Picks and Predictions for the NCAA Tournament

Advance NCAA Tournament Game-by-Game Predictions through the Final Four and NCAA Championship. Last update: 3/14/07 (11:25pm ET). Column explanations below. Thank you for visiting Fanbay.net Sports. Return to main NCAA Hoops Basketball page. 2007 Advance Picks: this is the entire tourney bracket picked by our computer model prior to the start of the tournament. We also have round-by-round updated at NCAA tournament predictions. Notes: The night before the tourney started, all the games were picked by the computer in advance. The championship: UNC beats Florida. Kentucky and Texas A&M make the Final Four. Kentucky is symbolic of the West Bracket-- which has Kansas (known for getting knocked out) and a bunch of other teams that don't really stand out. Essentially, anyone could come out of that bracket. Other surprises, Ohio State will have trouble beating Xavier and then our computer picks Tennessee to beat the Buckeyes. Georgia Tech makes the Elite Eight; and so does Boston College.  Seed    Team    W    L    TR    RPI    Sagarin   Green   SOS   Off Rk   Def Rk   Vegas   Prediction  1E North Carolina 28 6 2 2 1 2 6 86.3 327 -27.5 -19.4 16E Eastern Kentucky 19 11 153 126 169 169 230 65.2 46 UNC UNC 8E Marquette 23 9 27 22 37 29 16 72.5 253 MichSt -0.2 9E Michigan State 22 11 23 24 21 24 9 65.1 14 -2 Marq 5E USC 23 11 37 47 36 27 40 71.4 115 -2 Ark 12E Arkansas 21 13 39 35 40 42 10 71.4 142 USC -0.2 4E Texas 24 9 19 26 17 18 51 82.2 323 -8 -4.8 13E New Mexico State 24 8 71 69 80 71 188 78.3 171 Texas Texas 6E Vanderbilt 19 11 48 46 56 45 24 76.6 277 -3.5 -7.4 11E George Washington 23 8 70 71 72 75 181 71.1 215 Vandy Vandy 3E Washington State 25 7 20 25 23 14 107 66.5 63 -6.5 -0.7 14E Oral Roberts 22 10 95 90 96 94 159 72.3 68 WashSt WashSt 7E Boston College 20 11 32 32 28 38 13 74.6 104 -2.5 -4 10E Texas Tech 21 12 61 53 66 61 33 71.6 140 BC BC 2E Georgetown 26 6 8 9 8 7 17 68.5 11 -17 -11.3 15E Belmont 22 9 125 116 126 134 262 73 177 Gtown Gtown 1S Ohio State 30 3 1 1 2 1 15 73.6 181 -21 -14.4 16S Cent. Conn. St. 22 11 167 147 189 178 263 69.3 119 OhioSt OhioSt 8S BYU 24 8 30 18 45 32 52 78.1 265 Xavier Xavier 9S Xavier 24 8 43 33 42 54 84 76.4 72 -2 -0.4 5S Tennessee 22 10 18 12 26 23 5 79.7 328 -7 -7.9 12S Long Beach State 23 7 84 79 89 89 237 80.3 325 Tenn Tenn 4S Virginia 19 10 44 55 38 43 53 76.8 281 -8.5 -8.3 13S Albany-NY 23 9 105 78 125 110 174 68.3 105 Virg. Virg. 6S Louisville 22 9 31 37 33 26 41 71.4 258 -6 -1.1 11S Stanford 18 12 57 63 52 51 38 69.9 207 L'Ville L'Ville 3S Texas A&M 25 6 11 17 9 9 54 76.3 126 -13 -8.2 14S Pennsylvania 21 8 103 88 111 109 177 74.8 165 A&M A&M 7S Nevada 27 4 24 23 34 20 134 77.9 247 -1.5 -0.2 10S Creighton 22 10 25 20 31 31 19 67.2 26 Nevada Nevada 2S Memphis 30 3 7 8 7 8 70 79.6 319 -18 -11.4 15S North Texas 20 10 138 137 146 142 284 