SB Nation’s Chris Dobbertean moves the Crimson Tide into his latest bracket projection, while the Blue Devils replace Notre Dame as the final No. 1 seed (for now).
Bracketology 2011: Penn State Upsets Michigan State And Jumps Into The Field
After a quintet of bubble games early on this Selection Eve, the late afternoon hours saw three contests involving teams near the cut line in my Saturday projection.
As this evening is filled with conference championship games with minimal bubble impact, this will be the last update of the day. My attention will now turn to this evening’s games, another look at the teams near the cut line, and seeding for tomorrow. So, here’s a look the Last Eight In and Last Four Out look heading into Sunday. I’ll have an updated Last Four In and First Four Out and why they are where they are in my next projection on Selection Sunday morning.
Read Article >Bracketology 2011: Alabama Jumps In, Duke Back On The Top Line
Selection Sunday is nearly upon us, which means teams are running out of opportunities to leave the Committee with a positive impression. Today’s projection amazingly sees the just one change to the list of at-large teams present in yesterday’s edition, though that wouldn’t have been the case had Florida State’s basket at the buzzer to beat Virginia Tech had counted. Before we get to the bracket, here are a few of the other teams who made an impact, good or bad, on a busy Friday.
Alabama defeated Georgia in overtime, but still have work to do to get in the field. The Crimson Tide enter this projection, but they’re barely ahead of the Bulldogs as the SEC pair are the last two in. (Yes, that’s a change from my final Friday update.)
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