Wednesday, June 24, 2009

#10 Bracket in the Country!!!

I should have posted this a few months ago but I never got around to it.

In my 1st year officially in the matrix (I made only 1 final bracket last year and had 65/65 as well), I got all 65 teams in the field and compiled a score of 313 points based on a scoring system made by Paymon at PHSports. This score placed me 10th out of the 61 brackets partcipating, and the 2nd highest score of brackets getting all 65 teams. (Shout out to fellow Notre Dame Bracketologists who combined had 50% of the 65/65 brackets this year)


I really have enjoyed doing this and will make a guarantee, I WILL DO BETTER NEXT YEAR.

That means:
1) I will in a higher %tile next year (aka better than 10/61)
2) I will beat ESPN's Joe Lunardi by more than 10 points (I beat him by 6 this year)
3) I will get 64/65 at worst (I am striving for perfection but the odds of 3 perfect brackets in a row is tough)


Thanks guys, I'll prolly have a preseason bracket out in October!

Sunday, March 15, 2009

FINAL Bracket

1 Seeds

UNC
Louisville
Pittsburgh
UConn

2 Seeds

Memphis
Michigan State
Duke
Oklahoma

3 Seeds

Kansas
Syracuse
Missouri
Villanova

4 Seeds
Florida State
Wake Forest
Purdue
Washington

5 Seeds
Illinois
Xavier
Clemson
Arizona State

6 seeds

WVU
UCLA
Gonzaga
BYU

7 Seeds
Utah
Butler
Ohio State
Texas

8 Seeds
Tennessee
Marquette
Oklahoma State
Texas A&M

9 Seeds

LSU
California
Michigan
Wisconsin

10 Seeds
USC
Boston College
Arizona
Minnesota

11 Seeds

Siena
Dayton
Maryland
Utah State

12 Seeds

Temple
Mississippi State
VCU
Cleveland State

13 Seeds

Northern Iowa
Akron
North Dakota State
Western Kentucky

14 Seeds

American
Stephen F. Austin
Binghamton
Portland State

15 Seeds

Robert Morris
Cornell
E. Tennessee State
Morgan State

16 Seeds

Radford
Chattanooga
Cal State Northridge
Morehead State
Alabama State

Selection Sunday Live Blog

3:50 PM

Dayton and Maryland are my last 2 teams in, I don't get what people don't like about Arizona, yea they struggled but I wouldn't want to play them, they beat Kansas, Gonzaga, Washington, and SDSU. I can't believe this team isn't in.

2:45 PM

My 4/5 lines just took me forever... I was looking at 6 teams for the final 4 spot... I decided to take Purdue but I'm not sold on that...

1:50 PM

Bracketologist Bryce is laughing at me for considering FSU for the 3 line, but they are 5-0 vs the RPI top 50 on neutral sites

1:40 PM

Debate for the final 2 seed was between 2 Big XII Schools OU and KU... Oklahoma's Top 50 RPI wins put them over the top

1:30 PM

1 Seeds are finalized with UConn getting the last one over Memphis. UConn was 6-0 non conf vs the RPI Top 100 which is good enough with me considering there Big East SOS

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

CJ's 3/04 Bracketology

Boston Region
(1) CONNECTICUT (27-2) vs. (16) MORGAN ST (18-11)
(8) Texas (19-9) vs. (9) Ohio State (18-9)
(5) XAVIER (23-5) vs. (12) Kentucky (19-10)
(4) Clemson (22-6) vs. (13) AMERICAN (21-7)
(6) UTAH (20-7) vs. (11) Minnesota (19-8)
(3) Villanova (23-6) vs. (14) BINGHAMTON (19-8)
(7) Arizona St (21-7) vs. (10) SIENA (23-7)
(2) Duke (24-5) vs. (15) ROB MORRIS (21-10)

Glendale Region
(1W) OKLAHOMA (26-3) vs. (16W) JACKSONVILLE (17-12)
(8W) Tennessee (18-10) vs. (9W) CREIGHTON (25-6)
(5W) Purdue (22-7) vs. (12W) VA Tech (17-11)
(4W) Marquette (23-6) vs. (13W) W KENTUCKY (20-8)
(6W) Florida St (22-7) vs. (11W) Arizona (18-11)
(3W) MEMPHIS (26-3) vs. (14W) STE F AUSTIN (15-7)
(7W) BYU (21-6) vs. (10W) Oklahoma St (19-9)
(2W) Louisville (23-5) vs. (15W) BUFFALO (18-9)

