| Possible NCAA | Conf | Ceiling | Floor | Off | Def | Key Injuries / game left Sat night or Sunday, "if b" means must win for bid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron | MAC | 63 | 62 | 68 | 56 | ||
| Alabama | SEC | 14 | 12 | 3 | 63 | ||
| Arizona | P12 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | ||
| Auburn | SEC | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | ||
| Baylor | B12 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 43 | Langston Love 11.0, 2.9 | |
| Boise State | MW | 38 | 35 | 43 | 22 | ||
| Brown | Ivy | 75 | 75 | 76 | 74 | if b. Yale Sun | |
| BYU | B12 | 16 | 22 | 11 | 33 | Aly Khalifa 5.9, 3.8 | |
| Charleston | CAA | 62 | 61 | 48 | 61 | ||
| Clemson | ACC | 34 | 31 | 25 | 45 | ||
| Colgate | Pat | 66 | 66 | 75 | 57 | ||
| Colorado | P12 | 26 | 29 | 24 | 28 | Julian Hammond 7.4, 2.5 | |
| Colorado State | MW | 33 | 28 | 35 | 27 | ||
| Connecticut | BE | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| Creighton | BE | 11 | 9 | 13 | 17 | ||
| Dayton | A10 | 35 | 32 | 19 | 52 | ||
| Drake | MVC | 46 | 42 | 31 | 51 | ||
| Duke | ACC | 10 | 10 | 7 | 19 | Caleb Foster 7.7, 2.4 | |
| Duquesne | A10 | 59 | 58 | 69 | 25 | if b. VCU Sun | |
| Florida | SEC | 30 | 25 | 16 | 48 | ||
| Florida Atlantic | Amer | 36 | 41 | 15 | 60 | Tre Carroll 4.0, 1.8 | |
| Gonzaga | WCC | 15 | 13 | 9 | 32 | ||
| Grambling | SWAC | 78 | 78 | 79 | 75 | ||
| Grand Canyon | WAC | 48 | 45 | 50 | 39 | if b. UTA SAT | |
| Houston | B12 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 1 | J'Wan Roberts 9.6, 6.9, GONE - Joseph Tugler 3.8, 4.1 | |
| Howard | MEAC | 79 | 79 | 74 | 79 | ||
| Illinois | B10 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 46 | ||
| Indiana State | MVC | 45 | 40 | 21 | 55 | ||
| Iowa State | B12 | 9 | 8 | 54 | 2 | ||
| James Madison | Sun | 49 | 47 | 45 | 50 | ||
| Kansas | B12 | 18 | 51 | 53 | 9 | Hunter Dickinson STAR 18.0, 10.8, Kevin McCullar STAR 18.3, 6.0 | |
| Kentucky | SEC | 20 | 18 | 5 | 62 | ||
| Long Beach State | BW | 73 | 73 | 66 | 78 | ||
| Longwood | BSth | 71 | 71 | 71 | 69 | ||
| Marquette | BE | 6 | 14 | 17 | 15 | Tyler Kolek 15.0, 4.6, Nat'l #1 ast 7.6, STAR, GONE - Sean Jones 5.8, 1.5, 2.0 | |
| McNeese State | Slnd | 50 | 48 | 41 | 53 | ||
| Michigan State | B10 | 21 | 19 | 47 | 8 | Jeremy Fears Jr. 3.5, 1.9 | |
| Mississippi State | SEC | 23 | 20 | 49 | 14 | ||
| Montana State | Bsky | 76 | 76 | 77 | 76 | ||
| Morehead State | OVC | 64 | 63 | 63 | 65 | ||
| N.C. State | ACC | 51 | 56 | 42 | 54 | Dennis Parker, Jr. 4.7, 3.2 | |
| Nebraska | B10 | 25 | 34 | 30 | 21 | Eli Rice 4.2, 1.6 | |
| Nevada | MW | 32 | 43 | 34 | 26 | Hunter McIntosh 5.9, 1.2, | |
| New Mexico | MW | 24 | 21 | 36 | 18 | ||
| North Carolina | ACC | 8 | 7 | 22 | 5 | ||
| Northwestern | B10 | 44 | 46 | 28 | 47 | Matthew Nicholson 5.3, 4.3, GONE - Ty Berry 5.3, 4.3 | |
| Oakland | Hrz | 70 | 70 | 65 | 72 | ||
| Oklahoma | B12 | 39 | 53 | 40 | 24 | Rivaldo Soares 9.4, 4.9, John Hugley 8.4, 3.8 | |
| Oregon | P12 | 55 | 59 | 46 | 49 | N'Faly Dante STAR, 15.7, 8.8, Keeshawn Barthelemy 7.9, 2.2 | |
| Pittsburgh | ACC | 41 | 37 | 29 | 34 | ||
| Princeton | Ivy | 52 | 49 | 27 | 67 | ||
| Providence | BE | 54 | 52 | 62 | 13 | GONE - Bryce Hopkins STAR 15.5, 8.6 | |
| Purdue | B10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | ||
| Samford | SC | 58 | 57 | 55 | 64 | ||
| San Diego State | MW | 17 | 15 | 44 | 7 | ||
| Seton Hall | BE | 47 | 44 | 56 | 35 | ||
| South Carolina | SEC | 42 | 38 | 39 | 36 | ||
| South Dakota State | Sum | 69 | 69 | 64 | 70 | ||
| South Florida | Amer | 57 | 55 | 60 | 42 | ||
| St. John's | BE | 28 | 23 | 20 | 37 | ||
| St. Mary's (CA) | WCC | 22 | 26 | 38 | 11 | Harry Wessels 4.4, 3.6, GONE - Joshua Jefferson 102., 6.5 | |
| St. Peter's | MetroA | 72 | 72 | 67 | 71 | ||
| Stetson | Asun | 77 | 77 | 58 | 80 | ||
| TCU | B12 | 31 | 27 | 37 | 23 | ||
| Temple | Amer | 74 | 74 | 78 | 68 | if b. UAB Sun | |
| Tennessee | SEC | 7 | 6 | 26 | 3 | ||
| Texas | B12 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 40 | ||
| Texas A&M | SEC | 40 | 36 | 33 | 30 | ||
| Texas Tech | B12 | 27 | 30 | 23 | 31 | Warren Washington | 9.9, 7.4 |
| UAB | Amer | 67 | 67 | 51 | 77 | if b. Temple Sun | |
| UT Arlington | WAC | 65 | 65 | 61 | 66 | if b. Grand Canyon SAT | |
| Utah State | MW | 43 | 39 | 32 | 44 | ||
| VCU | A10 | 56 | 54 | 59 | 38 | ||
| Vermont | AE | 61 | 64 | 70 | 41 | Matt Veretto, STAR, 9.0, 3.3 | |
| Virginia | ACC | 53 | 50 | 72 | 6 | ||
| Wagner | NE | 80 | 80 | 80 | 73 | ||
| Washington State | P12 | 37 | 33 | 52 | 20 | ||
| Western Kentucky | CUSA | 68 | 68 | 73 | 59 | ||
| Wisconsin | B10 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 29 | ||
| Yale | Ivy | 60 | 60 | 57 | 58 | If beat Brown Sun |
Saturday, March 16, 2024
Team-by-team injuries, floors and ceilings for March Madness
Monday, March 13, 2023
Bracket VI - KenPom plus Point Guard Rating - Houston beats Marquette for Title
Note: click here for the bracket results for all 8 methods.
