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Bracketology 2019: March Madness Predictions (Version 10.3)

Posted on March 13, 2019 by Jon Teitel

CLICK HERE for Day 9 of our Championship Week Video Notebook

We are only 4 days away from Selection Sunday as we continue to make our NCAA tourney predictions. Last March HoopsHD’s Jon Teitel correctly picked 66 of the 68 teams that made the tourney, 65 of which were within 1 spot of their actual seed, including 42 right on the money. He will spend the upcoming days predicting which 68 teams will hear their names called on March 17th. See below for his list of who would make the cut if they picked the field today and if you agree or disagree then feel free to tweet us. To see how we stack up with other websites (ranked 9th out of 127 entries over the past 5 years), check out: www.bracketmatrix.com

SEED: TEAM (CONFERENCE)
1: Virginia (ACC)
1: Gonzaga (WCC)
1: North Carolina (ACC)
1: Kentucky (SEC)

2: Duke (ACC)
2: Michigan State (Big 10)
2: Tennessee (SEC)
2: Michigan (Big 10)

3: LSU (SEC)
3: Texas Tech (Big 12)
3: Houston (AAC)
3: Purdue (Big 10)

4: Kansas (Big 12)
4: Florida State (ACC)
4: Wisconsin (Big 10)
4: Kansas State (Big 12)

5: Virginia Tech (ACC)
5: Maryland (Big 10)
5: Marquette (Big East)
5: Mississippi State (SEC)

6: Nevada (MWC)
6: Auburn (SEC)
6: Villanova (Big East)
6: Buffalo (MAC)

7: Cincinnati (AAC)
7: Wofford (SoCon): AUTO-BID
7: Iowa State (Big 12)
7: Louisville (ACC)

8: UCF (AAC)
8: VCU (A-10)
8: Iowa (Big 10)
8: Oklahoma (Big 12)

9: Mississippi (SEC)
9: Baylor (Big 12)
9: Washington (Pac-12)
9: Syracuse (ACC)

10: Utah State (MWC)
10: Seton Hall (Big East)
10: Minnesota (Big 10)
10: St. John’s (Big East)

11: TCU (Big 12)
11: NC State (ACC)
11: Florida (SEC)
11: Arizona State (Pac-12)

12: Temple (AAC)
12: Clemson (ACC)
12: Ohio State (Big 10)
12: St. Mary’s (WCC): AUTO-BID
12: Murray State (OVC): AUTO-BID
12: New Mexico State (WAC)

13: Liberty (Atlantic Sun): AUTO-BID
13: UC Irvine (Big West)
13: Vermont (America East)
13: Old Dominion (C-USA)

14: Northeastern (CAA): AUTO-BID
14: Yale (Ivy)
14: Texas State (Sun Belt)
14: Northern Kentucky (Horizon): AUTO-BID

15: Montana (Big Sky)
15: Colgate (Patriot)
15: Bradley (MVC): AUTO-BID
15: Gardner-Webb (Big South): AUTO-BID

16: Sam Houston State (Southland)
16: Iona (MAAC): AUTO-BID
16: Norfolk State (MEAC)
16: Prairie View (SWAC)
16: Fairleigh Dickinson (NEC): AUTO-BID
16: North Dakota State (Summit): AUTO-BID

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Championship Week Video Notebook: Day 9

Posted on March 13, 2019 by David Griggs

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Five tickets were punched tonight!! We review all of that, especially Saint Mary’s shocking upset of Gonzaga in the West Coast Championship game, which vaults them from outside the bubble and into the field. Northern Kentucky had no trouble with Wright State, Fairleigh Dickinson won on the road against Saint Francis PA, Northeastern led for pretty much the entire game against Hofstra, and North Dakota State got it done against Omaha. We also look at the semifinal games in the America East, and the early round games in the SWAC, MEAC, Sun Belt and ACC.

