Alright, just five games remaining in the regular season before the brackets are revealed. Below are the 77 teams that still have a shot at this moment. Some of these ZOMBIE teams are probably in for sure, but there is at least one category that should make them at least a tick worried come 6PM. There are still five Championship Games today. The Big Ten, SEC, and Atlantic 10 will have both teams in for sure. The Sun Belt will have one eliminated and the American could lose one if UCONN goes down. So we will be at 76 or 75 after the games. Here are the survivors, so far...
AUTO and LOCK
AMERICA EAST - Albany
AMERICAN - Cincinnati, SMU
ATLANTIC 10 - Dayton, VCU
ACC - Notre Dame, North Carolina State, Virginia, Duke, Louisville, North Carolina
ATLANTIC SUN - North Florida
BIG 12 - West Virginia, Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Oklahoma
BIG EAST - Villanova, St. John's, Butler, Providence, Xavier, Georgetown
BIG SKY - Eastern Washington
BIG SOUTH - Coastal Carolina
BIG TEN - Maryland, Iowa, Michigan State, Wisconsin
BIG WEST - UC Irvine
COLONIAL - Northeastern
CONFERENCE USA - UAB
HORIZON - Valparaiso
IVY - Harvard
MAAC - Manhattan
MAC - Buffalo
MEAC - Hampton
MISSOURI VALLEY - Northern Iowa, Wichita State
MOUNTAIN WEST - Wyoming, San Diego State
NORTHEAST - Robert Morris
OHIO VALLEY - Belmont
PAC 12 - Arizona, Utah, Oregon
PATRIOT - Lafayette
SEC - Kentucky, Arkansas
SOUTHERN - Wofford
SOUTHLAND - Stephen F Austin
SWAC - Texas Southern
SUMMIT - North Dakota State
WEST COAST - Gonzaga
WAC - New Mexico State
ZOMBIES
AMERICAN - Temple, Tulsa
ATLANTIC 10 - Davidson, Richmond
ACC - Miami (FL)
BIG 12 - Texas, Oklahoma State
BIG TEN - Ohio State, Indiana, Purdue
CONFERENCE USA - Old Dominion
MOUNTAIN WEST - Colorado State, Boise State
PAC 12 - Stanford, UCLA
SEC - LSU, Mississippi, Georgia
WEST COAST - BYU
PENDING TODAY'S RESULTS
AMERICAN - UCONN
SUN BELT - Georgia Southern, Georgia State
I hope to send out an updated blog right before six on who I think will make it.
Curt
Sunday, March 15, 2015
Friday, March 13, 2015
Dead or Alive 3/12
And the new record has been set, 47 teams had their dreams destroyed on Thursday. We also added 6 LOCK's and 7 ZOMBIE's. Here are the 47 teams that lost it all on Thursday...
ACC - Florida State
BIG EAST - Marquette, Creighton
ATLANTIC 10 - UMASS, Fordham, St. Joseph's, Duquesne
BIG TEN - Illinois, Northwestern, Minnesota
SEC - Alabama, Vanderbilt
BIG SKY - Idaho, Portland State, Northern Colorado, Weber State
CONFERENCE USA - Florida International, Western Kentucky, Rice
PAC 12 - California, USC, Colorado
MOUNTAIN WEST - Air Force, Utah State, UNLV, Fresno State
BIG WEST - Cal State Northridge, Long Beach State, UC Riverside, Cal Poly
SWAC - Alabama A&M, Jackson State
BIG 12 - TCU
AMERICAN - Central Florida, Tulane, South Florida
WAC - Utah Valley, UT Pan American, Chicago State
SOUTHLAND - McNeese State, New Orleans
SUN BELT - Texas Arlington, Arkansas Little Rock
MEAC - Maryland Eastern Shore, Howard
MAC - Eastern Michigan, Kent State
Here are the 6 teams that are out of their tourneys but are still LOCK's for the Big Dance...
BIG 12 - West Virginia
BIG TEN - Iowa
BIG EAST - St. John's, Butler
ACC - Louisville, North Carolina State
And here are the teams that are in no man's land. Not sure if they are dead or alive, need to wait and see what happens with the other games the rest of the way...
CONFERENCE USA - Old Dominion
SEC - Texas A&M, Mississippi
BIG 12 - Texas, Oklahoma State
ACC - Miami
PAC 12 - Stanford
STANDINGS
ALIVE 120
DEAD 231
AUTO 12
LOCK 7
ZOMBIE 8
All tournaments have started, and no conference championship games on Friday. Only three days of hoops left before we get our brackets. Enjoy.
Curt
ACC - Florida State
BIG EAST - Marquette, Creighton
ATLANTIC 10 - UMASS, Fordham, St. Joseph's, Duquesne
BIG TEN - Illinois, Northwestern, Minnesota
SEC - Alabama, Vanderbilt
BIG SKY - Idaho, Portland State, Northern Colorado, Weber State
CONFERENCE USA - Florida International, Western Kentucky, Rice
PAC 12 - California, USC, Colorado
MOUNTAIN WEST - Air Force, Utah State, UNLV, Fresno State
BIG WEST - Cal State Northridge, Long Beach State, UC Riverside, Cal Poly
SWAC - Alabama A&M, Jackson State
BIG 12 - TCU
AMERICAN - Central Florida, Tulane, South Florida
WAC - Utah Valley, UT Pan American, Chicago State
SOUTHLAND - McNeese State, New Orleans
SUN BELT - Texas Arlington, Arkansas Little Rock
MEAC - Maryland Eastern Shore, Howard
MAC - Eastern Michigan, Kent State
Here are the 6 teams that are out of their tourneys but are still LOCK's for the Big Dance...
BIG 12 - West Virginia
BIG TEN - Iowa
BIG EAST - St. John's, Butler
ACC - Louisville, North Carolina State
And here are the teams that are in no man's land. Not sure if they are dead or alive, need to wait and see what happens with the other games the rest of the way...
CONFERENCE USA - Old Dominion
SEC - Texas A&M, Mississippi
BIG 12 - Texas, Oklahoma State
ACC - Miami
PAC 12 - Stanford
STANDINGS
ALIVE 120
DEAD 231
AUTO 12
LOCK 7
ZOMBIE 8
All tournaments have started, and no conference championship games on Friday. Only three days of hoops left before we get our brackets. Enjoy.
Curt
Thursday, March 12, 2015
Dead or Alive 3/11
Biggest casualty number of the year occurred on Wednesday. Lost a total of 33 teams and gained out AUTO bid. Still only BYU as the one ZOMBIE. Now 184 dead and only 167 alive. Here is who left us on Wednesday...
ACC - Clemson, Boston College, Pittsburgh, Virginia Tech
CONFERENCE USA - UT San Antonio, Charlotte, Marshall, North Texas
PAC 12 - Washington State, Arizona State, Oregon State, Washington
MOUNTAIN WEST - New Mexico, Nevada
SWAC - Mississippi Valley State, Alcorn State
BIG TEN - Nebraska, Rutgers
MEAC - Coppin State, South Carolina State
SOUTHLAND - Southeast Louisiana, Nicholls State
MAC - Bowling Green, Western Michigan
ATLANTIC 10 - George Mason, St. Louis
BIG EAST - Seton Hall, DePaul
BIG 12 - Kansas State, Texas Tech
SEC - Mississippi State, Missouri
PATRIOT - American
Only one AUTO bid handed out on Wednesday. Lafayette gets it done in the Patriot over American. They look like an easy out in the tourney next week.
PATRIOT - Lafayette
STANDINGS
ALIVE 167
DEAD 184
AUTO 12
LOCK 1
ZOMBIE 1
No Championship games on Thursday.
The final four conferences tip off on Thursday. In the American I like the Owls of Temple. Do I really think they'll win? No, but I'm rooting for them. Big Sky is another wide open tourney, I'll take the Grizz of Montana. The Big West has a few favorites, but I'm going with the Rainbow Warriors of Hawaii. They look good this year. I hope UL Lafayette wins the Sun Belt so everyone can be confused on their brackets.
