Paul Shishkoff Jr. NCAA Basketball Brackets 01/04/12
Well Northern Iowa and Southern Mississippi fell out of the #1 seeds. In their place is the defending National Champion U Conn Huskies and the final #1 seed is Gonzaga Bulldogs. Long Beach St. 49ers have a better combination of RPI and Strength-of-Schedule than both U Conn and Gonzaga. However the 49ers are 7-6 and 0-4 against the RPI Top 50. The Kentucky Wildcats are in and in as a #4 seed by way of leading the SEC. Here are the brackets for January 4th, 2012.
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| 1 | SYRACUSE |
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| 16 | EKU/CSFULL |
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| Pittsburgh |
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| 8 | LAMAR | 3/15 & 3/17 |
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| 9 | Iona |
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| 5 | Davidson |
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| 12 | HARVARD |
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| Columbus |
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| 4 | MICHIGAN ST. 3/16 & 3/18 |
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| 13 | FAIRFIELD |
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| Boston, MA |
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| 6 | N.Carolina |
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| 3/22 & 3/24 |
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| 11 | Wisc/St. Joe's |
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| Albuquerque |
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| 3 | Wichita St. | 3/15 & 3/17 |
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| 14 | VA. COMM |
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| 7 | Georgetown |
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| 10 | Murray St. |
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| Greensboro |
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| 2 | Alabama | 3/16 & 3/18 |
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| 15 | ROB MORRIS |
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| Southwest |
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| N.Orleans |
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| March 31 |
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| 1 | Gonzaga |
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| 16 | Lehigh |
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| Portland |
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| 8 | Temple | 3/15 & 3/17 |
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| 9 | Northwestern |
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| 5 | W. Virginia |
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| 12 | ST. MARY'S |
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| Albuquerque |
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| 4 | NV-LAS VEGAS 3/15 & 3/17 |
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| 13 | STANFORD |
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| Phoenix, AZ |
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| 6 | Colorado St. |
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| 11 | NORFOLK ST. |
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| Louisville |
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| 3 | Louisville | 3/15 & 3/17 |
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| 14 | NEVADA |
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| 7 | Minnesota |
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| 10 | Arizona |
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| Portland |
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| 2 | Long Beach St. 3/15 & 3/17 |
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| Southeast |
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| New Orleans |
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| April 2 |
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| 1 | DUKE |
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| 16 | ALB/PVA&M |
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| Greensboro |
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| 8 | SO. MISS | 3/16 & 3/18 |
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| 9 | Kansas |
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| 5 | Ohio St. |
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| 12 | CHARLESTON |
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| Columbus |
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| 4 | Dayton | 3/16 & 3/18 |
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| 13 | BELMONT |
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| Atlanta, GA |
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| 6 | N.C. State |
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| 11 | Marquette |
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| Nashville |
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| 3 | Vanderbilt | 3/16 & 3/18 |
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| 7 | Creighton |
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| 10 | Michigan |
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| Omaha |
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| 2 | Seton Hall | 3/16 & 3/18 |
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| 15 | M.TENN.ST. |
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| Midwest |
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| N. Orleans |
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| March 31 |
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| 1 | U Conn |
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| 16 | CO. CAROL. |
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| Pittsburgh |
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| 8 | Florida St. | 3/15 & 3/17 |
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| 9 | Butler |
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| 5 | Illinois |
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| 12 | MISSOURI ST |
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| Louisville |
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| 4 | KENTUCKY | 3/16 & 3/18 |
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| 13 | ST. LOUIS |
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| St. Louis, MO |
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| 6 | BAYLOR |
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| 3/23 & 3/25 |
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| 11 | Pur/Mia (FL) |
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| Nashville |
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| 3 | Memphis | 3/16 & 3/18 |
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| 14 | SD STATE |
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| 7 | Xavier (OH) |
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| 10 | Indiana |
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| Omaha |
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| 2 | No. Iowa | 3/16 & 3/18 |
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| 15 | MILWAUKEE |
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| Bids by Conference |
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| Big Ten |
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| Big East |
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| ACC |
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| SEC |
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| Pac 12 |
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| OVC |
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| Atlantic 10 | 5 | |
| WCC |
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| MAAC |
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| Big West |
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| Southern |
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http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=5&group=0
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Categories: Sports:NCAA Division 1 Men's Basketball
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