Lobofan2003 Bracketology

Here is the final bracket and seed list (S-curve), in the end I changed my mind today and put 'Cuse back in over Utah State:

1 Gonzaga

1 Baylor

1 Illinois

1 Michigan

2 Alabama

2 Iowa

2 Ohio State

2 Houston

3 Oklahoma State

3 Arkansas

3 Texas

3 Kansas

4 West Virginia

4 Florida State

4 Virginia

4 Purdue

5 Villanova

5 Tennessee

5 Creighton

5 Southern California

6 Missouri

6 Colorado

6 Texas Tech

6 Brigham Young

7 Lsu

7 Clemson

7 San Diego State

7 Oklahoma

8 Florida

8 Oregon

8 Wisconsin

8 Connecticut

9 Loyola-Chicago

9 North Carolina

9 St. Bonaventure

9 Georgia Tech

10 Virginia Tech

10 Rutgers

10 Maryland

10 Virginia Commonwealth

11 Michigan State

11 Ucla

11 Wichita State

11 Syracuse

11 Drake

11 Louisville

12 Georgetown

12 Oregon State

12 Winthrop

12 Santa Barbara

13 Colgate

13 North Texas

13 Ohio

13 NC-Greensboro

14 Abilene Christian

14 Liberty

14 Eastern Washington

14 Grand Canyon

15 Morehead State

15 Drexel

15 Iona

15 Oral Roberts

16 Cleveland State

16 Mount St. Mary's

16 Hartford

16 Norfolk State

16 Appalachian State

16 Texas Southern

I have scrubbed through this thing all day and barring Houston or Colgate losing in their conference final tomorrow there isn't likely to be changes from this (the real debate is Utah State v. Syracuse for the final spot).

1 Gonzaga

1 Baylor

1 Illinois

1 Michigan

2 Alabama

2 Iowa

2 Ohio State

2 Houston

3 Oklahoma State

3 Arkansas

3 Texas

3 Kansas

4 West Virginia

4 Florida State

4 Virginia

4 Purdue

5 Villanova

5 Tennessee

5 Creighton

5 Southern California

6 Missouri

6 Colorado

6 Clemson

6 Texas Tech

7 Oklahoma

7 Brigham Young

7 Lsu

7 San Diego State

8 Florida

8 Oregon

8 Wisconsin

8 Loyola-Chicago

9 Connecticut

9 North Carolina

9 St. Bonaventure

9 Virginia Tech

10 Georgia Tech

10 Rutgers

10 Maryland

10 Virginia Commonwealth

11 Michigan State

11 Drake

11 Ucla

11 Wichita State

11 Louisville

11 Utah State

12 Georgetown

12 Oregon State

12 Winthrop

12 Santa Barbara

13 Colgate

13 North Texas

13 Ohio

13 NC-Greensboro

14 Abilene Christian

14 Liberty

14 Eastern Washington

14 Grand Canyon

15 Morehead State

15 Drexel

15 Iona

15 Oral Roberts

16 Cleveland State

16 Mount St. Mary's

16 Hartford

16 Norfolk State

16 Appalachian State

16 Texas Southern

Will really going through the seed lines 7-10 today and scrubbing, they're probably the least confident part of my bracket projection:

