Virginia got their magical moment! Their fans can now exhale and breathe easy. I've moved them from out of the field all the way up to a #9 seed and they can only go up,up and away from here.

Because of the Cavaliers now rock solid inclusion into the tournament I had to bounce someone and I thought long and hard about it. I had Wichita State and Saint Mary's in my head and I bounced the Gaels.

Why would I bounce the Gaels? They're 25-5 baby you can't do that!

Then I looked deeper. Their RPI is right there on the fringe/cut line of an 11/12 seed and here's where I drew the line. They made absolutely NO ATTEMPT to schedule anyone in the Non Conference. When I look deeper they lost to Pacific/Georgia Tech/Northern Iowa. I don't care if you lost to Gonzaga twice and beat the rest of the cupcakes on your schedule that doesn't cut it for me unless we're counting HARVARD as a powerhouse.

I'll tell you what Saint Marys is this year. They're Louisiana Tech plus a Creighton win that doesn't mean as much now before the Bluejays slide as they're also hanging on by a thread.

JUICE'S BRACKETOLOGY updated at 10:33 PM CST

EAST

 1   KANSAS
16  NORTHEASTERN

 8  Colorado  
 9  Virginia 

 4  Marquette
13 BUCKNELL 

 5  Minnesota 
12 AKRON

 6  Notre Dame 
11 Temple 

 3  Kansas State  
14 VALPO 

 7  Ucla
10 Kentucky 

 2  DUKE
15 NIAGARA 

WEST

 1   GONZAGA
16  CHARLESTON SOUTHERN/SOUTHERN

 8   Oregon
 9   San Diego State

 4   Michigan
13  Lasalle

 5   Syracuse
12  Tennessee/Boise State

 6   Butler
11  Wichita State/Ole Miss

 3   NEW MEXICO
14  SF AUSTIN

 7   Pittsburgh
10  Iowa State

 2   Michigan State
15  WEBER STATE

MIDWEST

 1   INDIANA
16  NORFOLK/ROBERT MORRIS

 8  North Carolina
 9  MEMPHIS 

 4  ARIZONA 
13 LA TECH 

 5  ST.LOUIS  
12 Oklahoma

 6  Unlv 
11 CREIGHTON 

 3  Wisconsin 
14 HARVARD 

 7  Missouri 
10 Virginia Commonwealth 

 2  Louisville  
15 STONYBROOK

SOUTH

 1   GEORGETOWN
16  MERCER

 8   California 
 9   North Carolina State

 4   Oklahoma State
13  DAVIDSON

 5   Ohio State
12  BELMONT

 6   Colorado State
11  MIDDLE TENNESSEE

 3   FLORIDA
14  SOUTH DAKOTA STATE

 7   Illinois 
10  Cincinnatti
                                                                          
 2   Miami,Fla
15  LONG BEACH


Teams dropping fast-Creighton,Wichita State,Syracuse,Arizona,Florida,Michigan,Oklahoma

Last 4 in Wichita State,Tennessee,Ole Miss,Boise State
First 4 out- St.Mary's,Villanova,Alabama,Baylor

Multiple bids

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

Bracketology has been updated with all current Mid Major Leaders or teams that I think will win it. Did alot of actual Profile digging tonite as well. Lots of teams over the last few days losing games they had no business losing.

Basic things I looked for after reworking the entire bracket tonite.

Trending upward/downward. Real simple in reality. Are you winning or losing late in the season and are you on a streak and playing well.

High Profile Wins. Doesn't matter when they happened just as long as you have some.

I've noticed several teams in the bracketologies have resumes that resemble that of 1 or 2 big wins and then living off their Conference Reputation or burying it for lack of better terms by losing to BAD TEAMS over and over again. Lot's of over inflated RPI teams based off wins in November.

I've always been of the live in the moment kind of guy. What have you done for me lately!