Point Guard is the key position on the court in the pressure or March Madness. They need to direct the team, and overcome the pressure, because no one else can try to score if the other team forces a turnover. We ranked all players but flagged the point guard on each team – and our calculation lined up with the vote for the five finalist to claim the Cousy Award for Top Point Guard to include:
Markquis Nowell (Kansas State), Tyler Kolek (Marquette). Boo
Buie (Northwestern). Jalen Pickett (Penn
State) and the only player with more assists then Kolek though not in the
tournament - Yuri Collins (St. Louis).
Kolek’s status added to Marquette’s KenPom was enough for a
path to the title game, but even if they make it that far a loss to Houston is
still projected.
Links to Screenshots of Projected Brackets
Monday night we are posting the brackets based on six factors. There will be eight blogs for you to choose from as guides for your picks. We you see a live link it means the bracket has been posted.
Bracket I - KenPom Minus Injured Players - UConn beats Alabama for Title
Bracket II - KenPom Plus Coaches Past Tournament Runs - Kansas beats Virginia for Title
Bracket III - KenPom Plus NBA Talent on Team - Houston beats Alabama for Title
Bracket IV - KenPom Plus Hottest Teams - UConn beats Alabama for Title
Bracket V - KenPom Plus Turnover Margins - Houston beats Marquette for Title
Bracket VI - KenPom Plus Point Guard Play - Houston beats Marquette for Title
Bracket VII - KenPom Plus Location of Game - Texas beats Purdue for Title
Bracket VIII - KenPom Plus Experience - Xavier beats Memphis for Title
Also a box summarizing each player's strengths can be found by clicking the Bracket in which their team is playing - East, South, Midwest or West - at and the bottom of each team box we list the same numbers as listed below for how many wins the model has them winning under each model.
This model is meant to compare which type of teams win each year - and in recent years the "Experience model" has been the least effective, while point guards and KenPom minus injuries have generally been near the top.
One alternative to pulling up the image of each completed bracket is to review the table below, pick the bracket you want to reference, and type in the name of each team on the number of lines indicated. The better seed in each opening round game is listed first, and either bolded or in a font color.
If you wanted to use this system, you would start with Alabama and if you wanted to start with the first bracket - based on injuries - then you would list Alabama on five lines meaning they would make it to the title game but lose. However, if you used the coaches bracket then they would fall to West Virginia in the second round due o Coach Bob Huggins longer history of deep runs in the NCAA.
| Team | Seed | Inj | Coach | Ven | NBA | Exp | PG | TO | Hot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | S1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Southeast Missouri St. | S16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas A&M Corpus Chris | S16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maryland | S8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| West Virginia | S9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| San Diego St. | S5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Charleston | S12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Virginia | S4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Furman | S13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Creighton | S6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| N.C. State | S11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Baylor | S3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| UC Santa Barbara | S14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Missouri | S7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Utah St. | S10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Arizona | S2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Princeton | S15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Purdue | E1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | E16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas Southern | E16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Memphis | E8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Florida Atlantic | E9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duke | E5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Oral Roberts | E12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tennessee | E4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Louisiana | E13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kentucky | E6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Providence | E11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas St. | E3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Montana St. | E14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michigan St. | E7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| USC | E10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Marquette | E2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Vermont | E15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Houston | MW1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| Northern Kentucky | MW16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iowa | MW8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Auburn | MW9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Miami FL | MW5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Drake | MW12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Indiana | MW4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Kent St. | MW13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Iowa St. | MW6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Mississippi St. | MW11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh | MW11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier | MW3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Kennesaw St. | MW14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas A&M | MW7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Penn St. | MW10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas | MW2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Colgate | MW15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas | W1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Howard | W16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arkansas | W8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Illinois | W9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint Mary's | W5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| VCU | W12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Connecticut | W4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Iona | W13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| TCU | W6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Arizona St. | W11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nevada | W11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gonzaga | W3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Grand Canyon | W14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northwestern | W7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Boise St. | W10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| UCLA | W2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| UNC Asheville | W15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
West Bracket Picks: Injuries, NBA Players, Hots Teams
Note: click here for the actual bracket results for all 8 methods.
The following is our summary of each match-up in the bracket. After listing the top 6 players on each team in order, at the bottom of each team box we will list how many the number of Wins you should give each team if you want to use one of the methods outlined; Injury, Venue, NBA, Experience, Point Guard, Turnover, Hottest Team and 0 equals eliminated first round while 6 equals national champ with 6 wins.
The categories for players include Experience (0 = freshman, 1 = sophomore, etc.) how many total 3-pointers made, then four categories in which AAA = one of best 3 in March Madness, AA = top 1% of players in tournament, A = top 20% of starters, B = top 40%, C = top 60%, D = top 80%, F = Bottom 20%.
Playing in Des Moines trying to get to Sweet 16 in Las Vegas
| Kansas, 1 seed in the West | Exp | 3pt | Assist | Shoot | Steal | Reb | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Self, coach rank: #1 | Pom: | 23.14 | Rec: | 27-7 | |||
| Jalen Wilson 6, 59% NBA | 2 | 67 | C | F | D | A | 6'8 |
| Gradey Dick, 95% NBA | 0 | 79 | D | C | B | C | 6'8 |
| Kevin McCullar (Min. Inj) | 3 | 28 | B | F | AA | A | 6'6 |
| Dajuan Harris, PG | 2 | 28 | AA | C | A | F | 6'1 |
| KJ Adams | 1 | 0 | B | A | D | F | 6'7 |
| Ernest Udeh | 0 | 0 | F | AAA | AA | C | 6'11 |
| Bracket wins 8 system, 1st Coaches | Inj | Ven | NBA | Exp | PG | TO | Hot |
| 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Howard, 16 seed in the West | Exp | 3pt | Assist | Shoot | Steal | Reb | Ht |
| Kenny Blakeney, coach rank: #60 | Pom: | -3.21 | Rec: | 22-12 | |||
| Shy Odom | 0 | B | C | B | C | 6'6 | |
| Elijah Hawkins, PG | 1 | 47 | AA | D | A | D | 5'11 |
| Marcus Dockery | 1 | 57 | D | A | D | F | 6'2 |
| Bryce Harris | 1 | F | B | D | D | 6'4 | |
| Jelani Williams | 3 | 24 | B | F | A | C | 6'5 |
| Reece Brown, 38% NBA | 2 | 0 | C | D | B | F | 6'9 |
| Bracket wins 8 system, 1st Coaches | Inj | Ven | NBA | Exp | PG | TO | Hot |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arkansas, 8 seed in the West | Exp | 3pt | Assist | Shoot | Steal | Reb | Ht |
| Eric Musselman, coach rank: #18 | Pom: | 18.63 | Rec: | 28-6 | |||
| Makhi Mitchell | 3 | C | AA | B | A | 6'9 | |
| Anthony Black, PG, 97% NBA | 0 | 27 | A | D | A | D | 6'7 |
| Joseph Pinion | 0 | 13 | F | A | B | F | 6'5 |
| Ricky Council, 53% NBA | 2 | 31 | C | F | C | F | 6'6 |
| Jordan Walsh, 64% NBA | 0 | 19 | D | F | B | C | 6'7 |
| Nick Smith, 98% NBA | 0 | 22 | B | F | C | F | 6'5 |
| Bracket wins 8 system, 1st Coaches | Inj | Ven | NBA | Exp | PG | TO | Hot |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Illinois, 9 seed in the West | Exp | 3pt | Assist | Shoot | Steal | Reb | Ht |
| Brad Underwood, coach rank: #31 | Pom: | 16.48 | Rec: | 20-12 | |||
| Terrence Shannon, PG | 3 | 50 | B | D | B | D | 6'6 |
| Matthew Mayer | 3 | 67 | D | D | C | A | 6'9 |
| Dain Dainja | 1 | 0 | F | A | B | A | 6'9 |
| Coleman Hawkins, 54% NBA | 2 | 35 | B | D | C | C | 6'10 |
| Luke Goode | 1 | F | B | C | F | 6'7 | |
| Jayden Epps | 0 | 37 | C | F | D | F | 6'2 |
| Bracket wins 8 system, 1st Coaches | Inj | Ven | NBA | Exp | PG | TO | Hot |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Playing in Albany trying to get to Sweet 16 in Las Vegas | |||||||
| Saint Mary's, 5 seed in the West | Exp | 3pt | Assist | Shoot | Steal | Reb | Ht |
| Randy Bennett, coach rank: #29 | Pom: | 21.9 | Rec: | 26-7 | |||
| Logan Johnson, PG | 3 | 32 | A | D | A | B | 6'2 |
| Mitchell Saxen | 2 | 0 | C | C | D | A | 6'10 |
| Alex Ducas | 3 | 81 | F | B | C | D | 6'7 |
| Kyle Bowen | 3 | 31 | D | C | B | B | 6'8 |
| Aidan Mahaney, 77% NBA | 0 | 70 | B | D | C | F | 6'3 |
| Harry Wessels | 0 | 0 | D | A | F | B | 7'1 |
| Bracket wins 8 system, 1st Coaches | Inj | Ven | NBA | Exp | PG | TO | Hot |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| VCU, 12 seed in the West | Exp | 3pt | Assist | Shoot | Steal | Reb | Ht |
| Mike Rhoades, coach rank: #46 | Pom: | 13.15 | Rec: | 27-7 | |||
| Adrian Baldwin, PG | 2 | 37 | AA | F | A | F | 6'1 |
| Jalen DeLoach | 1 | 0 | D | B | A | A | 6'9 |
| Brandon Johns | 3 | 13 | F | C | B | B | 6'8 |
| Jayden Nunn | 1 | 40 | C | D | A | F | 6'4 |
| Jamir Watkins | 1 | 35 | C | F | A | A | 6'7 |
| Nick Kern | 1 | D | A | B | D | 6'6 | |
| Bracket wins 8 system, 1st Coaches | Inj | Ven | NBA | Exp | PG | TO | Hot |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Connecticut, 4 seed in the West | Exp | 3pt | Assist | Shoot | Steal | Reb | Ht |
| Dan Hurley, coach rank: #32 | Pom: | 25.37 | Rec: | 25-8 | |||
| Adama Sanogo, 52% NBA | 2 | 17 | C | A | C | A | 6'9 |
| Richie Springs | 2 | 0 | A | A | F | AA | 6'9 |
| Jordan Hawkins | 1 | 88 | D | D | D | D | 6'5 |
| Donovan Clingan | 0 | 0 | F | A | C | AAA | 7'2 |
| Tristen Newton, PG | 3 | 38 | A | F | B | D | 6'5 |
| Andre Jackson, 57% NBA | 2 | 22 | A | F | C | B | 6'6 |
| Wins by Inj,Coa,TO,Hot,Ven,NBA,Exp | |||||||
| Iona, 13 seed in the West | Exp | 3pt | Assist | Shoot | Steal | Reb | Ht |
| Rick Pitino, coach rank: #2 | Pom: | 11.71 | Rec: | 27-7 | |||
| Walter Clayton | 1 | 69 | A | C | A | C | 6'2 |
| Nelly Junior Joseph | 2 | 0 | F | C | B | A | 6'9 |
| Daniss Jenkins, PG | 2 | 56 | A | F | B | D | 6'3 |
| Osborn Shema | 3 | 23 | C | B | D | C | 7'0 |
