The scores are out and after doing probably alot of homework compared to others doing the brackets I'm somewhat pleased and somewhat peeved at the same time.

I did manage to hit all 68 teams,which for most wasn't that hard this year. Hit 3 of the 4 last 4 in including the correct matchup of Saint Marys and Middle Tennessee,but I lost some points to no fault of my own.

The Selection Committee didn't use the same set of "Criteria" for all the teams. Some got a certain seed because of RPI,some got a certain seed because of who they beat and some got a certain seed because of WHAT THEY MIGHT DO IN THE TOURNAMENT! After hours of actual study for every team here's why I'm a bit peeved.

The RPI teams.

Marquette was obviously slotted into the final #3 seed. Did they have enough quality wins to get here? Probably,but I factored in their BET Quarterfinal loss to Notre Dame,while obviously the committee didn't care,which considering other teams towards the top lines WERE bracketed based on Conference Tournaments is misleading.They beat Wisconsin so obviously that was factored in and more important. Lost a point

Wisconsin could have been viewed several different ways. I viewed them as a team that had so many quality wins that based on that they could have been a #1 or #2 seed.But because of RPI,who they lost to and their style of play they were demoted. Lost 1 point

Florida? C'mon man! This team is the biggest overhyped pile of hot garbage i've ever seen. An inflated RPI and living off of early season wins against Wisconsin and Marquette. Of their 26 wins they only have 5 wins against TOURNAMENT TEAMS and lost to Ole Miss in the SEC Final. OLE MISS for christs sake! I was told later they would be a #3 regardless of the SEC Final result. Good god. Lost 2 points

Then there's the teams towards the top where rather than follow everyone else I studied them and all their computer numbers,great wins,RPI,SOS and seeded accordingly.

New Mexico,Duke,Gonzaga,Georgetown,Kansas State,Saint Louis. How does the #1 RPI and #1 SOS with one of the Top 4 schedules/resumes not get a #1 in Duke? Really stunned they did that. Same with New Mexico sporting a #2 RPI and #4 SOS with enough quality wins to warrant a #2 seed and especially so if Gonzaga is a #1 with a less quality resume. Georgetown simply didn't impress me and they lost in the BET Semifinals. K-State somewhat similar loses in the B12 FINAL who beat Florida,but that's not good enough LOL. Saint Louis played in the A10 so I really didn't see them getting a #4 seed considering there's 16 teams better than them. Unreal. Lost 8 points



Then I made my biggest gaffe with the following teams. VCU,Memphis,Creighton and Wichita State.

VCU profile-Florida Gulf Coast,Belmont,Memphis and Butler

Memphis profile-Nothing

Creighton profile-Wisconsin,Akron,Wichita x2. Guess that Akron win looks better now eh LOL. How about the inexcusable losses? Indiana State,Northern Iowa,Drake and Illinois State. Hmm.

Wichita profile-VCU,Creighton?  Bad losses- Evansville twice {Once on Senior Night} Indiana State and Northern Iowa.

I ended up scoring 0 points with these 4 teams because I thought so little of them. Easily lost 5-7 points with this group.

I still wouldn't have been at the top,but I would have been within 5-7 points of the top if the same "Criteria" was used for most all the teams and it clearly wasn't. Nobody got Oregon right LOL. I will say I was happy with the middle of the bracket making up some of the gaffes with the Illinois,Minnesota and Temple picks that not alot of others got right. Overall I'll give myself a Year 1 grade of an A for the C-/D+ bracket grade I'll probably get,which for the most part was out of my hands.

Next year I'll give more credence to the Conference affiliation of the Committee Chairman as that Conference's teams obviously get favorable seeding.Also certain teams that consistently get overvalued year after year like a Florida and then there's the RPI. It played a huge part where I seeded teams,but I also looked at the entire body of work and while the committee can say that the RPI is only a tool they clearly seeded some teams solely based off of a high RPI. Year 2 should be easier after studying this years bracket. Overall good job to all in the Matrix! Thanks again for having me.