JUICE'S BRACKETOLOGY updated at 11:30 PM CST

EAST

 1   DUKE
16  NORTHEASTERN

 8  Colorado  
 9  Virginia Commonwealth

 4  Marquette
13 BUCKNELL 

 5  Butler 
12 AKRON

 6  Notre Dame 
11 Lasalle 

 3  Kansas State  
14 VALPO 

 7  Ucla
10 Kentucky 

 2  Michigan State
15 NIAGARA 

WEST

 1   GONZAGA
16  CHARLESTON SOUTHERN/SOUTHERN

 8   Oregon
 9   San Diego State

 4   Michigan
13  Wichita State

 5   Syracuse
12  Ole Miss/Boise State

 6   Minnesota
11  St.Mary's/Tennessee

 3   NEW MEXICO
14  SF AUSTIN

 7   Pittsburgh
10  Temple

 2   KANSAS
15  WEBER STATE

MIDWEST

 1   INDIANA
16  NORFOLK/ROBERT MORRIS

 8  MEMPHIS
 9  North Carolina  

 4  ARIZONA 
13 LA TECH 

 5  ST.LOUIS  
12 Oklahoma

 6  Unlv 
11 CREIGHTON 

 3  Wisconsin 
14 HARVARD 

 7  Missouri 
10 Iowa State 

 2  Louisville  
15 STONYBROOK

SOUTH

 1   GEORGETOWN
16  MERCER

 8   California 
 9   North Carolina State

 4   Oklahoma State
13  DAVIDSON

 5   Ohio State
12  BELMONT

 6   Colorado State
11  MIDDLE TENNESSEE

 3   FLORIDA
14  SOUTH DAKOTA STATE

 7   Illinois 
10  Cincinnatti
                                                                          
 2   Miami,Fla
15  LONG BEACH


Teams dropping fast-Creighton,Wichita State,Syracuse,Arizona,Florida,Michigan,Oklahoma

Last 4 in St.Mary's,Tennessee,Ole Miss,Boise State
First 4 out- Villanova,Virginia,Alabama,Maryland

Multiple bids

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

I will be reworking my brackets sometime tonite. Basically updating the Mid Major Conference leaders and tweaking a few things here and there. This means you Wichita State!

Good job Michigan! LOL

I still think Michigan is a #3 seed,but due to bracketing they get the "Procedure Bump" for losing to a team with a 200 RPI. Furthermore they're having a tough time on the road and they can't seem to beat the other Top 5 B1G teams {1-4}. They finish with MSU and Indiana at home so good luck trying to put a bandaid on this one.

New Mexico finally gets pushed to a #3 seed for bracketing purposes.

My final #1 seed Georgetown going to OT with UConn and Wichita State down 10 at the half to Evansville at home. If the Shockers lose this game they're in trouble.

JUICE'S BRACKETOLOGY updated at 7:57 PM CST

EAST

 1   DUKE
16  NIAGARA

 8   Oregon
 9   San Diego State

 4   Syracuse
13  VALPO

 5   Ohio State
12  BELMONT

 6   Saint Louis
11  Villanova/Kentucky

 3   Kansas State
14  LEHIGH

 7   North Carolina State
10  California

 2   Louisville
15  MONTANA

WEST

 1   GONZAGA
16  FLORIDA GULF COAST

 8   Ucla
 9   North Carolina

 4   Michigan
13  AKRON

 5   Notre Dame
12  Arizona State/Tennessee

 6   Unlv
11  Lasalle

 3   Michigan State
14  STONYBROOK

 7   Pittsburgh
10  Iowa State

 2   ARIZONA
15  LONG BEACH

MIDWEST

 1   INDIANA
16  SOUTHERN/BRYANT

 8   MEMPHIS
 9   Colorado

 4   Marquette
13  SF AUSTIN

 5   BUTLER
12  Creighton

 6   Minnesota
11  Temple

 3   NEW MEXICO
14  HARVARD

 7   Missouri
10  Cincinnatti

 2   KANSAS
15  NORTHEASTERN

SOUTH

 1   GEORGETOWN
16  UNC ASHEVILLE/NORFOLK

 8   Virginia Commonwealth
 9   WICHITA STATE

 4   Wisconsin
13  LOUISIANA TECH

 5   Oklahoma State
12  MIDDLE TENNESSEE

 6   Colorado State
11  St.Mary's

 3   FLORIDA
14  DAVIDSON

 7   Illinois
10  Oklahoma
                                                                          
 2   Miami,Fla
15  SOUTH DAKOTA STATE


Teams dropping fast-Creighton

Last 4 in Kentucky,Tennessee,Villanova,Arizona State
First 4 out-Virginia,Alabama,Ole Miss,Baylor

Multiple bids

BE-8
B1G-7
B12-5
PAC-6
A10-5
ACC-4
MWC-4
SEC-4
MVC-2

Wow is about all I can say. Minnesota who's been playing like dogcrap over the last 11 games {3-8} manages to lock up a tourney bid in one wild 40 minute affair by defeating #1 Indiana and moves from a #10 seed to a #6 seed just like that! With games remaining against Penn St/Nebraska/Purdue and Rodney Williams back I don't see them losing any of those games. Congrats to the Gophers on a season changing moment!

Now to the other side of the coin. The Memphis Tigers who haven't won a meaningful game all year and their fans are about as cocky as I've ever seen for a team that is as overrated as it gets. They walk into the Cintas Center against an average/bad Xavier team and lose. Multiple Memphis players were at least 0-5 from the Free Throw line. As far as I'm concerned regardless of how Memphis finishes they shouldn't be any higher than an #8 seed the rest of the way.

One final update will occur if Tennessee can knock off Florida as the Vols would enter the field with a win.

