2016 NCAA Tournament: My Seeding predictions!
Here we are. Just an hour away from the official seeding! Who should go where? Here is my unbiased opinion, based on the whole body of work.
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First, we have to start with which teams get in. Here is the rundown by conference. The ones in bold are automatic bids.:
AAC: Temple, Cincinnati, Connecticut
ACC: Virginia, North Carolina, Duke, Miami, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh
AEC:Â Stony Brook
A10: St. Joseph’s, Dayton, VCU, St. Bonaventure
ASun:Â Florida Gulf Coast
Big12: Kansas, Oklahoma, Iowa State, West Virginia, Texas, Texas Tech, Baylor
Big10: Michigan State, Purdue, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Wisconsin
BEast: Seton Hall, Villanova, Xavier, Butler, Providence
BSouth:Â UNC-Asheville
BSky:Â Weber State
BWest:Â Hawaii
CAA:Â UNC-Wilmington
CUSA:Â Middle Tennessee State
Horizon:Â Green Bay
MAC:Â Buffalo,Â
MAAC: Iona, Monmouth
MEAC:Â Hampton
MVC: Northern Iowa, Wichita State
MWC: Fresno State, San Diego State
NEC:Â Fairleigh-Dickinson
OVC:Â Austin Peay
Patriot:Â Holy Cross
Pac12:Â Oregon, Utah, USC, Colorado, Oregon State, Arizona, California
SEC:Â Kentucky, Texas A&M, South Carolina
Southern:Â Chattanooga
Southland:Â Stephen F. Austin
Summit:Â South Dakota State
SunBelt:Â Little Rock
SWAC:Â Southern
WAC:Â UC-Bakersfield
WCC: Gonzaga, St. Marys
Now, the seeding!
1. Kansas (top overall), Michigan State, North Carolina, Virginia
2. Oregon, Oklahoma, Villanova, West Virginia
3. Utah, Xavier, Miami, Kentucky
4. Texas A&M, Purdue, Indiana, Maryland
5. Duke, Iowa State, Cal, Arizona
6. Seton Hall, Baylor, Texas, Notre Dame
7. St Joseph’s, Wisconsin, Iowa, Dayton
8. Colorado, Butler, Providence, VCU
9. Connecticut, Oregon State, USC, Texas Tech
10. St. Bonaventure, Wichita State, Gonzaga, Pittsburgh
11. Yale, Cincinnati, Temple, San Diego State, St. Mary’s, Monmouth
12. South Dakota State, Northern Iowa, Stephen F. Austin, UNC-WilmingtonÂ
13. Chattanoooga, Stony Brook, Iona, Little Rock
14. Fresno State, Hawaii, Middle Tennessee State, Buffalo
15. UC-Bakersfield, Weber State, UNC-Asheville, Green Bay
16. Fairleigh-Dickinson, Austin Peay, Holy Cross, Southern, Hampton, FGCU
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