NCAA Basketball: Macatology Tournament Seeds for Dec. 12, 2011

Here’s this week’s edition of Macatology after the craziness of the past weekend with upsets and brawls among the headlines around the country. 

It will be a light week for games, as many schools are having finals.  Here are the seeds for this week.

No. 1 Seeds

Syracuse

Duke

Kentucky

Ohio State

Syracuse moves up to the top seed in the tournament after a dominating win over George Washington. 

Duke built a big early lead and had to hang on against Washington. 

Kentucky and Ohio State both stay on the top line after losses on the road in tough environments.

No. 2 Seeds

North Carolina

Louisville

Baylor

Xavier

North Carolina has won a couple in a row after their stumbles a couple of weeks ago, but was pushed by Long Beach State on Saturday. 

Louisville has now won nine in a row after their opening loss. 

Baylor had the weekend off after the dominating road win over Northwestern a week ago. 

Xavier continued to impress with a dominating win on Saturday, despite the ugliness with rival Cincinnati.

No. 3 Seeds

Connecticut

Kansas

Marquette

Missouri

Connecticut had the weekend off after a good home win over a very competitive Harvard squad.

Kansas moves up to a No. 3 seed after the huge home win over previously unbeaten Ohio State.  

Marquette has followed Louisville in winning nine straight after an opening loss. 

Missouri remains one of the unbeatens after a blowout win over Navy.

No. 4 Seeds

Pittsburgh

Michigan

Florida

Wisconsin

Pittsburgh is playing very well at the moment, winning their seventh in a row over Oklahoma State in New York City. 

Michigan has won a couple in a row, the latest being a home win over a pesky Oakland squad. 

Florida drops down a line after a tough home win over Arizona and a blowout of Rider. 

Wisconsin responded well from the previous week with a couple of wins, including one over Nevada-Las Vegas.

No. 5 Seeds

Stanford

Seton Hall

Illinois

Michigan State

Stanford had the whole week off after the win over North Carolina State. 

Seton Hall continues its climb after their fifth win in a row on Saturday over Wake Forest. 

Illinois stayed perfect this week, capping it off with a home win over Coppin State. 

Michigan State got a nice road win on the West coast, beating Gonzaga in Spokane.

No. 6 Seeds

Alabama

California

Vanderbilt

Georgetown

Alabama had a rough week, including a blowout road loss to Dayton. 

California rebounded from their latest loss with a blowout win over San Jose State. 

Vanderbilt had the weekend off after getting a hard-fought road win at Davidson. 

Georgetown has now won six in a row since their loss in Maui, their latest being a win over Howard.

No. 7 Seeds

Minnesota

Arizona

Mississippi State

Gonzaga

Minnesota has already won 10 games on the season, their latest a blowout of St. Peter’s. 

Arizona rebounded from the overtime loss to Florida with a home win over Clemson. 

Mississippi State also has 10 wins, including the last eight in a row. 

Gonzaga has taken a bit of a tumble, losing their last two for their first losses of the season.

No. 8 Seeds

Nevada-Las Vegas

Virginia

Memphis

Indiana

Nevada-Las Vegas drops a bit after a road loss to Wisconsin over the weekend. 

Virginia has won six in a row, including an impressive win over George Mason. 

Memphis had their three-game winning streak snapped, losing at home to Murray State. 

Indiana moves a couple of lines after what will be a signature win this season, the upset of top-ranked Kentucky at home.

No. 9 Seeds

Purdue

Northern Iowa

Saint Louis

Dayton

Purdue comes back from a tough loss last weekend with a couple wins next week. 

Northern Iowa has won eight in a row now and looks like they’ll be one of the top mid-majors this year. 

Saint Louis is on a three-game winning streak after beating Illinois-Springfield on Saturday.

Dayton continues to have an up-and-down year and is possibly on the way back up with the home win over Alabama.

No. 10 Seeds

Harvard

Creighton

Virginia Tech

Mississippi

Harvard responded from their first loss of the season with a good win over Boston University. 

Creighton slides down a line after suffering their first loss of the year at St. Joseph’s on Saturday. 

Virginia Tech got back on the winning track with a road win over Rhode Island. 

Mississippi is back on a roll, having won five in a row with their latest being a home win over Mississippi Valley State.

No. 11 Seeds

Texas A&M

Wichita State

St. Joseph’s

Oklahoma

Texas A&M has won six in a row and eight of nine overall, which includes a home win over Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday. 

Wichita State makes a move into the field, having won five in a row, including a good home win over Utah State. 

St. Joseph’s moves up a line after handing Creighton their first loss of the season. 

Oklahoma is on a three-game winning streak, getting a nice home win over Arkansas.

No. 12 Seeds

Nevada

St. Mary’s

Wyoming

West Virginia

Temple

Indiana State

Nevada has won four games in a row and is looking to take control in the WAC. 

St. Mary’s has won five of their first six and still have the second best RPI in the country. 

Wyoming is trying to be the second team from the MWC and has won nine of their first 10 this season. 

West Virginia gets back into the field after handing Kansas State their first loss on the road. 

Temple is playing well and got a nice win over Villanova on Saturday. 

Indiana State just sneaks into the field after getting a win over non-Div. 1 Maryville.

No. 13 Seeds

Murray State

Ohio

Virginia Commonwealth

Cleveland State

Murray State may be setting itself up for a run up the chart after staying unbeaten by topping Memphis on the road.

Ohio continues to play well, getting their fourth win in a row on the West coast over Portland on Saturday. 

Virginia Commonwealth has started to come around after a shaky start with a blowout home win over intra-city rival Richmond last week. 

Cleveland State is on a roll once again, winning five in a row with a home win over Akron last weekend.

No. 14 Seeds

College of Charleston

Iona

Weber State

Denver

College of Charleston got a tight conference win over Tennessee-Chattanooga ahead of a visit from Tennessee this coming Wednesday. 

Iona continues to play a tough schedule, and it might have caught up with them with a road loss to Marshall. 

Weber State moves up a line as they continue to try and reclaim the Big Sky Conference bid.

Denver had won six of their first seven after a close home loss to fellow 14 seed Iona.

No. 15 Seeds

Lehigh

Cal Poly

Lamar

Albany

Lehigh has won of eight of their first 10 and got a nice road win at Wagner on Saturday. 

Cal Poly has gotten off to a solid start and got a road win over San Jose State over the weekend.

Lamar had a good week, winning a couple games. 

Albany is the only team above .500 in the America East right now.

No. 16 Seeds

Norfolk State

Alabama A&M

Robert Morris

South Dakota State

Belmont

Coastal Carolina

Norfolk State is the first 2-0 team in the MEAC this season. 

Alabama A&M has lost a couple in a row after a 2-1 start. 

Robert Morris had a tough home loss to Cleveland State during the week. 

South Dakota State has been on a roll as of late, winning four in a row. 

Belmont has won six in a row and got a home win over Tennessee State last week. 

Coastal Carolina is on a three game winning streak and blew out The Citadel on the road.

Last Four In—Wyoming, West Virginia, Temple, Indiana State

First Four Out—Florida State, Kansas State, Northwestern, Southern Mississippi

Next Four Out—Providence, Richmond, San Diego State, Central Florida

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