BRACKETOLOGY: Championship Week is Here

Not much to say today. We've had some bubble teams really help themselves out. Stanford got robbed, Xavier blew a 2 seed and I told you the 7 and 8 seeds in the Patriot League were dangerous. More conference tournament previews below.

Summit League: This thing here is a two-horse race. Oral Roberts and IUPUI are the heavy favorites to win the conference tournament. They only met once during the regular season and that was a one-point win at home for Oral Roberts. This tournament will be semi-home for the Golden Eagles so they'll have the advantage again. I like Oral Roberts to take that advantage, add it to the experience edge they already have, and they'll be dancing again.

Big Sky: There are nine schools in the Big Sky, but only six get to play in the conference tournament. I like it. It gives an advantage to the better teams in the conference-the teams with a greater chance of winning in March. Portland St has lost only two games since the calendar turned to 2008. You have to be a pretty bold guy to pick against Portland St. I'm not that bold. Portland St to the tournament.

On to the bracket

Last Four In: New Mexico, Villanova, Mississippi, St. Josephs
Last Four Out: Ohio St, Southern Illinois, Maryland, Oregon

Number Seeds Rank in this Order: 1. Memphis 2. North Carolina 3. UCLA 4. Tennessee

This bracket is good for games thru Thursday March 6, 2008

SOUTH
1.Memphis16.Lamar/Alabama St Little Rock, AR
8.Oklahoma9.Arizona
5.UConn12.Kentucky Tampa, FL
4.Purdue13.Boise St
6.Gonzaga11.Davidson Birmingham, AL
3.Louisville14.Cal St Northridge
7.Mississippi St10.UMass Raleigh, NC
2.Duke15.Robert Morris
MIDWEST
1.Tennessee16.UNC-Asheville Birmingham, AL
8.Kansas St9.Kent St
5.Marquette12.Arizona St Denver, CO
4.Michigan St13.New Mexico
6.Butler11.Virginia Commonwealth Anaheim, CA
3.Stanford14.Portland St
7.Clemson10.Pittsburgh Omaha, NE
2.Kansas15.UMBC
WEST
1.UCLA16.Morgan St Anaheim, CA
8.Miami(FL)9.Baylor
5.Indiana12.Mississippi Washington, DC
4.Notre Dame13.Oral Roberts
6.BYU11.Illinois St Washington, DC
3.Xavier14.Siena
7.St. Mary’s10.West Virginia Little Rock, AR
2.Texas15.Belmont
EAST
1.North Carolina16.American Raleigh, NC
8.South Alabama9.Texas A&M
5.Washington St12.St. Josephs Denver, CO
4.Vanderbilt13.Villanova
6.Drake11.UNLV Tampa, FL
3.Georgetown14.Cornell(Ivy)
7.USC10.Arkansas Omaha, NE
2.Wisconsin15.Austin Peay