Thursday, March 8, 2007

2001 NCAA Tournament Breakdown

Some names and numbers for you to consider as you watch Michigan and Minnesota swing their purses at each other...

2001

In case you don't remember, the West's 2-15 game was mildly entertaining. I wish I could find a picture of Jamaal Tinsley blowing the layup to win it.


East
Seed School Conference Record Berth Type
#1 Duke
ACC
29-4
Tournament Champion
#2 Kentucky
SEC
22-9
Tournament Champion
#3 Boston College
Big East
25-4
Tournament Champion
#4 UCLA
Pac-10
21-8
At-Large
#5 Ohio State
Big 10
20-10
At-Large
#6 USC
Pac-10
21-9
At-Large
#7 Iowa
Big 10
22-11
Tournament Champion
#8 Georgia
SEC
16-14
At-Large
#9 Missouri
Big 12
18-12
At-Large
#10 Creighton
MVC
24-7
At-Large
#11 Oklahoma State
Big 12
19-9
At-Large
#12 Utah State
Big West
23-5
Tournament Champion
#13 Hofstra
Am. East
26-4
Tournament Champion
#14 Southern Utah
MCC
22-5
Tournament Champion
#15 Holy Cross
Patriot
22-7
Tournament Champion
#16 Monmouth
NEC
21-9
Tournament Champion
West
Seed School Conference Record Berth Type
#1 Stanford
Pac-10
26-2
Tournament Champion
#2 Iowa State
Big 12
24-5
At-Large
#3 Maryland
ACC
21-10
At-Large
#4 Indiana
Big 10
21-12
At-Large
#5 Cincinnati
C-USA
23-9
At-Large
#6 Wisconsin
Big Ten
18-10
At-Large
#7 Arkansas
SEC
20-10
At-Large
#8 Georgia Tech
ACC
17-12
At-Large
#9 St. Joseph's
A-10
25-6
At-Large
#10 Georgetown
Big East
23-7
At-Large
#11 Georgia State
TAAC
25-4
Tournament Champion
#12 BYU
MWC
24-8
Tournament Champion
#13 Kent State
MAC
22-9
Tournament Champion
#14 George Mason
CAA
18-11
Tournament Champion
#15 Hampton
MEAC
24-6
Tournament Champion
#16 UNC-Greensboro
Southern
18-11
Tournament Champion
South
Seed School Conference Record Berth Type
#1 Michigan State
Big 10
24-4
At-Large
#2 North Carolina
ACC
25-6
At-Large
#3 Florida
SEC
23-6
At-Large
#4 Oklahoma
Big 12
26-6
Tournament Champion
#5 Virginia
ACC
20-8
At-Large
#6 Texas
Big 12
25-8
At-Large
#7 Penn State
Big 10
19-11
At-Large
#8 California
Pac-10
20-10
At-Large
#9 Fresno State
WAC
25-6
At-Large
#10 Providence
Big East
20-9
At-Large
#11 Temple
A-10
20-12
Tournament Champion
#12 Gonzaga
WCC
23-6
Tournament Champion
#13 Indiana State
MVC
20-11
Tournament Champion
#14 Western Kentucky
Sun Belt
21-6
Tournament Champion
#15 Princeton
Ivy
15-10
Regular Season Champion
#16 Alabama State
SWAC
20-7
Tournament Champion
Midwest
Seed School Conference Record Berth Type
#1 Illinois
Big 10
24-7
At-Large
#2 Arizona
Pac-10
22-7
At-Large
#3 Mississippi
SEC
24-7
At-Large
#4 Kansas
Big 12
22-6
At-Large
#5 Syracuse
Big East
24-8
At-Large
#6 Notre Dame
Big East
19-9
At-Large
#7 Wake Forest
ACC
19-10
At-Large
#8 Tennessee
SEC
22-10
At-Large
#9 Charlotte
C-USA
21-10
Tournament Champion
#10 Butler
Mid-Col
21-7
Tournament Champion
#11 Xavier
A-10
21-7
At-Large
#12 Hawaii
WAC
17-13
Tournament Champion
#13 CS-Northridge
Big Sky
20-9
Tournament Champion
#14 Iona
MAAC
21-10
Tournament Champion
#15 Eastern Illinois
OVC
19-9
Tournament Champion
Play-in Northwestern State
Southland
18-12
Tournament Champion
Play-in Winthrop
Big South
16-11
Tournament Champion


Last teams in: Oklahoma State, Xavier (11 seeds)
Worst RPI's in: Oklahoma State (#49), Missouri (#47)
Best RPI's left out: Mississippi State (#40), Richmond (#43)

Conference RPI standings (number of bids received)
1. SEC (6)
2. Big 10 (7)
3. ACC (6)
4. Big East (5)
5. Pac-10 (5)
6. Big 12 (6)
7. WAC (2)
8. Mountain West (1)
9. Atlantic 10 (3)
10. Conference USA (2)

Mid-Major Involvement
For purposes of consistency, regardless of the conference ranks, we'll regard the ACC, Big 10, Big XII, Pac-10, Big East, and SEC as the "power conferences." Although the Missouri Valley rates very well in comparison to those teams, until Bradley gets to the Final Four or something, they're still a mid-major.

Power Conference Automatic Bids: 6
Mid-Major Automatic Bids: 24
Power Conference At-Large Bids: 29
Mid-Major At-Large Bids: 6

TEAM MOST LIKE IOWA:
ACC
1. Duke (29-4, 13-3) (RPI: hahahaha, just kidding)

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