Quick rundown of where I’ve been:
# of NCAA tournament brackets filled out by me: 8 [1 on ESPN, 3 on Fox, 2 on Baltimore Sun, 1 on CBS, 1 paper]
# of #1 seeds I picked to go to the final 4 in my serious bracket: 2
# of times serious bracket was used: 4
# of #1 seeds I picked to go in my joke bracket: 1 (Duke’s region is THAT easy!)
Who fell? UConn and Memphis – UConn to Kentucky and Memphis to Pitt
Adam Morrison’s performance: One and done. #14 Xavier to the sweet 16!
Most Overrated Team: (tie) Connecticut, Gonzaga, Michigan State, Syracuse, Seton Hall
Most Underrated Team: (tie): NC State, Georgetown, Cincinnati
First Round Record Last Year: 31-1 in the actual office/college pool (not the one on this website) (31-2 counting the play-in game)
Play-in Game Winner: Villanova – I mean Monmouth.
First #1 seed to fall: Connecticut (second round)
Weakest #2: Tennessee
Weakest #3: Adam Morrison
Weakest #5: Syracuse
Weakest #6: Michigan State (should be G’town)
Biggest Snubs: Cincinnati (biggest snub of all time), Florida State, Maryland ($$$), Hofstra
WTF: Air Force. It’s so we don’t question their patriotism, I guess.
WTF II: Seton Hall. So Cincinnati loses on a last second 3-pointer (or was it even a 3?) to eventual Big East Champion Syracuse. Seton Hall loses by 13… to Rutgers.
Hey, committee, does the Conference Tournament matter, or not?
Obviously Not: Connecticut remains the #2 overall seed despite getting eliminated before Villanova.
Obviously So: NC State is a 10 seed. Good luck with that one, Cal.
Obviously Not: Tennessee is a #2, as is Texas.
Obviously So: GW is a #8, playing on a non-neutral site in round 1, and then they get Duke in round 2.
If You’ve Gotta Pick:
A 16 (WTF is wrong with you?): Oral Roberts, Southern, Albany, Monmouth, Hampton (in that order)
A 15: Winthrop, Penn, Belmont, Davidson
A 14: Xavier
A 13: Toughest Upset To Pick: Maybe Bradley
A 12: Texas A&M
An 11: George Mason
Okay, okay: I picked Albany in one of the joke brackets, I’ll admit it.
March 28, 2006 at 2:46 am
where can i find a ranking of all the 64 teams by the selection committee? because i keep hearing that duke is the number 1 overall seed, uconn is number 2 overall, are all the rankings listed somewhere, because i want to see them. let me know, thanks.