Memphis Region
(1) N CAROLINA (24-3) vs. (16) TN MARTIN (19-8)
(8) California (21-8) vs. (9) Dayton (24-5)
(5) LSU (25-4) vs. (12) Cincinnati (17-11)
(4) Illinois (23-7) vs. (13) VCU (21-9)
(6) Syracuse (20-8) vs. (11) Michigan (17-12)
(3) WASHINGTON (22-7) vs. (14) WEBER STATE (19-8)
(7) BUTLER (24-4) vs. (10) Miami (FL) (16-10)
(2) Kansas (24-5) vs. (15) RADFORD (15-11)

Indianapolis Region
(1) Pittsburgh (25-3) vs. (16) Play-In Game
(8) Boston Col (20-9) vs. (9) Wisconsin (17-10)
(5) UCLA (22-7) vs. (12) UTAH STATE (25-4)
(4) Missouri (23-5) vs. (13) DAVIDSON (23-6)
(6) GONZAGA (22-5) vs. (11) S Carolina (20-7)
(3) Wake Forest (22-5) vs. (14) N DAKOTA ST (21-6)
(7) W Virginia (20-9) vs. (10) UNLV (20-8)
(2) MICHIGAN ST (23-5) vs. (15) CORNELL (17-9)

Play-In Game: (16) Northridge vs. Alabama State

Sunday, March 1, 2009

Mock Selection Sunday

I'm about to conduct a live Mock Selection Sunday just like the ESPN bracket guys did a couple weeks ago.

Keep track of all the progress here: http://roundtablesportsmock.blogspot.com/

Friday, February 20, 2009

CJ's 2/20 Bracketology

I finally sat down and did the bracket out by regions. I'm 99% positive I followed all the rules but If I didn't heckle me later.

EAST (Boston)

(1) Connecticut

(16) Alabama St./Morehead St.

(8) Florida State

(9) Utah

(5) Illinois

(12) Davidson

(4) Arizona State

(13) Buffalo


(6) Gonzaga

(11) UNLV

(3) Villanova

(14)Robert Morris

(7) South Carolina

(10) Minnesota



(2) Wake Forest

(15) Holy Cross


WEST (Arizona)



(1) Pittsburgh

(16) Morgan State



(8) San Diego State

(9) Virginia Tech



(5) Purdue

(12) Cincinnati



(4) Clemson

(13) Sienna



(6) Xavier

(11) Arizona



(3) Michigan State

(14) Cal State Northridge



(7) California

(10) Kentucky



(2) Marquette

(15) East Tenn State



SOUTH (Memphis)



(1) North Carolina

(16) Vermont



(8) Texas

(9) Florida



(5) Washington

(12) Wisconsin



(4) Missouri

(13)Western Kentucky



(6) Tennessee

(11) Penn State



(3) Kansas

(14) North Dakota St.



(7) LSU

(10) West Virginia



(2) Memphis

(15) Weber St


MIDWEST (Indianapolis)



(1) Oklahoma

(16) Tennessee Martin



(8) Syracuse

(9) Boston College



(5) Butler

(12) BYU



(4) UCLA

(13) VMI



(6) Ohio State

(11) Dayton



(3) Louisville

(14) Virginia Commonwealth



(7) Utah State

(10) Creighton



(2) Duke

(15) Sam Houston

Friday, February 13, 2009

CJ's 2/14 Bracketology

1 Seeds
UNC (ACC)
UConn (Big East)
Oklahoma (Big XII)
Pittsburgh

2 Seeds
Michigan State (Big X)
Memphis (C-USA)
Villanova
Duke (ACC)

3 Seeds
Xavier (A-10)
UCLA
Wake Forest
Clemson


4 Seeds
Gonzaga (WCC)
Washington (Pac-10)
Kansas
Memphis (C-USA)



5 Seeds
Illinois
Marquette
Missouri
Butler (Horizon)

6 seeds
Florida State
Louisville
Arizona State
Ohio State

7 seeds
Tennessee
Purdue
Minnesota
Syracuse


8 seeds
Davidson (Southern)
Florida
Utah State (WAC)
California

9 seeds
Miami (FL)
Dayton
Texas
Arizona

10 seeds
LSU
Oklahoma St.
Boston College
Utah (Mountain West)

11 seeds
San Diego State
WVU
BYU
South Carolina

12 seeds
Northeastern (Colonial)
UNLV
Wisconsin
Virginia Tech

13 seeds
Northern Iowa (MVC)
Western Kentucky (Sun Belt)
Buffalo (MAC)
Siena (MAAC)

14 Seed
VMI (Big South)
North Dakota State (Summit)
Stephen F. Austin (Southland)
Vermont (America East)

15 Seed
Cornell (IVY)
American (Patriot)
Weber St. (Big Sky)
East Tenn. St (Atlantic Sun

16 Seed
Long Beach St. (Big West)
Robert Morris (Northeast)
Morehead St (Ohio Valley
Morgan St. (Mid-Eastern)
Alabama St. (SWAC)