And for all you radio lovers, below is an audio only version of the show…

PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP

MEAC QUARTERFINALS

ACC OPENING ROUND 2

BIG 12 OPENING ROUND

BIG EAST OPENING ROUND

MOUNTAIN WEST OPENING ROUND

PAC TWELVE OPENING ROUND

CONFERENCE USA OPENING ROUND

BIG SKY OPENING ROUND

SOUTHLAND OPENING ROUND

ATLANTIC TEN OPENING ROUND 1

BIG TEN OPENING ROUND 1

SEC OPENING ROUND 1

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Tourney Talk: HoopsHD interviews Liberty JR PF Scottie James

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Jon Teitel

Talk about a win-win: Scottie James transferred from Bradley to Liberty back in 2016, and last Sunday the Braves AND the Flames won their respective conference tourney title games on the very same day to earn automatic bids to next week’s NCAA tournament. The Flames made the NCAA tourney 3 times as a member of the Big South from 1994-2013 but this marks their 1st trip as a member of the Atlantic Sun…which they joined just last year. Earlier today HoopsHD’s Jon Teitel got to speak with Atlantic Sun conference tourney MVP Scottie James about what it feels like to make the tourney for the very 1st time.

You began your college career at Bradley: why did you decide to transfer, and how did it feel after learning that the Braves clinched a spot in the NCAA tourney the very same night that you did? I liked the school but it just was not a good fit for me basketball-wise. I was happy for them when I learned that they made it: I still keep in touch with a few of their guys.

You decided to transfer to Liberty in 2016: what makes Coach Ritchie McKay such a good coach, and what is the most important thing that you have learned from him? The best thing about him is that he really cares about us as people and our development spiritually. His personal relationship with us allows us to trust him and his competitive drive is great: I love it because I am a competitive person.

You have played in 3 different conferences during the past few years (MVC/Big South/Atlantic Sun): how difficult has it been to adjust to a new group of conference opponents every single year? I have not had back-to-back years in the same conference but it is cool to meet different players every year: it helps you become a more versatile player.

You have been top-10 in the nation in FG% during each of the past 2 years: what is the key to being a great shooter? A lot of the credit goes to my teammates who get me in great spots to get easy buckets. I try to be patient on my post-ups and wait for my guys to lead me.

In the 2018 CIT semifinal you had 3 BLK in a loss to Illinois-Chicago: what did you learn from your postseason run last March that will help you this March? It helped us last weekend: just having a feel for how a tournament goes is important. Last year we realized that it is win or go home, which is an extra incentive that will help us come together as a team.

2 of your 6 losses this year were to Alabama & Lipscomb: which of these 2 bubble teams impressed you the most? That is a tough question. We played Alabama pretty early in the season: they had a few good guards and Donta Hall is tough to play against. Lipscomb shoots the ball really well and we played them 3 times. I think that they both deserve to make the NCAA tourney because they are both really good teams.

In the Atlantic Sun tourney title game on Sunday you had 17 PTS in a 6-PT win over Lipscomb en route to being named conference tourney MVP: what did it mean to you to win a title, and what has the reaction been like since returning to campus? It meant a lot to me. Coming out of high school I was not heavily recruited and I did not do too much during my time at Bradley. Some people told me that I would not make it but now we have finally won a championship! It is spring break here so there are not a lot of student on campus. However, we had a decent crowd after getting off the bus when we returned and there is a lot of people talking about us on social media.

Will you guys be doing anything special for JR F Myo Baxter-Bell’s birthday next Monday? I am sure that we will get together and do something fun. Myo is a funny guy and everybody loves him: even our opponents!

Your father David played pro basketball and your mother Christy is a professor at Liberty: what did your mom teach you about being a student, and what did your dad teach you about being an athlete? My mom taught me for a couple classes in middle school and became a professor here during my 1st year. She taught me to stay on top of my work and make sure that I am being studious. My dad has always been really hard on me in terms of rebounding. He was short in high school before growing late and all he did was rebound/score around the rim. He has taught me to become more versatile but stressed rebounding because that is 1 part of the game where you can be selfish. I would not be where I am today without them.

What kind of seed do you think that you deserve, and what kind of seed do you think that you are going to get? It does not really matter to me. I have heard from other people that we will get a 12-13 seed but nothing is set in stone yet. No matter what seed we get we will be ready to go.

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Handing out the Hardware: All-conference awards of the year (Part 2 of 2)

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Jon Teitel

The end of the regular season means that it is time to recognize the best players/coaches in college basketball this year. HoopsHD’s Jon Teitel has reviewed all of the numbers and is ready to announce his remaining picks for the 5 best players from each conference based on their all-around stats in non-conference play. Players are listed in a traditional 5-position lineup (G-G-F-F-C) whenever possible with several exceptions, plus special awards for each conference’s Player of the Year (POY), Rookie of the Year (ROY), Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY), 6th Man of the Year (6TH), and Coach of the Year (COY). If you think he has overlooked anyone then feel free to tweet us your comments. He did Part 1 last week (https://hoopshd.com/2019/03/04/handing-out-the-hardware-all-conference-awards-of-the-year-part-1-of-2-4) so now it is on to the remaining conferences in Part 2.