Now only four days of basketball left before the brackets are revealed. Almost there. Enjoy.
Curt
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Dead or Alive 3/10
Whew, thank God Monday and Tuesday are over, let's get on to Wednesday and get the big tourneys started. We lost another eight teams on Tuesday and even picked up our first ZOMBIE. Also, four more AUTO bids were handed out. Here is who died on Tuesday...
ACC - Georgia Tech, Wake Forest
MEAC - Bethune Cookman, North Carolina A&T
NORTHEAST - St. Francis (NY)
HORIZON - Green Bay
SUMMIT - South Dakota State
SWAC - Grambling State
Here is who scanned their tickets on Tuesday by winning their conference tourneys...
NORTHEAST - Robert Morris (Won at St. Francis, who was going for their first dance ever.)
HORIZON - Valparaiso (Won a terrible game against Green Bay. Crusaders won't win a game in the tourney.)
SUMMIT - North Dakota State (Another team that could knock someone off in the tourney.)
WEST COAST - Gonzaga (Look out, this may be the year they do something. Scorers, bigs, defense, they finally have it all.)
And we have our first ZOMBIE team of the year. This team is not dead, but are they really alive? We don't know.
WEST COAST - Brigham Young (RPI of 37 puts them up there, but only 1 Top 50 win and 3 losses against teams outside of the Top 100. Those aren't killers, but it definitely keeps them from being a lock. Not sure if they'll get in or not, kind of depends what the other bubble teams do.)
STANDINGS
ALIVE 200
DEAD 151
AUTO 11
LOCK 1
ZOMBIE 1
Just one Championship game on Wednesday. The Patriot League has two teams facing off with neither team having an above .500 conference record. I'm thinking American takes it home.
A whopping ten conferences tip off on Wednesday. Here are my picks...
ATLANTIC 10 - Dayton (VCU, Rhode Island, Richmond all overrated. So it's Dayton or Davidson.)
BIG 12 - Baylor (To me, this is the best conference top to bottom, but no one is great.)
BIG EAST - Villanova (They are scorching hot right now, no one is knocking them off.)
BIG TEN - Wisconsin (This conference is super weak after the Badgers.)
CONFERENCE USA - Louisiana Tech (Wide open, should be a fun one.)
MOUNTAIN WEST - San Diego State (Starting to get hot at the right time, have the scorers.)
PAC 12 - Arizona (One of the best three teams in the nation.)
SEC - Kentucky (Hope not though.)
SOUTHLAND - Stephen F Austin (Should be a cakewalk.)
WAC - New Mexico State (You see the other teams in this conference? WOW!)
Five more days of basketball until the Selection. Pumped. Enjoy.
Curt
ACC - Georgia Tech, Wake Forest
MEAC - Bethune Cookman, North Carolina A&T
NORTHEAST - St. Francis (NY)
HORIZON - Green Bay
SUMMIT - South Dakota State
SWAC - Grambling State
Here is who scanned their tickets on Tuesday by winning their conference tourneys...
NORTHEAST - Robert Morris (Won at St. Francis, who was going for their first dance ever.)
HORIZON - Valparaiso (Won a terrible game against Green Bay. Crusaders won't win a game in the tourney.)
SUMMIT - North Dakota State (Another team that could knock someone off in the tourney.)
WEST COAST - Gonzaga (Look out, this may be the year they do something. Scorers, bigs, defense, they finally have it all.)
And we have our first ZOMBIE team of the year. This team is not dead, but are they really alive? We don't know.
WEST COAST - Brigham Young (RPI of 37 puts them up there, but only 1 Top 50 win and 3 losses against teams outside of the Top 100. Those aren't killers, but it definitely keeps them from being a lock. Not sure if they'll get in or not, kind of depends what the other bubble teams do.)
STANDINGS
ALIVE 200
DEAD 151
AUTO 11
LOCK 1
ZOMBIE 1
Just one Championship game on Wednesday. The Patriot League has two teams facing off with neither team having an above .500 conference record. I'm thinking American takes it home.
A whopping ten conferences tip off on Wednesday. Here are my picks...
ATLANTIC 10 - Dayton (VCU, Rhode Island, Richmond all overrated. So it's Dayton or Davidson.)
BIG 12 - Baylor (To me, this is the best conference top to bottom, but no one is great.)
BIG EAST - Villanova (They are scorching hot right now, no one is knocking them off.)
BIG TEN - Wisconsin (This conference is super weak after the Badgers.)
CONFERENCE USA - Louisiana Tech (Wide open, should be a fun one.)
MOUNTAIN WEST - San Diego State (Starting to get hot at the right time, have the scorers.)
PAC 12 - Arizona (One of the best three teams in the nation.)
SEC - Kentucky (Hope not though.)
SOUTHLAND - Stephen F Austin (Should be a cakewalk.)
WAC - New Mexico State (You see the other teams in this conference? WOW!)
Five more days of basketball until the Selection. Pumped. Enjoy.
Curt
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Dead or Alive 3/9
Thirteen more teams were eliminated on Monday. Now 143 total are dead and 208 are still alive. Still no ZOMBIE teams and only one LOCK. That will end starting Tuesday. Here are the teams that passed away on Monday...
MEAC - Savannah State, Morgan State
MAC - Northern Illinois, Miami (OH), Ohio, Ball State
COLONIAL - William & Mary
SOUTHERN - Furman
SUMMIT - South Dakota, Oral Roberts
WEST COAST - Pepperdine, Portland
MAAC - Iona
As mentioned earlier, three more AUTO bids were handed out on Monday. Northeastern ended William & Mary's bid for their first dance ever. Wofford is good, they might be able to win a game in the tourney. And Manhattan pulled off a pretty big upset over Iona. Choke job by the Gaels.
AUTO
COLONIAL - Northeastern
SOUTHERN - Wofford
MAAC - Manhattan
STANDINGS
ALIVE 208
DEAD 143
AUTO 7
LOCK 1
ZOMBIE 0
Two more conferences start their tourneys on Tuesday. I'll take North Carolina in the ACC. I just think they are right there. They are getting better and they can score. If they get hot, watch out. The SWAC should be a Texas Southern walkthrough. They won at Michigan State and at Kansas State this year, they can play well in big games.
Four more teams will earn their way into the dance on Tuesday. The Horizon has a matchup of two very underwhelming teams. I think Green Bay is worse than Valpo, so I'll take Valpo. St. Francis, NY is looking for their first tourney ever, hopefully they win. The Summit will be won by a state school from Dakota, obviously. And Gonzaga will dominate again and cement their two seed.
Now only 6 more days of hoops before the brackets are revealed. Enjoy.
Curt
Monday, March 9, 2015
Dead or Alive 3/8
Things are starting to get interesting now, every game is big for the teams that are playing, and even for the teams that aren't playing. We had another 15 teams go down on Sunday. Now a total of 129 dead and 222 still alive. Here is who went down on Sunday...
BIG SOUTH - Winthrop
AMERICA EAST - Vermont, New Hampshire
PATRIOT - Bucknell, Colgate
MISSOURI VALLEY - Illinois State
ATLANTIC SUN - USC Upstate
COLONIAL - Hofstra, UNC Wilmington
MAAC - Monmouth
SOUTHERN - Western Carolina, Mercer
SUMMIT - IPFW, IUPUI
MAAC - St. Peter's
Three more AUTO bids were handed out on Sunday. It brings us to a total of four. North Florida will be making their first trip ever to the dance. Here is who scanned their ticket on Sunday...
BIG SOUTH - Coastal Carolina
MISSOURI VALLEY - Northern Iowa
ATLANTIC SUN - North Florida
STANDINGS
ALIVE 222
DEAD 129
AUTO 4
LOCK 1
ZOMBIE 0
Two more tournaments tip off on Monday. The MAC is about as wide open as any conference this year. I dislike just about every team except my Bobcats. I'll go with Buffalo since I hate them the least. The MEAC should be a UNC Central runaway.