JUICE'S BRACKETOLOGY FINAL BRACKET updated at 3:31 PM CST

EAST

 1   DUKE
16  NORTH CAROLINA A&T/SOUTHERN
     
 8  Colorado State
 9  Temple

 4   Syracuse
13  BUCKNELL

 5   Arizona
12  Wichita State/Lasalle

 6   Butler
11  Boise State

 3   Kansas State
14   IONA

 7   OREGON
10  Cincinnati

 2   Ohio State
15  FLORIDA GULF COAST

WEST

 1   Indiana
16  JAMES MADISON

 8   San Diego State
 9   CREIGHTON

 4   Florida
13  VALPO

 5   Ucla
12  BELMONT

 6   North Carolina
11  Mississippi

 3   WISCONSIN
14  NEW MEXICO STATE

 7   Pittsburgh
10  California

 2   GONZAGA
15  MONTANA

MIDWEST

 1   LOUISVILLE
16  LIU BROOKLYN/LIBERTY

 8   North Carolina State
 9   Missouri

 4   Michigan
13  SOUTH DAKOTA STATE

 5   Unlv
12  DAVIDSON

 6   Oklahoma State
11  Minnesota

 3   Georgetown
14  HARVARD

 7   Illinois
10  Iowa State

 2   MIAMI,FLA
15  ALBANY

SOUTH

 1   KANSAS
16  WESTERN KENTUCKY

 8   MEMPHIS
 9   Colorado

 4   Marquette
13  AKRON

 5   SAINT LOUIS
12  Saint Mary's/Middle Tennessee

 6   Notre Dame
11  Oklahoma

 3   Michigan State
14  NORTHWESTERN STATE

 7   Vcu
10  Villanova
                                                                         
 2   NEW MEXICO
15  PACIFIC

JUICE'S BRACKETOLOGY updated at 7:11 AM CST

EAST

 1   DUKE
16  NORTH CAROLINA A&T/SOUTHERN
     
 8  Colorado State
 9  Temple

 4   Syracuse
13  BUCKNELL

 5   Arizona
12  Wichita State/Ole Miss

 6   Oklahoma State
11  Lasalle

 3   FLORIDA
14   IONA

 7   OREGON
10  Cincinnati

 2   Ohio State
15  FLORIDA GULF COAST

WEST

 1   Indiana
16  JAMES MADISON

 8   San Diego State
 9   Missouri

 4   Kansas State
13  VALPO

 5   Ucla
12  BELMONT

 6   North Carolina
11  Boise State

 3   WISCONSIN
14  NEW MEXICO STATE

 7   Pittsburgh
10  California

 2   GONZAGA
15  MONTANA

MIDWEST

 1   LOUISVILLE
16  LIU BROOKLYN/LIBERTY

 8   North Carolina State
 9   CREIGHTON

 4   Michigan
13  SOUTH DAKOTA STATE

 5   Unlv
12  DAVIDSON

 6   Butler
11  Minnesota

 3   Georgetown
14  HARVARD

 7   Illinois
10  Iowa State

 2   MIAMI,FLA
15  ALBANY

SOUTH

 1   KANSAS
16  WESTERN KENTUCKY

 8   MEMPHIS
 9   Colorado

 4   Marquette
13  AKRON

 5   SAINT LOUIS
12  Saint Mary's/Middle Tennessee

 6   Notre Dame
11  Oklahoma

 3   Michigan State
14  NORTHWESTERN STATE

 7   Vcu
10  Villanova
                                                                         
 2   NEW MEXICO
15  PACIFIC

JUICE'S BRACKETOLOGY updated at 1:17 AM CST

EAST

 1   DUKE
16  NORTH CAROLINA A&T/SOUTHERN
     
 8  Missouri
 9  Colorado State

 4   Wisconsin
13  BUCKNELL

 5   Arizona
12  Wichita State-Ole Miss/Alabama

 6   Oklahoma State
11  Lasalle

 3   Syracuse
14   IONA

 7   Temple
10  California

 2   Michigan State
15  FLORIDA GULF COAST

