I might as well predict lottery numbers, but trying to figure out the geography of a bracket (hello, Google maps!) is at least as enjoyable as sudoku. Then again, I don’t like sudoku. Anyway, a couple of possible brackets, one with Georgia Tech as a seed and one without. For the record, I still have Stanford as the final seed.
The seeded team hosts unless otherwise noted by asterisk.
Longwood/Florida State determined by whether FSU earns ACC automatic bid and bumps Longwood out of field.
1. Arizona State: Long Beach State, San Diego State, Lehigh
2. Alabama: Nebraska, UAB, OVC
3. Texas: Houston, Longwood/Florida State, Albany
4. Florida: Georgia Tech, Jacksonville, Iona/MEAC
5. Georgia: Syracuse, UNC, Georgia State
6. Missouri: Indiana, Memphis, Missouri State
7. California: Maryland*, Fordham, MEAC/Iona
8. Michigan: Notre Dame, Illinois State, MAC
9. Arizona: Auburn, Texas Tech, Harvard
10. Tennessee: Louisville, Chattanooga, Liberty
11. Oklahoma: Tulsa, New Mexico State, North Dakota State,
12. Baylor: UCLA, ECU, Texas State
13. Washington: Oklahoma State, BYU, Portland State
14. Oregon: Kentucky*, DePaul, HORIZON
15 Texas A&M: LSU, ULL, Jackson State
16. Stanford: Fresno State, Pacific, Sacred Heart
1. Arizona State: Long Beach State, San Diego State, Lehigh
2. Alabama: Texas Tech, UAB, OVC
3. Texas: Houston, Longwood/Florida State, Albany
4. Florida: Nebraska, Jacksonville, Iona/MEAC
5. Georgia: Syracuse, UNC, Georgia State
6. Missouri: Indiana, Memphis, Missouri State
7. California: Fresno State*, Pacific, Sacred Heart
8. Michigan: Notre Dame, Illinois State, MAC
9. Arizona: Maryland*, Fordham, MEAC/Iona
10. Tennessee: Louisville, Chattanooga, Liberty
11. Oklahoma: Stanford, Tulsa, North Dakota State,
12. Baylor: UCLA, New Mexico State, Texas State
13. Washington: Oklahoma State, BYU, Portland State
14. Oregon: Kentucky*, DePaul, HORIZON
15 Texas A&M: LSU, ULL, Jackson State
16. Georgia Tech: Auburn, East Carolina, Harvard
Graham Hays 