| Berrick JeanLouis | 3 | 15 | C | D | C | D | 6'4 |
| Anton Brookshire | 1 | 30 | D | B | F | D | 6'1 |
| Bracket wins 8 system, 1st Coaches | Inj | Ven | NBA | Exp | PG | TO | Hot |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Playing in Denver trying to get to Sweet 16 in Las Vegas | |||||||
| TCU, 6 seed in the West | Exp | 3pt | Assist | Shoot | Steal | Reb | Ht |
| Jamie Dixon, coach rank: #19 | Pom: | 18.06 | Rec: | 21-12 | |||
| JaKobe Coles | 1 | 21 | B | C | B | B | 6'7 |
| Emanuel Miller | 3 | 20 | C | C | C | B | 6'7 |
| Mike Miles, 49% NBA | 2 | 34 | B | B | B | F | 6'2 |
| Damion Baugh, PG | 3 | 23 | A | F | A | D | 6'4 |
| Chuck O'Bannon | 3 | 37 | D | F | B | D | 6'6 |
| Shahada Wells | 2 | 19 | A | D | A | D | 6'0 |
| Bracket wins 8 system, 1st Coaches | Inj | Ven | NBA | Exp | PG | TO | Hot |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Arizona St., 11 seed in the West | Exp | 3pt | Assist | Shoot | Steal | Reb | Ht |
| Bobby Hurley, coach rank: #39 | Pom: | 12.38 | Rec: | 22-12 | |||
| Desmond Cambridge | 3 | 79 | B | F | A | F | 6'4 |
| Warren Washington | 3 | 0 | C | B | F | A | 7'0 |
| Devan Cambridge | 3 | 26 | F | C | D | C | 6'6 |
| Frankie Collins, PG | 1 | 25 | AA | F | A | C | 6'1 |
| DJ Horne | 2 | 64 | B | F | B | D | 6'1 |
| Duke Brennan | 0 | 0 | F | D | D | D | 6'10 |
| Bracket wins 8 system, 1st Coaches | Inj | Ven | NBA | Exp | PG | TO | Hot |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nevada, 11 seed in the West | Exp | 3pt | Assist | Shoot | Steal | Reb | Ht |
| Steve Alford, coach rank: #21 | Pom: | 14.79 | Rec: | 22-10 | |||
| KJ Hymes | 3 | 0 | F | AA | F | AA | 6'10 |
| Darrion Williams | 0 | 31 | B | F | A | A | 6'6 |
| Will Baker | 2 | 21 | D | A | D | A | 7'0 |
| Jarod Lucas | 3 | 73 | D | D | F | F | 6'4 |
| Kenan Blackshear, PG | 3 | 17 | AA | F | A | D | 6'6 |
| Nick Davidson | 0 | 22 | F | D | D | B | 6'9 |
| Bracket wins 8 system, 1st Coaches | Inj | Ven | NBA | Exp | PG | TO | Hot |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gonzaga, 3 seed in the West | Exp | 3pt | Assist | Shoot | Steal | Reb | Ht |
| Mark Few, coach rank: #7 | Pom: | 24.31 | Rec: | 28-5 | |||
| Drew Timme 4 | 3 | B | A | F | B | 6'10 | |
| Anton Watson | 3 | C | A | A | C | 6'8 | |
| Julian Strawther, 60% NBA | 2 | 71 | F | B | D | A | 6'7 |
| Malachi Smith | 2 | 40 | C | A | B | C | 6'4 |
| Ben Gregg | 1 | 21 | D | A | B | B | 6'10 |
| Rasir Bolton | 3 | 45 | B | C | D | F | 6'3 |
| Bracket wins 8 system, 1st Coaches | Inj | Ven | NBA | Exp | PG | TO | Hot |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Grand Canyon, 14 seed in the West | Exp | 3pt | Assist | Shoot | Steal | Reb | Ht |
| Bryce Drew, coach rank: #47 | Pom: | 5.99 | Rec: | 24-11 | |||
| Ray Harrison, PG | 1 | 47 | A | D | F | D | 6'4 |
| Gabe McGlothan | 2 | 30 | F | B | F | A | 6'7 |
| Noah Baumann | 3 | 52 | F | B | F | C | 6'6 |
| Chance McMillian | 1 | 51 | C | B | F | F | 6'3 |
| Walter Ellis | 3 | 23 | D | AA | F | C | 6'5 |
| Kobe Knox | 0 | 20 | C | B | D | F | 6'5 |
| Bracket wins 8 system, 1st Coaches | Inj | Ven | NBA | Exp | PG | TO | Hot |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Playing in Sacramento trying to get to Sweet 16 in Las Vegas | |||||||
| Northwestern, 7 seed in the West | Exp | 3pt | Assist | Shoot | Steal | Reb | Ht |
| Chris Collins, coach rank: #38 | Pom: | 14.83 | Rec: | 21-11 | |||
| Boo Buie, PG | 3 | 61 | AA | F | C | F | 6'2 |
| Matthew Nicholson | 2 | 0 | C | B | C | A | 7'0 |
| Brooks Barnhizer | 1 | 26 | D | F | C | B | 6'6 |
| Chase Audige | 3 | 62 | B | F | AA | F | 6'4 |
| Luke Hunger (Maj. Inj) | 0 | F | F | F | F | 6'10 | |
| Ty Berry | 2 | 46 | D | F | A | B | 6'3 |
| Bracket wins 8 system, 1st Coaches | Inj | Ven | NBA | Exp | PG | TO | Hot |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Boise St., 10 seed in the West | Exp | 3pt | Assist | Shoot | Steal | Reb | Ht |
| Leon Rice, coach rank: #58 | Pom: | 17.13 | Rec: | 24-9 | |||
| Tyson Degenhart | 1 | 35 | C | B | F | D | 6'7 |
| Max Rice | 3 | 69 | D | C | C | C | 6'5 |
| Marcus Shaver, PG | 3 | 29 | A | F | A | A | 6'2 |
| Naje Smith | 3 | 22 | D | B | D | C | 6'7 |
| Chibuzo Agbo | 2 | 62 | F | D | D | B | 6'7 |
| Lukas Milner | 3 | 0 | F | B | F | C | 6'10 |
| Bracket wins 8 system, 1st Coaches | Inj | Ven | NBA | Exp | PG | TO | Hot |
| 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| UCLA, 2 seed in the West | Exp | 3pt | Assist | Shoot | Steal | Reb | Ht |
| Mick Cronin, coach rank: #22 | Pom: | 27.63 | Rec: | 29-5 | |||
| Jaime Jaquez 5 | 3 | 30 | B | D | B | A | 6'7 |
| Jaylen Clark (Maj. Inj), 37% NBA | 2 | 26 | C | D | AAA | B | 6'5 |
| David Singleton | 3 | 67 | F | B | B | F | 6'4 |
| Tyger Campbell, PG | 3 | 51 | A | F | B | F | 5'11 |
| Adem Bona (Min. Inj), 74% NBA | 0 | 0 | F | AA | D | B | 6'10 |
| Amari Bailey, 66% NBA | 0 | 17 | B | D | B | C | 6'5 |
| Bracket wins 8 system, 1st Coaches | Inj | Ven | NBA | Exp | PG | TO | Hot |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| UNC Asheville, 15 seed in the West | Exp | 3pt | Assist | Shoot | Steal | Reb | Ht |
| Mike Morrell, coach rank: #57 | Pom: | 1.51 | Rec: | 27-7 | |||
| Drew Pember | 3 | 56 | B | D | D | AA | 6'11 |
| Tajion Jones | 3 | 93 | D | A | D | C | 6'5 |
| Nick McMullen | 2 | F | B | F | A | 6'8 | |
| Fletcher Abee | 2 | 44 | F | C | D | F | 6'3 |
| Jamon Battle | 3 | D | C | B | D | 6'5 | |
| Alex Caldwell | 3 | 26 | C | D | D | F | 6'0 |
| Bracket wins 8 system, 1st Coaches | Inj | Ven | NBA | Exp | PG | TO | Hot |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Midwest Bracket Picks: Injuries, NBA Players, Hots Teams
Note: click here for the actual bracket results for all 8 methods.
The following is our summary of each match-up in the bracket. After listing the top 6 players on each team in order, at the bottom of each team box we will list how many the number of Wins you should give each team if you want to use one of the methods outlined; Injury, Venue, NBA, Experience, Point Guard, Turnover, Hottest Team and 0 equals eliminated first round while 6 equals national champ with 6 wins.
The categories for players include Experience (0 = freshman, 1 = sophomore, etc.) how many total 3-pointers made, then four categories in which AAA = one of best 3 in March Madness, AA = top 1% of players in tournament, A = top 20% of starters, B = top 40%, C = top 60%, D = top 80%, F = Bottom 20%.