1 Gonzaga

1 Baylor

1 Michigan

1 Illinois

2 Alabama

2 Iowa

2 Ohio State

2 Houston

3 Oklahoma State

3 Arkansas

3 Texas

3 Kansas

4 West Virginia

4 Florida State

4 Virginia

4 Purdue

5 Villanova

5 Tennessee

5 Creighton

5 Southern California

6 Missouri

6 Colorado

6 Texas Tech

6 Clemson

7 Oklahoma

7 Florida

7 Brigham Young

7 Oregon

8 San Diego State

8 Loyola-Chicago

8 Lsu

8 Connecticut

9 Wisconsin

9 North Carolina

9 St. Bonaventure

9 Virginia Tech

10 Rutgers

10 Georgia Tech

10 Maryland

10 Virginia Commonwealth

11 Michigan State

11 Wichita State

11 Ucla

11 Drake

12 Utah State

12 Louisville

12 Syracuse

12 Colorado State

12 Western Kentucky

12 Winthrop

13 Santa Barbara

13 Colgate

13 Buffalo

13 NC-Greensboro

14 Liberty

14 Eastern Washington

14 Morehead State

14 Grand Canyon

15 Drexel

15 Iona

15 Oral Roberts

15 Cleveland State

16 Mount St. Mary's

16 Hartford

16 Norfolk State

16 Appalachian State

16 Nicholls State

16 Prairie View A&M

Through games played Thursday 3.11

1 Gonzaga

1 Baylor

1 Michigan

1 Illinois

2 Alabama

2 Iowa

2 Ohio State

2 Houston

3 Arkansas

3 Oklahoma State

3 Texas

3 West Virginia

4 Kansas

4 Virginia

4 Villanova

4 Florida State

5 Purdue

5 Creighton

5 Southern California

5 Tennessee

6 Texas Tech

6 Missouri

6 Oregon

6 Clemson

7 Oklahoma

7 Colorado

7 Florida

7 Brigham Young

8 Loyola-Chicago

8 San Diego State

8 Virginia Tech

8 Connecticut

9 Wisconsin

9 Maryland

9 Lsu

9 North Carolina

10 Rutgers

10 Virginia Commonwealth

10 St. Bonaventure

10 Georgia Tech

11 Michigan State

11 Ucla

11 Wichita State

11 Colorado State

12 Louisville

12 Drake

12 Syracuse

12 Mississippi

12 Western Kentucky

12 Winthrop

13 Toledo

13 Santa Barbara

13 Colgate

13 NC-Greensboro

14 Liberty

14 Southern Utah

14 Morehead State

14 Drexel

15 Cleveland State

15 Oral Roberts

15 Mount St. Mary's

15 Hartford

16 St. Peter's

16 Appalachian State

16 Norfolk State

16 Nicholls State

16 Prairie View A&M

16 Utah Valley

The Mountain West tourney should prove fun and exciting with a team that has been dominated of late (SDSU) and three other teams on the bubble (CSU, Utah State, Boise State) all fighting for their tournament lives. Utah State is the 2-time defending champion of this tournament, having defeated the Aztecs each of the last two years.

Players to Watch:

Colorado State - Roddy: Do everything Power Forward; many have thought CSU has over-achieved this year and if they are going to make an NCAA tournament, he is going to have to put them on his back

Utah State - Queta: MW Defensive Player of the Year at Center. Block machine, NBA prospect, Great offensive player in the post as well

San Diego State - Mitchell: MW Player of the Year; Senior Forward is one of the toughest players you'll ever watch and can score both outside and inside. When the Aztecs slumped this year, it was because Mitchell was out with injury

Boise State - Alston: Another NBA prospect and fantastic wing. He is numero uno on teams' scounting report for Boise State, it will be interesting to see what happens to the Broncos if other players are forced to get theres. Alston is going to have to be aggressive attacking the basket if Boise is to make noise in this tournament

Nevada - Grant Sherfield: Transfer, MW's leading scorer: He made the gaming winning three-pointer against CSU last Friday and is a driving and scoring machine. Good luck guarding him

Predictions: I am bucking the experts and kind of tradition in the MW Conference Tournament, but I think with so much on the line for the top seeds (NCAA Tournament berth(s), etc.) that we are going to see a chalk kind of tournament. CSU/Utah State in the semifinals will be the game to watch because it may be a winner in-loser out type game when it comes to the NCAA tournament. 

