2018 Bracket Revealed

Posted on March 11, 2018 by Chad

HERE IT IS!!! The 2018 NCAA Tournament Bracket!!!!

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Bracketology 2018: March Madness Predictions (Final Version)

Posted on March 11, 2018 by Jon Teitel

Selection Sunday is finally here! We are ready to find out the fantastic field as we make our final NCAA tourney predictions. Last March HoopsHD’s Jon Teitel correctly picked every single 1 of the 68 teams that made the tourney, 63 of which were within 1 spot of their actual seed, including 43 right on the money. See below for his final list of who will make the cut when they announce 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 4th out of 113 entries over the past 5 years), check out: www.bracketmatrix.com

SEED: TEAM (CONFERENCE)
1: Virginia (ACC): AUTO-BID
1: Villanova (Big East): AUTO-BID
1: Kansas (Big 12): AUTO-BID
1: Xavier (Big East)

2: Duke (ACC)
2: Cincinnati (AAC): AUTO-BID
2: North Carolina (ACC)
2: Purdue (Big 10)

3: Michigan State (Big 10)
3: Tennessee (SEC)
3: Michigan (Big 10): AUTO-BID
3: Auburn (SEC)

4: Arizona (Pac-12): AUTO-BID
4: West Virginia (Big 12)
4: Texas Tech (Big 12)
4: Kentucky (SEC): AUTO-BID

5: Wichita State (AAC)
5: Gonzaga (WCC): AUTO-BID
5: Clemson (ACC)
5: Ohio State (Big 10)

6: Houston (AAC)
6: Florida (SEC)
6: Arkansas (SEC)
6: Miami FL (ACC)

7: TCU (Big 12)
7: Texas A&M (SEC)
7: Seton Hall (Big East)
7: Rhode Island (A-10)

8: Nevada (MWC)
8: Providence (Big East)
8: Missouri (SEC)
8: Virginia Tech (ACC)

9: Kansas State (Big 12)
9: Butler (Big East)
9: Creighton (Big East)
9: Alabama (SEC)

10: NC State (ACC)
10: Florida State (ACC)
10: St. Bonaventure (A-10)
10: USC (Pac-12)

11: UCLA (Pac-12)
11: Oklahoma (Big 12)
11: Texas (Big 12)
11: St. Mary’s (WCC)
11: Loyola-Chicago (MVC): AUTO-BID
11: New Mexico State (WAC): AUTO-BID

12: San Diego State (MWC): AUTO-BID
12: South Dakota State (Summit): AUTO-BID
12: Buffalo (MAC): AUTO-BID
12: Murray State (OVC): AUTO-BID

13: UNC Greensboro (SoCon): AUTO-BID
13: Davidson (A-10): AUTO-BID
13: Charleston (CAA): AUTO-BID
13: Marshall (CUSA): AUTO-BID

14: Montana (Big Sky): AUTO-BID
14: Bucknell (Patriot): AUTO-BID
14: Wright State (Horizon): AUTO-BID
14: Stephen F. Austin (Southland): AUTO-BID

15: Georgia State (Sun Belt): AUTO-BID
15: Lipscomb (Atlantic Sun): AUTO-BID
15: Penn (Ivy): AUTO-BID
15: Iona (MAAC): AUTO-BID

16: UMBC (America East): AUTO-BID
16: Fullerton (Big West): AUTO-BID
16: Radford (Big South): AUTO-BID
16: LIU-Brooklyn (NEC): AUTO-BID
16: NC Central (MEAC): AUTO-BID
16: Texas Southern (SWAC): AUTO-BID

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Hoops HD Mock Selection Committee’s Final Bracket

Posted on March 11, 2018 by David Griggs

UPDATE: 3:40pm.  We do not feel the Houston v Cincinnati game will change either team.  Cincinnati is the outright first place finisher and shouldn’t be punished for losing, nor should they be rewarded for beating a team behind them.  Houston has already beaten Cincinnati and shouldn’t be rewarded for repeating something that they’ve already done.