Three more finals on Monday. Three more tickets will be scanned. In the Colonial, William & Mary will go for their first trip to the dance ever. I hope Iona wins the MAAC, they are good and they're 8th in the nation in scoring. Wofford is the class of the Southern, they should be able to beat Furman, who is now 11-21, say what??.
Only seven days of hoops left before the brackets are announced. Enjoy.
Curt
BIG SOUTH - Winthrop
AMERICA EAST - Vermont, New Hampshire
PATRIOT - Bucknell, Colgate
MISSOURI VALLEY - Illinois State
ATLANTIC SUN - USC Upstate
COLONIAL - Hofstra, UNC Wilmington
MAAC - Monmouth
SOUTHERN - Western Carolina, Mercer
SUMMIT - IPFW, IUPUI
MAAC - St. Peter's
Three more AUTO bids were handed out on Sunday. It brings us to a total of four. North Florida will be making their first trip ever to the dance. Here is who scanned their ticket on Sunday...
BIG SOUTH - Coastal Carolina
MISSOURI VALLEY - Northern Iowa
ATLANTIC SUN - North Florida
STANDINGS
ALIVE 222
DEAD 129
AUTO 4
LOCK 1
ZOMBIE 0
Two more tournaments tip off on Monday. The MAC is about as wide open as any conference this year. I dislike just about every team except my Bobcats. I'll go with Buffalo since I hate them the least. The MEAC should be a UNC Central runaway.
Three more finals on Monday. Three more tickets will be scanned. In the Colonial, William & Mary will go for their first trip to the dance ever. I hope Iona wins the MAAC, they are good and they're 8th in the nation in scoring. Wofford is the class of the Southern, they should be able to beat Furman, who is now 11-21, say what??.
Only seven days of hoops left before the brackets are announced. Enjoy.
Curt
Sunday, March 8, 2015
Dead or Alive 3/7
The new record was set on Saturday for casualties. A whopping 27 teams lost their chance at the title. We are getting closer and closer to the end. Now a total of 114 teams are dead and 237 still alive. Here are the teams that bit the dust on Saturday...
NORTHEAST - Bryant University, St. Francis (PA)
COLONIAL - Elon, James Madison, College of Charleston, Delaware
BIG SOUTH - Longwood, Gardner Webb
MAAC - Siena, Canisius, Rider, Marist
SOUTHERN - UNC Greensboro, East Tennessee State, Chattanooga, VMI
WEST COAST - St. Mary's, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Clara
MISSOURI VALLEY - Loyola (IL)
OHIO VALLEY - Murray State
HORIZON - Illinois Chicago, Cleveland State
SUN BELT - Arkansas State
BIG SKY - Southern Utah
SUMMIT - Denver
We also got out first LOCK of the tourney when Wichita State was upset in the Missouri Valley semi's. Nothing wrong with being a LOCK, but I think the Shockers would rather have been an AUTO qualifier. Oh well, either way we'll be seeing them in the bracket.
LOCK
MISSOURI VALLEY - Wichita State
The first AUTO bid was handed out on Saturday. The Belmont Bruins beat the Racers of Murray State in an instant classic. They'll be a tough out in the tourney, I wouldn't want to play them.
AUTO
OHIO VALLEY - Belmont
STANDINGS
ALIVE 237
DEAD 114
AUTO 1
LOCK 1
ZOMBIE 0
Three more bids to be handed out on Sunday. The Atlantic Sun has USC Upstate against North Florida. Upstate knocked off FGCU, I'll take them in this one. A good one in he Big South as well, Winthrop should take the title. The Missouri Valley will be very interesting for bubble teams, they don't want to see Illinois State take this game. I'm rooting for the Panthers of Northern Iowa for sure.
Only eight more days of basketball until we have a bracket. Things really ramp up in a few days. Here we go.
Curt
NORTHEAST - Bryant University, St. Francis (PA)
COLONIAL - Elon, James Madison, College of Charleston, Delaware
BIG SOUTH - Longwood, Gardner Webb
MAAC - Siena, Canisius, Rider, Marist
SOUTHERN - UNC Greensboro, East Tennessee State, Chattanooga, VMI
WEST COAST - St. Mary's, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Clara
MISSOURI VALLEY - Loyola (IL)
OHIO VALLEY - Murray State
HORIZON - Illinois Chicago, Cleveland State
SUN BELT - Arkansas State
BIG SKY - Southern Utah
SUMMIT - Denver
We also got out first LOCK of the tourney when Wichita State was upset in the Missouri Valley semi's. Nothing wrong with being a LOCK, but I think the Shockers would rather have been an AUTO qualifier. Oh well, either way we'll be seeing them in the bracket.
LOCK
MISSOURI VALLEY - Wichita State
The first AUTO bid was handed out on Saturday. The Belmont Bruins beat the Racers of Murray State in an instant classic. They'll be a tough out in the tourney, I wouldn't want to play them.
AUTO
OHIO VALLEY - Belmont
STANDINGS
ALIVE 237
DEAD 114
AUTO 1
LOCK 1
ZOMBIE 0
Three more bids to be handed out on Sunday. The Atlantic Sun has USC Upstate against North Florida. Upstate knocked off FGCU, I'll take them in this one. A good one in he Big South as well, Winthrop should take the title. The Missouri Valley will be very interesting for bubble teams, they don't want to see Illinois State take this game. I'm rooting for the Panthers of Northern Iowa for sure.
Only eight more days of basketball until we have a bracket. Things really ramp up in a few days. Here we go.
Curt
Saturday, March 7, 2015
Dead or Alive 3/6
Friday gave us the biggest body count of the week so far. Another 18 teams were eliminated, giving us a total of 87 dead and 264 still live. Here are the schools that had their seasons end on Friday...
BIG SOUTH - Charleston Southern, High Point, Radford, UNC Asheville
MISSOURI VALLEY- Southern Illinois, Evansville, Bradley, Indiana State
SOUTHERN - Samford, The Citadel
COLONIAL - Towson, Drexel
HORIZON - Oakland, Detroit
OHIO VALLEY - Morehead State, Eastern Kentucky
WEST COAST - Pacific, Loyola Marymount
Saturday will bring us our first AUTO bid of the year. The Ohio Valley Conference has their title game with Murray State facing . Murray State is undefeated in the conference this year and has Cameron Payne, POY. This dude is the real deal, the Racers should take this one. We may have another AUTO bid in the IVY as well. Yale has a one game lead on Harvard, but if Yale loses and Harvard wins on Saturday, there will be a tie and a tiebreaker game will need to be played. If Yale wins or Harvard loses, Yale will be in the big dance.
Only the Summit League starts their tourney on Saturday. The winner will be a state school from one of the Dakota's, mark it down.
Only 9 more days of basketball before Selection Sunday. Enjoy.
Curt
BIG SOUTH - Charleston Southern, High Point, Radford, UNC Asheville
MISSOURI VALLEY- Southern Illinois, Evansville, Bradley, Indiana State
SOUTHERN - Samford, The Citadel
COLONIAL - Towson, Drexel
HORIZON - Oakland, Detroit
OHIO VALLEY - Morehead State, Eastern Kentucky
WEST COAST - Pacific, Loyola Marymount
Saturday will bring us our first AUTO bid of the year. The Ohio Valley Conference has their title game with Murray State facing . Murray State is undefeated in the conference this year and has Cameron Payne, POY. This dude is the real deal, the Racers should take this one. We may have another AUTO bid in the IVY as well. Yale has a one game lead on Harvard, but if Yale loses and Harvard wins on Saturday, there will be a tie and a tiebreaker game will need to be played. If Yale wins or Harvard loses, Yale will be in the big dance.
Only the Summit League starts their tourney on Saturday. The winner will be a state school from one of the Dakota's, mark it down.
