LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – For several weeks, I've put together my 2013 NCAA Tournament mock bracket – at least the top 16 seeds.
I watch a ridiculous number of games every week so I considered simply trying to identify the top 16 teams the same way I learned to do it during a mock bracket exercise at NCAA headquarters in Indianapolis several years ago.
Essentially, it's a process of ranking and separating the teams. Re-ranking and comparing them, often on a game by game basis. Shaking them through a sifter until the results are somewhat clear.
But I don't do that with my mock Top 16. Too subjective. I decided to rely on public opinion and computer power rankings. I blend the results from the two human polls – AP writers and USA Today coaches – and the Sagarin, Pomeroy and RPI computer numbers.
So I have this week's numbers. And this week there is a bonus: Joe Lunardi, the proven master at picking and seeding the NCAA field, released his latest bracket projection at ESPN.com Tuesday.
That makes it a perfect time to compare Lunardi's Top 16 with mine. We agree on three Number One seeds, two Number Two seeds, two Number Three seeds and a single Number Four.
Who's right.
Lunardi is, of course!
Here goes
ONE SEEDS
Duke (15 points)
Indiana (18)
Florida (19)
Michigan (22)
Lunardi: Indiana, Duke, Miami, Michigan
TWO SEEDS
Miami (26)
Syracuse (34)
Louisville (39)
Gonzaga (40)
Lunardi: Gonzaga, Syracuse, Florida, Arizona
THREE SEEDS
Kansas (52)
Michigan State (54)
Arizona (56)
Ohio State (71)
Lunardi: Louisville, Kansas, New Mexico, Michigan State
FOUR SEEDS
Pittsburgh (75)
Oklahoma State (95)
Wisconsin (96)
Georgetown (96)
Lunardi: Kansas State, Butler, Ohio State, Georgetown.
There you go. Enjoy.
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As we move closer to Selection Sunday, Dr. Bo decided to compare his Top 16 NCAA Tournament seeds with Joe Lunardi's.
