMBUS
5. Louisville 18-5 (BE)
12. Miami FL 14-7 (ACC)
4. Murray State 23-0 (OVC)
13. Middle Tennessee 21-4 (Sun Belt)
AT PITTSBURGH
6. Indiana 18-6 (B10)
11. BYU 20-6 (WCC)
3. Marquette 19-5 (BE)
14. George Mason 19-6 (CAA)
AT OMAHA
7. Vanderbilt 16-7 (SEC)
10. Memphis 16-7 (CUSA)
2. Missouri 21-2 (B12)
15. Belmont 17-7 (A-Sun)
EAST REGIONAL-Boston
AT PITTSBURGH
1. Syracuse 23-1 (BE)
16. Long Island 17-7 (NEC)/Stony Brook 15-7 (AEC)
8. Temple 17-5 (A10)
9. Harvard 20-2 (Ivy)
AT ALBUQUERQUE
5. Creighton 21-3 (MVC)
12. Minnesota 17-7 (B10)
4. Florida State 16-6 (ACC)
13. Long Beach State 17-6 (Big West)
AT NASHVILLE
6. Southern Miss 20-3 (CUSA)
11. Cincinnati 16-7 (BE)
3. Florida 19-4 (SEC)
14. Cleveland State 20-4 (Horizon)
AT GREENSBORO
7. UConn 15-7 (BE)
10. Iowa State 17-6 (B12)
2. Duke 19-4 (ACC)
15. Bucknell 18-6 (Patroit)
WEST REGIONAL-Phoenix
AT GREENSBORO
1. North Carolina 20-3 (ACC)
16. UT-Arlington 17-5 (Southland)
8. West Virginia 16-8 (BE)
9. Alabama 15-7 (SEC)
AT PORTLAND
5. Wisconsin 18-6 (B10)
12. Seton Hall 15-8 (BE)/Xavier 15-8 (A10)
4. UNLV 21-4 (MWC)
13. Iona 19-5 (MAAC)
AT NASHVILLE
6. Michigan 17-7 (B10)
11. Washington 16-7 (P12)
3. Georgetown 18-4 (BE)
14. Davidson 17-5 (Southern)
AT ALBUQUERQUE
7. Gonzaga 18-4 (WCC)
10. St. Louis 18-5 (A10)
2. Baylor 21-1 (B12)
15. Weber State 18-4 (Big Sky)
Wrong Side of the Bubble:
Purdue 15-8 (B10)
Oregon 16-7 (P12)
Colorado 16-7 (P12)
Central Florida 17-6 (CUSA)
Arkansas 16-7 (SEC)
UMass 17-6 (A10)
Arizona 16-8 (P12)
Ohio 19-4 (MAC)
Multiple Bid Conferences:
Big East (9)
Big Ten (7)
ACC (6)
Big 12 (5)
SEC (5)
A10 (3)
MWC (3)
WCC (3)
CAA (2)
CUSA (2)
MVC (2)
Pac-12 (2)
Click here for a list of RPI and SOS
David Kay is a senior feature NBA Draft, NBA, and college basketball writer for the Sports Bank. He also heads up the NBA and college basketball material at Walter Football.com and is a former contributor at The Washington Times Communities. David has appeared on numerous national radio programs spanning from Cleveland to New Orleans to Honolulu. He also had the most accurate 2011 NBA Mock Draft on the web.
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WCC (3)
CAA (2)
CUSA (2)
MVC (2)
Pac-12 (2)
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