Opening Round

8 Seed Wyoming over 9 Seed SJSU

10 Seed Air Force over 7 Seed UNLV *****Upset pick

6 Seed Fresno State over 11 Seed UNM

QTRS

1 Seed SDSU over 8 Wyoming

5 Seed Nevada over 4 Seed Boise

2 Seed Utah St over 10 Air Force

3 Seed Colorado State over 6 Fresno

SEMIS

1 SDSU over 5 Nevada

2 Utah St over 3 CSU

Finals

1 SDSU over 2 Utah State

1 Gonzaga

1 Baylor

1 Michigan

1 Illinois

2 Ohio State

2 Alabama

2 Iowa

2 West Virginia

3 Houston

3 Villanova

3 Florida State

3 Arkansas

4 Kansas

4 Virginia

4 Oklahoma State

4 Texas

5 Purdue

5 Clemson

5 Southern California

5 Creighton

6 Missouri

6 Tennessee

6 Texas Tech

6 Florida

7 Oklahoma

7 Colorado

7 Brigham Young

7 Wisconsin

8 UCLA

8 Oregon

8 San Diego State

8 Loyola-Chicago

9 Maryland

9 Lsu

9 Connecticut

9 Ucla

10 Rutgers

10 Virginia Commonwealth

10 St. Bonaventure

10 Louisville

11 North Carolina

11 Georgia Tech

11 Wichita State

11 Xavier

12 Drake

12 Colorado State

12 Michigan State

12 Seton Hall

12 Western Kentucky

12 Belmont

13 Winthrop

13 Toledo

13 Santa Barbara

13 Liberty

14 Navy

14 NC-Greensboro

14 South Dakota State

14 Siena

15 Maryland-Baltimore County

15 James Madison

15 Southern Utah

15 Texas State-San Marcos

16 Wagner

16 Cleveland State

16 Nicholls State

16 Prairie View A&M

16 Utah Valley

16 North Carolina A&T

Through games played 2.26

1 Gonzaga

1 Baylor

1 Michigan

1 Ohio State

2 Illinois

2 Alabama

2 Villanova

2 West Virginia

3 Iowa

3 Houston

3 Florida State

3 Texas

4 Kansas

4 Virginia

4 Oklahoma

4 Tennessee

5 Creighton

5 Wisconsin

5 Southern California

5 Arkansas

6 Clemson

6 Missouri

6 Purdue

6 Texas Tech

7 Oklahoma State

7 Colorado

7 Brigham Young

7 Florida

8 Ucla

8 Virginia Tech

8 Rutgers

8 Lsu

9 Loyola-Chicago

9 Oregon

9 San Diego State

9 Maryland

10 Virginia Commonwealth

10 Boise State

10 St. Bonaventure

10 Louisville

11 Connecticut

11 Drake

11 Wichita State

11 Seton Hall

12 North Carolina

12 Colorado State

12 Xavier

12 Michigan State

12 Belmont

12 Winthrop

13 Toledo

13 Colgate

13 Santa Barbara

13 North Texas

14 Wright State

14 Abilene Christian

14 Furman

14 Liberty

15 Weber State

15 Grand Canyon

15 Siena

15 Maryland-Baltimore County

16 James Madison

16 Bryant University

16 Texas State-San Marcos

16 Prairie View A&M

16 South Dakota

16 North Carolina A&T

1 Gonzaga

1 Baylor

1 Michigan

1 Ohio State

2 Illinois

2 Alabama

2 Villanova

2 Oklahoma

3 Iowa

3 Virginia

3 West Virginia

3 Houston

4 Texas Tech

4 Texas

4 Florida State

4 Tennessee

5 Southern California

5 Wisconsin

5 Kansas

5 Creighton

6 Missouri

6 Virginia Tech

6 Purdue

6 Oklahoma State

7 Clemson

7 Arkansas

7 Rutgers

7 Lsu

8 Brigham Young

8 Florida

8 Colorado

8 Loyola-Chicago

9 Louisville

9 Ucla

9 Oregon

9 Xavier

10 Virginia Commonwealth

10 Boise State

10 San Diego State

10 Seton Hall

11 Indiana

11 North Carolina

11 Maryland

11 Minnesota

11 Connecticut

12 Wichita State

12 Drake

12 Stanford

12 Western Kentucky

12 Belmont

13 Winthrop

13 Toledo

13 Colgate

13 Santa Barbara

14 Wright State

14 Abilene Christian

14 NC-Greensboro

14 Liberty

15 Weber State

15 Grand Canyon

15 Siena

15 Maryland-Baltimore County

16 South Dakota State

16 James Madison

16 Bryant University

16 Prairie View A&M

16 Texas State-San Marcos

16 North Carolina A&T

Here is my first full bracket of the 2021 season, with the NCAA's Top 16 seeds slotted into the bracket:

1 Gonzaga

1 Baylor

1 Michigan

1 Ohio State

2 Illinois

2 Villanova

2 Alabama

2 Houston

3 Virginia

3 West Virginia

3 Tennessee

3 Oklahoma

4 Iowa

4 Texas Tech

4 Texas

4 Missouri

5 Florida State

5 Southern California

5 Wisconsin

5 Kansas

6 Virginia Tech

6 Creighton

6 Purdue

6 Florida

7 Oklahoma State

7 Xavier

7 Colorado

7 Clemson

8 Louisville

8 Brigham Young

8 Arkansas

8 Rutgers

9 Lsu

9 Ucla

9 Loyola-Chicago

9 Indiana

10 Virginia Commonwealth

10 Minnesota

10 St. Bonaventure

10 San Diego State

11 Drake

11 North Carolina

11 Seton Hall

11 Boise State

11 Oregon

12 Utah State

12 Saint Louis

12 Colorado State

12 Belmont

12 UAB

13 Toledo

13 Winthrop

13 Colgate

13 Santa Barbara

14 Wright State

14 Abilene Christian

14 NC-Greensboro

14 Liberty

15 Grand Canyon

15 Siena

15 Maryland-Baltimore County

15 Northeastern

16 Bryant University

16 Eastern Washington

16 Texas State-San Marcos

16 Prairie View A&M

16 South Dakota

16 North Carolina A&T

My top 16 seeds prior to the Committee's reveal:

1 Seeds: 1. BU 2. GU 3. OSU 4. Mich

2 Seeds: 8. Illinois 7. Alabama 6. Houston 5. Villanova

3 Seeds: 9. UVA 10. TENN 11. Iowa 12. WVU

4 Seeds: 16. Texas 15. Wisc 14. Mizz 13. TT