AAC
G: Jeremiah Martin (Memphis)
G: Shizz Alston Jr. (Temple)
F: Jayden Gardner (East Carolina)
F: Markis McDuffie (Wichita State)
C: Tacko Fall (UCF)
POY: Jeremiah Martin (Memphis)
ROY: Jayden Gardner (East Carolina)
DPOY: Laquincy Rideau (South Florida)
6TH: Cane Broome (Cincinnati)
COY: Kelvin Sampson (Houston)

A-10
G: Jon Axel Gudmundsson (Davidson)
G: Jacob Gilyard (Richmond)
F: Charlie Brown (Saint Joseph’s)
F: Grant Golden (Richmond)
C: Michael Hughes (Duquesne)
POY: Jacob Gilyard (Richmond)
ROY: Nick Honor (Fordham)
DPOY: Michael Hughes (Duquesne)
6TH: Obi Toppin (Dayton)
COY: Mike Rhoades (VCU)

ACC
G: Marcquise Reed (Clemson)
G: Ky Bowman (Boston College)
F: RJ Barrett (Duke)
F: Zion Williamson (Duke)
C: Ebuka Izundu (Miami)
POY: Zion Williamson (Duke)
ROY: Zion Williamson (Duke)
DPOY: Zion Williamson (Duke)
6TH: Mfiondu Kabengele (Florida State)
COY: Roy Williams (North Carolina)

Big 12
G: Marial Shayok (Iowa State)
G: Jarrett Culver (Texas Tech)
G: Barry Brown (Kansas State)
F: Dean Wade (Kansas State)
F: Dedric Lawson (Kansas)
POY: Dedric Lawson (Kansas)
ROY: Talen Horton-Tucker (Iowa State)
DPOY: Jaxson Hayes (Texas)
6TH: Miles Reynolds (Oklahoma)
COY: Steve Prohm (Iowa State)

Big East
G: Shamorie Ponds (St. John’s)
G: Markus Howard (Marquette)
F: Sam Hauser (Marquette)
F: Eric Paschall (Villanova)
C: Jessie Govan (Georgetown)
POY: Markus Howard (Marquette)
ROY: James Akinjo (Georgetown)
DPOY: Shamorie Ponds (St. John’s)
6TH: Isaiah Jackson (Providence)
COY: Steve Wojciechowski (Marquette)

Big Sky
G: Harald Frey (Montana State)
G: Jordan Davis (Northern Colorado)
F: Jesse Hunt (Eastern Washington)
F: Bernie Andre (Northern Arizona)
C: Joshua Patton (Sacramento State)
POY: Jordan Davis (Northern Colorado)
ROY: Cameron Tyson (Idaho)
DPOY: Sal Nuhu (Portland State)
6TH: Kendal Manuel (Montana)
COY: Brian Fish (Montana State)

Big 10
G: Carsen Edwards (Purdue)
G: Cassius Winston (Michigan State)
F: Lamar Stevens (Penn State)
F: Ethan Happ (Wisconsin)
C: Dererk Pardon (Northwestern)
POY: Carsen Edwards (Purdue)
ROY: Romeo Langford (Indiana)
DPOY: Josh Reaves (Penn State)
6TH: Xavier Tillman (Michigan State)
COY: Greg Gard (Wisconsin)

Big West
G: Donovan Fields (Cal Poly)
G: Deishaun Booker (Long Beach State)
F: Lamine Diane (Cal State Northridge)
F: Jackson Rowe (Cal State Fullerton)
C: Temidayo Yussuf (Long Beach State)
POY: Lamine Diane (Cal State Northridge)
ROY: Lamine Diane (Cal State Northridge)
DPOY: Lamine Diane (Cal State Northridge)
6TH: Collin Welp (UC-Irvine)
COY: Russell Turner (UC-Irvine)

C-USA
G: Keaton Wallace (UTSA)
G: Jon Elmore (Marshall)
F: Devon Andrews (Florida International)
F: Efe Odigie (UTEP)
C: Charles Bassey (Western Kentucky)
POY: Jon Elmore (Marshall)
ROY: Charles Bassey (Western Kentucky)
DPOY: Osasumwen Osaghae (Florida International)
6TH: Robert Martin (Rice)
COY: Doc Sadler (Southern Miss)

