StatSheet Projects Colorado as NCAA Tournament Seven Seed: 02/22/2013

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StatSheet is projecting Colorado as a seven seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Buffaloes are unranked in the AP Poll and sit at #34 in the StatSheet StatRank with an 18-8 overall record and an 8-6 record in the Pac 12.
During the last four games, Colorado picked up a quality win against AP #12 Arizona and wins against Utah and Oregon State but also struggled with a loss against RPI #70 Arizona State.
Colorado is stable against strong competition, with an 8-7 record against the RPI Top 100 that includes a 3-3 record against the RPI Top 50 and a 3-2 record against AP ranked teams. The Buffaloes have three quality wins including AP #12 Arizona, AP #23 Oregon, and AP #22 Colorado State They have a single bad loss against RPI #169 Utah.
The last four teams into the NCAA Tournament with at-large bids are Baylor (16-10, 7-6 Big 12, StatRank #60), St. John's (16-10, 8-6 Big East, StatRank #56), Boise State (17-8, 5-6 Mountain West, StatRank #39), and Ole Miss (19-7, 8-5 SEC, StatRank #57).
The first four teams out are Alabama (18-8, 10-3 SEC, StatRank #57), Florida State (14-12, 6-7 ACC, StatRank #85), Stanford (16-11, 7-7 Pac 12, StatRank #69), and Tennessee (15-10, 7-6 SEC, StatRank #74).
The next four out are Arizona State (20-7, 9-5 Pac 12, StatRank #70), Maryland (18-8, 6-7 ACC, StatRank #69), Saint Mary's (23-5, 12-2 West Coast, StatRank #47), and Temple (18-8, 7-5 A-10, StatRank #45).

Regional 1 #1 Duke #2 Gonzaga #3 Arizona #4 Kansas State #5 New Mexico #6 UNLV #7 Butler #8 Illinois #9 California #10 Iowa State #11 Belmont #12 Boise State #13 Akron #14 Bucknell #15 Davidson #16 Montana #17 CSU

Regional 2 #1 Florida #2 Kansas #3 Georgetown #4 Marquette #5 NC State #6 North Carolina #7 Colorado #8 Memphis #9 Cincinnati #10 Kentucky #11 La Salle #12 Ole Miss #13 Baylor #14 SDSU #15 Harvard #16 Niagara #17 Mercer

Regional 3 #1 Indiana #2 Michigan #3 Louisville #4 Minnesota #5 Ohio State #6 Pittsburgh #7 Colorado State #8 Missouri #9 MTSU #10 San Diego State #11 Southern Miss #12 St. John's #13 Louisiana Tech #14 Stephen F. Austin #15 Long Beach State #16 Northeastern #17 Norfolk State

Regional 4 #1 Miami (FL) #2 Michigan State #3 Syracuse #4 Oklahoma #5 Oklahoma State #6 Wisconsin #7 Notre Dame #8 Oregon #9 VCU #10 UCLA #11 Villanova #12 Wichita State #13 Saint Louis #14 Valparaiso #15 Stony Brook #16 Robert Morris #17 SOU

[h=2]NCAA Tourney Projections by Conference[/h]

Conf NCAA Teams Conf Teams Pct in NCAA Big East 9 16 56.2% Big Ten 7 12 58.3% Big 12 6 10 60.0% Mountain West 5 8 62.5% Pac 12 5 12 41.7% SEC 4 12 33.3% ACC 4 12 33.3% A-10 4 14 28.6% C-USA 2 12 16.7% Big West 1 9 11.1% Big South 1 11 9.1% Patriot 1 8 12.5% West Coast 1 9 11.1% Ivy League 1 8 12.5% Ohio Valley 1 11 9.1% SoCon 1 12 8.3% WAC 1 8 12.5% MAC 1 12 8.3% Atlantic Sun 1 10 10.0% Sun Belt 1 12 8.3% Big Sky 1 9 11.1% MAAC 1 10 10.0% MEAC 1 13 7.7% CAA 1 12 8.3% NEC 1 12 8.3% Summit League 1 10 10.0% SWAC 1 10 10.0% Southland 1 12 8.3% America East 1 9 11.1% Horizon 1 10 10.0% Missouri Valley 1 10 10.0%

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