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MRI2005: Tournament Projection #3
February 13, 2006 | By Benjamin Miraski
A third week and a new slate of #1 teams as Connecticut moves up to round out the top four teams in the country. Meanwhile, the bubbles gets a little bigger for some teams. Movement by mid-major leaders expanded the field down to a ranking of 52 in the MRI, lower than last year's cut-off for the actual tournament.
A few teams are hanging on but the cliff is very steep. Kentucky learned that the hard way this week, falling from the last team in to far back. Meanwhile, there are a number of teams still climbing and a string of a few wins could propel them into March. Cal and UTEP are just some of the names that a big push could move from NIT to a fancy dance ticket.
With one month remaining until selection Sunday, anything could happen, and will. Just four weeks to get that resume in order, and never a better time than the present to make that move. Check out all the brackets in Week 3 of the MRI tournament projections.
| Teams proceeded by their conference names in all caps are the current MRI leaders of the teams remaining alive in those conferences projected to get one bid. | |||||
| East Region – Washington, D.C. | |||||
| Greensboro, NC | |||||
| #1 | Duke | #16 | NORTHEAST: Central Conn. St. | ||
| #8 | UNC-Wilmington | #9 | Michigan | ||
| San Diego, CA | |||||
| #5 | Syracuse | #12 | PATRIOT: Bucknell | ||
| #4 | Tennessee | #13 | SUNBELT: Western Kentucky | ||
| Salt Lake City, UT | |||||
| #3 | Kansas | #14 | IVY: Pennsylvania | ||
| #6 | Missouri State | #11 | Miami | ||
| Philadelphia, PA | |||||
| #7 | Arizona | #10 | Xavier | ||
| #2 | Villanova | #15 | MCC: Oral Roberts | ||
| South Region – Atlanta, GA | |||||
| Dayton, OH | |||||
| #1 | Memphis | #16 | AMERICA EAST: Albany | ||
| #8 | Georgetown | #9 | Arkansas | ||
| San Diego, CA | |||||
| #5 | UCLA | #12 | Southern Illinois | ||
| #4 | Ohio State | #13 | OVC: Murray State | ||
| Dallas, TX | |||||
| #3 | Oklahoma | #14 | MOUNTAIN WEST: San Diego State | ||
| #6 | North Carolina | #11 | Indiana | ||
| Jacksonville, FL | |||||
| #7 | Northern Iowa | #10 | West Virginia | ||
| #2 | Florida | #15 | SOUTHERN: Davidson | ||
| West Region – Oakland, CA | |||||
| Dallas, TX | |||||
| #1 | Texas | #16 | Play-in game: SWAC: Southern vs. MEAC: Hampton | ||
| #8 | Maryland | #9 | Louisville | ||
| Greensboro, NC | |||||
| #5 | Iowa | #12 | HORIZON: Wisconsin-Milwaukee | ||
| #4 | George Mason | #13 | WAC: Nevada | ||
| Auburn Hills, MI | |||||
| #3 | Wisconsin | #14 | MAAC: Iona | ||
| #6 | George Washington | #11 | BIG SOUTH: Winthrop | ||
| Auburn Hills, MI | |||||
| #7 | North Carolina State | #10 | Creighton | ||
| #2 | Pittsburgh | #15 | BIG SKY: Montana | ||
| Midwest Region – Minneapolis, MN | |||||
| Philadelphia, PA | |||||
| #1 | Connecticut | #16 | SOUTHLAND: Northwestern State | ||
| #8 | Boston College | #9 | Gonzaga | ||
| Jacksonville, FL | |||||
| #5 | Michigan State | #12 | Bradley | ||
| #4 | LSU | #13 | MAC: Kent State | ||
| Salt Lake City, UT | |||||
| #3 | Washington | #14 | BIG WEST: Pacific | ||
| #6 | Colorado | #11 | Seton Hall | ||
| Dayton, OH | |||||
| #7 | Wichita State | #10 | Florida State | ||
| #2 | Illinois | #15 | ATLANTIC SUN: East Tennessee State | ||
| Conferences with multiple bids: Big East (8), Big 10 (7), ACC (7), MVC (6), SEC (4), Big 12 (4), Pac-10 (3), Atlantic 10 (2), Colonial (2) | |||||
| Moved Down for placement requirements: Florida State, Bradley, Southern Illinois, George Washington | |||||
| Moved Up for placement requirements: Louisville, Indiana, Winthrop, Iowa | |||||
| Last 4 At-Large Teams In: Miami, Seton Hall, Southern Illinois, Indiana | |||||
| Last 4 At-Large Teams Out: Cincinnati, Texas A&M, Oklahoma State, Kansas State | |||||
| Regional Pairings: West vs. Midwest, South vs. East | |||||
| Toughest Region: Midwest (Minneapolis, MN) | |||||
| Easiest Region: West (Oakland, CA), South (Atlanta, GA) | |||||
| Copyright 2006 MRISports.com | |||||
Posted February 13, 2006 8:15 PM
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Ben, great coverage as usual. Excited to see the MVC is looking so strong. This is going to be a crazy finish.
Posted by: Adam Spain at February 14, 2006 12:44 AM
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