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Final Four Predictions
My prediction juggernaut rolled on with a perfect Elite eight:
16-0 on the first day
10-6 on day two
14-2 in the Round of 32
7-1 for the Sweet Sixteen
4-0 for the Elite Eight
51-9 overall
Memphis has improved their power rankings to almost draw dead even with UCLA. I have the Bruins as a slight favorite over Memphis.
Game [...]
Sweet Sixteen Game Predictions
I’m absolutely thrilled the way the predictions have gone so far.
16-0 on the first day
10-6 on day two
14-2 in the Round of 32
40-8 overall
I’m looking forward to seeing how the Sweet Sixteen play out.
Here are the picks:
Sweet Sixteen
North Carolina
71
Washington St.
69
W
Louisville
69
Tennessee
67
W
Kansas
77
Villanova
62
W
Wisconsin
68
Davidson
59
L
Memphis
68
Michigan St.
64
W
Stanford
66.7
Texas
67.0
W
UCLA
73
Western Kentucky
59
W
Xavier
67.0
West Virginia
66.6
W
Round of 32 Updated Predictions
The first round saw me finish a highly respectable 26-6 (and atop my pool). Here are the latest predictions for the second round.
The power ranking adjustments do call for one change from my previous predictions. I now have Stanford defeating Marquette.
Round of 32
North Carolina
78
Arkansas
70
W
Notre Dame
66
Washington St.
69
W
Oklahoma
59
Louisville
65
W
Butler
68
Tennessee
71
W
Kansas
76
Nevada Las Vegas
60
W
Villanova
71
Siena
65
W
Kansas St.
62
Wisconsin
66
W
Davidson
62
Georgetown
68
L
Memphis
69
Mississippi [...]
Against the Odds (Opening Round)
Now that Penn State’s season is over and the NCAA’s are hear, I thought I’d have a little fun with my power rankings (or maybe I should say Ken Pomeroy’s since my ratings are lock step in sync with his).
I’ve been predicting game scores all year long but have never actually compared them to the [...]
Tournament Predictions
Here are the picks, with projected scores, all the way through the tournament based on the power rankings formula. I will update the picks after each round.
Day One (16-0)
Georgia
60
Xavier
72
W
Portland St.
58
Kansas
84
W
Temple
64
Michigan St.
73
W
Kentucky
60
Marquette
67
W
Baylor
69
Purdue
73
W
Kent St.
64
Nevada Las Vegas
65
W
Oral Roberts
62
Pittsburgh
68
W
Cornell
60
Stanford
77
W
Kansas St.
69
Southern California
67
W
Belmont
64
Duke
88
W
Winthrop
51
Washington St.
62
W
Texas A&M
64
Brigham Young
60
W
Cal St. Fullerton
60
Wisconsin
79
W
Arizona
67
West Virginia
68
W
George Mason
67
Notre Dame
76
W
Mississippi Valley [...]
Game Prediction 03/08/08
Wisconsin has an opportunity to wrap up the sole possession of the Big Ten regular season championship by knocking off Northwestern in Evanston today.
Wisconsin 73 Northwestern 54
Illinois 65 Minnesota 61