| Houston, 1 seed in the Midwest | Exp | 3pt | Assist | Shoot | Steal | Reb | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelvin Sampson, coach rank: #8 | Pom: | 28.82 | Rec: | 31-3 | |||
| Marcus Sasser 8, 37% NBA, inj | 3 | 89 | A | B | A | D | 6'2 |
| Jamal Shead, PG | 2 | 43 | AA | C | A | D | 6'2 |
| Jarace Walker, 88% NBA | 0 | 32 | B | B | B | B | 6'8 |
| Tramon Mark, 35% NBA | 2 | 76 | C | C | B | C | 6'5 |
| J'Wan Roberts | 2 | 149 | D | AA | C | A | 6'7 |
| Emanuel Sharp | 0 | 13 | F | C | D | C | 6'3 |
| Bracket wins 8 system, 1st Coaches | Inj | Ven | NBA | Exp | PG | TO | Hot |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| Northern Kentucky, 16 seed in the Midwest | Exp | 3pt | Assist | Shoot | Steal | Reb | Ht |
| Darrin Horn, coach rank: #28 | Pom: | 0.52 | Rec: | 22-12 | |||
| Chris Brandon | 3 | 0 | F | A | B | AA | 6'8 |
| Marques Warrick | 2 | 75 | A | D | B | F | 6'2 |
| Sam Vinson | 1 | 45 | A | F | AA | D | 6'5 |
| Xavier Rhodes, PG | 3 | 21 | A | D | AA | F | 6'1 |
| Trevon Faulkner | 3 | 46 | F | F | B | D | 6'4 |
| Trey Robinson | 2 | 33 | B | F | A | C | 6'6 |
| Bracket wins 8 system, 1st Coaches | Inj | Ven | NBA | Exp | PG | TO | Hot |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iowa, 8 seed in the Midwest | Exp | 3pt | Assist | Shoot | Steal | Reb | Ht |
| Fran McCaffery, coach rank: #30 | Pom: | 15.6 | Rec: | 19-13 | |||
| Kris Murray, 61% NBA | 2 | 63 | C | B | C | B | 6'8 |
| Filip Rebraca | 3 | C | B | F | B | 6'9 | |
| Payton Sandfort | 1 | 56 | C | D | C | B | 6'7 |
| Tony Perkins | 2 | 22 | B | F | A | D | 6'4 |
| Connor McCaffery | 3 | 37 | A | D | B | D | 6'6 |
| Patrick McCaffery | 2 | 35 | D | F | B | C | 6'9 |
| Bracket wins 8 system, 1st Coaches | Inj | Ven | NBA | Exp | PG | TO | Hot |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Auburn, 9 seed in the Midwest | Exp | 3pt | Assist | Shoot | Steal | Reb | Ht |
| Bruce Pearl, coach rank: #11 | Pom: | 17.45 | Rec: | 20-12 | |||
| Johni Broome | 1 | C | C | B | A | 6'10 | |
| Jaylin Williams | 3 | 38 | B | C | B | C | 6'8 |
| Wendell Green, PG | 2 | 41 | A | F | A | D | 5'11 |
| Dylan Cardwell | 2 | 0 | B | AA | F | B | 6'11 |
| Allen Flanigan | 3 | 36 | C | D | C | B | 6'6 |
| Chris Moore | 2 | D | B | C | F | 6'6 | |
| Bracket wins 8 system, 1st Coaches | Inj | Ven | NBA | Exp | PG | TO | Hot |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Playing in Albany trying to get to Sweet 16 in Kansas City | |||||||
| Miami FL, 5 seed in the Midwest | Exp | 3pt | Assist | Shoot | Steal | Reb | Ht |
| Jim Larranaga, coach rank: #10 | Pom: | 14.91 | Rec: | 25-7 | |||
| Norchad Omier (Min. Inj) | 1 | D | A | C | AA | 6'7 | |
| Jordan Miller | 3 | 31 | B | B | B | C | 6'7 |
| Isaiah Wong | 2 | 54 | B | C | B | D | 6'4 |
| Wooga Poplar | 1 | 34 | C | B | A | C | 6'5 |
| Nijel Pack, PG | 1 | 71 | B | C | C | F | 6'0 |
| Bensley Joseph | 1 | 31 | B | C | D | D | 6'2 |
| Bracket wins 8 system, 1st Coaches | Inj | Ven | NBA | Exp | PG | TO | Hot |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Drake, 12 seed in the Midwest | Exp | 3pt | Assist | Shoot | Steal | Reb | Ht |
| Darian DeVries, coach rank: #49 | Pom: | 12.51 | Rec: | 27-7 | |||
| Tucker DeVries | 1 | 83 | C | C | C | B | 6'7 |
| Garrett Sturtz | 3 | F | A | C | A | 6'3 | |
| Roman Penn, PG | 3 | 14 | AA | D | C | C | 6'0 |
| Darnell Brodie | 3 | D | C | F | AA | 6'10 | |
| Nate Ferguson | 2 | 0 | F | A | F | B | 6'8 |
| Okay Djamgouz | 2 | 20 | F | A | F | F | 6'5 |
| Bracket wins 8 system, 1st Coaches | Inj | Ven | NBA | Exp | PG | TO | Hot |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Indiana, 4 seed in the Midwest | Exp | 3pt | Assist | Shoot | Steal | Reb | Ht |
| Mike Woodson, coach rank: #51 | Pom: | 17.36 | Rec: | 22-11 | |||
| Trayce Jackson-Davis 3 | 2 | 0 | A | B | D | AA | 6'9 |
| Logan Duncomb (Inj) | 1 | 0 | D | AA | F | A | 6'10 |
| Miller Kopp | 3 | 58 | F | A | D | F | 6'7 |
| Race Thompson | 3 | D | D | B | B | 6'8 | |
| Trey Galloway | 1 | 28 | C | B | F | F | 6'4 |
| Jalen Hood-Schifino, PG, 84% NBA | 0 | 34 | A | F | D | D | 6'6 |
| Wins by Inj,Coa,TO,Hot,Ven,NBA,Exp | |||||||
| Kent St., 13 seed in the Midwest | Exp | 3pt | Assist | Shoot | Steal | Reb | Ht |
| Rob Senderoff, coach rank: #56 | Pom: | 11.9 | Rec: | 28-6 | |||
| Chris Payton | 3 | 0 | F | AAA | F | A | 6'7 |
| Sincere Carry, PG | 3 | 58 | A | F | B | D | 6'1 |
| Cli'Ron Hornbeak | 1 | 0 | F | AA | D | A | 6'9 |
| Miryne Thomas | 3 | 61 | F | C | A | B | 6'8 |
| Malique Jacobs | 3 | 19 | A | F | AA | D | 6'3 |
| Jalen Sullinger | 1 | 50 | F | B | D | F | 5'10 |
| Bracket wins 8 system, 1st Coaches | Inj | Ven | NBA | Exp | PG | TO | Hot |
| 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Playing in Greensboro trying to get to Sweet 16 in Kansas City | |||||||
| Iowa St., 6 seed in the Midwest | Exp | 3pt | Assist | Shoot | Steal | Reb | Ht |
| T.J. Otzelberger, coach rank: #23 | Pom: | 18.33 | Rec: | 19-13 | |||
| Osun Osunniyi | 3 | C | B | F | B | 6'10 | |
| Tamin Lipsey, PG | 0 | A | D | AA | D | 6'1 | |
| Aljaz Kunc | 3 | 27 | D | B | B | B | 6'8 |
| Hason Ward | 3 | 0 | D | AA | AA | A | 6'9 |
| Gabe Kalscheur | 3 | 72 | D | D | B | F | 6'4 |
| Caleb Grill | 3 | 53 | D | C | B | C | 6'3 |
| Bracket wins 8 system, 1st Coaches | Inj | Ven | NBA | Exp | PG | TO | Hot |
| 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Mississippi St., 11 seed in the Midwest | Exp | 3pt | Assist | Shoot | Steal | Reb | Ht |
