Monthly Archives: March 2014

1. Wichita State Shockers Location: Wichita, KS Record: 34-0 Automatic Bid: Missouri Valley Conference Champions Key Players: Cleanthony Early (15.8 ppg, 5.9 rpg), Ron Baker (13.1 ppg), Fred VanVleet (12.1 ppg, 5.3 apg), Tekele Cotton (10.8 ppg), Darius Carter (8.1 ppg), Chadrack Lufile (5.1 rpg) Strength: Wichita St has outmuscled opponents all year.  The physicalContinue reading “Midwest Region Team Capsules”

1. Arizona Wildcats Location:Tucson, AZ Record: 30-4 At-Large Bid: Pac-12 Conference Key Players: Nick Johnson, Aaron Gordon, Kaleb Tarczewski, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, T.J. McConnell Strength: There aren’t many teams more athletic than the Wildcats.  It seems like they live on SportsCenter top plays whenever they have a game.  They run the floor at a high levelContinue reading “West Region Team Capsules”

1. Virginia Cavaliers Location: Charlottesville, VA Record: 28-6 Automatic Bid: Atlantic Coast Conference Champions Key Players: Malcolm Brogdon (12.6 ppg, 5.6 rpg), Joe Harris (11.7 ppg), Justin Anderson (8.1 ppg), Anthony Gill (8.4 ppg), Akil Mitchell (7.1 rpg) Strength: Defense is the name of the game for the Cavaliers.  Virginia holds opponents to 55.3 pointsContinue reading “East Region Team Capsules”

1. Florida Gators Location: Gainesville, FL Record: 32-2 Automatic Bid: Southeastern Conference Key Players: Casey Prather (14.2 ppg, 5 rpg), Michael Frazier (12.9 ppg), Scottie Wilbekin (13 ppg), Patric Young (11.1 ppg, 6.1 rpg), Dorian Finney-Smith (8.9 ppg, 6.8 rpg) Strength: There aren’t many teams that get after it defensively the way the Gators do. Continue reading “South Region Team Capsules”

Last Four In: Florida St, BYU, Kansas St, Xavier Last Four Out: Iowa, NC State, Cal, Minnesota SOUTH 1.Florida16. Texas Southern(SWAC)/Mount Saint Mary’s(NEC) Orlando 8.George Washington9.Stanford 5.North Carolina12.North Dakota St(Summit) Spokane 4.San Diego St13.Manhattan(MAAC) 6.Oklahoma11.Providence(BEast) San Antonio 3.Louisville(American)14.Georgia St 7.VCU10.Arizona St Milwaukee 2.Iowa St(B12)15.American(Patriot) EAST 1.Duke16.Wofford(SoCon) Raleigh 8.Oklahoma St9.Colorado 5.Ohio St12.Xavier/Florida St San Diego 4.UCLA(P12)13.Tulsa(CUSA)Continue reading “BRACKETOLOGY: Sunday March 16, 2014 AM (Welcome Albany, Tulsa, Texas Southern, North Carolina Central, UCLA, New Mexico, Western Michigan, Stephen F. Austin, Iowa St, Providence, Weber St, Cal Poly, New Mexico St, Louisville)”

Last Four In: NC State, Florida St, BYU, Kansas St Last Four Out: Providence, Iowa, Minnesota, Cal SOUTH 1.Florida16.Coastal Carolina(BSouth)/Cal St Northridge Orlando 8.Oklahoma St9.Nebraska 5.North Carolina12.Harvard(Ivy) San Diego 4.Ohio St13.Stephen F. Austin 6.New Mexico11.BYU/Florida St Orlando 3.Louisville14.Delaware(CAA) 7.Saint Louis10.Arizona St St. Louis 2.Kansas15.Wisconsin-Milwaukee(Horizon) EAST 1.Duke16.Wofford(SoCon) Raleigh 8.Memphis9.Stanford 5.Oklahoma12.Western Michigan Spokane 4.Michigan St13.Mercer(ASun) 6.UConn11.Tennessee MilwaukeeContinue reading “BRACKETOLOGY: Saturday March 15 2014”