JUICE'S BRACKETOLOGY updated at 10:07 PM CST

EAST

 1   DUKE
16  NIAGARA

 8   Oregon
 9   San Diego State

 4   Syracuse
13  VALPO

 5   Ohio State
12  BELMONT

 6   Saint Louis
11  Villanova/Kentucky

 3   Kansas State
14  LEHIGH

 7   North Carolina State
10  California

 2   Michigan
15  MONTANA

WEST

 1   GONZAGA
16  FLORIDA GULF COAST

 8   Ucla
 9   North Carolina

 4   NEW MEXICO
13  AKRON

 5   Notre Dame
12  Arizona State/Tennessee

 6   Unlv
11  Lasalle

 3   Michigan State
14  STONYBROOK

 7   Pittsburgh
10  Iowa State

 2   ARIZONA
15  LONG BEACH

MIDWEST

 1   INDIANA
16  SOUTHERN/BRYANT

 8   MEMPHIS
 9   Colorado

 4   Marquette
13  SF AUSTIN

 5   BUTLER
12  Creighton

 6   Minnesota
11  Temple

 3   Louisville
14  HARVARD

 7   Missouri
10  Cincinnatti

 2   KANSAS
15  NORTHEASTERN

SOUTH

 1   GEORGETOWN
16  UNC ASHEVILLE/NORFOLK

 8   Virginia Commonwealth
 9   WICHITA STATE

 4   Wisconsin
13  LOUISIANA TECH

 5   Oklahoma State
12  MIDDLE TENNESSEE

 6   Colorado State
11  St.Mary's

 3   FLORIDA
14  DAVIDSON

 7   Illinois
10  Oklahoma
                                                                          
 2   Miami,Fla
15  SOUTH DAKOTA STATE


Teams dropping fast-Creighton

Last 4 in Kentucky,Tennessee,Villanova,Arizona State
First 4 out-Virginia,Alabama,Ole Miss,Baylor

Multiple bids

BE-8
B1G-7
B12-5
PAC-6
A10-5
ACC-4
MWC-4
SEC-4
MVC-2
WCC-2

A couple thoughts and one's good and one's bad. First off K-State wins big minus a starter and switches with Syracuse who continues their freefall on the 3/4 line.

Now to the Bad. What was up with that joke of officiating in Ames,IA tonite. If I was blind I would have assumed that Valentine/Hightower were the officials,because it was that bad. For at least the 4th time this year Iowa State gets robbed at the end of regulation and this time it was Highway Robbery. First off Whithey gets 6 fouls and alters the end of regulation by batting an offensive rebound to his teammate with time running out when he shouldn't have been in the game and then a phantom foul is called,which sends the game into overtime. Needless to say I will not be punishing Iowa State as they will stay on the #10 line for unofficially beating Kansas for the second time this season. Kansas gets awarded no points for that sham of a game. If I had the nuts I'd probably drop em a line.

JUICE'S BRACKETOLOGY updated at 10:52 PM CST

EAST

 1   DUKE
16  NIAGARA

 8   Oregon
 9   San Diego State

 4   Syracuse
13  VALPO

 5   Ohio State
12  BELMONT

 6   Saint Louis
11  Creighton

 3   Kansas State
14  LEHIGH

 7   North Carolina State
10  California

 2   Michigan
15  MONTANA

WEST

 1   GONZAGA
16  FLORIDA GULF COAST

 8   Ucla
 9   North Carolina

 4   NEW MEXICO
13  AKRON

 5   Notre Dame
12  Villanova/Maryland

 6   Unlv
11  Lasalle

 3   Michigan State
14  STONYBROOK

 7   Pittsburgh
10  Iowa State

 2   ARIZONA
15  LONG BEACH

MIDWEST

 1   INDIANA
16  SOUTHERN/BRYANT

 8   Cincinnatti
 9   Colorado

 4   Marquette
13  SF AUSTIN

 5   BUTLER
12  Arizona State/Kentucky

 6   MEMPHIS
11  Temple

 3   Louisville
14  HARVARD

 7   Missouri
10  Minnesota

 2   KANSAS
15  NORTHEASTERN

SOUTH

 1   GEORGETOWN
16  UNC ASHEVILLE/NORFOLK

 8   Virginia Commonwealth
 9   WICHITA STATE

 4   Wisconsin
13  LOUISIANA TECH

 5   Oklahoma State
12  MIDDLE TENNESSEE

 6   Colorado State
11  St.Mary's

 3   FLORIDA
14  DAVIDSON

 7   Illinois
10  Oklahoma
                                                                          
 2   Miami,Fla
15  SOUTH DAKOTA STATE


Teams dropping fast-Creighton,Minnesota

Last 4 in Kentucky,Villanova,Arizona State,Maryland
First 4 out-Virginia,Alabama,Ole Miss,Baylor

Multiple bids

BE-8
B1G-7
B12-5
PAC-6
A10-5
ACC-5
MWC-4
SEC-3
MVC-2
WCC-2