College basketball is headed into the final stretch with Selection Sunday a few days away. Many 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 3/13/13:
| WEST | EAST | |
| 1-Gonzaga* | 1-Duke | |
| 16-Western Kentucky* | 16-Norfolk St.* | |
| San Jose March 21-23 | Philadelphia March 22-24 | |
| 8-North Carolina State | 8-Illinois | |
| 9-San Diego State | 9-Temple | |
| 4-Arizona | 4- Marquette | |
| 13-Davidson* | 13-Louisiana Tech* | |
| Salt Lake City March 21-23 | San Jose March 21-23 | |
| 5-Pittsburgh | 5-Oklahoma St | |
| 12-Belmont* | 12-Bucknell* | |
| 3-Michigan | 3-Florida* | |
| 14-South Dakota St* | 14-Stephen .F. Austin* | |
| Auburn Hills March 21-23 | Austin March 22-24 | |
| 6-VCU | 6-Colorado St | |
| 11-Boise State | 11-Iowa St | |
| 7-Memphis* | 7-Creighton* | |
| 10-California | 10-Notre Dame | |
| Philadelphia March 22-24 | Auburn Hills March 21-23 | |
| 2-Georgetown* | 2-Michigan St. | |
| 15-Vermont* | 15-Iona* | |
| MIDWEST | SOUTH | |
| 1-Indiana* | 1-Louisville | |
| 16-Southern/Liberty** | 16-Long Island/James Madison** | |
| Dayton March 22-24 | Lexington March 21-23 | |
| 8-North Carolina | 8-Minnesota | |
| 9-Missouri | 9-Colorado | |
| 4-Syracuse | 4-Kansas State | |
| 13-Akron* | 13-Valparaiso* | |
| Lexington March 21-23 | Kansas City March 22-24 | |
| 5-UNLV | 5-St. Louis* | |
| 12-LaSalle/Oregon | 12-Tennessee/St. Marys | |
| 3-Ohio State | 3-New Mexico* | |
| 14-Harvard* | 14-Montana* | |
| Dayton March 22-24 | Salt Lake City March 21-23 | |
| 6-UCLA* | 6-Wisconsin | |
| 11-Villanova | 11-Kentucky | |
| 7-Butler | 7-Oklahoma | |
| 10-Wichita St | 10-Cinncinati | |
| Kansas City March 22-24 | Austin March 22-24 | |
| 2-Kansas* | 2-Miami* | |
| 15-Florida Gulf Coast* | 15-Long Beach St* |
*Indicate Conference Auto-Bid
Krueger’s Notes on the Bracket:
There is so little that separates Tennessee,the last team in, and Virginia, the last team out, that these may continue to flip flop before Sunday. Virginia would have the spot if it weren’t for the horrid non conference schedule. Everybody ten and up is safe. Louisville edges out Kansas for the last number one spot.
The Jays are in at a seven seed. Still a possibility of a six if Colorado State, VCU or Wisconsin lose in the first round of their tournaments.
Last four in: Tennessee, LaSalle, Oregon, St. Mary’s
First four out: Virginia, Mississippi, Iowa, Baylor
Next four out: Alabama, Middle Tennessee St., Southern Mississippi, UMass