Juice's Bracket of Death

Alright, here is one after I did all of the statistical research I'm willing to do. This is my best effort if I had to do one bracket to save my life. I will likely enter multiple brackets in multiple pools. I will leave the explanation to Jon, my method is a secret.

FIRST FOUR:

UT-San Antonio over Alabama St.
UAB over Clemson
UNC-Ashville over UALR
VCU over USC

EAST
1 Ohio St over 16 UT-San Antonio
8 George Mason over 9 Villanova

5 West Virginia over 12 UAB
4 Kentucky over 13 Princeton

11 Marquette over 6 Xavier
3 Syracuse over 14 Indiana St.

7 Washington over 10 Georgia
2 North Carolina over 15 LIU

1 Ohio St over 8 George Mason
4 Kentucky over 5 West Virginia

3 Syracuse over 11 Marquette
7 Washington over 2 North Carolina

1 Ohio St over 4 Kentucky
7 Washington over 3 Syracuse

1 Ohio St over 7 Washington

WEST

1 Duke over 16 Hampton
9 Tenn over 8 Mich

5 Arizona over 12 Memphis
4 Texas over 13 Oakland

6 Cincy over 11 Mizzou
3 UConn over 14 Bucknell

7 Temple over 10 Penn St.
2 SDSU over 15 N. Colorado

1 Duke over 9 Tenn
4 Texas over 5 Arizona

3 Uconn over 6 Cincy
2 SDSU over 7 Temple

1 Duke over 4 Texas
2 SDSU over 3 Uconn

1 Duke over 2 SDSU

SOUTHWEST

1 Kansas over 16 BU
9 Illinois over 8 UNLV

5 Vandy over 12 Richmond
4 Louisville over 13 Morehead St.

6 Georgetown over 11 VCU
3 Purdue over 14 St. Peter's

10 Florida St. over 7 Texas A&M
2 Notre Dame over 15 Akron

1 Kansas over 9 Illinois
4 Louisville over 5 Vandy

3 Purdue over 6 Georgetown
2 Notre Dame over 10 Florida St.

1 Kansas over 5 Vandy
3 Purdue over 2 Notre Dame

1 Kansas over 3 Purdue

SOUTHEAST

1 Pitt over 16 UNCA
8 Butler over 9 ODU

12 Utah St over 5 KSU
13 Belmont over 4 UW

11 Gonzaga over 6 St. John's
3 BYU over 14 Wofford

10 Michigan St over 7 UCLA
2 Florida over 15 UCSB

1 Pitt over 8 Butler
13 Belmont over 12 USU

3 BYU over 11 Gonzaga
2 Florida over 10 Michigan St.

1 Pitt over 13 Belmont
3 BYU over 2 Florida

3 BYU over 1 Pitt

FINAL FOUR

1 Ohio St over 1 Duke
1 Kansas over 3 BYU

CHAMPIONSHIP

Ohio St. over Kansas

Archie's Bracket

So here goes nothing. I did no research for this one. In fact, I didn't even pick it. My neighbor has a beagle named Archie (not making that up). I quickly got together 68 placards with team logos on them, put a dollop of peanut butter on it and had him lick one of them. The theory is that this dog, who also did no research, but probably watched a couple of games, can do as good as I can (or Jon can) with research.

FIRST FOUR:

UT-San Antonio over Alabama St.
UAB over Clemson
UNC-Ashville over UALR
VCU over USC

