Picks and Predictions for the NCAA Tournament

ADVANCE PICKS. PICKS OF ALL TOURNEY GAMES IN ADVANCE. ADVANCE NCAA Tournament Game-by-Game Predictions through the Final Four and NCAA Championship. PDF Advance Tourney Picks Blank NCAA Bracket Last update: 3/16/08 (11:45pm ET). Column explanations below. Thank you for visiting Fanbay.net Sports. Return to main NCAA Hoops Basketball page. 2008 Advance Picks: This is the entire tourney bracket picked by our computer model prior to the start of the tournament. For round-by-round visit our other predictions page at NCAA tournament predictions. Notes: Tournament Champion is Memphis, beating Kansas. Georgetown and Texas could have tough times in their brackets. Kansas looks strong by a computer model this year. Marquette is a Sweet 16 surprise by the numbers.  Seed    Team    W    L    TR    RPI rk    RPI   Sagarin   SOS   Pts/G   Pick   Line/Vegas   O/U/Vegas  1E North Carolina 32 2 1 1 .6757 1 3 88.8 North Carolina 13.76 149.7 16E Mt St Marys 18 14 174 159 .5047 181 203 69.1 n/a n/a 8E Indiana 25 7 21 23 .6028 19 58 75.1 Indiana 1.72 140.8 9E Arkansas 22 11 34 31 .5917 36 20 74.2 n/a n/a 5E Notre Dame 24 7 23 26 .5985 23 81 80.6 Notre Dame 2.84 141.9 12E George Mason 23 10 78 61 .5642 88 126 69.9 n/a n/a 4E Washington St 24 8 14 21 .6053 11 46 67.1 Washington St 5.64 124.5 13E Winthrop 20 11 112 108 .5309 110 178 65.6 n/a n/a 6E Oklahoma 22 11 30 29 .5928 31 13 68.4 Oklahoma 0.086 136.1 11E St Josephs 21 12 45 44 .5779 51 53 73.3 n/a n/a 3E Louisville 24 8 13 13 .6223 13 6 71.9 Louisville 7.34 145.7 14E Boise St 24 8 94 87 .5470 101 196 82 n/a n/a 7E Butler 29 3 18 17 .6119 24 128 68.3 Butler 0.47 133.6 10E South Alabama 24 6 46 37 .5866 55 127 75.5 n/a n/a 2E Tennessee 28 4 5 2 .6755 7 1 83 Tennessee 9.39 141.4 15E American 21 11 128 91 0.5441 156 158 65.1 n/a n/a 1M Kansas 30 3 4 5 .6512 4 59 81.4 Kansas 12.26 143.2 16M Portland St 21 9 108 90 .5452 118 226 74.3 n/a n/a 8M UNLV 25 7 36 24 .6019 44 63 70.1 UNLV 0.42 131.9 9M Kent State 28 6 29 22 .6050 42 111 69.2 n/a n/a 5M Clemson 23 9 17 19 .6089 16 32 79.5 Clemson 4.07 145.8 12M Villanova 20 12 49 51 .5725 52 48 72.8 n/a n/a 4M Vanderbilt 26 7 25 12 .6244 35 40 80.6 Vanderbilt 2.62 151.6 13M Siena 22 10 83 66 .5570 96 120 76.8 n/a n/a 6M USC 21 11 22 28 .5930 21 10 69.1 Kansas St 1.54 140.0 11M Kansas St 19 11 41 50 .5727 32 33 78.7 n/a n/a 3M Wisconsin 29 4 8 11 .6281 6 61 67.5 Wisconsin 5.41 138.1 14M CS-Fullerton 23 8 81 79 .5515 82 198 82.6 n/a n/a 7M Gonzaga 25 7 26 30 .5923 25 93 76.5 Davidson 0.051 141.6 10M Davidson 25 6 27 35 .5875 27 129 78.7 n/a n/a 2M Georgetown 27 5 9 8 .6423 9 31 69.7 Georgetown 8.89 136.0 15M UMd-BC 23 8 111 88 .5461 126 264 75.1 n/a n/a 1S Memphis 33 1 3 3 .6643 3 25 79.7 Memphis 14.97 142.3 16S Texas-Arlington 17 11 