Posted by deaconcat08 on 13th March 2011
If you would like to see this in bracket form, let me know and I’ll send you an excel copy of the bracket. My regional final four pairings are East vs. Southwest and West vs. Southeast. East Regional- St. Louis, MO (March 25, 27) (1) Ohio State vs. (16) Hampton- Friday March 18 (Cleveland, OH) (8) Utah State vs. [...]
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Posted by deaconcat08 on 13th March 2011
Well… the day has finally arrived! Our Christmas presents will be revealed for us tonight at 6:00. Here is my the final seedings I assigned the NCAA tourney field. I will publish a full bracket with seedings, sites, and game times later this afternoon, but I thought I would go ahead and just post the seeds so that [...]
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Posted by deaconcat08 on 12th March 2011
The spreads below are from the Sportsbook’s current lines and are ordered from top to bottom based on my personal confidence in each. Arizona (+2.5) vs. Washington- Don’t really understand this line at all. The Wildcats are the better team playing better basketball right now. Kent State (Pick) vs. Akron- The clear class of the conference will assert [...]
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Posted by deaconcat08 on 12th March 2011
These are being posted prior to Saturday’s games and will be my last bracketology post before my final bracket projections are released on Sunday afternoon. The teams below are displayed below on an S-curve, so they are ranked from left to right within each seeding line. Because we are within a week of Selection Sunday, I have enhanced [...]
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Posted by deaconcat08 on 11th March 2011
The teams below are displayed below on an S-curve, so they are ranked from left to right within each seeding line. Because we are within a week of Selection Sunday, I have enhanced this column by inserting analysis on various seed lines. Also, all teams who have clinched automatic bids in either the NCAA tournament or NIT tournament are [...]
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Posted by deaconcat08 on 10th March 2011
Only Three Days Until Selection Sunday! The teams below are displayed below on an S-curve, so they are ranked from left to right within each seeding line. Because we are within a week of Selection Sunday, I have enhanced this column by inserting analysis on various seed lines. Also, all teams who have clinched automatic bids in either the [...]
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Posted by deaconcat08 on 10th March 2011
Though my massive win streak has come to a close, I’m still in the midst of an overall run of 12 victories in my last 16 picks. The spreads below are from the Sportsbook’s current lines and are ordered from top to bottom based on my personal confidence in each. Boston College (-13.5) vs. Wake Forest- Believe it or not, [...]
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Posted by deaconcat08 on 9th March 2011
Today marks the formal beginning of the one the best tournaments in the country year in and year out, the ACC tournament. The tournament is held in the city which calls the ACC home, Greensboro NC. For those of you who are located in the Greater Triad Area, today offers a free and fun event [...]
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Posted by deaconcat08 on 9th March 2011
The college basketball regular season is officially over (except for St. Mary’s and Weber St.). It was a great season with a lot of parity, which hopefully will continue in the tournament. Brad and I discuss the finals results of our regular season upset pool, our current bracket projections and look ahead to conference championship week. Tune in [...]
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Posted by deaconcat08 on 8th March 2011
Just some food for thought I’d like to throw out there as we approach Selection Sunday… 1. Three major conference teams have never won a NCAA first round game before. They are Northwestern, Nebraska, and USF. Of the three, Northwestern is the only who hasn’t even received a bid. Nebraska may get a shot at [...]
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Posted by deaconcat08 on 8th March 2011
The spreads below are from the Sportsbook’s current lines and are ordered from top to bottom based on my personal confidence in each. North Texas (-3.0) vs. Arkansas-Little Rock- The Mean Green swept the regular season meeting betwee the two and are without a doubt the hottest team in this conference. Oakland (-5.0) vs. Oral Roberts- I [...]
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Posted by deaconcat08 on 7th March 2011
After a disappointing Sunday performance, I have a couple of good picks for you tonight to make up for it. The spreads below are from the Sportsbook’s current lines and are ordered based on my personal confidence in each. Oakland (-2.5) vs. South Dakota State- I’m really cheering hard for SDSU here. The team is nicknamed the Jackrabbits, and South [...]
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Posted by deaconcat08 on 7th March 2011
The teams below are displayed below on an S-curve, so they are ranked from left to right within each seeding line. Because we are within a week of Selection Sunday, I have enhanced this column by inserting analysis on various seed lines. Also, all teams who have clinched automatic bids in either the NCAA tournament or NIT tournament are [...]
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Posted by deaconcat08 on 6th March 2011
My blog picks win streak is all the way up to 9 now! I am one of the hottest college basketball handicappers on the web right now, and it’s time to hit double-digits as we head into championship week. Tennessee (+1.0) vs. Kentucky- Really? I mean really? No need to beat on a dead horse with this one, click on the [...]
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Posted by deaconcat08 on 5th March 2011
BYU made a decision that many universities would never make in this era of college sports. Justin, Tripp, and I discuss BYU’s decision to suspend F Brandon Davies. We also talk about whether play by play commentator Mike Patrick has a Duke bias. I also provides a look at Wake Forest’s unique and desperate marketing approach for [...]
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