Only 9 more days of basketball before Selection Sunday. Enjoy.
Curt
Friday, March 6, 2015
Dead or Alive 3/5
Another 13 teams went down for good on Thursday. Now a total of 69 teams are dead and 282 are still alive. No Zombies, Locks, or Autos as of yet. Here are the teams that don't need to look at their schedule the rest of the year after their losses on Thursday...
MAAC - Niagara, Fairfield, Quinnipiac
PATRIOT - Boston University, Lehigh, Navy, Holy Cross
MISSOURI VALLEY - Missouri State, Drake
ATLANTIC SUN - Lipscomb, Florida Gulf Coast
OHIO VALLEY - Tennessee Martin, Eastern Illinois
Three more conferences get their tourneys started on Friday. They are the Southern, Colonial, and West Coast. Wofford is the top dog in the Southern. They are another candidate to upset someone in the Big Dance, if they make it. The Colonial has a four way tie at the top. James Madison is the hottest team at the moment, I'll take them. I'm a Gonzaga fan this year, they are very, very talented. I don't think BYU can beat them again and St. Mary's is weak.
Now only 10 days of basketball before the brackets are revealed. We'll know soon enough. Enjoy.
Curt
MAAC - Niagara, Fairfield, Quinnipiac
PATRIOT - Boston University, Lehigh, Navy, Holy Cross
MISSOURI VALLEY - Missouri State, Drake
ATLANTIC SUN - Lipscomb, Florida Gulf Coast
OHIO VALLEY - Tennessee Martin, Eastern Illinois
Three more conferences get their tourneys started on Friday. They are the Southern, Colonial, and West Coast. Wofford is the top dog in the Southern. They are another candidate to upset someone in the Big Dance, if they make it. The Colonial has a four way tie at the top. James Madison is the hottest team at the moment, I'll take them. I'm a Gonzaga fan this year, they are very, very talented. I don't think BYU can beat them again and St. Mary's is weak.
Now only 10 days of basketball before the brackets are revealed. We'll know soon enough. Enjoy.
Curt
Thursday, March 5, 2015
Dead or Alive 3/4
Tuesday gave us the biggest number of casualties in a day this year. A total of 13 teams were eliminated from the title chase. There are now 56 teams dead and 295 alive. Here are the schools that lost their chances on Tuesday...
BIG SOUTH - Campbell, Presbyterian, Liberty
AMERICA EAST - UMBC, Hartford, Maine, Binghamton
NORTHEAST - Wagner, Mount St. Mary's, LIU Brooklyn, Sacred Heart
OHIO VALLY - SE Missouri State, SIU Edwardsville
Two more conferences start their tourneys on Thursday. In the MAAC, Iona is the favorite. And if and when the Gaels do win, I think they upset someone in the Big Dance. The Missouri Valley is going to be a good one. Northern Iowa is really good, but if you just watch the games, it's obvious that the Shockers have more firepower, I'll take them.
Only 11 more days of basketball until the brackets are revealed. Enjoy.
Curt
BIG SOUTH - Campbell, Presbyterian, Liberty
AMERICA EAST - UMBC, Hartford, Maine, Binghamton
NORTHEAST - Wagner, Mount St. Mary's, LIU Brooklyn, Sacred Heart
OHIO VALLY - SE Missouri State, SIU Edwardsville
Two more conferences start their tourneys on Thursday. In the MAAC, Iona is the favorite. And if and when the Gaels do win, I think they upset someone in the Big Dance. The Missouri Valley is going to be a good one. Northern Iowa is really good, but if you just watch the games, it's obvious that the Shockers have more firepower, I'll take them.
Only 11 more days of basketball until the brackets are revealed. Enjoy.
Curt
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Dead or Alive 3/3
Another seven casualties on Tuesday night brings us to a total of 43 in the graveyard. A total of 308 teams still have a shot at the title. Here are the teams that can go ahead and look forward to next year after falling on Tuesday...
ATLANTIC SUN - Kennesaw State, Jacksonville, Stetson
PATRIOT - Loyola (MD), Army
HORIZON - Youngstown State, Wright State
Four more tournaments get going on Wednesday. We actually have some day games, which are awesome. The four tourneys that tip off are: Big South, America East, Northeast, and Ohio Valley. The Big South is about as wide open as any conference, there are five teams within one game at the top. So I'm thinking 8-23 Liberty is going to take it. The Great Danes of Albany are the class of the America East. If anyone else wins this tourney, it's a major upset. The Northeast Conference will be pretty wide open as well, but St. Francis is the top seed and gets home court if they get to the final, I'll go with them. No one will win the Ohio Valley except for Murray State, take that to the bank.
At least 13 more teams will be eliminated on Wednesday. The train is starting to pick up some steam. Enjoy the games.
Curt
ATLANTIC SUN - Kennesaw State, Jacksonville, Stetson
PATRIOT - Loyola (MD), Army
HORIZON - Youngstown State, Wright State
Four more tournaments get going on Wednesday. We actually have some day games, which are awesome. The four tourneys that tip off are: Big South, America East, Northeast, and Ohio Valley. The Big South is about as wide open as any conference, there are five teams within one game at the top. So I'm thinking 8-23 Liberty is going to take it. The Great Danes of Albany are the class of the America East. If anyone else wins this tourney, it's a major upset. The Northeast Conference will be pretty wide open as well, but St. Francis is the top seed and gets home court if they get to the final, I'll go with them. No one will win the Ohio Valley except for Murray State, take that to the bank.
At least 13 more teams will be eliminated on Wednesday. The train is starting to pick up some steam. Enjoy the games.
Curt
Monday, March 2, 2015
Dead or Alive 3/2
Here we go again, it's time for another edition of Dead or Alive. Monday is the last day with no casualties until the brackets are revealed on March 15th. There are a whopping 351 teams in Division I this year, so there will be a lot of teams dropping off in a hurry these next two weeks. At this very moment we still have 315 teams still with the shot at winning the title and being immortalized. So, simple subtraction says that we have already lost 36 schools that can no longer dream of hoisting the trophy. Here are the schools that are dead and will not be coming back alive...
WAC - Grand Canyon
SUN BELT - Appalachian State
SOUTHLAND - Lamar, Houston Baptist, Central Arkansas, Incarnate Word, Abilene Christian
MOUNTAIN WEST - San Jose State
INDEPENDENT - NJIT
ATLANIC SUN - Northern Kentucky
AMERICA EAST - UMASS Lowell
SWAC - Alabama State, Southern
MEAC - Florida A&M
HORIZON - Milwaukee
ACC - Syracuse
NORTHEAST - Central Connecticut State, Fairleigh Dickinson
IVY - Dartmouth, Brown, Pennsylvania, Cornell, Columbia, Princeton
OHIO VALLEY - Austin Peay, Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech, Jacksonville State
CONFERENCE USA - Florida Atlantic, Southern Mississippi
SUMMIT - Western Illinois, Troy
BIG SKY - North Dakota, Montana State, Idaho State
BIG WEST - Cal State Fullerton
We have three Conference Tourney's kicking off on Tuesday, the Patriot League, Atlantic Sun, and Horizon. In the Patriot it looks like Bucknell is the team to beat since they are the top seed and get to play at home. The story line in the Atlantic Sun will be whether or not Florida Gulf Coast and Dunk City can get in and make another run. The Horizon is a toss up, Green Bay, Valparaiso, Cleveland State and Oakland are all evenly matched.
Check back Tuesday night to see who else bit the big one and joined the rest in the graveyard. Enjoy the games.
