Final Bracketology 2012: Selection Sunday
By Jamal Murphy
Let’s take a look at our final prediction of the 2012 NCAA Tournament field and seeding.
*Automatic bids in italics.
1 SEEDS: Kentucky; Syracuse; Michigan State; North Carolina.
2 SEEDS: Ohio State; Missouri; Kansas; Duke.
3 SEEDS: Baylor; Marquette; Florida State; Louisville.
4 SEEDS: Michigan; Wisconsin; Georgetown; Indiana.
5 SEEDS: Wichita State; New Mexico; Murray State; UNLV.
6 SEEDS: Memphis; Vanderbilt; Temple; Creighton.
7 SEEDS: San Diego State; Cincinnati; Kansas State; Notre Dame.
8 SEEDS: Florida; Gonzaga; St. Mary’s; Iowa State.
9 SEEDS: Purdue; Saint Louis; Connecticut; Alabama.
10 SEEDS: Virginia; Texas; Harvard; Southern Miss.
11 SEEDS: Colorado State; BYU; VCU; Xavier.
12 SEEDS: Long Beach State; West Virginia; South Florida vs. Miami; California vs. Drexel.
13 SEEDS: Colorado; Belmont; Ohio; St. Bonaventure.
14 SEEDS: Davidson; South Dakota State; New Mexico State; Montana.
15 SEEDS: Loyola Md; Lehigh; Detroit; Long Island.
16 SEEDS: NC Asheville; Norfolk State; Western Kentucky vs. Miss Valley State; Lamar vs. Vermont.
LAST FOUR IN: South Florida; California; Drexel; Miami.
LAST FOUR OUT: NC State; Iona; Northwestern; Seton Hall.
NEXT FOUR OUT: Marshall; Dayton; Mississippi State; Mississippi.
CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN:
ACC – 5
ATLANTIC 10 – 4
BIG EAST – 9
BIG TEN – 6
BIG 12 – 6
CAA – 2
C-USA – 2
MOUNTAIN WEST – 4
MVC – 2
PAC-12 – 2
SEC – 4
WCC – 3
What are your thoughts on the field? Any teams that are too high or too low?