Friday, March 06, 2009

Championship Week Predictions update

As I'm sure you've heard by now, my Championship Week predictions post has been critically lauded as "the most in-depth analysis of Championship Week that GMYH posted last week," "a masterpiece in classic irony," "almost as funny as Paul Blart: Mall Cop," and "fun for the whole family, assuming, of course, you mean the Manson Family." Therefore, it is my desire -- no, my duty -- to provide updates about the prescience of my predictions. Squeaky Fromme be damned! Thus far, I am 0-0. I am Nostradamus, but I am also Spartacus. Thus, I am Nostratacus.

ACC -- Atlanta -- March 12-15
Predicted winner: North Carolina
Actual winner:

America East -- Albany, N.Y. -- March 6-8, 14
Predicted winner: Vermont
Actual winner:

Atlantic Sun -- Nashville -- March 4-7
Predicted winner: Belmont
Actual winner:

Atlantic 10 -- Atlantic City, N.J. -- March 11-14
Predicted winner: Dayton
Actual winner:

Big East -- New York -- March 10-14
Predicted winner: Pittsburgh
Actual winner:

Big Sky -- Ogden, Utah -- March 7, 10-11
Predicted winner: Weber State
Actual winner:

Big South -- Campus sites (higher seeds) -- March 3, 5, 7
Predicted winner: VMI
Actual winner:

Big Ten -- Indianapolis -- March 12-15
Predicted winner: Indiana. Goin' dancin'! Deal with it.
Actual winner:

Big 12 -- Oklahoma City -- March 11-14
Predicted winner: Oklahoma
Actual winner:

Big West -- Anaheim, Calif. -- March 11-14
Predicted winner: CSU-Northridge
Actual winner:

Colonial -- Richmond, Va. -- March 6-9
Predicted winner: VCU
Actual winner:

Conference USA -- Memphis -- March 11-14
Predicted winner: Memphis
Actual winner:

Horizon -- Campus sites (higher seeds) -- March 4, 6-7, 10
Predicted winner: Butler
Actual winner:

Ivy League -- No Tournament
Geeks!

MAAC -- Albany, N.Y. -- March 6-9
Predicted winner: Siena
Actual winner:

MAC -- Cleveland -- March 10-14
Predicted winner: Akron
Actual winner:

MEAC -- Winston-Salem, N.C. -- March 9-14
Predicted winner: Morgan State
Actual winner:

Missouri Valley -- St. Louis -- March 5-8
Predicted winner: Creighton
Actual winner:

Mountain West -- Las Vegas -- March 11-14
Predicted winner: BYU
Actual winner:

Northeast -- Campus sites (higher seeds) -- March 5, 8, 11
Predicted winner: Robert Morris
Actual winner:

Ohio Valley -- Nashville -- March 3, 6-7
Predicted winner: UT-Martin
Actual winner:

Pac-10 -- Los Angeles -- March 11-14
Predicted winner: UCLA
Actual winner:

Patriot -- Campus sites (higher seeds) -- March 4, 8, 13
Predicted winner: American
Actual winner:

SEC -- Tampa, Fla. -- March 12-15
Predicted winner: LSU
Actual winner:

Southern -- Chattanooga, Tenn. -- March 6-9
Predicted winner: Davidson
Actual winner:

Southland -- Katy, Texas -- March 12-15
Predicted winner: Stephen F. Austin
Actual winner:

Summit -- Sioux Falls, S.D. -- March 7-10
Predicted winner: North Dakota State
Actual winner:

Sun Belt -- Hot Springs, Ark. -- March 4, 7-10
Predicted winner: Western Kentucky
Actual winner:

SWAC -- Birmingham, Ala. -- March 11-14
Predicted winner: Alabama State
Actual winner:

WAC -- Reno -- March 10-14
Predicted winner: Utah State
Actual winner:

West Coast -- Las Vegas -- March 6-9
Predicted winner: Gonzaga
Actual winner:

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