Curt
WAC - Grand Canyon
SUN BELT - Appalachian State
SOUTHLAND - Lamar, Houston Baptist, Central Arkansas, Incarnate Word, Abilene Christian
MOUNTAIN WEST - San Jose State
INDEPENDENT - NJIT
ATLANIC SUN - Northern Kentucky
AMERICA EAST - UMASS Lowell
SWAC - Alabama State, Southern
MEAC - Florida A&M
HORIZON - Milwaukee
ACC - Syracuse
NORTHEAST - Central Connecticut State, Fairleigh Dickinson
IVY - Dartmouth, Brown, Pennsylvania, Cornell, Columbia, Princeton
OHIO VALLEY - Austin Peay, Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech, Jacksonville State
CONFERENCE USA - Florida Atlantic, Southern Mississippi
SUMMIT - Western Illinois, Troy
BIG SKY - North Dakota, Montana State, Idaho State
BIG WEST - Cal State Fullerton
We have three Conference Tourney's kicking off on Tuesday, the Patriot League, Atlantic Sun, and Horizon. In the Patriot it looks like Bucknell is the team to beat since they are the top seed and get to play at home. The story line in the Atlantic Sun will be whether or not Florida Gulf Coast and Dunk City can get in and make another run. The Horizon is a toss up, Green Bay, Valparaiso, Cleveland State and Oakland are all evenly matched.
Check back Tuesday night to see who else bit the big one and joined the rest in the graveyard. Enjoy the games.
Curt
Thursday, May 1, 2014
Season Projections 5/1
The Reds have now completed 27 games this season, which puts them exactly 1/6th of the way to the finish line. For the heck of it I calculated what the hitters numbers would look like if they kept up their current paces. Warning, nothing looks that good but some of the numbers can be encouraging depending on what your expectations were starting the season. Below are the numbers, then I'll point out a few things that caught my eye. Enjoy.
AVG. HR. RBI. 2B. BB. K. SB. R.
.245. 6. 36. 18. 24. 114. 66. 78. Billy Hamilton
.256. 6. 36. 12. 6. 54 18. 36. Chris Heisey
.260. 12. 60. 24. 24. 114. 0. 36. Ryan Ludwick
.160. 0. 6. 6. 36. 54. 12. 12. Roger Bernadina
.220. 18. 84. 24. 114. 162. 30. 102. Jay Bruce
.280. 24. 60. 30. 144. 132. 6. 90. Joey Votto
.255. 6. 36. 24. 18. 150. 0. 42. Brandon Phillips
.180. 6. 54. 30. 18. 90. 0. 24. Zack Cozart
.247. 24. 72. 36. 60. 120. 12. 84. Todd Frazier
.143. 0. 6. 0. 12. 18. 0. 6. Ramon Santiago
.200. 0. 6. 6. 0. 6. 6. 6. Neftali Soto
.200. 0. 0. 0. 0. 12. 0. 0. Tucker Barnhart
.468. 18. 78. 36. 24. 60. 6. 60. Devin Mesoraco
.304. 6. 18. 24. 24. 48. 12. 18. Brayan Pena
Hamilton ends the year with a .245 average, 36 RBI, 66 SB, and 78 Runs, I think we would take that.
Bruce with 114 walks and 30 SB would be nice. The 162 K's wouldn't be.
Votto with only 60 RBI and 132 K's. So much for not getting any pitches to hit.
Phillips on pace for 18 walks and 150 K's? Good Lord!
Mesoraco's numbers would be awesome if he gets back soon and stays hot.
Heisey, Santiago, Soto, and Barnhart have worked one whole walk combined.
Only the 2 good catchers have averages over .300.
As bad as Cozart has been, his K total isn't too bad, maybe that's a sign some balls will start to find holes.
Could we really go a year without a guy hitting 25 homers?
The big number is the pace of only winning 72 games.
Please feel free to point out some other good and bad numbers you might see, besides the obvious of course. Thanks for reading.
Curt
AVG. HR. RBI. 2B. BB. K. SB. R.
.245. 6. 36. 18. 24. 114. 66. 78. Billy Hamilton
.256. 6. 36. 12. 6. 54 18. 36. Chris Heisey
.260. 12. 60. 24. 24. 114. 0. 36. Ryan Ludwick
.160. 0. 6. 6. 36. 54. 12. 12. Roger Bernadina
.220. 18. 84. 24. 114. 162. 30. 102. Jay Bruce
.280. 24. 60. 30. 144. 132. 6. 90. Joey Votto
.255. 6. 36. 24. 18. 150. 0. 42. Brandon Phillips
.180. 6. 54. 30. 18. 90. 0. 24. Zack Cozart
.247. 24. 72. 36. 60. 120. 12. 84. Todd Frazier
.143. 0. 6. 0. 12. 18. 0. 6. Ramon Santiago
.200. 0. 6. 6. 0. 6. 6. 6. Neftali Soto
.200. 0. 0. 0. 0. 12. 0. 0. Tucker Barnhart
.468. 18. 78. 36. 24. 60. 6. 60. Devin Mesoraco
.304. 6. 18. 24. 24. 48. 12. 18. Brayan Pena
Hamilton ends the year with a .245 average, 36 RBI, 66 SB, and 78 Runs, I think we would take that.
Bruce with 114 walks and 30 SB would be nice. The 162 K's wouldn't be.
Votto with only 60 RBI and 132 K's. So much for not getting any pitches to hit.
Phillips on pace for 18 walks and 150 K's? Good Lord!
Mesoraco's numbers would be awesome if he gets back soon and stays hot.
Heisey, Santiago, Soto, and Barnhart have worked one whole walk combined.
Only the 2 good catchers have averages over .300.
As bad as Cozart has been, his K total isn't too bad, maybe that's a sign some balls will start to find holes.
Could we really go a year without a guy hitting 25 homers?
The big number is the pace of only winning 72 games.
Please feel free to point out some other good and bad numbers you might see, besides the obvious of course. Thanks for reading.
Curt
Sunday, March 16, 2014
Dance Prediction
Ok, so we have 32 AUTO bids and 28 LOCKS. That gives us 60 spots taken with eight to fill. I have 15 ZOMBIE teams, so seven of them are going to bite the big one tonight. Here is who is in the dance and who I feel will bow out...
AUTO BIDS (32)
Harvard
Eastern Kentucky
Coastal Carolina
Mercer
Wichita State
Delaware
Manhattan
Wofford
Mount St. Mary's
Milwaukee
North Dakota State
Gonzaga
American
Tulsa
Albany
Texas Southern
UCLA
Louisville
North Carolina Central
New Mexico
Western Michigan
Weber State
Stephen F Austin
Providence
Cal Poly
New Mexico State
UL Lafayette
St. Joseph's
Virginia
Iowa State
Michigan State
Florida
LOCK (28)
Villanova
SMU
Kansas State
Oklahoma State
Oklahoma
Oregon
Memphis
St. Louis
North Carolina
Kansas
Syracuse
Colorado
UMASS
Cincinnati
Texas
Pittsburgh
Ohio State
George Washington
Wisconsin
Arizona
UCONN
San Diego State
Creighton
Duke
VCU
Baylor
Michigan
Kentucky
ZOMBIES (15)
I think these eight schools are in...
BYU
Iowa
Arizona State
Nebraska
Dayton
Southern Mississippi
Xavier
Tennessee
I think these seven schools are out...
Arkansas
California
Missouri
Minnesota
Stanford
North Carolina State
Toledo
We'll know in an hour or so. Thanks for reading.
Curt
AUTO BIDS (32)
Harvard
Eastern Kentucky
Coastal Carolina
Mercer
Wichita State
Delaware
Manhattan
Wofford
Mount St. Mary's
Milwaukee
North Dakota State
Gonzaga
American
Tulsa
Albany
Texas Southern
UCLA
Louisville
North Carolina Central
New Mexico
Western Michigan
Weber State
Stephen F Austin
Providence
Cal Poly
New Mexico State
UL Lafayette
St. Joseph's
Virginia
Iowa State
Michigan State
Florida
LOCK (28)
Villanova
SMU
Kansas State
Oklahoma State
Oklahoma
Oregon
Memphis
St. Louis
North Carolina
Kansas
Syracuse
Colorado
UMASS
Cincinnati
Texas
Pittsburgh
Ohio State
George Washington
Wisconsin
Arizona
UCONN
San Diego State
Creighton
Duke
VCU
Baylor
Michigan
Kentucky
ZOMBIES (15)
I think these eight schools are in...
