A record 6 MWC teams are projected to make the field of 68 in 2013 - MWC Connection
ESPN's own Joe Lunardi has 6 MWC in his latest edition of bracketology.
Even before the season, many knew that the MWC would be juiced in 2012-13. I had projected that there would be 4 MWC making it to the 2013 NCAA Tournament, heck i thought 4 was a stretch. Then Wyoming started the year by going 13-0, with a win over Colorado, and Boise State took down Creighton in Omaha. Next thing we know there are 6 MWC teams in contention for a bid in the 2013 NCAA Tournament, even Joe Lunardi thinks so.
- No. 5 New Mexico vs. No. 12 Brigham Young
- No. 5 San Diego State vs. No. 12 Akron
- No. 7 UNLV vs. No. 10 Kentucky
- No. 9 Boise State vs. No. 8 Ole Miss
- No. 10 Wyoming vs. No. 7 Kansas State
- No. 11 Colorado State vs. No. 11 Iowa State (No. 6 VCU in waiting)
It appears as Joe Lunardi has bought into the MWC along with SB Nation's Chris Dobbertea, who also is projecting 6 MWC teams in his bracketology, even I am starting to believe in the MWC strength: how each team will perform in the tournament is yet to be seen. My bracket sees 6 MWC teams making the field, but with slightly different seeds.
| EAST Washington | MIDWEST Indianapolis |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | Auburn Hills (Thu/Sat) | ||
| 1 | Duke | 1 | Michigan |
| 16 | Loyola (MD) or Norfolk State |
16 | Bryant |
| 8 | Pittsburgh |
8 | Notre Dame |
| 9 | Boise State |
9 | Oklahoma State |
|
Auburn Hills |
Austin | ||
| 5 | Michigan State |
5 | Virginia Commonwealth |
| 12 | Bucknell |
12 | Memphis |
| 4 | Butler | 4 | North Carolina State |
| 13 | Ohio | 13 | Middle Tennessee State |
| Dayton |
Kansas City |
||
| 6 | Oregon | 6 | Kansas State |
| 11 | Iowa State |
11 | North Carolina |
| 3 | Ohio State |
3 | Minnesota |
| 14 | Harvard | 14 | Valparaiso |
| Philadelphia | Lexington | ||
| 7 | Miami (FL) |
7 | Georgetown |
| 10 | Kentucky |
10 | Wyoming |
| 2 | Syracuse | 2 | Florida |
| 15 | Stony Brook |
15 | Florida Gulf Coast |
| WEST Los Angeles | SOUTH Arlington |
||
| Lexington | Kansas City | ||
| 1 | Louisville |
1 | Kansas |
| 16 | Charleston Southern or Southern University |
16 | North Dakota State |
| 8 | Ole Miss |
8 | Wichita State |
| 9 | Baylor |
9 | Marquette |
|
San Jose |
San Jose | ||
| 5 | UCLA | 5 | Illinois |
| 12 | Brigham Young |
12 | Colorado State or Colorado |
| 4 | San Diego State |
4 | Missouri |
| 13 | Belmont |
13 | Davidson |
|
Salt Lake City |
Austin | ||
| 6 | Wisconsin |
6 | New Mexico |
| 11 | Utah State |
11 | Oklahoma or Texas A&M |
| 3 | Arizona |
3 | Creighton |
| 14 | Montana | 14 | Stephen F. Austin |
|
Salt Lake City |
Dayton |
||
| 7 | UNLV | 7 | Cincinnati |
| 10 | Temple |
10 | Maryland |
| 2 | Gonzaga | 2 | Indiana |
| 15 | Cal State Fullerton |
15 | Delaware |
| FIRST FOUR (Dayton) | |||
| To Lexington |
To Austin | ||
| 16 | Charleston Southern |
11 | Oklahoma |
| 16 | Southern University |
11 | Texas A&M |
| To Philadelphia | To San Jose |
||
| 16 | Loyola (MD) |
12 | Colorado State |
| 16 | Norfolk State |
12 | Colorado |
*Credit goes to Chris Dobbertean for the template of the bracket.
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