-We are not attempting to guess the committee.  This is simply what we think the tournament SHOULD look like, not what we think it WILL look like.  Jon Teitel is our resident selection committee guessing expert.  He does guess the committee, and he does it better than almost anyone on the planet.  CLICK HERE to see his most recent bracket.  He will do a final seed list some time this afternoon.

UPDATE (5:58 PM EDT) – Staff Bracket Seed List Projections:

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Bracketology 2018: March Madness Predictions (Version 10.7)

Posted on March 11, 2018 by Jon Teitel

UPDATE: 3:40pm.  CLICK HERE to view the final Mock Selection Committee Bracket!!

We are building it right now!  We do not feel the Houston v Cincinnati game will change either team.  Cincinnati is the outright first place finisher and shouldn’t be punished for losing, nor should they be rewarded for beating a team behind them.  Houston has already beaten Cincinnati and shouldn’t be rewarded for repeating something that they’ve already done.

CLICK HERE for our latest Championship Week Video Notebook

 

JOHN TEITEL’S PICKS

Selection Sunday is finally here! We are now only hours away from finding out the fantastic field as we continue to make our own NCAA tourney predictions. Last March HoopsHD’s Jon Teitel correctly picked every single 1 of the 68 teams that made the tourney, 63 of which were within 1 spot of their actual seed, including 43 right on the money. See below for his list of who will make the cut when they announce the field today (with a final update coming before 6PM ET) and if you agree or disagree then feel free to tweet us. To see how we stack up with other websites (ranked 4th out of 113 entries over the past 5 years), check out: www.bracketmatrix.com

SEED: TEAM (CONFERENCE)
1: Virginia (ACC): AUTO-BID
1: Villanova (Big East): AUTO-BID
1: Kansas (Big 12): AUTO-BID
1: Xavier (Big East)

2: North Carolina (ACC)
2: Duke (ACC)
2: Cincinnati (AAC)
2: Purdue (Big 10)

3: Tennessee (SEC)
3: Michigan State (Big 10)
3: Michigan (Big 10): AUTO-BID
3: Auburn (SEC)

4: West Virginia (Big 12)
4: Wichita State (AAC)
4: Texas Tech (Big 12)
4: Arizona (Pac-12): AUTO-BID

5: Gonzaga (WCC): AUTO-BID
5: Clemson (ACC)
5: Kentucky (SEC)
5: Ohio State (Big 10)

6: Florida (SEC)
6: Houston (AAC)
6: Arkansas (SEC)
6: Miami FL (ACC)

7: TCU (Big 12)
7: Texas A&M (SEC)
7: Seton Hall (Big East)
7: Rhode Island (A-10)

8: Nevada (MWC)
8: Virginia Tech (ACC)
8: Missouri (SEC)
8: Providence (Big East)

9: Creighton (Big East)
9: Butler (Big East)
9: Kansas State (Big 12)
9: Alabama (SEC)

10: St. Bonaventure (A-10)
10: NC State (ACC)
10: Florida State (ACC)
10: USC (Pac-12)

11: Oklahoma (Big 12)
11: UCLA (Pac-12)
11: Texas (Big 12)
11: St. Mary’s (WCC)
11: Louisville (ACC)
11: Loyola-Chicago (MVC): AUTO-BID

12: New Mexico State (WAC): AUTO-BID
12: San Diego State (MWC): AUTO-BID
12: South Dakota State (Summit): AUTO-BID
12: Buffalo (MAC): AUTO-BID

13: Murray State (OVC): AUTO-BID
13: Marshall (CUSA): AUTO-BID
13: UNC Greensboro (SoCon): AUTO-BID
13: Charleston (CAA): AUTO-BID

14: Montana (Big Sky): AUTO-BID
14: Bucknell (Patriot): AUTO-BID
14: Wright State (Horizon): AUTO-BID
14: Stephen F. Austin (Southland): AUTO-BID

