A-Sun Blog-et-ology

Edited on March 13, 6:20 p.m. -- A lot of stuff happened, and I found a fatal error in one of the pairings. Should be all fixed now.


Edited March 15, 8:30 a.m. -- Latest auto-bid updates

In case you missed it, ETSU beat Jacksonville to win the A-Sun title. This just in, Mike Smith is pretty good.

Here's my best guess at what a bracket might look like if the season ended today. Look for some changes on the 11 & 12 lines as the BCS tournaments play out. I'm putting ETSU in a 15-seed match-up with Louisville (edit 3/13: Oklahoma) in round one.

1 -- North Carolina
16 -- Alabama State/Chattanooga (PIG)
8 -- Tennessee
9 -- Ohio State
4 -- Villanova
13 -- North Dakota State
5 -- Xavier
12 -- USC
2 -- Oklahoma
15 -- ETSU
7 -- Marquette
10 -- Siena
3 -- Washington
14 -- Cornell
6 -- Purdue
11 -- Boston College

1 -- Pittsburgh
16 -- Morehead State
8 -- LSU
9 -- Texas A&M
4 -- UCLA
13 -- Northern Iowa
5 -- Clemson
12 -- Cleveland State
2 -- Michigan State
15 -- Robert Morris
7 -- Utah
10 -- Dayton
3 -- Kansas
14 -- Portland State
6 -- Florida State
11 -- Arizona

1 -- Connnecticut
16 -- Radford
8 -- California
9 -- Utah State
4 -- Gonzaga
13 -- Western Kentucky
5 -- Illinois
12 -- Virginia Commonwealth
2 -- Duke
15 -- Binghamton
7 -- Butler
10 -- Minnesota
3 -- Missouri
14 -- Akron
6 -- West Virginia
11 -- San Diego State

1 -- Memphis
16 -- Morgan State
8 -- Oklahoma State
9 -- Wisconsin
4 -- Syracuse
13 -- Stephen F. Austin/Texas Southern winner
5 -- BYU
12 -- Temple
2 -- Louisville
15 -- CS-Northridge
7 -- Texas
10 -- Michigan
3 -- Wake Forest
14 -- American
6 -- Arizona State
11 -- Florida (Mississippi State goes here with an SEC tournament title)