| Chris Jans, coach rank: #33 | Pom: | 14.12 | Rec: | 21-12 | |||
| Tolu Smith | 3 | 0 | B | B | D | A | 6'11 |
| Cameron Matthews | 2 | B | D | A | B | 6'7 | |
| Dashawn Davis, PG | 3 | 36 | A | F | A | F | 6'2 |
| DJ Jeffries | 3 | 37 | C | F | B | A | 6'7 |
| Shakeel Moore | 2 | 33 | A | F | AA | D | 6'1 |
| Kimani Hamilton | 0 | B | F | A | F | 6'7 | |
| Bracket wins 8 system, 1st Coaches | Inj | Ven | NBA | Exp | PG | TO | Hot |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh, 11 seed in the Midwest | Exp | 3pt | Assist | Shoot | Steal | Reb | Ht |
| Jeff Capel III, coach rank: #20 | Pom: | 11.27 | Rec: | 22-11 | |||
| Jamarius Burton | 3 | 18 | A | D | D | D | 6'4 |
| Blake Hinson | 2 | 91 | D | C | F | B | 6'7 |
| Greg Elliott | 3 | 74 | D | A | D | C | 6'3 |
| Federiko Federiko | 1 | 0 | F | AA | F | C | 6'11 |
| Nelly Cummings, PG | 3 | 56 | A | D | F | F | 6'0 |
| Nike Sibande | 3 | 39 | C | D | D | B | 6'4 |
| Bracket wins 8 system, 1st Coaches | Inj | Ven | NBA | Exp | PG | TO | Hot |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier, 3 seed in the Midwest | Exp | 3pt | Assist | Shoot | Steal | Reb | Ht |
| Sean Miller, coach rank: #13 | Pom: | 19.69 | Rec: | 25-9 | |||
| Jack Nunge | 3 | 39 | C | B | C | A | 7'0 |
| Souley Boum, PG | 3 | 76 | A | C | D | D | 6'3 |
| Colby Jones, 56% NBA | 2 | 42 | A | B | B | C | 6'6 |
| Zach Freemantle (Maj. Inj) | 3 | 14 | A | A | D | AA | 6'9 |
| Jerome Hunter | 3 | C | B | F | D | 6'8 | |
| Adam Kunkel | 3 | 57 | B | C | C | F | 6'4 |
| Bracket wins 8 system, 1st Coaches | Inj | Ven | NBA | Exp | PG | TO | Hot |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Kennesaw St., 14 seed in the Midwest | Exp | 3pt | Assist | Shoot | Steal | Reb | Ht |
| Amir Abdur-Rahim, coach rank: #59 | Pom: | 3.64 | Rec: | 26-8 | |||
| Chris Youngblood | 2 | 70 | C | B | C | D | 6'4 |
| Demond Robinson | 3 | D | C | C | B | 6'8 | |
| Brandon Stroud | 2 | 33 | C | D | A | A | 6'6 |
| Terrell Burden, PG | 3 | 21 | A | D | A | D | 5'10 |
| Spencer Rodgers | 3 | 43 | B | F | C | C | 6'4 |
| Kasen Jennings | 2 | 34 | C | C | C | F | 6'3 |
| Bracket wins 8 system, 1st Coaches | Inj | Ven | NBA | Exp | PG | TO | Hot |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Playing in Des Moines trying to get to Sweet 16 in Kansas City | |||||||
| Texas A&M, 7 seed in the Midwest | Exp | 3pt | Assist | Shoot | Steal | Reb | Ht |
| Buzz Williams, coach rank: #17 | Pom: | 18.28 | Rec: | 25-9 | |||
| Wade Taylor, PG | 1 | 78 | AA | D | A | F | 6'0 |
| Tyrece Radford | 3 | 39 | B | F | D | C | 6'2 |
| Dexter Dennis | 3 | 40 | D | F | D | B | 6'5 |
| Henry Coleman | 2 | 0 | D | C | C | C | 6'8 |
| Julius Marble | 2 | 0 | F | C | F | C | 6'9 |
| Andersson Garcia | 2 | D | C | B | B | 6'7 | |
| Bracket wins 8 system, 1st Coaches | Inj | Ven | NBA | Exp | PG | TO | Hot |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Penn St., 10 seed in the Midwest | Exp | 3pt | Assist | Shoot | Steal | Reb | Ht |
| Micah Shrewsberry, coach rank: #66 | Pom: | 15.04 | Rec: | 22-13 | |||
| Jalen Pickett 9, PG | 3 | 44 | AAA | B | D | A | 6'4 |
| Seth Lundy | 3 | 85 | F | B | D | A | 6'6 |
| Andrew Funk | 3 | 102 | F | A | F | F | 6'5 |
| Camren Wynter | 3 | 34 | C | C | F | D | 6'2 |
| Evan Mahaffey | 0 | F | A | D | C | 6'6 | |
| Michael Henn | 3 | 13 | B | A | F | D | 6'8 |
| Bracket wins 8 system, 1st Coaches | Inj | Ven | NBA | Exp | PG | TO | Hot |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas, 2 seed in the Midwest | Exp | 3pt | Assist | Shoot | Steal | Reb | Ht |
| Rodney Terry, coach rank: #52 | Pom: | 24.57 | Rec: | 26-8 | |||
| Marcus Carr, PG | 3 | 73 | A | D | A | F | 6'2 |
| Sir'Jabari Rice | 3 | 51 | B | C | C | C | 6'4 |
| Brock Cunningham | 3 | 25 | C | A | A | D | 6'6 |
| Dylan Disu | 3 | C | A | C | B | 6'9 | |
| Timmy Allen (Min. Inj) | 3 | A | F | C | B | 6'6 | |
| Dillon Mitchell, 65% NBA | 0 | 0 | F | A | C | B | 6'8 |
| Bracket wins 8 system, 1st Coaches | Inj | Ven | NBA | Exp | PG | TO | Hot |
| 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Colgate, 15 seed in the Midwest | Exp | 3pt | Assist | Shoot | Steal | Reb | Ht |
| Matt Langel, coach rank: #44 | Pom: | 5.29 | Rec: | 26-8 | |||
| Keegan Records | 3 | C | AA | D | B | 6'10 | |
| Ryan Moffatt | 3 | 59 | D | A | A | C | 6'7 |
| Tucker Richardson | 3 | 50 | A | D | A | B | 6'5 |
| Braeden Smith, PG | 0 | 34 | A | C | B | C | 6'0 |
| Jeff Woodward | 2 | 0 | A | B | F | B | 6'11 |
| Oliver Lynch-Daniels | 3 | 77 | C | AA | D | D | 6'2 |
| Bracket wins 8 system, 1st Coaches | Inj | Ven | NBA | Exp | PG | TO | Hot |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
East Bracket Picks: Injuries, NBA Players, Hots Teams
Note: click here for the actual bracket results for all 8 methods.
The following is our summary of each match-up in the bracket.
After listing the top 6 players on each team in order, at the bottom of each
team box we will list how many the number of Wins you should give each team if
you want to use one of the methods outlined; Injury, Venue, NBA, Experience, Point Guard, Turnover, Hottest Team and 0 equals eliminated first round while 6 equals national champ with 6 wins.
The categories for players include Experience (0 = freshman, 1 = sophomore, etc.) how many total 3-pointers made, then four categories in which AAA = one of best 3 in March Madness, AA = top 1% of players in tournament, A = top 20% of starters, B = top 40%, C = top 60%, D = top 80%, F = Bottom 20%.
