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 2/11/13:
| EAST | WEST | |
| 1-Duke | 1-Miami* | |
| 16-UNC-Asheville* | 16-Bryant/Northeastern** | |
| Philadelphia March 22-24 | Lexington March 21-23 | |
| 8-Missouri | 8-Colorado St | |
| 9-Oklahoma St | 9-Creighton | |
| 4-Butler* | 4- Ohio State | |
| 13-Louisiana Tech* | 13-Bucknell* | |
| San Jose March 21-23 | Dayton March 22-24 | |
| 5-Wisconsin | 5-Pittsburgh | |
| 12-Villanova | 12-Temple/Arizona St. | |
| 3-Michigan State | 3-Gonzaga* | |
| 14-Valparaiso* | 14-Long Beach St* | |
| Auburn Hills March 21-23 | San Jose March 21-23 | |
| 6-UCLA | 6-San Diego St | |
| 11-Mississippi/St. Louis | 11-Iowa St. | |
| 7-Oklahoma | 7-Cinncinati | |
| 10-Memphis* | 10-Kentucky | |
| Philadelphia March 22-24 | Salt Lake City March 21-23 | |
| 2-Syracuse* | 2-Arizona* | |
| 15-Vermont* | 15-Western Illinois* | |
| SOUTH | MIDWEST | |
| 1-Michigan | 1-Indiana* | |
| 16-Norfolk St* | 16-Southern/Niagara** | |
| Auburn Hills March 21-23 | Dayton March 22-24 | |
| 8-Wichita St. | 8-Colorado | |
| 9-Notre Dame | 9-North Carolina | |
| 4-K State* | 4-Marquette | |
| 13-Middle Tennessee St.* | 13-Stephen F Austin* | |
| Kansas City March 22-24 | Austin March 22-24 | |
| 5-North Carolina State | 5-UNLV | |
| 12-LaSalle | 12-Akron* | |
| 3-New Mexico* | 3-Kansas | |
| 14-Montana* | 14-Davidson* | |
| Salt Lake City March 21-23 | Kansas City March 22-24 | |
| 6-Minnesota | 6-Georgetown | |
| 11-Belmont* | 11-Indiana St* | |
| 7-VCU | 7-Oregon | |
| 10-Baylor | 10-Illinois | |
| Lexington March 21-23 | Austin March 22-24 | |
| 2-Louisville | 2-Florida* | |
| 15-Florida Gulf Coast* | 15-Harvard* |
*Indicate Conference Auto-Bid
Krueger’s Notes on the Bracket:
There is no way I can keep Miami off the top line any longer. They are the best team I have seen this year now that they are back to full strength. Lots of movement of course throughout the bracket with all the upsets.
Creighton has now dropped to a nine seed and is only one more loss away from being on the bubble. Currently the Valley has three teams in. Let’s hope they can all finish out the season strong.
Last four in: Arizona State, Temple, Ole Miss, St. Louis
First four out: So. Miss, St. Marys, St. Johns, Alabama
Next four out: Boise St., Virginia, Texas A+M, BYU