BYU
Iowa
Arizona State
Nebraska
Dayton
Southern Mississippi
Xavier
Tennessee
I think these seven schools are out...
Arkansas
California
Missouri
Minnesota
Stanford
North Carolina State
Toledo
We'll know in an hour or so. Thanks for reading.
Curt
Dead or Alive 3/15
We lost 15 more teams on Saturday. Now a total of 275 dead and only 76 still remaining with a chance at the title. Here are the 15 that got crossed off on Saturday...
AMERICA EAST - Stony Brook
ATLANTIC 10 - St. Bonaventure
SUN BELT - Arkansas State, South Alabama, Texas State, Western Kentucky
SEC - Georgia
SWAC - Prairie View A&M
MEAC - Morgan State
CONFERENCE USA - Louisiana Tech
PAC 12 - Utah
BIG SKY - North Dakota
SOUTHLAND - Sam Houston State
BIG WEST - Cal State Northridge
WAC - Idaho
14 AUTO bids were handed out on Saturday. That brings us to a total of 27 AUTO bids with five more to go on Sunday. Here is who punched their ticket on Saturday...
CONFERENCE USA- Tulsa
AMERICA EAST - Albany
SWAC - Texas Southern
PAC 12 - UCLA
AMERICAN - Louisville
MEAC - North Carolina Central
MOUNTAIN WEST - New Mexico
MAC - Western Michigan
BIG SKY - Weber State
SOUTHLAND - Stephen F. Austin
BIG EAST - Providence
BIG 12 - Iowa State
BIG WEST - Cal Poly
WAC - New Mexico State
Nine teams lost in their conference tourneys but will be LOCK's for the dance. We now have a total of 24 in LOCK status. Here is who earned the LOCK on Saturday...
ACC - Pittsburgh
BIG 10 - Ohio State, Wisconsin
ATLANTIC 10 - George Washington
PAC 12 - Arizona
AMERICAN - UCONN
MOUNTAIN WEST - San Diego State
BIG EAST - Creighton
BIG 12 - Baylor
We added three more schools to the ZOMBIE category on Saturday. I now have 15 teams in the ZOMBIE category. It's looking like those 15 teams will be fighting for eight spots. Here is who went ZOMBIE on Saturday...
SEC - Tennessee
ACC - North Carolina State
MAC - Toledo
Five more conference tourney championship games on Sunday before the brackets are released. If you look below, we have 51 teams in for sure and nine that will be in after Sunday's games. Here are the 15 ZOMBIE teams that will be competing for those last eight spots...
In order of RPI...
31 BYU
32 Southern Mississippi
38 Toledo
40 Stanford
41 Tennessee
42 Dayton
43 Arizona State
46 Xavier
47 Nebraska
49 Missouri
50 Minnesota
54 North Carolina State
56 Iowa
63 California
77 Arkansas
Who do you think should be in? I'll send out something on Sunday with who I think will make it and why.
STANDINGS
TOTAL 351
DEAD 275
ALIVE 76
ZOMBIE 15
AUTO 27
LOCK 24
Thanks for reading.
Curt
AMERICA EAST - Stony Brook
ATLANTIC 10 - St. Bonaventure
SUN BELT - Arkansas State, South Alabama, Texas State, Western Kentucky
SEC - Georgia
SWAC - Prairie View A&M
MEAC - Morgan State
CONFERENCE USA - Louisiana Tech
PAC 12 - Utah
BIG SKY - North Dakota
SOUTHLAND - Sam Houston State
BIG WEST - Cal State Northridge
WAC - Idaho
14 AUTO bids were handed out on Saturday. That brings us to a total of 27 AUTO bids with five more to go on Sunday. Here is who punched their ticket on Saturday...
CONFERENCE USA- Tulsa
AMERICA EAST - Albany
SWAC - Texas Southern
PAC 12 - UCLA
AMERICAN - Louisville
MEAC - North Carolina Central
MOUNTAIN WEST - New Mexico
MAC - Western Michigan
BIG SKY - Weber State
SOUTHLAND - Stephen F. Austin
BIG EAST - Providence
BIG 12 - Iowa State
BIG WEST - Cal Poly
WAC - New Mexico State
Nine teams lost in their conference tourneys but will be LOCK's for the dance. We now have a total of 24 in LOCK status. Here is who earned the LOCK on Saturday...
ACC - Pittsburgh
BIG 10 - Ohio State, Wisconsin
ATLANTIC 10 - George Washington
PAC 12 - Arizona
AMERICAN - UCONN
MOUNTAIN WEST - San Diego State
BIG EAST - Creighton
BIG 12 - Baylor
We added three more schools to the ZOMBIE category on Saturday. I now have 15 teams in the ZOMBIE category. It's looking like those 15 teams will be fighting for eight spots. Here is who went ZOMBIE on Saturday...
SEC - Tennessee
ACC - North Carolina State
MAC - Toledo
Five more conference tourney championship games on Sunday before the brackets are released. If you look below, we have 51 teams in for sure and nine that will be in after Sunday's games. Here are the 15 ZOMBIE teams that will be competing for those last eight spots...
In order of RPI...
31 BYU
32 Southern Mississippi
38 Toledo
40 Stanford
41 Tennessee
42 Dayton
43 Arizona State
46 Xavier
47 Nebraska
49 Missouri
50 Minnesota
54 North Carolina State
56 Iowa
63 California
77 Arkansas
Who do you think should be in? I'll send out something on Sunday with who I think will make it and why.
STANDINGS
TOTAL 351
DEAD 275
ALIVE 76
ZOMBIE 15
AUTO 27
LOCK 24
Thanks for reading.
Curt
Saturday, March 15, 2014
Dead or Alive 3/14
The number of teams alive is getting smaller and smaller and smaller. Now only 91 teams are alive after another 29 teams died on Friday. Here are the teams that lost their chance on Friday...
ACC - Florida State, Clemson
BIG 10 - Illinois, Northwestern
SWAC - Alabama State, Alabama A&M
SEC - South Carolina, LSU, Mississippi
CONFERENCE USA - Middle Tennessee,
SOUTHLAND - Northwestern State, Texas A&M Corpus Christi,
MEAC - Norfolk State, Coppin State
ATLANTIC 10 - Richmond,
MAC - Akron, Eastern Michigan
BIG SKY - Portland State, Northern Colorado
AMERICAN - Houston,
BIG EAST - Seton Hall,
SUN BELT - Arkansas-Little Rock, Texas Arlington
MOUNTAIN WEST - UNLV, Boise State
WAC - Utah Valley, Cal State Bakersfield
BIG WEST - UC Irvine, Long Beach State
The LOCK category is getting crowded as teams continue to be upset in their conference tourneys. These teams however, did enough to get to the big dance. The teams that earned the LOCK status on Friday were...
ATLANTIC 10 - St. Louis, UMASS
ACC - North Carolina, Syracuse
BIG 12 - Kansas, Texas
PAC 12 - Colorado
AMERICAN - Cincinnati
And we got a few more ZOMBIES on Friday. These teams will be sweating it out Sunday night. The teams that couldn't get it done and now need to pray are...
SEC - Missouri
BIG 10 - Nebraska, Minnesota
ATLANTIC 10 - Dayton
CONFERENCE USA - Southern Mississippi
BIG EAST - Xavier
PAC 12 - Stanford
STANDINGS
TOTAL 351
DEAD 260
ALIVE 91
ZOMBIE 13
AUTO 13
LOCK 15
There are 14 Conference Championship games on Saturday. That will give us 28 AUTO bids by the end of the day. Only these two days left before the committee makes their decision. Saturday night I'll have a breakdown of who I think will make the dance and get rid of some of these ZOMBIES. Thanks for reading.