WEST

 1   KANSAS
16  JAMES MADISON

 8   San Diego State
 9   CREIGHTON

 4   Michigan
13  VALPO

 5   UCLA
12  BELMONT

 6   Illinois
11  Villanova

 3   Kansas State
14  NEW MEXICO STATE

 7   Pittsburgh
10  Boise State

 2   GONZAGA
15  MONTANA

MIDWEST

 1   INDIANA
16  LIU BROOKLYN/LIBERTY

 8   North Carolina State
 9   Oregon

 4   Marquette
13  SOUTH DAKOTA STATE

 5   Butler
12  DAVIDSON

 6   UNLV
11  Minnesota

 3   Georgetown
14  HARVARD

 7   VCU
10  Cincinnati

 2   MIAMI,FLA
15  VERMONT

SOUTH

 1   LOUISVILLE
16  WESTERN KENTUCKY

 8   Colorado
 9   MEMPHIS

 4   FLORIDA
13  OHIO

 5   SAINT LOUIS
12  Maryland/Middle Tennessee

 6   Notre Dame
11  Oklahoma

 3   Ohio State
14  STEPHEN F AUSTIN

 7   North Carolina
10  Iowa State
                                                                         
 2   NEW MEXICO
15  UC-IRVINE

S-Curve

#1 Indiana
#2 Duke
#3 Louisville
#4 Kansas
#5 Miami,Fla
#6 New Mexico
#7 Michigan State
#8 Gonzaga
#9 Georgetown
#10 Ohio State
#11 Syracuse
#12 Kansas State
#13 Wisconsin
#14 Florida
#15 Marquette
#16 Michigan
#17 UCLA
#18 Butler
#19 Saint Louis
#20 Arizona
#21 UNLV
#22 Notre Dame
#23Oklahoma State
#24 Illinois
#25 Pittsburgh
#26 Temple
#27 North Carolina
#28 VCU
#29 North Carolina State
#30 Colorado
#31 San Diego State
#32 Missouri
#33 Creighton
#34 Memphis
#35 Oregon
#36 Colorado State
#37 Cincinnati
#38 California
#39 Iowa State
#40 Boise State
#41 Villanova
#42 Lasalle
#43 Oklahoma
#44 Minnesota
#45 Wichita State
#46 Maryland
#47 Middle Tennessee
#48 Ole Miss/Alabama
#49 Belmont
#50 Davidson
#51 South Dakota State
#52 Ohio
#53 Bucknell
#54 Valpo
#55 Stephen F Austin
#56 Harvard
#57 Iona
#58 New Mexico State
#59 UC-Irvine
#60 Florida Gulf Coast
#61 Montana
#62 Vermont
#63 Western kentucky
#64 James Madison
#65 LIU Brooklyn
#66 North Carolina A&T
#67 Southern U
#68 Liberty












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No more sugar coating it. No more OMG we're playing well lets rank em high. I know exactly what the Committee does and is all about. Your record? Conference Record? Records to some degree,but the world knows what's going on.

RPI,SOS and who you played and who you beat. Some people are going to be very upset on Selection Sunday. Gonzaga fans included! I will produce an S-curve and go from there. No more checking out what everyone else is saying and doing,but just strictly my thoughts from here on out.

Bracket will be redone from scratch after tonites contests. Alot of things happening. Tennessee,Virginia,Kentucky,Lasalle among others with devastating losses. Maryland beats Duke for a 2nd time and will be back in the running. Iowa hammering MSU at halftime as Maryland/Iowa appear to be the major winners tonite.

