Paul Shishkoff Jr. NCAA Basketball Brackets 01/12/12
In this week’s bracket, there are 3 teams from the Big East who are #1 seeds. Syracuse still has one, and U Conn now has one, but the surprise team are the Seton Hall Pirates. The Pirates are # 2 in both RPI and in Strength-of-schedule with their only two losses to Northwestern and Syracuse. The Pirates of Seton Hall hasn’t been good since their 1988-9 team who went to the National Championship and lost to Michigan. Here are the brackets for January 12th, 2012.
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| 1 | SYRACUSE |
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| 16 | STBR/BALL |
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| Pittsburgh |
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| 8 | St. Joseph's | 3/15 & 3/17 |
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| 9 | North Carolina |
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| 5 | Northwestern |
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| 12 | VIRGINIA |
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| Pittsburgh |
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| 4 | Temple | 3/15 & 3/17 |
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| 13 | IONA |
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| Boston, MA |
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| 6 | Louisville |
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| 3/22 & 3/24 |
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| 11 | Minnesota |
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| Columbus |
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| 3 | Michigan St. | 3/16 & 3/18 |
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| 14 | Bucknell |
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| 7 | KENTUCKY |
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| 10 | Marshall |
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| Columbus |
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| 2 | DAYTON | 3/16 & 3/18 |
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| 15 | HARVARD |
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| Midwest |
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| 1 | U Conn |
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| 16 | LONG ISLAND |
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| Nashville |
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| 8 | Va. Tech | 3/16 & 3/18 |
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| 9 | Colorado St. |
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| 5 | Vanderbilt |
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| 12 | CREIGHTON |
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| Nashville |
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| 4 | Illinois | 3/16 & 3/18 |
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| 13 | ORAL ROB |
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| St.Louis, MO |
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| 6 | Ohio St. |
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| 11 | Mia Fl/Cal |
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| Omaha |
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| 3 | No. Iowa | 3/16 & 3/18 |
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| 14 | LAMAR |
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| 7 | Xavier (OH) |
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| 10 | UCSB |
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| Portland |
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| 2 | Gonzaga | 3/15 & 3/17 |
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| 15 | Cleveland St. |
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| New Orleans, LA |
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| Southwest |
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| March 31& April 2, 2012 |
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| 1 | Seton Hall |
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| 16 | MTSU/GMU |
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| Louisville |
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| 8 | UNLV | 3/15 & 3/17 |
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| 9 | Missouri St. |
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| 5 | Indiana |
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| 12 | COLORADO |
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| Albuquerque |
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| 4 | Kansas | 3/15 & 3/17 |
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| 13 | ST. MARY'S |
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| Phoenix, AZ |
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| 6 | BAYLOR |
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| 11 | Michigan |
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| Albuquerque |
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| 3 | Georgetown | 3/15 & 3/17 |
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| 14 | Nevada |
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| 7 | N.C. State |
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| 10 | Ole Miss |
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| Portland |
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| 2 | LBSU | 3/15 & 3/17 |
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| 15 | WEBER ST. |
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| Southeast |
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| 1 | Duke |
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| 16 | UNC-ASH |
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