Thoughts On NCAA Tournament Brackets

by Beergut on Mar 15, 2010 4:53 PM CDT Comment 0 comments

Although I like our bracket, it appears there is now a rule with the NCAA that the Aggies must play a team from Utah in the first round of the Tournament. After facing BYU in 2008 and again in '09, it is almost comical to be playing Utah State in 2010. The Association just likes watching Texans play Utes, I guess.
A possible matchup with Purdue in the second round doesn't worry me as much when they are without their best player. If we take care of business against Utah State, and then take care of Purdue, we could be headed to Houston.
texas being placed as a #8 seed and possibly facing Kentucky in the second round looks about right. For the up-and-down season they had going through the stretch run, it is about what they deserve.
Whoever said 'cheaters never win, winners never cheat' obviously didn't watch the Baylor Bears. Baylor was rewarded for their disregard of any rules with a #3 seed and a game against Sam Houston State. Yeah, that's punishment.
Oklahoma State is in an interesting bracket; even if they make it past #10 seed Georgia Tech, they will have to deal with Ohio State in the second round. I like State coach Travis Ford, but I don't see them making the Sweet Sixteen this year.
Missouri's matchup with Clemson might be the most intriguing first round game among all Big 12 teams. If the Tigers beat the ACC's version of the Tigers, Missouri may face a tough West Virginia squad in the second round. Missouri's weakness is inside, and neither WVU or Clemson have strong post play, so Mizzou should hopefully make a game of it.
Kansas State has a pretty clear trip to a Sweet Sixteen berth, because North Texas shouldn't be a threat in the first round, and neither Florida nor BYU should give them too much trouble in the second round.
As the overall #1 seed, Kansas has a pretty clear shot to the second weekend and a Sweet Sixteen berth, with Lehigh going down in the first round, and probably UNLV being a decent opponent in the second, but not enough to derail the Jayhawks. Pencil them into the Sweet Sixteen right now.

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