JUICE'S BRACKETOLOGY updated at 10:34 AM CST

EAST

 1   DUKE
16  WESTERN KENTUCKY
     
 8  Colorado
 9  CREIGHTON

 4  Ohio State
13 BUCKNELL 

 5  Butler 
12 Villanova

 6  Syracuse 
11 Tennessee 

 3  Kansas State  
14 VALPO 

 7  California
10 Boise State 

 2  Michigan State 
15 IONA 

WEST

 1   GONZAGA
16  LIBERTY/SOUTHERN

 8   San Diego State
 9   Virginia Commonwealth

 4   Pittsburgh
13  AKRON

 5   Wisconsin
12   Wichita State/Kentucky

 6   UCLA
11   Iowa State

 3   NEW MEXICO
14  SF AUSTIN

 7   North Carolina
10   Illinois

 2   Georgetown
15  WEBER STATE

MIDWEST

 1   INDIANA
16  NORFOLK/LIU BROOKLYN

 8  Missouri
 9  Temple

 4  Marquette 
13 LA TECH

 5  Arizona  
12 Oklahoma

 6  Notre Dame 
11 Iowa/Lasalle 

 3  Miami,Fla     
14 HARVARD 

 7  Unlv
10 Minnesota

 2  KANSAS  
15 FLORIDA GULF COAST

SOUTH

 1   LOUISVILLE
16  JAMES MADISON

 8   BELMONT
 9   Oregon

 4   Oklahoma State
13  DAVIDSON

 5   ST.LOUIS
12  SOUTH DAKOTA STATE

 6   Colorado State
11  Cincinnati

 3   FLORIDA
14  LONG BEACH

 7   MEMPHIS
10  North Carolina State
                                                                         
 2   Michigan
15  VERMONT


Teams dropping fast-Creighton,Wichita State,Syracuse,Arizona

Last 4 in Lasalle,Kentucky,Iowa,Wichita State
First 4 out- Virginia,Saint Mary's,UMass,Southern Miss

Multiple bids

BE-8
B1G-7
B12-5
PAC-5
A10-5
ACC-4
MWC-5
SEC-4
MVC-2
WCC-2

JUICE'S BRACKETOLOGY updated at 9:51 PM CST

EAST

 1   DUKE
16  WESTERN KENTUCKY
     
 8  Colorado
 9  CREIGHTON

 4  Ohio State
13 BUCKNELL 

 5  Butler 
12 Villanova

 6  Syracuse 
11 Tennessee 

 3  Kansas State  
14 VALPO 

 7  California
10 North Carolina State 

 2  Michigan State 
15 IONA 

WEST

 1   GONZAGA
16  LIBERTY/SOUTHERN

 8   Boise State
 9   Virginia Commonwealth

 4   Pittsburgh
13  AKRON

 5   Wisconsin
12   Wichita State/Kentucky

 6   UCLA
11   Iowa State

 3   NEW MEXICO
14  SF AUSTIN

 7   MEMPHIS
10   Illinois

 2   Georgetown
15  WEBER STATE

MIDWEST

 1   INDIANA
16  NORFOLK/LIU BROOKLYN

 8  Missouri
 9  San Diego State

 4  Marquette 
13 LA TECH

 5  Arizona  
12 Oklahoma

 6  Notre Dame 
11 Iowa/Lasalle 

 3  Miami,Fla     
14 HARVARD 

 7  Unlv
10 Minnesota

 2  KANSAS  
15 FLORIDA GULF COAST

SOUTH

 1   LOUISVILLE
16  JAMES MADISON

 8   BELMONT
 9   Oregon

 4   Oklahoma State
13  DAVIDSON

 5   ST.LOUIS
12  SOUTH DAKOTA STATE

 6   Colorado State
11  Cincinnati

 3   FLORIDA
14  LONG BEACH

 7   North Carolina 
10  Temple
                                                                         
 2   Michigan
15  VERMONT


Teams dropping fast-Creighton,Wichita State,Syracuse,Arizona

Last 4 in Lasalle,Kentucky,Iowa,Wichita State
First 4 out- Virginia,Saint Mary's,UMass,Southern Miss

Multiple bids

BE-8
B1G-7
B12-5
PAC-5
A10-5
ACC-4
MWC-5
SEC-4
MVC-2
WCC-2