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Weird Science: Bracketology Version 1.0

Thanks to the nice holiday which left us with nothing to do all day, we decided to see if we could project the brackets better than the experts.  We will try and keep it updated every week along with our WCC power rankings, roundups, etc..

We have assembled what we think are the 65 best teams in the nation at this point in time.  Sadly for Gonzaga fans, two bubble teams which beat Gonzaga did not make our list.  Arizona and Utah, at this point, are on the outside looking in.  Portland State also does not project into the field at this point.  Obviously, plenty of things can change between now and March so this is, by no means, final. 

We know we've got plenty of lurkers so let us know what you think, and argue if you must!

The play-in game will feature Hampton v. Alabama St.

East             

South

Midwest

West

Boston, MA Memphis, TN Indianapolis, IN Glendale, AZ
Kansas City Greensboro Greensboro Dayton
1 Pittsburgh 1 Wake Forest 1 Duke 1 Connecticut
16 Austin Peay 16 American 16 Play-In Game 16 Robert Morris
8 Kansas 8 Michigan 8 Baylor 8 Kentucky
9 St. Mary's 9 Florida State 9 West Virginia 9 Wisconsin
Portland Boise Minneapolis Portland
5 Minnesota 5 California 5 Gonzaga 5 Ohio State
12 USC 12 Missouri 12 BYU 12 Stanford
4 Georgetown 4 Notre Dame 4 Xavier 4 Arizona St.
13 Weber State 13 George Mason 13 Western Kentucky 13 Siena
Miami Minneapolis Boise Miami
6 Butler 6 Illinois 6 UCLA 6 Purdue
11 Texas A&M 11 Washington 11 Dayton 11 Virginia Tech
3 Marquette 3 Clemson 3 Syracuse 3 Texas
14 Long Beach State 14 Miami (OH) 14 Stephen F. Austin 14 VMI
Kansas City Dayton Philadelphia Philadelphia
7 Tennessee 7 Memphis 7 Miami (Fl) 7 Florida
10 Davidson  10 Arkansas 10 Villanova 10 Utah State
2 North Carolina 2 Michigan State 2 Louisville 2 Oklahoma
15 Cornell 15 Albany 15 North Dakota St. 15 E. Tennessee St.

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Love the brackets

It will be an interesting backet this year with no west coast team as a real dominante power; but by season’s end that could all be different. I hope this becomes a weekly thing. Any chance a last four in, last four out?

by James Buchanan on Jan 20, 2009 1:03 PM PST reply actions  

We'll have the last four in/out stuff next week

just wanted to set this guy up as a baseline and then we would build from there. I’m surprised there aren’t more disagreements, usually these things get people fired up.

The Slipper Still Fits - SB Nation's home for the Gonzaga Bulldogs!

by Zach Bell on Jan 20, 2009 1:53 PM PST up reply actions  

Sorry for the delay....

I am still reeling from this past weekend living it up like you guys…but back to the important stuff. I still think the Zags are gonna be placed in Portland…there’s a lot of politics that go on during Selection Sunday and after last year they owe GU a favor. In your bracket, look how easy it would be to switch Minnesota and Gonzaga. Both are close to home and I would rather play USC then BYU….smart teams always mess with us…

by DKZagBlazer on Jan 20, 2009 8:51 PM PST reply actions  

UCLA????

C’mon, you have UCLA as a 6 Seed? Are you kidding me??? They have a better record than Gonzaga and are a better team right now.

by desmet on Jan 20, 2009 8:59 PM PST reply actions  

This could all change soon with UCLA

remember it is going to be a sliding scale and right now I like Gonzaga’s body of work more than UCLA’s. They played two big nonconference games and lost them both to Michigan and Texas. Aside from a very nice win against Arizona, there Pac-10 schedule has been a little weak. We’ll find out more about the Bruins when the trek up to the Northwest and take on the Washington schools

The Slipper Still Fits - SB Nation's home for the Gonzaga Bulldogs!

by Zach Bell on Jan 20, 2009 9:18 PM PST up reply actions  

Oh

and the fact that they are a better team right now is highly debatable.

The Slipper Still Fits - SB Nation's home for the Gonzaga Bulldogs!

by Zach Bell on Jan 20, 2009 10:19 PM PST up reply actions  

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