NCAA Tournament Bracketology

Predicting the 2013 men's NCAA tournament

Jerry Palm
By | Bracketology Expert
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Here is a look at the first projected bracket of the season. Only Kansas remains from the preseason No. 1 seeds. Of the others, Indiana and Louisville are not far behind, but Kentucky is down to a 10-seed. Duke is the overall No. 1 in this bracket.

There is no bubble report yet though. It’s too early. That will start with the next bracket, which will be shortly after the BCS title game.

As always, the “projected champion” for each league is the team that currently has the fewest conference losses, with ties broken by RPI.

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Bracket updated on: Thu Dec 27 15:26:36 2012
 
East
South
Midwest
West
 
Dayton, March 19, 20

East
  • Philadelphia
    March 22, 24
  • San Jose
    March 21, 23
  • Dayton
    March 22, 24
  • Dayton
    March 22, 24
  • Washington, DC
    March 28, 30
Midwest
  • Auburn Hills
    March 21, 23
  • Austin
    March 22, 24
  • Salt Lake
    March 21, 23
  • Lexington
    March 21, 23
  • Indianapolis
    March 29, 31
South
  • Kansas City
    March 22, 24
  • Austin
    March 22, 24
  • Philadelphia
    March 22, 24
  • Lexington
    March 21, 23
  • Arlington, TX
    March 29, 31
West
  • San Jose
    March 21, 23
  • Auburn Hills
    March 21, 23
  • Salt Lake
    March 21, 23
  • Kansas City
    March 22, 24
  • Los Angeles
    March 28, 30
West
Winner
East
Winner
South
Winner
Midwest
Winner
FINALS
Atlanta
April 6, 8
 
Next Game:
Record:
Streak:
RPI/Rank:
Last four in: Iowa, Iowa State, North Carolina, BYU
First four out: Northwestern, South Dakota State, Indiana State, Lehigh

Number of bids is based on Jerry Palm's current predicted tournament bracket.

At a Glance
ConferenceBids
ACC5
America East1
Atlantic 104
Atlantic Sun1
Big 126
Big East6
Big Sky1
Big South1
 
ConferenceBids
Big Ten7
Big West1
Colonial1
Conference USA1
Horizon League1
Ivy League1
MAAC1
MAC1
 
ConferenceBids
MEAC1
Missouri Valley3
Mountain West6
Northeast1
Ohio Valley2
Pac-123
Patriot League1
SEC4
 
ConferenceBids
SWAC1
Southern1
Southland1
Summit League1
Sun Belt1
WAC1
West Coast2
 
Detailed Breakdown
ACC (5)
Projected Champion: Duke
At-large bids: Maryland, Miami (FL), North Carolina, North Carolina State
Tournament: No tournament.
 
America East (1)
Projected Champion: Stony Brook
At-large bids: None
Tournament: No tournament.
Atlantic 10 (4)
Projected Champion: VCU
At-large bids: Butler, Dayton, Temple
Tournament: No tournament.
 
Atlantic Sun (1)
Projected Champion: Florida Gulf Coast
At-large bids: None
Tournament: No tournament.
Big 12 (6)
Projected Champion: Kansas
At-large bids: Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State
Tournament: No tournament.
 
Big East (6)
Projected Champion: Louisville
At-large bids: Cincinnati, Georgetown, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Syracuse
Tournament: No tournament.
Big Sky (1)
Projected Champion: Weber State
At-large bids: None
Tournament: No tournament.
 
Big South (1)
Projected Champion: Winthrop
At-large bids: None
Tournament: No tournament.
Big Ten (7)
Projected Champion: Michigan
At-large bids: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State
Tournament: No tournament.
 
Big West (1)
Projected Champion: UC Santa Barbara
At-large bids: None
Tournament: No tournament.
Colonial (1)
Projected Champion: George Mason
At-large bids: None
Tournament: No tournament.
 
Conference USA (1)
Projected Champion: Southern Miss
At-large bids: None
Tournament: No tournament.
Horizon League (1)
Projected Champion: UIC
At-large bids: None
Tournament: No tournament.
 
Ivy League (1)
Projected Champion: Harvard
At-large bids: None
Tournament: No tournament.
MAAC (1)
Projected Champion: Canisius
At-large bids: None
Tournament: No tournament.
 
MAC (1)
Projected Champion: Western Michigan
At-large bids: None
Tournament: No tournament.
MEAC (1)
Projected Champion: NCCU
At-large bids: None
Tournament: No tournament.
 
Missouri Valley (3)
Projected Champion: Wichita State
At-large bids: Creighton, Illinois State
Tournament: No tournament.
Mountain West (6)
Projected Champion: UNLV
At-large bids: Boise State, Colorado State, New Mexico, San Diego State, Wyoming
Tournament: No tournament.
 
Northeast (1)
Projected Champion: Wagner
At-large bids: None
Tournament: No tournament.
Ohio Valley (2)
Projected Champion: Belmont
At-large bids: Murray State
Tournament: No tournament.
 
Pac-12 (3)
Projected Champion: Colorado
At-large bids: Arizona, Oregon
Tournament: No tournament.
Patriot League (1)
Projected Champion: Bucknell
At-large bids: None
Tournament: No tournament.
 
SEC (4)
Projected Champion: Florida
At-large bids: Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee
Tournament: No tournament.
SWAC (1)
Projected Champion: Southern U
At-large bids: None
Tournament: No tournament.
 
Southern (1)
Projected Champion: Coll of Charleston
At-large bids: None
Tournament: No tournament.
Southland (1)
Projected Champion: Stephen F. Austin
At-large bids: None
Tournament: No tournament.
 
Summit League (1)
Projected Champion: North Dakota State
At-large bids: None
Tournament: No tournament.
Sun Belt (1)
Projected Champion: Middle Tenn State
At-large bids: None
Tournament: No tournament.
 
WAC (1)
Projected Champion: Utah State
At-large bids: None
Tournament: No tournament.
West Coast (2)
Projected Champion: Gonzaga
At-large bids: BYU
Tournament: No tournament.
  
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