Ivy
G: Matt Morgan (Cornell)
G: Miye Oni (Yale)
G: Gabe Stefanini (Columbia)
F: Chris Knight (Dartmouth)
F: AJ Brodeur (Penn)
POY: Matt Morgan (Cornell)
ROY: Noah Kirkwood (Harvard)
DPOY: Desmond Cambridge (Brown)
6TH: Michael Wang (Penn)
COY: Mitch Henderson (Princeton)

MAC
G: Jaylin Walker (Kent State)
G: Eugene German (Northern Illinois)
F: Nick Perkins (Buffalo)
F: Jason Carter (Ohio)
C: Seth Dugan (Western Michigan)
POY: Jaylin Walker (Kent State)
ROY: Ben Vander Plas (Ohio)
DPOY: Elijah Minnie (Eastern Michigan)
6TH: Nick Perkins (Buffalo)
COY: Nate Oats (Buffalo)

MEAC
G: Kevin Larkin (Delaware State)
G: RJ Cole (Howard)
G: Damani Applewhite (South Carolina State)
F: Cletrell Pope (Bethune-Cookman)
C: Raasean Davis (North Carolina Central)
POY: RJ Cole (Howard)
ROY: Sheryn Devonish-Prince Jr. (Morgan State)
DPOY: Ibrahim Sylla (North Carolina A&T)
6TH: Jahmari Etienne (South Carolina State)
COY: Robert Jones (Norfolk State)

MWC
G: Justin James (Wyoming)
G: Sam Merrill (Utah State)
F: Jordan Caroline (Nevada)
F: Caleb Martin (Nevada)
C: Nico Carvacho (Colorado State)
POY: Justin James (Wyoming)
ROY: Neemias Queta (Utah State)
DPOY: Neemias Queta (Utah State)
6TH: Jazz Johnson (Nevada)
COY: Craig Smith (Utah State)

Pac-12
G: Sedrick Barefield (Utah)
G: Jaylen Nowell (Washington)
F: Robert Franks (Washington State)
F: Tres Tinkle (Oregon State)
C: Moses Brown (UCLA)
POY: Robert Franks (Washington State)
ROY: Luguentz Dort (Arizona State)
DPOY: Matisse Thybulle (Washington)
6TH: Nahziah Carter (Washington)
COY: Mike Hopkins (Washington)

SEC
G: Admiral Schofield (Tennessee)
G: Quinndary Weatherspoon (Mississippi State)
F: Daniel Gafford (Arkansas)
F: Grant Williams (Tennessee)
C: Reid Travis (Kentucky)
POY: Grant Williams (Tennessee)
ROY: Tyler Herro (Kentucky)
DPOY: Nicolas Claxton (Georgia)
6TH: Jordan Bowden (Tennessee)
COY: Will Wade (LSU)

Southland
G: Shannon Bogues (Stephen F. Austin)
G: Ian Dubose (Houston Baptist)
F: Kevon Harris (Stephen F. Austin)
F: Moses Greenwood (Southeastern Louisiana)
C: Ishamel Lane (Northwestern State)
POY: Ian Dubose (Houston Baptist)
ROY: Eddy Kayouloud (Central Arkansas)
DPOY: Ishamel Lane (Northwestern State)
6TH: RJ Smith (Sam Houston State)
COY: Jason Hooten (Sam Houston State)

SWAC
G: Martaveous McKnight (Arkansas-Pine Bluff)
G: Gary Blackston (Prairie View)
G: Ivy Smith Jr. (Grambling)
F: Dante Scott (Mississippi Valley State)
F: Jeremy Combs (Texas Southern)
POY: Martaveous McKnight (Arkansas-Pine Bluff)
ROY: Jayveous McKinnis (Jackson State)
DPOY: Jayveous McKinnis (Jackson State)
6TH: Jontrell Walker (Jackson State)
COY: Byron Smith (Prairie View)

Sun Belt
G: Daishon Smith (Louisiana-Monroe)
G: Rayjon Tucker (Little Rock)
G: Ty Cockfield (Arkansas State)
F: Zac Cuthbertson (Coastal Carolina)
F: Jakeenan Gant (Louisiana)
POY: Daishon Smith (Louisiana-Monroe)
ROY: Markquis Nowell (Little Rock)
DPOY: Jakeenan Gant (Louisiana)
6TH: Deondre Burns (Little Rock)
COY: Danny Kaspar (Texas State)