EAST
1 Ohio St over 16 UT-San Antonio
9 Villanova over 8 George Mason

5 West Virginia over 12 UAB
4 Kentucky over 13 Princeton

11 Marquette over 6 Xavier
3 Syracuse over 14 Indiana St.

7 Washington over 10 Georgia
2 North Carolina over 15 LIU

1 Ohio St over 9 Villanova
4 Kentucky over 5 West Virginia

3 Syracuse over 11 Marquette
2 North Carolina over 7 Washington

1 Ohio St over 4 Kentucky
2 North Carolina over 3 Syracuse

1 Ohio St over 2 North Carolina

WEST

1 Duke over 16 Hampton
9 Tenn over 8 Mich

5 Arizona over 12 Memphis
4 Texas over 13 Oakland

11 Mizzou over 6 Cincy
3 UConn over 14 Bucknell

7 Temple over 10 Penn St.
2 SDSU over 15 N. Colorado

1 Duke over 9 Tenn
5 Arizona over 4 Texas

3 Uconn over 11 Mizzou
7 Temple over 2 SDSU

1 Duke over 5 Arizona
3 Uconn over 7 Temple

3 Uconn over 1 Duke

SOUTHWEST

1 Kansas over 16 BU
8 UNLV over 9 Illinois

5 Vandy over 12 Richmond
13 Morehead St. over 4 Louisville

6 Georgetown over 11 VCU
3 Purdue over 14 St. Peter's

10 Florida St. over 7 Texas A&M
2 Notre Dame over 15 Akron

1 Kansas over 8 UNLV
5 Vandy over 13 Morehead St.

3 Purdue over 6 Georgetown
2 Notre Dame over 10 Florida St.

1 Kansas over 5 Vandy
3 Purdue over 2 Notre Dame

3 Purdue over 1 Kansas

SOUTHEAST

1 Pitt over 16 UNCA
9 ODU over 8 Butler

12 Utah St over 5 KSU
4 UW over 13 Belmont

6 SJU over 11 Gonzaga
3 BYU over 14 Wofford

10 Michigan St over 7 UCLA
2 Florida over 15 UCSB

1 Pitt over 9 ODU
12 USU over 4 UW

6 SJU over 3 BYU
2 Florida over 10 Michigan St.

1 Pitt over 12 USU
6 SJU over 2 Florida

1 Pitt over 6 SJU

FINAL FOUR

1 Ohio St over 3 Uconn
1 Pitt over 3 Purdue

CHAMPIONSHIP

Pitt over Ohio St.

Early Tournament Post

Before I get to selections, I would just like to point out that ESPN is ANGRY that VCU and UAB got in over their beloved Virginia Tech and Colorado. Jay Bilas has used words like "ridiculous", "absurd", "ridiculous" to describe this fact. The "Bracketology" show has been on for 20 minutes and they are STILL bitching about it. I'm not saying they are totally wrong, but thier "Eye Test" bullshit is annoying to me? If you just used an "eye test", no team from a BCS conference would ever get an at large bid, because teams with BCS ties have millions and millions of dollars, and large conference ties to get the best players. I just don't understand the theory that ESPN has here. And they incorrectly analyze the reasons the committee pick teams. There is no "eye test". It is purely a numbers game. I'm just sayin'.

I decided I'm going to put two brackets out here. ONE: a gut reaction bracket. TWO: a thoroughly researched bracket. I am fucking PUMPED for Tuesday.

In My Defense or How Terrible I Am At Picking The Tourney

Well in hindsight I should have went with St Mary's instead of BYU in the final four I guess. I bitched about how weak the South bracket was and instead tried to drag a mediocre team out of a much better West bracket. Well this isn't the first time The Church of Latter Day Saints has disappointed me and I'm sure it won't be the last!

Once again my homer picks blew up in my face, immediately. I will say this though, Marquette's bounce from the tourney was not because of lack of effort, Washington has played phenomenally thus far. Seriously, after they beat Marquette I said there was no way they would win another game, then they just beat down New Mexico. Wisconsin? They fucking stunk it up, both games. Got extremely lucky to get out of the first round and then played exactly the same the second round and deservedly were bounced out.

My biggest surprises of the tourney thus far?

Purdue, I really thought they had no chance to get to the sweet 16 and I still think they get murdered by Duke, but to win two tourney games without Hummel has been very surprising.

Obviously Kansas going down. I kind of had a feeling they might lose, but in the second round to Northern Iowa? No fucking way. I was thinking maybe Ohio St or a Final Four game.

The Big East sucking ass. I might have to stop all my crowing I do every year about how awesome the Big East is as a conference, they didn't even look pedestrian this year, they looked awful. It's up to Syracuse and WVU to redeem them.

Everything else was pretty much run of the mill for tourney, there's gonna be some big upsets, gonna be some little ones. I knew better than to praise Minnesota, but at least I anti-jinxed them. Other than that it's just been my homer picks and Big East bias that really cost me in my bracket. Which is why I hardly ever do these fucking things for money anymore, I've managed to eliminate almost all of my bias from fantasy sports, but I just can't do it when I'm picking my brackets. Oh well, my champion is still alive, Go UK!