77.5 308 Memph Memph 1W Kansas 30 4 6 11 4 5 59 78.4 294 off -12 16W Niagara 22 11 148 136 154 159 234 76.1 314 Kansas Kansas 8W Kentucky 21 11 16 13 19 19 1 73.5 167 Villanova -0.8 9W Villanova 21 10 21 19 20 25 7 72.9 169 -1.5 Kent. 5W Virginia Tech 20 11 29 34 24 35 22 72.8 212 -3 -3.6 12W Illinois 23 11 38 29 43 39 23 64.5 86 VaTech VaTech 4W Southern Illinois 26 6 10 7 16 12 34 63.2 6 -7.5 -6.5 13W Holy Cross 25 8 79 60 92 93 143 64.2 30 SIU SIU 6W Duke 22 10 15 15 12 22 3 70.2 97 -6.5 -4 11W Va. Commonwealth 27 6 51 44 60 49 129 74.8 182 Duke Duke 3W Pittsburgh 27 7 9 5 10 10 4 71.1 157 -9.5 -11 14W Wright State 23 9 82 72 87 87 169 64.6 88 Pitt Pitt 7W Indiana 20 10 26 28 27 28 60 70.9 153 -1.5 Gonz 10W Gonzaga 23 10 52 61 46 48 91 79.1 225 Indy -2.4 2W UCLA 25 5 5 3 6 6 8 72.5 188 -20 -9.8 15W Weber State 17 11 146 143 153 146 238 71.7 25 UCLA UCLA 1M Florida 29 5 4 6 3 4 43 79.3 135 -28 -23.1 16M Jackson State 20 13 205 168 231 215 318 71.2 309 Flor Flor 8M Arizona 20 10 13 14 13 15 2 78.5 241 -2.5 -5.9 9M Purdue 21 11 40 42 35 40 46 69.9 116 Zona Zona 5M Butler 25 6 28 27 22 41 101 68.4 27 -1.5 -1.5 12M Old Dominion 24 8 58 40 68 62 80 70.1 172 Butler Butler 4M Maryland 24 8 12 16 11 13 11 79.5 306 -7 -8.7 13M Davidson 27 4 45 48 55 34 215 81.7 333 Maryl Maryl 6M Notre Dame 24 7 22 31 14 21 114 81.5 290 -3.5 -9.4 11M Winthrop 24 4 42 70 39 17 277 75.3 220 N.Dame N.Dame 3M Oregon 26 7 14 21 15 11 71 76.4 275 -8.5 -8.2 14M Miami-Ohio 18 14 97 92 98 101 89 59.6 7 Oregon Oregon 7M UNLV 27 6 17 10 30 16 29 75.3 295 G.Tech G.Tech 10M Georgia Tech 20 11 33 52 18 30 48 79.1 299 -1.5 -1.1 2M Wisconsin 29 5 3 4 5 3 25 70.1 78 -13 -4.7 15M Texas A&M-CC 24 6 81 81 86 79 249 79.8 103 Wisc Wisc Second Round Picked in Advance 1E North Carolina 28 6 2 2 1 2 6 86.3 327 n/a -7.4 8E Marquette 23 9 27 22 37 29 16 72.5 253 n/a UNC 12E Arkansas 21 13 39 35 40 42 10 71.4 142 n/a Texas 4E Texas 24 9 19 26 17 18 51 82.2 323 n/a -2.2 6E Vanderbilt 19 11 48 46 56 45 24 76.6 277 n/a -5.7 3E Washington State 25 7 20 25 23 14 107 66.5 63 n/a Vandy 7E Boston College 20 11 32 32 28 38 13 74.6 104 n/a -1.1 2E Georgetown 26 6 8 9 8 7 17 68.5 11 n/a B.C. 1S Ohio State 30 3 1 1 2 1 15 73.6 181 n/a -0.2 9S Xavier 24 8 43 33 42 54 84 76.4 72 n/a OhioSt 5S Tennessee 22 10 18 12 26 23 5 79.7 328 n/a -2.4 4S Virginia 19 10 44 55 38 43 53 76.8 281 n/a Tenn 6S Louisville 22 9 31 37 33 26 41 71.4 258 n/a A&M 3S Texas A&M 25 6 11 17 9 9 54 76.3 126 n/a -4.9 7S Nevada 27 4 24 23 34 20 134 77.9 247 n/a Memph 2S Memphis 30 3 7 8 7 8 70 79.6 319 n/a -2.3 1W Kansas 30 4 6 11 4 5 59 78.4 294 n/a Kent. 8W Kentucky 21 11 16 13 19 19 1 73.5 167 n/a -0.8 5W Virginia Tech 20 11 29 34 24 35 22 72.8 212 n/a -1.7 4W Southern Illinois 26 6 10 7 16 12 34 63.2 6 n/a VaTech 6W Duke 22 10 15 15 12 22 3 70.2 97 n/a -0.2 3W Pittsburgh 27 7 9 5 10 10 4 71.1 157 n/a Duke 10W Gonzaga 23 10 52 61 46 48 91 79.1 225 n/a UCLA 2W UCLA 25 5 5 3 6 6 8 72.5 188 n/a -0.6 1M Florida 29 5 4 6 3 4 43 79.3 135 n/a -0.6 8M Arizona 20 10 13 14 13 15 2 78.5 241 n/a Flor. 5M Butler 25 6 28 27 22 41 101 68.4 27 n/a Maryl. 