162 147 .5127 166 212 73.5 n/a n/a 8S Mississippi St 22 10 40 40 .5818 40 57 73.1 Mississippi St 1.24 143.6 9S Oregon 18 13 42 58 .5657 34 37 76.8 n/a n/a 5S Michigan St 25 8 19 16 .6145 18 42 71.3 Michigan St 3.91 137.5 12S Temple 21 12 56 47 .5749 64 50 72.6 n/a n/a 4S Pittsburgh 25 9 15 15 .6159 17 19 74.1 Pittsburgh 2.98 136.0 13S Oral Roberts 23 8 60 53 .5711 70 156 69.3 n/a n/a 6S Marquette 23 9 16 20 .6055 14 21 75.8 Marquette 4.94 136.8 11S Kentucky 18 12 59 57 .5673 59 22 68.6 n/a n/a 3S Stanford 26 7 10 14 .6164 10 56 70.7 Stanford 5.77 138.6 14S Cornell 21 5 84 65 .5582 105 265 77.1 n/a n/a 7S Miami-FL 21 10 37 34 .5883 38 41 74.8 St Marys-CA 2.07 141.6 10S St Marys-CA 24 6 35 36 .5870 33 136 76 n/a n/a 2S Texas 27 6 7 6 .6496 8 5 75.6 Texas 8.49 143.4 15S Austin Peay 24 10 129 85 .5485 153 206 74.6 n/a n/a 1W UCLA 30 3 2 4 .6531 2 14 74.1 UCLA 23.20 132.2 16W Miss Valley St 15 15 276 228 .4614 302 315 62.7 n/a n/a 8W BYU 27 7 28 25 .6018 30 97 74.1 BYU 0.24 135.5 9W Texas A&M 23 10 31 41 .5807 26 51 71.5 n/a n/a 5W Drake 26 4 12 10 .6283 15 68 73.2 Drake 1.40 138.8 12W Western KY 25 6 43 39 .5851 47 141 76.8 n/a n/a 4W Connecticut 24 8 20 18 .6106 22 35 77.7 Connecticut 6.54 138.1 13W San Diego 20 13 104 94 .5414 111 100 65.6 n/a n/a 6W Purdue 24 8 33 45 .5773 29 113 68.7 Baylor 0.08 143.2 11W Baylor 20 10 39 43 .5784 37 47 81.4 n/a n/a 3W Xavier 27 6 11 9 .6344 12 23 75.3 Xavier 8.82 136.8 14W Georgia 16 16 97 98 .5385 94 43 68.3 n/a n/a 7W West Virginia 23 10 24 27 .5947 20 45 74.9 West Virginia 2.71 138.9 10W Arizona 18 14 32 38 .5852 28 2 72.1 n/a n/a 2W Duke 27 5 6 7 .6473 5 8 84.1 Duke 10.70 154.2 15W Belmont 24 8 107 78 .5516 132 229 80.1 n/a n/a Second Round Picked in Advance 1E North Carolina 32 2 1 1 0.6757 1 3 88.8 North Carolina 3.68 151.3 8E Indiana 25 7 21 23 0.6028 19 58 75.1 n/a n/a 5E Notre Dame 24 7 23 26 0.5985 23 81 80.6 Washington St 0.7 137.7 4E Washington St 24 8 14 21 0.6053 11 46 67.1 n/a n/a 6E Oklahoma 22 11 30 29 0.5928 31 13 68.4 Louisville 3.33 132.5 3E Louisville 24 8 13 13 0.6223 13 6 71.9 n/a n/a 7E Butler 29 3 18 17 0.6119 24 128 68.3 Tennessee 2.6 140.9 2E Tennessee 28 4 5 2 0.6755 7 1 83 n/a n/a 1M Kansas 30 3 4 5 0.6512 4 59 81.4 Kansas 7.53 138.3 8M UNLV 25 7 36 24 0.6019 44 63 70.1 n/a n/a 5M Clemson 23 9 17 19 0.6089 16 32 79.5 Clemson 1.91 152.2 4M Vanderbilt 26 7 25 12 0.6244 35 40 80.6 n/a n/a 11M Kansas St 19 11 41 50 0.5727 32 33 78.7 Wisconsin 2.16 134.4 3M Wisconsin 29 4 8 11 0.6281 6 61 67.5 n/a n/a 10M Davidson 25 6 27 35 0.5875 27 129 78.7 Georgetown 0.5 135.3 2M Georgetown 27 5 9 8 0.6423 9 31 69.7 n/a n/a 1S Memphis 33 1 3 3 0.6643 3 25 79.7 Memphis 6.92 139.4 8S Mississippi St 22 10 40 40 0.5818 40 57 73.1 n/a n/a 5S Michigan St 25 8 19 16 0.6145 18 42 71.3 Michigan St 0.44 136.9 4S