# NCAA brackets are here **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 16, 2003, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-brackets-are-here/161870 "2003-03-16T23:37:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Phouchg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/41988e/32.png) [@Phouchg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phouchg)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-brackets-are-here/161870/1 "2003-03-16T23:37:44Z")
[NCAA men’s bracket](http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/bracket) Any thoughts? How on earth did BYU get in and BC didn’t??? Phouchg Lovable Rogue ---
**Author:** ![JaxBeachBoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19adc/32.png) [@JaxBeachBoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaxBeachBoy)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-brackets-are-here/161870/2 "2003-03-16T23:47:09Z")
why does Texas get the #1 overall seed? ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-brackets-are-here/161870/3 "2003-03-17T00:02:20Z")
My thought is that when a “Collegiate” organization thinks that Vermont, Wisconsin, Illinois, Kentucky and Michigan are in the west it explains a lot about the state of education in this country. ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-brackets-are-here/161870/4 "2003-03-17T00:07:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by JaxBeachBoy \* > \*\*why does Texas get the #1 overall seed? \*\* They didn’t. The 65th seed revolves region to region each year. And this year it went to the south region and Texas just happens to be the #1 seed in that region. Heard one of the talking heads from ESPN explain it this morning. ---
**Author:** ![Super\_Gnat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@Super\_Gnat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Super_Gnat)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-brackets-are-here/161870/5 "2003-03-17T00:25:38Z")
_ahem_ **Go Terps!** That is all. ---
**Author:** ![NicePete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ee7513/32.png) [@NicePete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NicePete)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-brackets-are-here/161870/6 "2003-03-17T03:32:28Z")
The University of Kentucky Wildcats. All the Way. Write it down. ---
**Author:** ![brianjedi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@brianjedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianjedi)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-brackets-are-here/161870/7 "2003-03-17T04:34:32Z")
The complaints I have are as follows: 1. Auburn and Alabama? As a fan of an SEC school (UK, baby) I guess it’s good that they’re in, but why? Alabama can’t win on the road and had a horrible SEC season, and Auburn isn’t that good of a team overall. 2. Who decided the UK-Arizona matchup everyone wanted should be a Final Four game and not the national title game? 3. The “pod” system is supposed to keep teams close to home, right? So why are Oregon and Utah coming to Nashville? Couldn’t one of the Spokane games come east? As for predictions, here’s the highlights: 1. Memphis upsets Kansas in the second round. 2. Weber St. bumps off Wisconsin in the first round. 3. Syracuse wins the East after Mississippi State beats Oklahoma. 4. Kentucky vs. Texas, national title game, UK wins. ---
**Author:** ![Vorae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@Vorae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vorae)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-brackets-are-here/161870/8 "2003-03-17T05:55:03Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by brianjedi_ **4. Kentucky vs. Texas, national title game, UK wins.** Don’t mess with Texas. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Asylum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/53a042/32.png) [@Asylum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asylum)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-brackets-are-here/161870/9 "2003-03-17T06:12:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Super Gnat \* > \*\*_ahem_ > > **Go Terps!** > > That is all. \*\* Yeah buddy! They’re gonna repeat!!! screw reality ---
**Author:** ![MissGypsy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8491ac/32.png) [@MissGypsy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissGypsy)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-brackets-are-here/161870/10 "2003-03-17T09:03:25Z")
Did I misread somehow, or is Indiana ranked 7 and Purdue ranked 9? BWAHAHAHA! Go Hoosiers! ---
**Author:** ![King\_Friday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/43a26b/32.png) [@King\_Friday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/King_Friday)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-brackets-are-here/161870/11 "2003-03-17T11:16:12Z")
I like Maryland’s chances of coming out of their bracket. UNCW no problem, hopefully. Xavier is good, but from a weak conference in my opinion. They should hook up with Florida who beat them earlier this season at Cole (it’s still cole to me) but that was a different team, they were good then. Texas will be gone by then, that leaves LSU or Stanford. Maryland is defending champ and will not fade out quietly. Of course this is all coming from a huge Maryland fan. ---
**Author:** ![Mullinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-brackets-are-here/161870/12 "2003-03-17T14:51:32Z")
UNCW has perhaps the best 3 point shooter in the tournament. Many an upset has happened because one player was hot at the right time. Sep warily might Terps, because Brett Blizzard is on the horizon. As for my gripe - Kansas a 2 seed? More specifically, KU a 2 seed while 2 other Big 12 teams get 1 seeds? And then, you put them in the region of doom? Morons. Of course, I wouldn’t expect much out of a committee that couldn’t even remember to not have BYU playing on Sunday. KU will still pull it out. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-brackets-are-here/161870/13 "2003-03-17T15:07:22Z")
As a Notre Dame alum living in Indianapolis, can I express my glee and joy seeing them put here? Not to mention that my step-father is a Marquette alum living in Kansas City (he’s a big Mizzou fan). Hot damn, I gotta buy tickets! ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-brackets-are-here/161870/14 "2003-03-17T17:56:55Z")
I started a similar thread in Cafe. Oops. Anyway… **Midwest** **Weber State** wins two games - Wisconsin and Dayton. **Southern Illinois** does one better than last year, beating Mizzou, Marquette, and Pitt. **Kentucky** comes out of the Midwest. **West** **Notre Dame** loses to UW-M, of course. **Memphis** barely loses to Duke, after upsetting Kansas. **Duke** comes out of the West, squeaking by Arizona. **Kentucky** over Duke by a sizeable margin to go to the final game. **South** **Colorado** over Michigan State. **Xavier** upsetting Texas to go to the Final Four. **East** **Butler** over Mississippi St. **Penn** over OK St. A tenuous **Louisville** over Oklahoma. **Syracuse** to the Final Four. **Syracuse** over Xavier to face Kentucky in the final. **Kentucky** to win it all. hrh ---
**Author:** ![SuperNova](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@SuperNova](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuperNova)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2003, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-brackets-are-here/161870/15 "2003-03-18T04:17:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by King Friday \* > \*\*I like Maryland’s chances of coming out of their bracket. UNCW no problem, hopefully. Xavier is good, but from a weak conference in my opinion. They should hook up with Florida who beat them earlier this season at Cole (it’s still cole to me) but that was a different team, they were good then. Texas will be gone by then, that leaves LSU or Stanford. Maryland is defending champ and will not fade out quietly. Of course this is all coming from a huge Maryland fan. \*\* _Leaving LSU or Stanford?_ Nah… worry about UNCW first, I’ve heard some good things about them… In the top half of the bracket, don’t be surprised if my Uconn Huskies come out… We match up pretty well with Stanford and Texas. The talent is there. W just need to put it together a few games. ---
**Author:** ![King\_Friday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/43a26b/32.png) [@King\_Friday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/King_Friday)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-brackets-are-here/161870/16 "2003-03-21T06:25:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SuperNova \* > **Nah… worry about UNCW first, I’ve heard some good things about them…** You must have been the only one.