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DEL.ICIO.USTony Barnhart’s daily picks
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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WHO’S IN
• Belmont (A-Sun), Winthrop (Big South), VCU (Colonial), Penn (Ivy), Niagara (MAAC), Creighton (Missouri Valley), Eastern Kentucky (Ohio Valley), Davidson (Southern), Gonzaga (West Coast).
BRACKET BUSTER WATCH
Horizon Championship: Butler (25-5, RPI 30) vs. Wright State (22-9, RPI 81): If Wright State wins and gets the automatic bid, Butler will take an at-large spot in the field. The loser will likely be one of the power conferences.
TEAMS THAT COULD GET BUMPED IF WRIGHT STATE WINS
Arkansas (18-12, RPI 49)
Clemson (20-10, RPI 34)
Drexel (22-8, RPI 39)
Missouri State (21-10, RPI 38)
Old Dominion (24-8, RPI 40)
Purdue (20-10, RPI 46)
Syracuse (21-9, RPI 51)
Southern Cal (21-10, RPI 53)
TOP 65 BY REGIONS
BRACKETING PRINCIPLES
The first three teams from the same conference must be placed in different regionals.
Teams from the same conference should not meet before a regional championship.
*—Already earned automatic bid. Other conference winners are projected.
EAST REGIONAL, EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.
1: Ohio State (Big Ten champ)
2: Georgetown (Big East champ)
3: Tennessee (SEC at-large)
4: Texas (Big 12 at-large)
5: Arizona (Pac-10 at-large)
6: Virginia Tech (ACC at-large)
7: Creighton* (Missouri Valley champ)
8: Boston College (ACC at-large)
9: Syracuse (Big East champ)
10: BYU (Mountain West at-large)
11: Old Dominion (Colonial at-large)
12: Davidson* (Southern champ)
13: Holy Cross/Bucknell winner (Patriot)
14: Vermont/Albany winner (America East)
15: Penn* (Ivy League champ)
16: Delaware State (MEAC champ)
SOUTH REGIONAL, SAN ANTONIO
1: Florida (SEC champ)
2: Texas A&M (Big 12 at-large)
3: Maryland (ACC at-large)
4: Washington State (Pac-10 at-large)
5: Louisville (Big East at-large)
6: UNLV (Mountain West champ)
7: Notre Dame (Big East at-large)
8: Indiana (Big Ten at-large)
9: Xavier (A-10 champ)
10: Oregon (Pac-10 at large)
11: Winthrop* (Big South champ)
12: Clemson (ACC at-large)
13: Drexel (Colonial at-large)
14: Sam Houston (Southland champ)
15: Niagara* (Metro Atlantic champ)
16: North Texas/Arkansas State winner (Sun Belt)
MIDWEST REGIONAL, ST. LOUIS
1: Kansas (Big 12 champ)
2: North Carolina (ACC champ)
3: Pittsburgh (Big East at-large)
4: Southern Illinois (Missouri Valley at-large)
5: Virginia (ACC at-large)
6: Butler (Horizon champ)
7: Michigan State (Big Ten at-large)
8: Kentucky (SEC at-large)
9: Air Force (Mountain West at-large)
10: Southern Cal (Pac-10 at-large)
11: VCU* (Colonial champ)
12: Purdue (Big Ten at-large)
13: Missouri State (Missouri Valley at-large)
14: Toledo (Mid-America champ)
15: Eastern Kentucky* (Ohio Valley champ)
16: Mississippi Valley (SWAC) vs. Central Connecticut (Northeast) (Play in game)
WEST REGIONAL, SAN JOSE
1: UCLA (PAC-10 champ)
2: Wisconsin (Big Ten at-large)
3: Memphis (Conference USA champ)
4: Marquette (Big East at-large)
5: Duke (ACC at-large)
6: Villanova (Big East at-large)
7: Vanderbilt (SEC at-large)
8: Nevada (WAC champ)
9: Texas Tech (Big 12 at-large)
10: Georgia Tech (ACC at-large)
11: Arkansas (SEC at-large)
12: Gonzaga* (West Coast champ)
13: Long Beach State (Big West champ)
14: Oral Roberts/Oakland winner (Mid-Continent champ)
15: Belmont* (Atlantic Sun champ)
16: Weber State (Big Sky champ)
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By GT80
March 6, 2007 2:57 PM | Link to this
Geez Tony, once again you are looking at the AP rankings and not really paying attention to what has happened in real life. How can you have Duke a 5 seed and GT a 10, when they tied for 6th in the ACC and split their head to head meetings. And you just note that the 1st 3 teams from a conference must be in seperate regionals but you have UNC and Virginia in the same regional. Why am I even bothering with this.
By Bobby Cremins
March 6, 2007 3:15 PM | Link to this
Forget the seeding and politics. Just get to the big dance, and play them all. True champions do not worry about seeding, but just winning.
To be a true champion you have to beat the good ones, and the bad ones.
By Brian Jones TECH FAN
March 6, 2007 3:29 PM | Link to this
Thank you forget seedings and just play hard and win see what happens oh yeah please put uga in over alabama cause bama sucks bad
By Nick
March 6, 2007 3:34 PM | Link to this
The 7 v 10 matchup of GA TECH and Vandy would not happen. They played in the regular season. And lost. Who you with. VU. The commitee attempts to not create same regular season matchups.
By jc2beers
March 6, 2007 8:23 PM | Link to this
Go ahead and mark it down, UGA goes to the dance, and actually win one in the dang ncaa tournament
By GT
March 7, 2007 9:29 AM | Link to this
This is going to be the freak year of all years. My guess would be a team like Tech would do well because they have a deep bench and play defense, as does Carolina. I have got a feeling that some dirt road conference is going to come out of nowhere and take it all. Kind of like Jacksonville did years ago. They have enough of them playing. Is it my imagination or are there more mid level schools this year than ever.