Predicting the NCAA tournament bracket
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Now that the Super Bowl is over, it's time to turn our attention to Selection Sunday, which is less than five weeks away. Here is the first set of projections from our newest bracketologist, Jordan Schwartz.
NEWARK REGION
NEWARK REGION
| Seed | Team | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| at Cleveland | ||
| 1 |
 Ohio State |
The Buckeyes are beating teams by an average of 20 points per game. |
| 16 |
 Northwestern State/ Texas Southern |
Northwestern State is ranked 234th in the RPI. |
| 8 |
 Saint Mary's |
The Gaels don't play another home game until Feb. 24. |
| 9 |
 Cincinnati |
The Bearcats haven't won since Jan. 26. |
| at Tampa | ||
| 5 |
 Missouri |
The Tigers split a pair of games last week, losing at Oklahoma State, but beating Colorado at home. |
| 12 |
 UAB/ Colorado St. |
The Rams missed an opportunity to impress the Committee when it lost by two at home to SDSU. |
| 4 |
 Florida |
The Gators scored two big victories at home last week over Vanderbilt and Kentucky. |
| 13 |
 Butler/ VCU |
Butler seems destined for one of these First Four games. |
| at Washington D.C. | ||
| 6 |
 Minnesota |
The Gophers have dropped three straight. |
| 11 |
 Wichita State |
They are 1-4 against the top 100 and don't have a single win over the top 50. |
| 3 |
 Villanova |
The Wildcats beat Marquette and West Virginia at home last week. |
| 14 |
 Kent State |
The MAC leader has won four straight. |
| at Charlotte | ||
| 7 |
 UNLV |
The Rebels were swept by Jimmer Fredette and BYU. |
| 10 |
 Georgia |
The Bulldogs host Xavier in an interesting non-conference game Tuesday. |
| 2 |
 Duke |
That loss at St. John's appears to have been a wake-up call. |
| 15 |
 Florida Atlantic |
The Owls are 10-1 in the Sun Belt. |
ANAHEIM REGION
| Seed | Team | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| at Cleveland | ||
| 1 |
 Pittsburgh |
The Panthers are 4-2 against the RPI's top 25. |
| 16 |
 Long Beach State |
They're favored to win the Big West. |
| 8 |
 Illinois |
The Illini have lost five of seven. |
| 9 |
 Kansas State |
The Wildcats are 0-7 against the top 50. |
| at Tucson | ||
| 5 |
 Temple |
The Owls have won 18 straight at home. |
| 12 |
 Memphis |
Memphis lost at home to Tulsa on Wednesday, but rebounded nicely with a win at Gonzaga. |
| 4 |
 North Carolina |
The Heels head to Cameron Indoor without Larry Drew II. |
| 13 |
 Belmont |
Belmont has the 10th-best record in the country. |
| at Chicago | ||
| 6 |
 Texas A&M |
The Aggies have lost three in a row and four of five. |
| 11 |
 Florida State |
The 'Noles need to win their next three if they want to be taken seriously. |
| 3 |
 Connecticut |
After being held to eight points against Syracuse, Kemba Walker scored 19 at Seton Hall. |
| 14 |
 Coll. of Charleston |
Don't forget they won at Tennessee earlier this season. |
| at Denver | ||
| 7 |
 Tennessee |
The Vols managed to go 5-3 during Bruce Pearl's suspension. |
| 10 |
 Cleveland State |
The Vikings had their six-game win streak snapped by Butler. |
| 2 |
 BYU |
Jimmer Fredette leads the country with 27.6 points per game. |
| 15 |
 Murray State |
The Racers lead the Ohio Valley by a half-game. |
SAN ANTONIO REGION
| Seed | Team | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| at Tulsa | ||
| 1 |
 Texas |
The Longhorns have defeated five top-46 teams during their eight-game win streak. |
| 16 |
 Northern Colorado/ Hampton |
The Bears have two wins over the top 200. |
| 8 |
 St. John's |
The Red Storm has played the toughest schedule in the country. |
| 9 |
 Utah State |
All 22 of their wins have come against teams ranked below 100 in the RPI. |
| at Tampa | ||
| 5 |
 Arizona |
Don’t look now, but the Wildcats have 20 wins. |
| 12 |
 Marquette |
The Eagles will look to end a four-game road losing streak at USF on Wednesday. |
| 4 |
 Purdue |
Purdue drops a seed line with a loss at Wisconsin. |
| 13 |
 Princeton |
The Tigers are the only undefeated team in the Ivy League. |
| at Charlotte | ||
| 6 |
 Vanderbilt |
The 'Dores host Alabama and Kentucky this week. |
| 11 |
 Michigan State |
Tom Izzo's bunch has dropped five of six. |
| 3 |
 Georgetown |
Next up is a road date at rival Syracuse on Wednesday. |
| 14 |
 Oakland |
The Grizzlies' 10-game win streak was snapped at IUPUI. |
| at Chicago | ||
| 7 |
 Xavier |
Xavier's loss at No. 187 Charlotte on Wednesday ended the Musketeers' seven-game win streak. |
| 10 |
 Washington |
They had a brutal week, losing at both of the Oregon schools. |
| 2 |
 Notre Dame |
The Irish are 5-3 against the RPI's top 25. |
| 15 |
 Bucknell |
The Bison figure to grab the Patriot League's automatic bid. |
NEW ORLEANS REGION
| Seed | Team | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| at Tulsa | ||
| 1 |
 Kansas |
The Jayhawks have scored at least 82 points in their last four games. |
| 16 |
 Long Island |
Fourteen of their 18 wins have come against teams ranked below 200 in the RPI. |
| 8 |
 UCLA |
The Bruins have won three in a row and seven of eight to climb to 40th in the RPI. |
| 9 |
 George Mason |
They've won nine in a row, are tied for the lead in the Colonial and are ranked 23rd in the RPI. |
| at Denver | ||
| 5 |
 Wisconsin |
The Badgers move up after backing up a win over Purdue with a 26-point defeat of Michigan State. |
| 12 |
 Southern Miss |
The Eagles have a huge game at Memphis coming up on Saturday. |
| 4 |
 Louisville |
The Cardinals play Notre Dame and Syracuse this week. |
| 13 |
 Coastal Carolina |
Their 20-game win streak is second only to Ohio State's. |
| at Washington, D.C. | ||
| 6 |
 Kentucky |
The Wildcats are headed in the wrong direction after falling at Ole Miss and Florida. |
| 11 |
 Oklahoma State |
Oklahoma State kept its at-large hopes alive with a win over Missouri last week. |
| 3 |
 Syracuse |
The Orange avoided Jim Boeheim's first five-game skid by picking up an enormous win at UConn. |
| 14 |
 Vermont |
The Catamounts have won seven in a row. |
| at Tucson | ||
| 7 |
 West Virginia |
The Mountaineers have been held below 60 points in four of their last five games. |
| 10 |
 Old Dominion |
ODU has top-50 wins over Xavier and George Mason. |
| 2 |
 San Diego State |
The Aztecs travel to UNLV on Saturday. |
| 15 |
 Fairfield |
The Stags lead the MAAC by two games. |
| The last schools in: UAB, Colorado State, Butler, VCU | ||
| The last schools out: Boston College, Gonzaga, Richmond, Penn State | ||
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