Oh – and happy St. Patrick’s Day!!!!

There are just 6 games left – all the winners earn a ticket to the dance – all the losers hope that they are still good enough to get invited.

As for me, I am behind my normal schedule with my bracketology – I have been having a real hard time with seeding teams.

• How will the committee consider Gonzaga’s loss to St. Mary’s – it is one thing to only have 4 wins in the Top Tier if you blow everyone else out – but you have to blow everyone else out.
• How will the committee handle LSU – will they punish them a seed or two because their head coach won’t be there (or simply because they feel LSU needs to be punished).
• How will the committee leverage the NET ranking – will a team like NC State that would not even be in consideration with the RPI now actually get a bid for beating weak competition but not winning against their tough opponents.
• Will the committee be willing to give 3 ACC teams a top seed – or would victories today by Tennessee and Michigan State be enough to bring them to the top line.
• And I haven’t even figured out the bubble (I made the mistake of thinking that I should simply rank the teams and then that will decide the bubble – but now I am stuck ranking the top part of the bracket).
• Why do I do this crazy bracketology exercise each year?  I don’t even know why I am going to spend most of the afternoon looking at basketball profiles.  I must be insane.

There will be some great games today – and while I will be watching them, I will likely not be blogging – have to finish my bracketology efforts…..

For those who want to do their own analysis, I have updated the research sheets through all of Saturday’s games.  For the fans of the last 12 teams still playing, good luck in your conference championship games!

Enjoy the games – and of course the Selection Show!!!!!  The Tournament is almost here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!