Virginia Tech, USC, and Georgia hold the final three spots in Chris Dobbertean’s Selection Sunday morning projection.
Bracketology 2011: Reviewing Our Predictions For The NCAA Tournament Bracket
Now that Bracketology is over for another season, it’s time to see how close I came to projecting the NCAA Tournament selection committee’s decisions. This season was a mixed bag, as like many, I got several at-larges incorrect, but I did a fairly decent job of seeding the teams, particularly when compared to last season.
Our Andy Hutchins has a recap of the surprises and snubs in this year’s field, which matches up with my misses for 2011.
Read Article >NCAA Bracket Predictions 2011: Comparing The Credentials Of USC, Harvard, And Clemson On Selection Sunday
Going into Selection Sunday for March Madness, the 2011 edition, the bubble is both very soft and very large. A very large number of teams can legitimately stake a claim that they are one of the best 68 in the nation, but a couple of at-large teams are likely to be poor when they get into the tournament. It’s an odd year for NCAA basketball, and it’s obvious that the expanded field has changed the game significantly. With the selection show coming up later today, let’s take a look at three teams who are right on the borderline between being in and being out: USC, Harvard, and Clemson.
All three have very different resumes and some decent evidence to claim they’re better than the other two. Who out of this group deserves to go dancing? You be the judge.
Read Article >Bracketology 2011: The Wait Is Nearly Over, As Selection Sunday Has Arrived
Selection Sunday, perhaps the most anticipated day on the college basketball calendar, has finally arrived. In a few hours, we’ll finally know who the 68 teams invited to compete for the NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Championship are during the NCAA Tournament Selection Show at 6 p.m. ET (CBS). On this day, I have a pair of projections: one now, and a final guess that will happen during the final quartet of conference championship games.
Today’s projection is a bit different than yesterday’s version, particularly at the bottom of the at-large pool. After the bracket, I have a breakdown of the Last Four In and First Six Out, and why I think they will or won’t be selected this evening. Of course, the committee may have different ideas, especially with so little separating the 10 teams in play for the final four spots.
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