Sunday, March 15, 2009

Championship Week Predictions update

I ended up 14-16. Not great, but not terrible, considering the 6-11 start.

ACC -- Atlanta -- March 12-15
Predicted winner: North Carolina (#1 seed; lost in semis to #4 Florida State)
Actual winner: Duke

America East -- Albany, N.Y. -- March 6-8, 14
Predicted winner: Vermont (#2 seed; lost in quarterfinals to #7 Albany)
Actual winner: Binghamton

Atlantic Sun -- Nashville -- March 4-7
Predicted winner: Belmont (#3 seed; lost in semis to #2 East Tennessee State)
Actual winner: East Tennessee State

Atlantic 10 -- Atlantic City, N.J. -- March 11-14
Predicted winner: Dayton (#3 seed; lost in semis to $7 Duquesne)
Actual winner: Temple

Big East -- New York -- March 10-14
Predicted winner: Pittsburgh (#2 seed; lost in quarterfinals to #7 West Virginia)
Actual winner: Louisville

Big Sky -- Ogden, Utah -- March 7, 10-11
Predicted winner: Weber State (#1 seed; lost in semis to #6 Montana State)
Actual winner: Portland State

Big South -- Campus sites (higher seeds) -- March 3, 5, 7
Predicted winner: VMI (#2 seed; lost in finals to #1 Radford)
Actual winner: Radford

Big Ten -- Indianapolis -- March 12-15
Predicted winner: Indiana (#11 seed; lost in first round to #6 Penn State)
Actual winner: Who fucking cares?

Big 12 -- Oklahoma City -- March 11-14
Predicted winner: Oklahoma (#2 seed; lost in quarterfinals to #7 Oklahoma State)
Actual winner: Missouri

Big West -- Anaheim, Calif. -- March 11-14
Predicted winner: CSU-Northridge (#1 seed)
Actual winner: CSU-Northridge

Colonial -- Richmond, Va. -- March 6-9
Predicted winner: VCU (#1 seed)
Actual winner: VCU

Conference USA -- Memphis -- March 11-14
Predicted winner: Memphis (#1 seed)
Actual winner: Memphis

Horizon -- Campus sites (higher seeds) -- March 4, 6-7, 10
Predicted winner: Butler (#1 seed; lost in finals to #3 Cleveland State)
Actual winner: Cleveland State

Ivy League -- No Tournament
Winner: Cornell

MAAC -- Albany, N.Y. -- March 6-9
Predicted winner: Siena (#1 seed)
Actual winner: Siena

MAC -- Cleveland -- March 10-14
Predicted winner: Akron (#5 seed)
Actual winner: Akron

MEAC -- Winston-Salem, N.C. -- March 9-14
Predicted winner: Morgan State (#1 seed)
Actual winner: Morgan State

Missouri Valley -- St. Louis -- March 5-8
Predicted winner: Creighton (#2 seed; lost in semis to #3 Illinois State)
Actual winner: Northern Iowa

Mountain West -- Las Vegas -- March 11-14
Predicted winner: BYU (#1 seed; lost in semis to #4 San Diego State)
Actual winner: Utah

Northeast -- Campus sites (higher seeds) -- March 5, 8, 11
Predicted winner: Robert Morris (#1 seed)
Actual winner: Robert Morris

Ohio Valley -- Nashville -- March 3, 6-7
Predicted winner: UT-Martin (#1 seed; lost in semis to #4 Morehead State)
Actual winner: Morehead State

Pac-10 -- Los Angeles -- March 11-14
Predicted winner: UCLA (#2 seed; lost in semis to #6 USC)
Actual winner: USC

Patriot -- Campus sites (higher seeds) -- March 4, 8, 13
Predicted winner: American (#1 seed)
Actual winner: American

SEC -- Tampa, Fla. -- March 12-15
Predicted winner: LSU (#W1 seed -- the SEC has East and West seeding; lost in semis to #W3 Mississippi State)
Actual winner: Mississippi State

Southern -- Chattanooga, Tenn. -- March 6-9
Predicted winner: Davidson (#S1 seed -- the SoCon has North and South seeding; lost in semis to #S3 College of Charleston)
Actual winner: Chattanooga

Southland -- Katy, Texas -- March 12-15
Predicted winner: Stephen F. Austin (#1 seed)
Actual winner: Stephen F. Austin

Summit -- Sioux Falls, S.D. -- March 7-10
Predicted winner: North Dakota State (#1 seed)
Actual winner: North Dakota State

Sun Belt -- Hot Springs, Ark. -- March 4, 7-10
Predicted winner: Western Kentucky (#1 seed)
Actual winner: Western Kentucky

SWAC -- Birmingham, Ala. -- March 11-14
Predicted winner: Alabama State (#1 seed)
Actual winner: Alabama State

WAC -- Reno -- March 10-14
Predicted winner: Utah State (#1 seed)
Actual winner: Utah State

West Coast -- Las Vegas -- March 6-9
Predicted winner: Gonzaga (#1 seed)
Actual winner: Gonzaga

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