This is
The Amateur Bracketologist's “preseason” (yes, I know it is a day late) bracket
projections of the 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. (November
15, 2014) NOTE THAT THIS IS A PRESEASON
HYPOTHETICAL BRACKET. The first bracket projection based only on actual results
from the 2014-15 season will be posted in December.
MIDWEST (Cleveland)
Louisville
(1)
Kentucky vs. (16) St Francis (NY) OR (16) Texas Southern
(8) Kansas
State vs. (9) Stanford
Jacksonville
(5) Connecticut
vs. (12) George Washington OR (12) Oregon
(4) Ohio
State vs. (13) Georgia State
Portland
(6) UCLA
vs. (11) LSU
(3) Wichita
State vs. (14) UC Irvine
Columbus
(7) Iowa
vs. (10) Baylor
(2) Louisville
vs. (15) Northeastern
SOUTH (Houston)
Omaha
(1) Wisconsin
vs. (16) Florida Gulf Coast
(8) Utah
vs. (9) Arkansas
Columbus
(5) Syracuse
vs. (12) Maryland OR (12) Cincinnati
(4) Virginia
Commonwealth vs. (13) Iona
Pittsburgh
(6) Oklahoma
vs. (11) Indiana
(3) Virginia
vs. (14) Belmont
Omaha
(7) SMU
vs. (10) Colorado
(2) Kansas
vs. (15) Stony Brook
EAST (Syracuse)
Charlotte
(1) Duke
vs. (16) North Carolina Central OR (16) Coastal Carolina
(8) Memphis
vs. (9) Minnesota
Seattle
(5) San
Diego State vs. (12) Green Bay
(4) Michigan
State vs. (13) Stephen F. Austin
Pittsburgh
(6) Iowa
State vs. (11) Illinois
(3) Villanova
vs. (14) Toledo
Jacksonville
(7) Pittsburgh
vs. (10) Oklahoma State
(2)
Florida vs. (15) Wofford
WEST (Los
Angeles)
Portland
(1) Arizona
vs. (16) Weber State
(8) Harvard
vs. (9) Florida State
Seattle
(5) Michigan
vs. (12) Louisiana Tech
(4) Gonzaga
vs. (13) New Mexico State
Louisville
(6) Nebraska
vs. (11) Notre Dame
(3) Texas
vs. (14) Denver
Charlotte
(7) Georgetown
vs. (10) Dayton
(2) North
Carolina vs. (15) American
FINAL
FOUR: Midwest vs. South, East vs. West
First
Four:
Tuesday
St.
Francis (NY) vs. Texas Southern (winner plays Kentucky in Louisville)
George
Washington vs. Oregon (winner plays Connecticut in Jacksonville)
Wednesday
North
Carolina Central vs. Coastal Carolina (winner plays Duke in Charlotte)
Maryland vs.
Cincinnati (winner plays Syracuse in Columbus)
SUMMARY
1:
Kentucky, Duke, Arizona, Wisconsin
2:
Louisville, Florida, North Carolina, Kansas
3:
Wichita State, Villanova, Texas, Virginia
4: Ohio
State, Michigan State, Gonzaga, Virginia Commonwealth
5:
Connecticut, San Diego State, Michigan, Syracuse
6: UCLA,
Iowa State, Nebraska, Oklahoma
7: Iowa,
Pittsburgh, Georgetown, SMU
8: Kansas
State, Memphis, Harvard, Utah
9:
Stanford, Minnesota, Florida State, Arkansas
10:
Baylor, Oklahoma State, Dayton, Colorado
11: LSU,
Illinois, Notre Dame, Indiana
12:
(George Washington/Oregon), Green Bay, Louisiana Tech, (Maryland/Cincinnati)
13:
Georgia State, Stephen F. Austin, New Mexico State, Iona
14: UC
Irvine, Toledo, Denver, Belmont
15:
Northeastern, Wofford, American, Stony Brook
16: (St.
Francis (NY)/Texas Southern), (North Carolina Central/Coastal Carolina), Weber
State, Florida Gulf Coast
NIT
(alphabetical): Alabama, Arizona State, Boise State, Butler, BYU, California,
Clemson, Colorado State, Creighton, Georgia, Marquette, Massachusetts, Miami
(FL), New Mexico, North Carolina State, Northern Iowa, Penn State, Providence,
Purdue, Richmond, Saint Louis, Saint Mary’s, Seton Hall, St. John’s, Tennessee,
Texas A&M, Tulsa, UNLV, UTEP, Washington, West Virginia, Xavier
