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March Madness is coming up for 2012, and the seeding is starting to get a bit more clear as we go along game by game. The newest SB Nation Bracketology update is out now, and the Ohio State Buckeyes have moved down a bit, partially due to some very strong play by other top seed possibilities in recent weeks.
Ohio State was considered a shoe in for one of the No. 1 seeds earlier in the season, but the four top seeds belong to Syracuse, Kentucky, Duke and Missouri. The Buckeyes have been moved down a bit, but are still a very respectable No. 2 seed overall thanks to a strong conference resume and a 21-4 record.
The Akron Zips are also included in the bracket thanks to their strong play in the MAC so far this season, and are very likely to get an automatic bid if they keep their form up going into the conference tournaments. They are slated to be a 14 seed in the bracket prediction.
For more on the Ohio State Buckeyes, head to Along The Olentangy. You can also get more NCAA coverage at the SB Nation NCAA hub at sbnation.com/NCAA_Basketball.
Joe Lunardi's latest NCAA basketball bracketology is out, and the expert has favored the Ohio State Buckeyes a little more than SB Nation. In his latest bracket, the Buckeyes are switched with Baylor from the SB Nation bracket. He has Ohio State as the No. 1 seed in the West Region, facing Weber State in the opening game:
SB Nation's Chris Dobbertean has evaluated the resumes of all of college basketball now that we have reached the rough halfway point of the season and his first Bracketology column is out. In it, several teams with Ohio ties have passed his mettle and are included in his NCAA field:
For more on the Ohio State Buckeyes, check out Along The Olentangy. You can also head over to SB Nation's main NCAA Basketball hub at SBNation.com/NCAA-Basketball.
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Bracketology 2012: Ohio State A Unanimous No. 2; Akron, Xavier, Dayton On The Bubble
Selection Sunday is less than a week away, and there's a bunch of local men's college basketball programs trying to either improve its seed or earn an invite to the NCAA Tournament, which begins next Tuesday.
According to the latest posting by the expert Bracketologists, which all updated their brackets Monday, the Ohio St. Buckeyes a unanimous No. 2 seed. SB Nation Chris Dombbertean, ESPN.com's Joe Lundari and SI.com's Andy Glockner all have the Buckeyes (25-6, 13-5 Big Ten) projected the second-best team in their respective region.
However, that could all change at the Big Ten Tournament if Ohio State can't win the crown.
The Akron Zips (21-10, 13-3 MAC) are the favorite to earn the Mid-American Conference Tournament title and is slated as a unanimous No. 14 seed. But again, a slip up in the league tourney would more than likely end their hopes for a NCAA Tournament bid.
The Xavier Muskateers (19-11, 10-6 A10) are predicted to earn an at-large bid into March Madness, however, they will probably play in a first-round game in Dayton, OH.
Speaking of Dayton, the Flyers are a solid bubble team, as Glockner has them in as a No. 11 seed, but Dobbertean and Lundari have them out.
Here's a composite look of some of the Bracketology reisults:
SB Nation's Dobbertean: Ohio State (2), Akron (14), Xavier (13, first-round)
ESPN's Lunardi: Ohio State (2), Akron (14), Xavier (12, first-round)
SI.com's Glockner: Ohio State (2), Akron (14), Xavier (11), Dayton (11, first round)
NITology: Dayton (3)
For more on NCAA bracketology, visit the SB Nation blog Blogging The Bracket.
Mar 05 1:15p by Jared E. Smith