Dead or Alive March 15

With two more days of games until we see the bracket, I figured I would list the teams that are still in the hunt.  So here are the 83 teams that are left with a chance to win it all.  Four categories for teams still in the hunt: LIMBO (still playing), AUTO (won their tourney), LOCK (out of their tourney but will be in the dance), ZOMBIE (still hoping for an at-large bid).  If you don't see your team on this list, well, better luck next year.

LIMBO (42):
America East - ALBANY, VERMONT
Atlantic 10 - BUTLER, UMASS, ST. LOUIS, VCU
ACC - MARYLAND, MIAMI, NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA STATE
Big 12 - KANSAS, KANSAS STATE
Big East - LOUISVILLE, SYRACUSE
Big Sky - MONTANA, WEBER STATE
Big 10 - INDIANA, MICHIGAN STATE, OHIO STATE, WISCONSIN
Big West - PACIFIC, UC IRVINE
Conference USA - MEMPHIS, SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
MAC - AKRON, OHIO
MEAC - MORGAN STATE, NORTH CAROLINA A&T
Mountain West - NEW MEXICO, UNLV
Pac 12 - OREGON, UCLA
SEC - FLORIDA, MISSISSIPPI, ALABAMA, VANDERBILT
Southland - STEPHEN F. AUSTIN, NORTHWESTERN STATE
SWAC - PRAIRIE VIEW A&M, SOUTHERN
WAC - TEXAS-ARLINGTON, NEW MEXICO STATE



AUTO (14):
Atlantic Sun - FLORIDA GULF COAST
Big South - LIBERTY
Colonial - JAMES MADISON
Horizon - VALPARAISO
Ivy - HARVARD
MAAC - IONA
Missouri Valley - CREIGHTON
Ohio Valley - BELMONT
Northeast - LIU-BROOKLYN
Patriot - BUCKNELL
Southern - DAVIDSON
Summit - SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
Sun Belt - WESTERN KENTUCKY
West Coast - GONZAGA



LOCK (15):
Atlantic 10 - TEMPLE
ACC - DUKE
Big 12 - OKLAHOMA STATE
Big East - CINCINNATI, GEORGETOWN, MARQUETTE, NOTRE DAME, PITTSBURGH
Big 10 - MICHIGAN
Missouri Valley - WICHITA STATE
Mountain West - SAN DIEGO STATE, COLORADO STATE
Pac 12 - COLORADO, ARIZONA
SEC - MISSOURI



ZOMBIE (12):
Atlantic 10 - LASALLE
Big 12 - IOWA STATE, OKLAHOMA
Big East - VILLANOVA
Big 10 - MINNESOTA, ILLINOIS
Mountain West - BOISE STATE
Pac 12 - CALIFORNIA
SEC - KENTUCKY, TENNESSEE
Sun Belt - MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE
West Coast - ST. MARY'S



13 Title games on Saturday.  Here are the matchups and my picks:

America East - Albany vs. Vermont
I'll take the Catamounts in this one.  They were my pretourney pick.

Big 12 - Kansas State vs. Kansas
Kansas is playing for a 1 seed.  I think they get it done.

Big East - Syracuse vs. Louisville
The more Syracuse keeps winning, the better that Temple win looks.  But I think Louisville is the better team.  They are also playing for a 1 seed.  I'll take the Cards.

Big Sky - Weber State vs. Montana
Top dogs here in the conference.  I'll take the Grizzlies.

Big West - UC Irvine vs. Pacific
Pacific has done it before, they'll do it again.

Conference USA -  Southern Mississippi vs. Memphis
Southern Miss is on the bubble, they need this.  Memphis on the other hand is too talented.  Tigers in a rout.

MAC - Ohio vs. Akron
With or without Abreu the Bobcats were going to get revenge.  3 out of 4 years, here we come.

MEAC - North Carolina A&T vs. Morgan State
Five seed vs. seven seed, crazy.  I'll take the Aggies of A&T.

Mountain West - UNLV vs. New Mexico
UNLV on their home floor against the best Mountain West team in awhile.  I'll take New Mexico in a great game.

Pac 12 - Oregon vs. UCLA
UCLA loses Abrams, Oregon just isn't that great if you ask me.  Bruins take this one.

Southland - Northwestern State vs. Stephen F. Austin
Stephen F. Austin has been the class of the conference all year.  Need to finish it.

SWAC - Prairie View A&M vs. Southern
Let's go for the upset here.  Prairie View.  Remember when they lost like 100 games in a row about 15 years back?

WAC - Texas- Arlington vs. New Mexico State
Another Vegas game, I'll take New Mexico State.



Anything you see that is horribly wrong?  A ZOMBIE team that is a definiite LOCK?  A LOCK that you feel should be a ZOMBIE?  Or a team I don't have on there that you feel should be?  Let's hear it.  Until next time, thanks for reading.

Curt