Bracketology Addendum Part 2

I have no clue what to make of the three bubble teams from the Big East. Whenever they take one step forward-they followed that up with two steps back. Cincinnati had a golden opportunity to put a stamp on a bid Tuesday night, but the team everyone figured to be the odd one out, Seton Hall, jumped up to get them. One thing of interest though: The three teams at question here are Seton Hall, Cincinnati and Syracuse. While Cincinnati and Syracuse sport identical 1-2 records versus the other two teams, Seton Hall is 2-0. Just something to remember on selection Sunday.

Some more Conference tournament predictions:

Northeast Conference: This is another one of those leagues with a lot of parity. I probably had 3 or 4 teams make my bracket projections over the course of the season letting you know that there hasn't been a dominant team. Fairleigh Dickinson is the defending champ and it's tough to be the king. On top of that I love the way Central Connecticut is playing and I like how they went out of conference and beat some tough small conference competition. In this tournament, give me the other Blue Devils.

Big Sky: All year long I found it very difficult to fathom how Northern Arizona was staying in first place. After being exposed against Western Kentucky and Montana in 2 of their last three games, I don't think they've got what it takes to win this tournament...even if it is on their home court. Montana is the most talented team in this conference and I expect them to make a return trip to the Big Dance.

Patriot League: This is about as obvious as the West Coast Conference. Bucknell didn't only go 14-0 in conference, but they did it in pretty impressive fashion. In only four games did teams come within single digits and those were all on the road. These will be at home. Bucknell all day long.

America East: This tournament is all about Binghampton and Albany. However, it's more about Albany. If it hadn't been for New Hampshire sweeping them, Albany would've ran away with the conference title (possible semi-final showdown). Both teams Albany and Binghampton will be fighting for the first bids ever to the tournament. However, if Albany can get through the semi-finals in a hostile environment, the final at home will be theirs.