Pittsburgh 25 9 15 15 0.6159 17 19 74.1 n/a n/a 6S Marquette 23 9 16 20 0.6055 14 21 75.8 Marquette 0.98 135.5 3S Stanford 26 7 10 14 0.6164 10 56 70.7 n/a n/a 10S St Marys-CA 24 6 35 36 0.587 33 136 76 Texas 0.97 140.5 2S Texas 27 6 7 6 0.6496 8 5 75.6 n/a n/a 1W UCLA 30 3 2 4 0.6531 2 14 74.1 UCLA 3.29 135.7 8W BYU 27 7 28 25 0.6018 30 97 74.1 n/a n/a 5W Drake 26 4 12 10 0.6283 15 68 73.2 Drake 0.64 140.9 4W Connecticut 24 8 20 18 0.6106 22 35 77.7 n/a n/a 3W Xavier 27 6 11 9 0.6344 12 23 75.3 Xavier 4.39 146.9 11W Baylor 20 10 39 43 0.5784 37 47 81.4 n/a n/a 7W West Virginia 23 10 24 27 0.5947 20 45 74.9 Duke 2.54 146 2W Duke 27 5 6 7 0.6473 5 8 84.1 n/a n/a Sweet 16 Picked in Advance 1E North Carolina 32 2 1 1 0.6757 1 3 88.8 North Carolina 3.57 143.6 4E Washington St 24 8 14 21 0.6053 11 46 67.1 n/a n/a 3E Louisville 24 8 13 13 0.6223 13 6 71.9 Tennessee 0.58 143.9 2E Tennessee 28 4 5 2 0.6755 7 1 83 n/a n/a 1M Kansas 30 3 4 5 0.6512 4 59 81.4 Kansas 5.08 146.4 5M Clemson 23 9 17 19 0.6089 16 32 79.5 n/a n/a 3M Wisconsin 29 4 8 11 0.6281 6 61 67.5 Wisconsin 0.54 124.6 2M Georgetown 27 5 9 8 0.6423 9 31 69.7 n/a n/a 1S Memphis 33 1 3 3 0.6643 3 25 79.7 Memphis 5.32 136.9 5S Michigan St 25 8 19 16 0.6145 18 42 71.3 n/a n/a 6S Marquette 23 9 16 20 0.6055 14 21 75.8 Marquette 0.53 140.7 2S Texas 27 6 7 6 0.6496 8 5 75.6 n/a n/a 1W UCLA 30 3 2 4 0.6531 2 14 74.1 UCLA 2.56 134.8 5W Drake 26 4 12 10 0.6283 15 68 73.2 n/a n/a 3W Xavier 27 6 11 9 0.6344 12 23 75.3 Duke 1.21 145.5 2W Duke 27 5 6 7 0.6473 5 8 84.1 n/a n/a Elite Eight Picked in Advance 1E North Carolina 32 2 1 1 0.6757 1 3 88.8 North Carolina 1.96 158.4 2E Tennessee 28 4 5 2 0.6755 7 1 83 n/a n/a 1M Kansas 30 3 4 5 0.6512 4 59 81.4 Kansas 3.2 132.5 3M Wisconsin 29 4 8 11 0.6281 6 61 67.5 n/a n/a 1S Memphis 33 1 3 3 0.6643 3 25 79.7 Memphis 3.94 140.2 6S Marquette 23 9 16 20 0.6055 14 21 75.8 n/a n/a 1W UCLA 30 3 2 4 0.6531 2 14 74.1 Duke 0.39 143.7 2W Duke 27 5 6 7 0.6473 5 8 84.1 n/a n/a Final Four Picked in Advance 1E North Carolina 32 2 1 1 0.6757 1 3 88.8 Kansas 1.24 152.9 1M Kansas 30 3 4 5 0.6512 4 59 81.4 n/a n/a 1S Memphis 33 1 3 3 0.6643 3 25 79.7 Memphis 1.87 146.9 2W Duke 27 5 6 7 0.6473 5 8 84.1 n/a n/a Championship Picked in Advance 1M Kansas 30 3 4 5 0.6512 4 59 81.4 Memphis 0.24 141.9 1S Memphis 33 1 3 3 0.6643 3 25 79.7 n/a n/a *Stats Explanations 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. Pts/g= Points per game. SOS= Strength of Schedule Ranking according to Sagarin ratings. Pick= Our computer Pick Line/Vegas= Top line is our Predicted point differential using our computer model. Bottom line is Vegas (negative number indicates Vegas has opposite team winning) O/U/Vegas= Our predicted over/under (total points scored). Bottom line is Vegas (when/if available).