Playing in Columbus trying to get to Sweet 16 in New York
| Purdue, 1 seed in the East | Exp | 3pt | Assist | Shoot | Steal | Reb | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Painter, coach rank: #14 | Pom: | 24.55 | Rec: | 29-5 | |||
| Zach Edey 1, 51% NBA | 2 | 0 | B | A | F | AA | 7'4 |
| Braden Smith, PG | 0 | 37 | A | C | B | C | 6'0 |
| Caleb Furst | 1 | D | B | F | B | 6'10 | |
| Mason Gillis | 2 | 34 | C | B | D | C | 6'6 |
| Fletcher Loyer | 0 | 55 | B | F | F | F | 6'4 |
| Trey Kaufman-Renn | 0 | B | D | C | D | 6'9 | |
| Bracket wins 8 system, 1st Coaches | Inj | Ven | NBA | Exp | PG | TO | Hot |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson, 16 seed in the East | Exp | 3pt | Assist | Shoot | Steal | Reb | Ht |
| Tobin Anderson, coach rank: #64 | Pom: | -12.25 | Rec: | 19-15 | |||
| Grant Singleton | 3 | 69 | A | C | A | C | 5'9 |
| Demetre Roberts, PG | 3 | 55 | A | F | C | F | 5'8 |
| Ansley Almonor | 1 | 64 | D | C | F | B | 6'6 |
| Sean Moore | 2 | 19 | D | D | A | B | 6'4 |
| Joe Munden | 2 | 20 | D | D | C | A | 6'3 |
| Heru Bligen | 3 | 0 | F | C | B | F | 6'2 |
| Bracket wins 8 system, 1st Coaches | Inj | Ven | NBA | Exp | PG | TO | Hot |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas Southern, 16 seed in the East | Exp | 3pt | Assist | Shoot | Steal | Reb | Ht |
| Johnny Jones, coach rank: #40 | Pom: | -9.71 | Rec: | 14-20 | |||
| Davon Barnes | 1 | 18 | C | F | D | D | 6'5 |
| John Walker | 3 | 14 | D | F | F | F | 6'9 |
| Joirdon Karl Nicholas | 3 | 0 | C | D | D | AA | 6'9 |
| Zytarious Mortle | 0 | 17 | D | F | AA | B | 6'2 |
| Kolby Granger | 0 | 17 | C | D | C | F | 6'5 |
| PJ Henry, PG, 36% NBA | 3 | 52 | B | F | A | F | 5'10 |
| Bracket wins 8 system, 1st Coaches | Inj | Ven | NBA | Exp | PG | TO | Hot |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Memphis, 8 seed in the East | Exp | 3pt | Assist | Shoot | Steal | Reb | Ht |
| Penny Hardaway, coach rank: #34 | Pom: | 18.69 | Rec: | 26-8 | |||
| DeAndre Williams | 3 | 27 | A | B | A | A | 6'9 |
| Kendric Davis, PG | 3 | 60 | AA | F | A | F | 6'0 |
| Keonte Kennedy (Inj) | 3 | 37 | F | B | A | F | 6'5 |
| Chandler Lawson | 3 | F | A | B | B | 6'7 | |
| Elijah McCadden | 3 | C | B | F | D | 6'5 | |
| Alex Lomax | 3 | B | F | AA | D | 6'0 | |
| Bracket wins 8 system, 1st Coaches | Inj | Ven | NBA | Exp | PG | TO | Hot |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Florida Atlantic, 9 seed in the East | Exp | 3pt | Assist | Shoot | Steal | Reb | Ht |
| Dusty May, coach rank: #62 | Pom: | 18.23 | Rec: | 31-3 | |||
| Johnell Davis | 1 | 40 | C | B | A | B | 6'4 |
| Vladislav Goldin | 1 | 0 | F | A | F | A | 7'1 |
| Alijah Martin | 1 | 60 | C | C | B | B | 6'2 |
| Tre Carroll | 0 | B | AA | F | AAA | 6'7 | |
| Nick Boyd | 0 | 51 | B | B | B | B | 6'3 |
| Giancarlo Rosado | 1 | 0 | C | A | F | C | 6'8 |
| Bracket wins 8 system, 1st Coaches | Inj | Ven | NBA | Exp | PG | TO | Hot |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Playing in Orlando trying to get to Sweet 16 in New York | |||||||
| Duke, 5 seed in the East | Exp | 3pt | Assist | Shoot | Steal | Reb | Ht |
| Jon Scheyer, coach rank: #63 | Pom: | 18.49 | Rec: | 26-8 | |||
| Kyle Filipowski, 82% NBA | 0 | 35 | C | F | B | AA | 7'0 |
| Ryan Young | 3 | 0 | B | AA | F | A | 6'10 |
| Dereck Lively, 68% NBA | 0 | C | AA | D | B | 7'1 | |
| Mark Mitchell, 71% NBA | 0 | 19 | D | D | D | C | 6'8 |
| Tyrese Proctor, 81% NBA | 0 | 45 | A | F | F | D | 6'5 |
| Dariq Whitehead, 76% NBA | 0 | 37 | C | D | B | D | 6'7 |
| Bracket wins 8 system, 1st Coaches | Inj | Ven | NBA | Exp | PG | TO | Hot |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Oral Roberts, 12 seed in the East | Exp | 3pt | Assist | Shoot | Steal | Reb | Ht |
| Paul Mills, coach rank: #36 | Pom: | 13.25 | Rec: | 30-4 | |||
| Max Abmas | 3 | 106 | A | C | C | D | 6'0 |
| Connor Vanover | 3 | 43 | F | B | D | A | 7'5 |
| Kareem Thompson | 3 | 26 | B | B | B | C | 6'5 |
| DeShang Weaver | 3 | 22 | F | A | D | F | 6'7 |
| Issac McBride, PG | 2 | 55 | B | B | D | F | 6'1 |
| Patrick Mwamba | 2 | 24 | F | B | A | A | 6'7 |
| Bracket wins 8 system, 1st Coaches | Inj | Ven | NBA | Exp | PG | TO | Hot |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tennessee, 4 seed in the East | Exp | 3pt | Assist | Shoot | Steal | Reb | Ht |
| Rick Barnes, coach rank: #15 | Pom: | 24.71 | Rec: | 23-10 | |||
| Santiago Vescovi, PG | 3 | 83 | B | C | A | C | 6'3 |
| Zakai Zeigler (Maj. Inj) | 1 | 51 | AA | F | AA | F | 5'9 |
| Julian Phillips, 67% NBA | 0 | C | F | D | C | 6'8 | |
| Olivier Nkamhoua | 3 | 14 | B | C | F | B | 6'9 |
| Tobe Awaka | 0 | 0 | F | A | F | A | 6'8 |
| Josiah-Jordan James | 3 | 36 | B | F | A | B | 6'6 |
| Bracket wins 8 system, 1st Coaches | Inj | Ven | NBA | Exp | PG | TO | Hot |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Louisiana, 13 seed in the East | Exp | 3pt | Assist | Shoot | Steal | Reb | Ht |
| Bob Marlin, coach rank: #41 | Pom: | 8.2 | Rec: | 26-7 | |||
| Terence Lewis | 3 | 0 | D | A | B | AA | 6'7 |
| Greg Williams | 3 | 56 | D | B | B | D | 6'3 |
| Jordan Brown | 2 | C | C | F | AA | 6'11 | |