4M Maryland 24 8 12 16 11 13 11 79.5 306 n/a -6 6M Notre Dame 24 7 22 31 14 21 114 81.5 290 n/a -1.1 3M Oregon 26 7 14 21 15 11 71 76.4 275 n/a N.Dame 10M Georgia Tech 20 11 33 52 18 30 48 79.1 299 n/a -0.6 2M Wisconsin 29 5 3 4 5 3 25 70.1 78 n/a GaTech Sweet 16 Picked in Advance 1E North Carolina 28 6 2 2 1 2 6 86.3 327 n/a -4.5 4E Texas 24 9 19 26 17 18 51 82.2 323 n/a UNC 6E Vanderbilt 19 11 48 46 56 45 24 76.6 277 n/a BC 7E Boston College 20 11 32 32 28 38 13 74.6 104 n/a -2 1S Ohio State 30 3 1 1 2 1 15 73.6 181 n/a Tenn 5S Tennessee 22 10 18 12 26 23 5 79.7 328 n/a -0.6 3S Texas A&M 25 6 11 17 9 9 54 76.3 126 n/a -1.7 2S Memphis 30 3 7 8 7 8 70 79.6 319 n/a A&M 8W Kentucky 21 11 16 13 19 19 1 73.5 167 n/a -2.1 5W Virginia Tech 20 11 29 34 24 35 22 72.8 212 n/a Kent 6W Duke 22 10 15 15 12 22 3 70.2 97 n/a UCLA 2W UCLA 25 5 5 3 6 6 8 72.5 188 n/a -0.2 1M Florida 29 5 4 6 3 4 43 79.3 135 n/a -1.5 4M Maryland 24 8 12 16 11 13 11 79.5 306 n/a Flor 6M Notre Dame 24 7 22 31 14 21 114 81.5 290 n/a GaTech 10M Georgia Tech 20 11 33 52 18 30 48 79.1 299 n/a -0.4 Elite Eight Picked in Advance 1E North Carolina 28 6 2 2 1 2 6 86.3 327 n/a -4 7E Boston College 20 11 32 32 28 38 13 74.6 104 n/a UNC 5S Tennessee 22 10 18 12 26 23 5 79.7 328 n/a A&M 3S Texas A&M 25 6 11 17 9 9 54 76.3 126 n/a -0.2 8W Kentucky 21 11 16 13 19 19 1 73.5 167 n/a -0.9 2W UCLA 25 5 5 3 6 6 8 72.5 188 n/a Kent 1M Florida 29 5 4 6 3 4 43 79.3 135 n/a -3.6 10M Georgia Tech 20 11 33 52 18 30 48 79.1 299 n/a Flor Final Four Picked in Advance 1E North Carolina 28 6 2 2 1 2 6 86.3 327 n/a -4.3 3S Texas A&M 25 6 11 17 9 9 54 76.3 126 n/a UNC 8W Kentucky 21 11 16 13 19 19 1 73.5 167 n/a Flor 1M Florida 29 5 4 6 3 4 43 79.3 135 n/a -2.8 Championship Picked in Advance 1E North Carolina 28 6 2 2 1 2 6 86.3 327 n/a -2 1M Florida 29 5 4 6 3 4 43 79.3 135 n/a UNC *Stats Explanations A= Atlanta bracket, M= Minneapolis bracket, O= Oakland bracket, W= Washington, DC bracket TR= Fanbay.net Total Ranking- Combined ranking using the RPI, Sagarin, and Greenfield. RPI= RPI Rank- RPI is basically the gold standard for the NCAA Selections Committee. The number in the column is the RPI ranking for the team and not the actual RPI number. Here are the actual RPI ratings Sag= Sagarin Rank. Click here for the Sagarin ratings. The number listed in the column above is the teams rank in the list. Green= Greenfield Rank. SOS= Strength of Schedule Ranking according to Sagarin ratings. Off Rk= Ranking by points scored per game Def Rk= Ranking by estimate of points given up per game Line= Odds according to Vegas Prediction= Our Prediction using our computer model.