Schrockstar § Galaxy of Stars

► Arkansas should not have been invited and USC is very overrated as a 5-seed. The more I look at this bracket, the more I realize these are not random matchups. They gave Texas the easiest path to a Sweet 16 birth because their record deserved a 4-seed - but we know this team is really a 1-seed when Durant, AJ and DJ are in their groove. ► Here's how Winthrop's non-conf schedule went: @ Iona, @ UNC, @ MissSt, @ Maryland, @ N.Ill, @ Wisc, @ E.Carolina, @ Old Dominion, @ Texas A&M. This team ran their conference and finished the season with only 4 losses. Notre Dame is tough, but the Eagles will no doubt repeat last year's performance where they almost upset 2-seed Tennessee. I'm looking forward to a Winthrop/Wisconsin rematch (Badgers won by 3 in OT @ Madison in December) for an Elite 8 birth. ► We see Kansas, Kentucky, Duke, Indiana and UCLA in the West bracket almost every year because the committee wants good, late-night ratings. OK, so maybe KU and UCLA are

[conf champ] ► Top Seeds: O $ U, UCLA, Kansas, UNC ► 2's: UF , Wisc, G'town, Memphis ► 3's: A&M, Pitt, WSU, SIU ►4-5's: Texas, Maryland, Nevada , L'ville, Virginia, Tenn, UNLV , ND ►6-7's: VaTech, Marquette , Duke, BYU, BC, Oregon, Winthrop , IU ►8-9's: Creighton , AF, UK, Arizona, MSU, Vandy, Xavier, Butler ►10-11's: G.Tech, USC, VCC , Nova, T.Tech, Davidson , Gonzaga, Wright St ► Last 6 in: Illinois, 'Cuse, Purdue, Arkansas, FSU, Old Dominion ►13-16's: Weber St, Albany, Deleware St, Holy Cross, Oral Roberts, Penn, Belmont, Toldeo, E.Ky, MVSU, Niagra, Long Beach, CConnSt, North Texas, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical of Corpus Cristi " Islanders " $ = cheat to win