College basketball fans are just a few weeks away from the NCAA Tournament Selection Show. Between now and then, many fans will play the role of bracketologist. Tim Krueger, co-host of the Bluejay Banter radio show, is one such fan. Krueger has conducted his own bracket projections for years, even before ESPN’s Joe Lunardi gave such a practice the term Bracketology. Lunardi even praised Krueger’s efforts as a guest on Banter.
Each Monday leading up to Selection Sunday, Krueger will provide White & Blue Review his updated bracket predictions. Bluejay Banter can be heard every Monday from 5-6PM on Big Sports 590 AM, with podcasts of the show available via www.BigSports590.com.
Here is the Bracket for February 8, 2010:
Krueger’s Notes About the Bracket:
Selection Sunday is about a month away, but here’s how I see the brackets as of today. The toughest decision at the top was between Villanova and West Virginia. With the Mountaineers having played the tougher conference and non-conference schedule so far and with Villanova’s tough part of the Big East coming up, I went with the ‘Neers on the one line. Kansas is the number 1 overall seed.
There is a lot of parity between seed 4 and 10. We could see a lot of movement in the weeks ahead.
There is only one MVC team in as we speak. Wichita State really needs some of those 10,11, and 12 seeds to struggle, and the Shockers need to keep winning.
Last four in: Florida State, Dayton, UTEP, and Notre Dame
Last four out: Illinois, Charlotte, Arizona State, Cincinnati
Next four out: Louisville, Northwestern, South Florida, Tulsa
Need loads of help: Wichita State, UConn, North Carolina, San Diego State
(** Conference champions/Automatic qualifiers)
