Joe Lunardi's Bracketology: 3/7

• Leonardo

  

  http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology
  
  Sweet 16 matchups if seeds held:
  (1) Ohio State vs. (4) St. John's
  (2) Notre Dame vs. (3) Florida
  
  (1) Duke vs. (4) Louisville
  (2) BYU vs. (3) Syracuse
  
  (1) Kansas vs. (4) Wisconsin
  (2) North Carolina vs. (3) San Diego State
  
  (1) Pittsburgh vs. (4) Kentucky
  (2) Texas vs. (3) Purdue
  
  
  Play-in games:
  Michigan State vs. Virginia Tech for a 12-seed to face Arizona
  Colorado vs. Boston College for an 11-seed to face Georgetown
  
  
  The Big East has 11 teams in (including at least two in each region), while the Big 12, Big 10, and ACC each have six teams in.
• sleeper

  

  Disagree with the Big East getting 11 teams in(I think they deserve 9)
  
  Disagree with MSU getting into the tournament.
  
  OSU has a cakewalk to the final 4.
• Prescott

  OSU has a cakewalk to the final 4.

  Are you kidding???
  
  Pitt has the best draw, followed by duke, OSU, and Kansas. Any team that gets BYU as #2 is getting a break.
• dave

  the 5v12 and 6v11 matchups are going to be great this year.
• Iliketurtles

  

  What a joke how Penn State, Northwestern, Minnesota, Iowa, and Indiana aren't in is crazy. They only play in the greatest conference ever in the history of basketball.
  
  OSU has got the championship locked up though so it really doesn't matter.
• BigAppleBuckeye

  

  This would be a bad scenario for Ohio State, as they would likely have to play St. Johns in Newark (basically a home game for SJU). The success of St. Johns has created quite a buzz here in New York, and fans in this area would snap up those tickets QUICK. I am hoping to catch OSU if indeed they are in the East Region, tickets right now are going for $300 (for 3 games) in the Upper Deck on StubHub.
• gerb131

  

  How is Bama out? I know the SEC isn't the greatest this year but they did win the West and went 4-2 vs the East.
• Cleveland Buck

  

  Alabama has as many wins against the top 100 (4) as they do losses to the bottom 200, and they've played a pitiful schedule (125). In fact they have as many top 100 wins as Northwestern, only Northwestern hasn't lost to a team ranked worse than 74 in the RPI, while Alabama has lost 6 games to teams worse than 74 in the RPI. That is why they aren't in.
• gerb131

  

  Anytime you win a major college conference and are out in an expanded field just doesn't make sense. I know the schedule isn't great and all but come on. I hope they win a few games in the SEC tourney and get in.
• SportsAndLady

  

  gerb131;702164 wrote:Anytime you win a major college conference and are out in an expanded field just doesn't make sense. I know the schedule isn't great and all but come on. I hope they win a few games in the SEC tourney and get in.

  
  Don't be fooled by the SEC's delusional two divisions. Bama did not win a major college conference, Florida did...Alabama just won the imaginary SEC West
• GOONx19

  

  Prescott;701951 wrote:Are you kidding???
  
  Pitt has the best draw, followed by duke, OSU, and Kansas. Any team that gets BYU as #2 is getting a break.

  
  I think Duke definitely has the easiest draw out of those 4. Syracuse is awful.
• Mulva

  

  I think Louisville is tougher than any of the other 3 top seeds in OSU's would-be bracket personally. They may be a toss-up with ND.
  
  Would love that draw for the Buckeyes though.