15: Texas-Arlington (Sun Belt)
15: Penn (Ivy)
15: Lipscomb (Atlantic Sun): AUTO-BID
15: UMBC (America East): AUTO-BID

16: Iona (MAAC): AUTO-BID
16: Fullerton (Big West): AUTO-BID
16: Radford (Big South): AUTO-BID
16: LIU-Brooklyn (NEC): AUTO-BID
16: Texas Southern (SWAC): AUTO-BID
16: NC Central (MEAC): AUTO-BID

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Championship Week Video Notebook: Day 13

Posted on March 11, 2018 by David Griggs

WELCOME SELECTION COMMITTEE MEMBERS!!  It’s the eve of Selection Sunday, we’ve all been working a lot and sleeping a little, we understand that you’re tired, and we are here to help make sure that you’re selecting the right teams!!

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE SURVIVAL BOARD

CLICK HERE for the Hoops HD Mock Selection Committee Update

There were fourteen conference championship games today, and we run through all of them.  UMBC won in a thrilling upset over Vermont to win the America East Championship and clinch there bid, San Diego State took home the automatic bid in the Mountain West and will likely be a dangerous team in the Round of 64, and Villanova won an overtime thriller over Providence to win the Big East again.  We discuss that, Virginia’s win in the ACC, Kansas’s win in the Big 12, and all the other action.  We also preview the six championship games taking place this Sunday, update our Survival Board, review the results of our Hoops HD Mock Selection Committee, and close with our nightly Championship Week Trivia Question.

And for all you radio lovers, below is an audio file of the show..

CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT BRACKETS FOR ALL OF TODAY’S ACTION

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The Hoops HD Selection Committee – Saturday, March 10th

Posted on March 11, 2018 by John Stalica

Tonight was the third and busiest day of the Hoops HD Selection Committee meetings (via Skype conference call). Our first major task was selecting the final at-large and contingency spots for the field. We actually began this task with a motion from our chairman Chad Sherwood where the Bonnies were removed from the at-large board and placed back Under Consideration. This vote received the necessary 8 votes from our committee to pass. Given that Cincinnati beat Memphis earlier today, this assured an at-large spot opening up in the field. However, Davidson’s win over St. Bonaventure meant that a contingency bid would be required in the Atlantic 10.

Once Oregon was motioned off the Under Consideration board, there was a long debate among the remaining teams Under Consideration. Each committee member ended up voting for 5 teams via secret ballot and the top 5 vote-getters were added to remaining carryover teams from Friday (i.e. Louisville, Saint Mary’s, and Marquette). We then ranked the group of 8 teams from one through eight. The top 4 teams voted in order were Oklahoma State, Louisville, St. Bonaventure (contingent upon Arizona winning the Pac-12 title) and Marquette (contingent upon Rhode Island winning the A-10 title). The first four teams out were USC (assuming a loss to Arizona, which ultimately did happen), Saint Mary’s, Baylor and Arizona State.

Our next major task was to begin seeding the remaining teams into the field – this included teams that were still playing as of Saturday night. Teams like Western Kentucky, Eastern Washington, Southeastern Louisiana, Grand Canyon and the Big West runner-up were removed after their losses on Saturday night. We ended up with a seed list that includes 71 teams to account for Davidson as well as both Ivy and Sun Belt teams that have their championship games tomorrow.

Our final task for the night was to do an initial scrubbing of the master seed list. Motions needed to be seconded by at least one member to be considered and required a simple majority vote to pass. One of the motions that was passed was to swap Marquette and St. Bonaventure – we named St. Bonaventure as the A-10 contingency team in place of Marquette. This means that the Bonnies will be the last at-large team in the field if Rhode Island wins tomorrow, but it means they will be the first team out if Davidson wins the A-10 title tomorrow.

Below is our selection board as of Saturday night:

Tomorrow will be the final day of our selection meetings – we will scrub the master seed list one more time to account for championship games in the Ivy, Sun Belt, A-10 and SEC Tournaments. There may be contingency brackets to account for A-10 and American results, but we will keep you posted if that does happen.

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