Curt
ACC - Florida State, Clemson
BIG 10 - Illinois, Northwestern
SWAC - Alabama State, Alabama A&M
SEC - South Carolina, LSU, Mississippi
CONFERENCE USA - Middle Tennessee,
SOUTHLAND - Northwestern State, Texas A&M Corpus Christi,
MEAC - Norfolk State, Coppin State
ATLANTIC 10 - Richmond,
MAC - Akron, Eastern Michigan
BIG SKY - Portland State, Northern Colorado
AMERICAN - Houston,
BIG EAST - Seton Hall,
SUN BELT - Arkansas-Little Rock, Texas Arlington
MOUNTAIN WEST - UNLV, Boise State
WAC - Utah Valley, Cal State Bakersfield
BIG WEST - UC Irvine, Long Beach State
The LOCK category is getting crowded as teams continue to be upset in their conference tourneys. These teams however, did enough to get to the big dance. The teams that earned the LOCK status on Friday were...
ATLANTIC 10 - St. Louis, UMASS
ACC - North Carolina, Syracuse
BIG 12 - Kansas, Texas
PAC 12 - Colorado
AMERICAN - Cincinnati
And we got a few more ZOMBIES on Friday. These teams will be sweating it out Sunday night. The teams that couldn't get it done and now need to pray are...
SEC - Missouri
BIG 10 - Nebraska, Minnesota
ATLANTIC 10 - Dayton
CONFERENCE USA - Southern Mississippi
BIG EAST - Xavier
PAC 12 - Stanford
STANDINGS
TOTAL 351
DEAD 260
ALIVE 91
ZOMBIE 13
AUTO 13
LOCK 15
There are 14 Conference Championship games on Saturday. That will give us 28 AUTO bids by the end of the day. Only these two days left before the committee makes their decision. Saturday night I'll have a breakdown of who I think will make the dance and get rid of some of these ZOMBIES. Thanks for reading.
Curt
Friday, March 14, 2014
Dead or Alive 3/13
And we are officially down the homestretch. A record 48 teams died on Thursday. We now have a total of 231 teams in the ground and only 120 remaining. Here are the schools that didn't make it on Thursday...
ATLANTIC 10 - LaSalle, Fordham, Duquesne,
BIG 10 - Indiana, Purdue, Penn State,
ACC - Maryland, Wake Forest, Miami (FL), Georgia Tech
SEC - Texas A&M, Alabama, Mississippi State
SWAC - Alcorn State,
CONFERENCE USA - Tulane, Old Dominion, UTEP, Charlotte
MOUNTAIN WEST - Utah State, Wyoming, Fresno State, Nevada
BIG WEST - UC Santa Barbara, Cal State Fullerton, UC Riverside, Hawaii
WAC - Texas Pan American, UMKC, Chicago State, Seattle
BIG EAST - St. John's, DePaul, Marquette
AMERICAN - Rutgers, Central Florida,
BIG SKY - Sacramento State, Northern Arizona, Montana
SOUTHLAND - Nicholls State, Oral Roberts
MEAC - Florida A&M, Savannah State
MAC - Ohio, Buffalo
SUN BELT - Troy, UL Monroe
BIG 12 - West Virginia
We have our first group of LOCKS. A LOCK is a team that is out of their tourney but is a LOCK for the NCAA Tourney. Here is who earned that status on Thursday...
BIG EAST - Villanova
AMERICAN - Southern Methodist
BIG 12 - Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma
PAC 12 - Oregon
AMERICAN - Memphis
We added a new group of ZOMBIE teams as well. Here are the teams that are now part of that group...
PAC 12 - Utah, California, Arizona State
SEC - Arkansas
BIG 10 - Iowa
STANDINGS
TOTAL 351
DEAD 231
ALIVE 120
ZOMBIE 7
AUTO 13
LOCK 6
All tournaments are underway and there are no tourney championship games on Friday. Three more days of basketball until the 68 are revealed. Getting closer. Thanks for reading.
Curt
ATLANTIC 10 - LaSalle, Fordham, Duquesne,
BIG 10 - Indiana, Purdue, Penn State,
ACC - Maryland, Wake Forest, Miami (FL), Georgia Tech
SEC - Texas A&M, Alabama, Mississippi State
SWAC - Alcorn State,
CONFERENCE USA - Tulane, Old Dominion, UTEP, Charlotte
MOUNTAIN WEST - Utah State, Wyoming, Fresno State, Nevada
BIG WEST - UC Santa Barbara, Cal State Fullerton, UC Riverside, Hawaii
WAC - Texas Pan American, UMKC, Chicago State, Seattle
BIG EAST - St. John's, DePaul, Marquette
AMERICAN - Rutgers, Central Florida,
BIG SKY - Sacramento State, Northern Arizona, Montana
SOUTHLAND - Nicholls State, Oral Roberts
MEAC - Florida A&M, Savannah State
MAC - Ohio, Buffalo
SUN BELT - Troy, UL Monroe
BIG 12 - West Virginia
We have our first group of LOCKS. A LOCK is a team that is out of their tourney but is a LOCK for the NCAA Tourney. Here is who earned that status on Thursday...
BIG EAST - Villanova
AMERICAN - Southern Methodist
BIG 12 - Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma
PAC 12 - Oregon
AMERICAN - Memphis
We added a new group of ZOMBIE teams as well. Here are the teams that are now part of that group...
PAC 12 - Utah, California, Arizona State
SEC - Arkansas
BIG 10 - Iowa
STANDINGS
TOTAL 351
DEAD 231
ALIVE 120
ZOMBIE 7
AUTO 13
LOCK 6
All tournaments are underway and there are no tourney championship games on Friday. Three more days of basketball until the 68 are revealed. Getting closer. Thanks for reading.
Curt
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Dead or Alive 3/12
Another 31 teams bit the dust on Wednesday. The casualties are mounting and now over half of the teams are dead. The total amount of deaths is now at 183, with only 168 teams still alive. Here are the schools that had their runs ended on Wednesday...
ACC - Notre Dame, Virginia Tech, Boston College
CONFERENCE USA - North Texas, Marshall, East Carolina, UAB
PAC 12 - Washington, USC, Oregon State, Washington State
MOUNTAIN WEST - Colorado State, Air Force, San Jose State
SOUTHLAND - Southeastern Louisiana, McNeese State
MEAC - Howard, Hampton
MAC - Miami (OH), Eastern Michigan
BIG EAST - Butler, Georgetown
ATLANTIC 10 - George Mason
BIG 12 - Texas Tech, TCU
SEC - Auburn, Vanderbilt
AMERICAN - South Florida, Temple
PATRIOT - Boston
SWAC - Southern
One more ticket was punched on Wednesday. American wins the Patriot over Boston. It was a beat down.
PATRIOT - American
STANDINGS
TOTAL 351
DEAD 183
ALIVE 168
ZOMBIE 1
AUTO 13
LOCK 0
No Conference Championship games on Thursday.
The last five conference tournaments get started on Thursday. The Big Sky has been dominated by Weber State, they should win the tourney. UC Irvine is the favorite in the Big West. The Big Ten should be a fun one. About 8 teams could win it. I think Wisconsin will take it. Georgia State is the team to beat the in Sun Belt and Utah Valley is the one seed in the WAC.
Only four more days now until Selection Sunday. Thanks for reading.
Curt
ACC - Notre Dame, Virginia Tech, Boston College
CONFERENCE USA - North Texas, Marshall, East Carolina, UAB
PAC 12 - Washington, USC, Oregon State, Washington State
MOUNTAIN WEST - Colorado State, Air Force, San Jose State
SOUTHLAND - Southeastern Louisiana, McNeese State
MEAC - Howard, Hampton
MAC - Miami (OH), Eastern Michigan
BIG EAST - Butler, Georgetown
ATLANTIC 10 - George Mason
BIG 12 - Texas Tech, TCU
SEC - Auburn, Vanderbilt
AMERICAN - South Florida, Temple
PATRIOT - Boston
SWAC - Southern
One more ticket was punched on Wednesday. American wins the Patriot over Boston. It was a beat down.