| Joe Charles | 1 | 22 | F | C | AA | B | 6'7 |
| Kentrell Garnett | 1 | 47 | F | B | C | F | 6'1 |
| Themus Fulks, PG | 1 | 13 | AA | F | C | D | 6'1 |
| Bracket wins 8 system, 1st Coaches | Inj | Ven | NBA | Exp | PG | TO | Hot |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Playing in Greensboro trying to get to Sweet 16 in New York | |||||||
| Kentucky, 6 seed in the East | Exp | 3pt | Assist | Shoot | Steal | Reb | Ht |
| John Calipari, coach rank: #3 | Pom: | 17.8 | Rec: | 21-11 | |||
| Oscar Tshiebwe | 3 | 0 | D | B | A | AA | 6'9 |
| Cason Wallace, PG, 90% NBA | 0 | 43 | A | D | A | F | 6'4 |
| Jacob Toppin | 2 | 18 | B | D | F | A | 6'9 |
| Antonio Reeves | 3 | 74 | D | C | F | F | 6'5 |
| Ugonna Onyenso | 0 | 0 | F | C | D | AA | 6'9 |
| Chris Livingston, 63% NBA | 0 | 17 | F | F | F | B | 6'6 |
| Bracket wins 8 system, 1st Coaches | Inj | Ven | NBA | Exp | PG | TO | Hot |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Providence, 11 seed in the East | Exp | 3pt | Assist | Shoot | Steal | Reb | Ht |
| Ed Cooley, coach rank: #25 | Pom: | 14.73 | Rec: | 21-11 | |||
| Ed Croswell | 3 | F | A | B | C | 6'8 | |
| Bryce Hopkins | 1 | 28 | C | F | D | A | 6'7 |
| Devin Carter | 1 | 34 | B | F | A | C | 6'3 |
| Jared Bynum, PG | 3 | 36 | A | F | C | F | 5'10 |
| Clifton Moore | 3 | F | D | C | B | 6'11 | |
| Noah Locke | 3 | 70 | F | C | F | F | 6'3 |
| Bracket wins 8 system, 1st Coaches | Inj | Ven | NBA | Exp | PG | TO | Hot |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas St., 3 seed in the East | Exp | 3pt | Assist | Shoot | Steal | Reb | Ht |
| Jerome Tang, coach rank: #65 | Pom: | 18.31 | Rec: | 23-9 | |||
| Markquis Nowell, PG | 3 | 75 | AAA | F | A | F | 5'8 |
| Keyontae Johnson | 3 | 44 | B | B | C | B | 6'6 |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin | 2 | 18 | D | D | B | B | 6'10 |
| David N'Guessan | 2 | D | AA | D | D | 6'9 | |
| Desi Sills | 3 | 16 | B | F | C | D | 6'2 |
| Ismael Massoud | 2 | 32 | F | D | F | F | 6'9 |
| Bracket wins 8 system, 1st Coaches | Inj | Ven | NBA | Exp | PG | TO | Hot |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Montana St., 14 seed in the East | Exp | 3pt | Assist | Shoot | Steal | Reb | Ht |
| Danny Sprinkle, coach rank: #53 | Pom: | 5.75 | Rec: | 25-9 | |||
| Darius Brown, PG | 2 | 26 | AA | D | AA | B | 6'2 |
| Jubrile Belo | 3 | 0 | D | B | D | A | 6'9 |
| RaeQuan Battle | 2 | 48 | D | D | D | F | 6'5 |
| Great Osobor | 1 | C | A | C | A | 6'8 | |
| Caleb Fuller | 3 | 15 | D | F | F | D | 6'5 |
| Sam Lecholat | 1 | D | C | F | C | 6'7 | |
| Bracket wins 8 system, 1st Coaches | Inj | Ven | NBA | Exp | PG | TO | Hot |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Playing in Columbus trying to get to Sweet 16 in New York | |||||||
| Michigan St., 7 seed in the East | Exp | 3pt | Assist | Shoot | Steal | Reb | Ht |
| Tom Izzo, coach rank: #6 | Pom: | 16.71 | Rec: | 19-12 | |||
| Joey Hauser | 3 | 68 | C | A | F | B | 6'9 |
| AJ Hoggard, PG | 2 | 22 | AA | F | C | C | 6'4 |
| Tyson Walker | 3 | 55 | B | C | B | F | 6'1 |
| Jaden Akins | 1 | 44 | D | D | A | C | 6'4 |
| Mady Sissoko | 2 | 0 | F | A | F | A | 6'9 |
| Malik Hall | 3 | 16 | D | D | F | D | 6'8 |
| Bracket wins 8 system, 1st Coaches | Inj | Ven | NBA | Exp | PG | TO | Hot |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| USC, 10 seed in the East | Exp | 3pt | Assist | Shoot | Steal | Reb | Ht |
| Andy Enfield, coach rank: #16 | Pom: | 15.63 | Rec: | 22-10 | |||
| Boogie Ellis, PG | 3 | 83 | A | C | B | D | 6'3 |
| Kobe Johnson | 1 | 28 | B | C | AA | C | 6'6 |
| Drew Peterson | 3 | 47 | A | D | C | B | 6'9 |
| Tre White | 0 | 13 | D | D | F | C | 6'7 |
| Joshua Morgan | 2 | 0 | F | B | F | C | 6'11 |
| Reese Dixon-Waters | 1 | 22 | D | F | C | D | 6'5 |
| Bracket wins 8 system, 1st Coaches | Inj | Ven | NBA | Exp | PG | TO | Hot |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Marquette, 2 seed in the East | Exp | 3pt | Assist | Shoot | Steal | Reb | Ht |
| Shaka Smart, coach rank: #12 | Pom: | 21.83 | Rec: | 28-6 | |||
| Tyler Kolek, PG | 1 | 43 | AAA | C | A | D | 6'3 |
| Oso Ighodaro | 1 | 0 | B | A | C | B | 6'9 |
| Kam Jones | 1 | 93 | C | B | A | C | 6'4 |
| Olivier-Maxence Prosper | 1 | 35 | F | B | C | D | 6'8 |
| Stevie Mitchell | 1 | 19 | D | D | AA | D | 6'2 |
| David Joplin | 1 | 64 | D | C | C | B | 6'7 |
| Bracket wins 8 system, 1st Coaches | Inj | Ven | NBA | Exp | PG | TO | Hot |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Vermont, 15 seed in the East | Exp | 3pt | Assist | Shoot | Steal | Reb | Ht |
| John Becker, coach rank: #55 | Pom: | 5.42 | Rec: | 23-10 | |||
| Robin Duncan | 3 | A | C | C | A | 6'5 | |
| Matt Veretto | 3 | 55 | D | A | C | C | 6'8 |
| Dylan Penn | 3 | 18 | B | B | D | D | 6'3 |
| Finn Sullivan | 3 | 61 | B | C | B | A | 6'4 |
| Aaron Deloney, PG | 3 | 62 | B | C | D | D | 6'0 |
| Kam Gibson | 3 | 38 | F | B | D | F | 6'3 |
| Bracket wins 8 system, 1st Coaches | Inj | Ven | NBA | Exp | PG | TO | Hot |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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