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And now, it is time to reveal the 2013-2014 WIS season NCAA Tournament Bracket!
The overall #1 seed was Louisville. Other #1 seeds were Michigan, Kansas, and Arizona.
Let's start with the play-in games:
Long Beach St. vs. Sam Houston St (winner gets 16 seed and plays Louisville)
Utah Valley vs. Robert Morris (winner gets 16 seed and plays Michigan)
Oregon St. vs. Indiana (winner gets 12 seed and plays New Mexico)
Southern Miss vs. VCU (winner gets 13 seed and plays Wichita St.)
Instead of locational regionals (West, Midwest, South, East), I am naming the regions after the #1 seeds. So let's start with the #1 overall seed Louisville.
Louisville Region Second Round Games
Long Beach St./Sam Houston St. vs. (1) Louisville
(9) St. Johns vs. (8) Virginia
(12) Green Bay vs. (5) Duke
Southern Miss/VCU vs. (4) Wichita St.
(11) Xavier vs. (6) Utah
(14) Georgia St. vs. (3) Florida
(10) Pitt vs. (7) LSU
(15) E. Kentucky vs. (2) Iowa
The #4 overall seed is Kansas.
Kansas Region Second Round Games
(16) Denver vs. (1) Kansas
(9) UCSB vs. (8) Penn St.
(12) Hawaii vs. (5) Wisconsin
(13) GA Tech vs. (4) Creighton
(11) Tennessee vs. (6) Georgetown
(14) Buffalo vs. (3) Arkansas
(10) Michigan St. vs. (7) UCLA
(15) Yale vs. (2) Memphis
Arizona is the #3 overall seed.
Arizona Region Second Round Games
(16) Siena vs. (1) Arizona
(9) SMU vs. (8) Oklahoma St.
Oregon St./Indiana vs. (5) New Mexico
(13) St. Josephs vs. (4) LA Tech
(11) Iona vs. (6) Oregon
(14) Tulsa vs. (3) Syracuse
(10) Florida St. vs. (7) UConn
(15) Santa Clara vs. (2) Baylor
And Michigan is the #2 overall seed.
Michigan Region Second Round Games
Utah Valley/Robert Morris vs. (1) Michigan
(9) Arizona St. vs. (8) N. Carolina
(12) San Diego St. vs. (5) Kentucky
(13) Minnesota vs. (4) GW
(11) Harvard vs. (6) Iowa St.
(14) Nevada vs. (3) Gonzaga
(10) W. Virginia vs. (7) Missouri
(15) Evansville vs. (2) Villanova
In the Final Four, it'll be the Louisville Region winner vs. the Kansas Region winner and the Arizona Region winner vs. the Michigan Region winner.
Guys, I worked really hard on the bracket, made a few changes to it, but I like the matchups. I'm almost 100% positive that there will be no rematches or conference opponents playing in the second round. The third round is a possibility.
Tomorrow I'll work on the NIT, CBI, and CIT brackets.
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