PATRIOT - American
STANDINGS
TOTAL 351
DEAD 183
ALIVE 168
ZOMBIE 1
AUTO 13
LOCK 0
No Conference Championship games on Thursday.
The last five conference tournaments get started on Thursday. The Big Sky has been dominated by Weber State, they should win the tourney. UC Irvine is the favorite in the Big West. The Big Ten should be a fun one. About 8 teams could win it. I think Wisconsin will take it. Georgia State is the team to beat the in Sun Belt and Utah Valley is the one seed in the WAC.
Only four more days now until Selection Sunday. Thanks for reading.
Curt
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Dead or Alive 3/11
Tuesday was the last weak day of the season. Only 13 games were on the schedule all day, that will change tomorrow. 10 teams were eliminated on Tuesday, here is who is finished...
SWAC - Jackson State
MEAC - North Carolina A&T, Bethune Cookman, Delaware State
CONFERENCE USA - Rice, Florida Atlantic, Texas-San Antonio
NORTHEAST - Robert Morris
HORIZON - Wright State
SUMMIT - IPFW
Four more teams punched their tickets to the dance as they were awarded the AUTO bids. There have now been 12 AUTO's handed out. Here is who earned them on Tuesday night...
HORIZON - Milwaukee
NORTHEAST - Mount St. Mary's
SUMMIT - North Dakota State
WEST COAST - Gonzaga
We have our first ZOMBIE team of the year. The BYU Cougars are not dead, but not totally alive. They have an RPI of 31, eight top 100 wins, and 22 wins. Personally, I think they are in, but definitely not a lock. Your new Zombie team...
WEST COAST - BYU
Here is how the numbers look...
STANDINGS
TOTAL 351
DEAD 152
ALIVE 199
ZOMBIE 1
AUTO 12
LOCK 0
Only one Conference Championship to be played on Wednesday. The Patriot final is American vs. Boston. Boston is the favorite but they split with American early this year. American won their home game by 30. Favorites haven't been doing to well so I'll take American in this one.
Seven Conferences get started on Wednesday, finally some of the big ones. Here are the favorites, who I think will win, and who I want to win...
AMERICAN - Louisville, Louisville, Temple
ATLANTIC 10 - St. Louis, VCU, Dayton
ACC - Duke, Syracuse, Virginia
BIG 12 - Kansas, Iowa State, West Virginia
MOUNTAIN WEST - San Diego State, New Mexico, Fresno State
SEC - Florida, Florida, Florida
SOUTHLAND - Stephen F. Austin, Stephen F. Austin, Stephen F. Austin
Five more days until Selection Sunday. Thanks for reading.
Curt
SWAC - Jackson State
MEAC - North Carolina A&T, Bethune Cookman, Delaware State
CONFERENCE USA - Rice, Florida Atlantic, Texas-San Antonio
NORTHEAST - Robert Morris
HORIZON - Wright State
SUMMIT - IPFW
Four more teams punched their tickets to the dance as they were awarded the AUTO bids. There have now been 12 AUTO's handed out. Here is who earned them on Tuesday night...
HORIZON - Milwaukee
NORTHEAST - Mount St. Mary's
SUMMIT - North Dakota State
WEST COAST - Gonzaga
We have our first ZOMBIE team of the year. The BYU Cougars are not dead, but not totally alive. They have an RPI of 31, eight top 100 wins, and 22 wins. Personally, I think they are in, but definitely not a lock. Your new Zombie team...
WEST COAST - BYU
Here is how the numbers look...
STANDINGS
TOTAL 351
DEAD 152
ALIVE 199
ZOMBIE 1
AUTO 12
LOCK 0
Only one Conference Championship to be played on Wednesday. The Patriot final is American vs. Boston. Boston is the favorite but they split with American early this year. American won their home game by 30. Favorites haven't been doing to well so I'll take American in this one.
Seven Conferences get started on Wednesday, finally some of the big ones. Here are the favorites, who I think will win, and who I want to win...
AMERICAN - Louisville, Louisville, Temple
ATLANTIC 10 - St. Louis, VCU, Dayton
ACC - Duke, Syracuse, Virginia
BIG 12 - Kansas, Iowa State, West Virginia
MOUNTAIN WEST - San Diego State, New Mexico, Fresno State
SEC - Florida, Florida, Florida
SOUTHLAND - Stephen F. Austin, Stephen F. Austin, Stephen F. Austin
Five more days until Selection Sunday. Thanks for reading.
Curt
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Dead or Alive 3/10
Well, we lost another 13 teams on Monday. Getting closer to the final number. The total now sits at 142 dead. Here are the teams that can close the books on the 2014 season...
MEAC - Maryland-Eastern Shore, South Carolina State
SUMMIT - Denver, South Dakota Sate
MAC - Kent State, Ball State, Central Michigan, Bowling Green
COLONIAL - William & Mary
MAAC - Iona
WEST COAST - St. Mary's, San Francisco
SOUTHERN - Western Carolina
Three more teams locked up AUTO bids on Monday night. That brings the total to 8 bids so far. Here are the teams that punched their tickets on Monday...
MAAC - Manhattan
COLONIAL - Delaware
SOUTHERN - Wofford
STANDINGS
TOTAL 351
DEAD 142
ALIVE 209
ZOMBIE 0
AUTO 8
LOCK 0
We have four championship games on Tuesday. The Horizon pits Milwaukee vs. Wright State, the Raiders have a losing record in the conference, you don't see those teams make the dance very often. Mount St. Mary's vs. Robert Morris is your Northeast Conference Final. Robert Morris has been the team to beat all year. It'll be IPFW vs. North Dakota State in the Summit Championship. NDSU has been trouncing teams, I think that will continue. In the West Coast it's Gonzaga vs. BYU. Both of the teams should have a chance to get into the tourney, win or lose, but it's best if they win.
Two more conferences start their tourneys on Tuesday. The SWAC will get started with Southern as the top seed. Conference USA is a tourney you really want to watch. A four way tie at the top at 13-3? Has that ever happened? No idea who wins this one, I'll take Southern Mississippi.
6 more days of basketball until Selection Sunday. Thanks for reading.
Curt
MEAC - Maryland-Eastern Shore, South Carolina State
SUMMIT - Denver, South Dakota Sate
MAC - Kent State, Ball State, Central Michigan, Bowling Green
COLONIAL - William & Mary
MAAC - Iona
WEST COAST - St. Mary's, San Francisco
SOUTHERN - Western Carolina
Three more teams locked up AUTO bids on Monday night. That brings the total to 8 bids so far. Here are the teams that punched their tickets on Monday...
MAAC - Manhattan
COLONIAL - Delaware
SOUTHERN - Wofford
STANDINGS
TOTAL 351
DEAD 142
ALIVE 209
ZOMBIE 0
AUTO 8
LOCK 0
We have four championship games on Tuesday. The Horizon pits Milwaukee vs. Wright State, the Raiders have a losing record in the conference, you don't see those teams make the dance very often. Mount St. Mary's vs. Robert Morris is your Northeast Conference Final. Robert Morris has been the team to beat all year. It'll be IPFW vs. North Dakota State in the Summit Championship. NDSU has been trouncing teams, I think that will continue. In the West Coast it's Gonzaga vs. BYU. Both of the teams should have a chance to get into the tourney, win or lose, but it's best if they win.
Two more conferences start their tourneys on Tuesday. The SWAC will get started with Southern as the top seed. Conference USA is a tourney you really want to watch. A four way tie at the top at 13-3? Has that ever happened? No idea who wins this one, I'll take Southern Mississippi.
6 more days of basketball until Selection Sunday. Thanks for reading.
Curt
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