WAC
G: Milan Acquaah (California Baptist)
G: Terrell Brown (Seattle)
G: Xavier Bishop (UMKC)
F: Myles Carter (Seattle)
F: Michael Finke (Grand Canyon)
POY: Milan Acquaah (California Baptist)
ROY: Wyatt Lowell (Utah Valley)
DPOY: Javon Levi (Texas-Rio Grande Valley)
6TH: Damiyne Durham (Cal State Bakersfield)
COY: Chris Jans (New Mexico State)

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Bracketology 2019: March Madness Predictions (Version 10.2)

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Jon Teitel

CLICK HERE for Day 8 of our Championship Week Video Notebook

We are only 5 days away from Selection Sunday as we continue to make our NCAA tourney predictions. Last March HoopsHD’s Jon Teitel correctly picked 66 of the 68 teams that made the tourney, 65 of which were within 1 spot of their actual seed, including 42 right on the money. He will spend the upcoming week predicting which 68 teams will hear their names called on March 17th. See below for his list of who would make the cut if they picked the field today and if you agree or disagree then feel free to tweet us. To see how we stack up with other websites (ranked 9th out of 127 entries over the past 5 years), check out: www.bracketmatrix.com

SEED: TEAM (CONFERENCE)
1: Virginia (ACC)
1: Gonzaga (WCC)
1: North Carolina (ACC)
1: Kentucky (SEC)

2: Duke (ACC)
2: Michigan State (Big 10)
2: Tennessee (SEC)
2: Michigan (Big 10)

3: LSU (SEC)
3: Texas Tech (Big 12)
3: Houston (AAC)
3: Purdue (Big 10)

4: Kansas (Big 12)
4: Florida State (ACC)
4: Kansas State (Big 12)
4: Wisconsin (Big 10)

5: Virginia Tech (ACC)
5: Maryland (Big 10)
5: Marquette (Big East)
5: Mississippi State (SEC)

6: Nevada (MWC)
6: Auburn (SEC)
6: Buffalo (MAC)
6: Villanova (Big East)

7: Cincinnati (AAC)
7: Iowa State (Big 12)
7: Wofford (SoCon): AUTO-BID
7: Louisville (ACC)

8: UCF (AAC)
8: VCU (A-10)
8: Iowa (Big 10)
8: Oklahoma (Big 12)

9: Baylor (Big 12)
9: Mississippi (SEC)
9: Washington (Pac-12)
9: Syracuse (ACC)

10: Utah State (MWC)
10: Seton Hall (Big East)
10: Minnesota (Big 10)
10: Texas (Big 12)

11: St. John’s (Big East)
11: TCU (Big 12)
11: NC State (ACC)
11: Florida (SEC)

12: Arizona State (Pac-12)
12: Temple (AAC)
12: Clemson (ACC)
12: Ohio State (Big 10)
12: Murray State (OVC): AUTO-BID
12: New Mexico State (WAC)

13: Liberty (Atlantic Sun): AUTO-BID
13: Hofstra (CAA)
13: UC Irvine (Big West)
13: Vermont (America East)

14: Old Dominion (C-USA)
14: Yale (Ivy)
14: Texas State (Sun Belt)
14: Northern Kentucky (Horizon)

15: Montana (Big Sky)
15: Colgate (Patriot)
15: Omaha (Summit)
15: Bradley (MVC): AUTO-BID

16: Gardner-Webb (Big South): AUTO-BID
16: Sam Houston State (Southland)
16: Iona (MAAC): AUTO-BID
16: Norfolk State (MEAC)
16: Prairie View (SWAC)
16: St. Francis PA (NEC)

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Championship Week Video Notebook: Day 8

Posted on March 12, 2019 by David Griggs

WELCOME SELECTION COMMITTEE MEMBERS!! It’s been a busy night with some bubble teams from UTR conferences in action. Not sure what to do?? Well, we will tell you what to do!! That’s why we are here!!

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Two more tickets were punched tonight as Wofford pulled away from UNC Greensboro late in the game to win the SoCon Championship, and Iona blew past Monmouth to win the MAAC. We had two great semifinal games in the Colonial Athletic, another thriller in the Horizon League, and yet another thriller in the Summit League. We discuss all that and all the other action from Monday.