College basketball is well underway this season and as we are now in the conference season, many will play the role of Bracketologist predicting the field of 68. Tim Krueger, co-host of both the Bluejay Banter radio show and of the new MVC Hoops 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.
Leading up to Selection Sunday, Krueger will provide White & Blue Review his updated bracket predictions. Bluejay Banter can be heard every Monday from 6-7 PM on 590 AM, Omaha’s ESPN Radio. The MVC Hoops show can be heard on local radio stations across the MVC six-state footprint.
The Bracket as of 1/28/13:
| EAST | WEST | |
| 1-Duke | 1-Florida* | |
| 16-Southern/Niagara** | 16-Charleston Southern* | |
| Philadelphia March 22-24 | Austin March 22-24 | |
| 8-VCU | 8-Illinois | |
| 9-Colorado | 9-Colorado State | |
| 4-Ohio St | 4-Oregon* | |
| 13-Bucknell* | 13-Akron* | |
| Dayton March 22-24 | San Jose March 21-23 | |
| 5-Cinncinati | 5-Marquette | |
| 12-Alabama/Iowa St | 12-Southern Mississippi* | |
| 3-Michigan State | 3-Gonzaga* | |
| 14-Western Illinois* | 14-Long Beach St* | |
| Auburn Hills March 21-23 | San Jose March 21-23 | |
| 6-Kansas St | 6-San Diego St. | |
| 11-Temple | 11-Kentucky | |
| 7-Mississippi | 7-Georgetown | |
| 10-N Carolina | 10-Oklahoma | |
| Philadelphia March 22-24 | Lexington March 21-23 | |
| 2-Syracuse* | 2-Indiana | |
| 15-Davidson* | 15-Northeastern* | |
| SOUTH | MIDWEST | |
| 1-Kansas* | 1-Michigan* | |
| 16-Harvard* | 16-Norfolk St/Bryant** | |
| Kansas City March 22-24 | Auburn Hills March 21-23 | |
| 8-Pittsburgh | 8-Baylor | |
| 9-UCLA | 9-Notre Dame | |
| 4-New Mexico* | 4-N.C State | |
| 13-Louisiana Tech* | 13-Stephen F Austin* | |
| Salt Lake City March 21-23 | Kansas City March 22-24 | |
| 5-Minnesota | 5-Wichita St* | |
| 12-Middle Tennessee St.* | 12-Belmont* | |
| 3-Miami* | 3-Butler* | |
| 14-Stony Brook* | 14-Valparaiso* | |
| Austin March 22-24 | Dayton March 22-24 | |
| 6-Wisconsin | 6-Missouri | |
| 11-Villanova | 11-Maryland/Memphis | |
| 7-Creighton | 7-UNLV | |
| 10-LaSalle | 10-Oklahoma St | |
| Salt Lake City March 21-23 | Lexington March 21-23 | |
| 2-Arizona | 2-Louisville | |
| 15-Montana* | 15-Florida Gulf Coast* |
*Indicate Conference Auto-Bid
Krueger’s Notes on the Bracket:
A great week to not lose a game. If you went undefeated you moved up in the bracket. I know I got a lot of flack for putting Miami at a 3 seed last week. I hope you now know why.
Wichita State is one of those teams that didn’t lose. They were able to slip into the 5 line. Creighton continues on the 7 line. The Jays will have to win at least four to five games in a row to move up the bracket. A first round match up with LaSalle could be interesting
Last 4 in: Alabama,Maryland,Memphis,Iowa State
First 4 out: Arizona St.,St. Marys,Indiana St,Charlotte
Next 4 out: St.Johns,Boise St.,St.Louis,BYU