Sunday, March 20, 2011

2011 Leuthold Memorial Tournament - Bracket Challenge Supplement

Here is a supplement to go along with the Bracket Challenge. It's just something you can look over if you'd like.
 
Team Rankings
Below is the ranking of each team in the tournament with how many competitors ranked them there (in parentheses)
 
East:
1. OSU: 16 (21), 15 (4), 14 (1)
2. UNC: 16 (2), 15 (11), 14 (8), 13 (3), 12 (2)
3. Syracuse: 16 (3), 15 (9), 14 (10), 13 (1), 12 (1)
4. Kentucky: 15 (2), 14 (7), 13 (13), 12 (3), 11 (1)
5. West Virginia: 13 (2), 12 (9), 11 (6), 10 (2), 9 (1), 8 (2), 7 (3), 6 (1)
6. Xavier: 13 (3), 12 (2), 11 (8), 10 (7), 9 (4), 8 (1), 7 (1)
7. Washington: 13 (2), 12 (6), 11 (3), 10 (6), 9 (2), 8 (4), 6 (1), 5 (1) 4 (1)
8. George Mason: 11 (4), 9 (9), 8 (2), 7 (7), 6 (3), 4 (1)
9. Villanova: 11 (1), 10 (3), 9 (3), 8 (7), 7 (3), 6 (5), 5 (3), 4 (1)
10. Georgia: 13 (1), 12 (1), 11 (1), 9 (1), 8 (4), 7 (2), 6 (7), 5 (7), 4 (2)
11. Marquette: 11(2), 10 (5), 9 (5), 8 (4), 7 (4), 6 (4), 5 (2)
12. Clemson: 12 (1), 10 (3), 9 (1), 8 (2), 7 (6), 6 (2), 5 (4), 4 (3), 3 (4)
13. Princeton: 12 (1), 6 (1), 5 (6), 4 (15), 3 (3)
14. Indiana State: 6 (2), 5 (3), 4 (3), 3 (18)
15. Long Island: 3 (1), 2 (23), 1 (2)
16. UTSA: 2 (2), 1 (24) 95

West:
1. Duke: 16 (13), 15 (9), 14 (4)
2. SDSU: 16 (8), 15 (5), 14 (7), 13 (5), 12 (1)
3. UConn: 16 (4), 15 (10), 14 (4), 13 (5), 12 (1), 11 (2)
4. Texas: 16 (1), 15 (1), 14 (6), 13 (7), 12 (5), 11 (3), 10 (1), 8 (1), 6 (1)
5. Arizona: 15 (1), 14 (2), 13 (6), 12 (7), 11 (4), 10 (2), 9 (1), 7 (1), 6 (1), 1 (1)
6. Cincinnati: 14 (2), 13 (1), 12 (3), 11 (6), 10 (2), 9 (4), 8 (2), 7 (3), 6 (2), 5 (1)
7. Temple: 13 (1), 12 (3), 11 (4), 10 (5), 9 (1), 8 (4), 7 (1), 6 (6), 5 (1)
8. Michigan: 12 (1), 10 (2), 9 (4), 8 (3), 7 (6), 6 (5), 5 (2), 4 (2)
9. Tennessee: 14 (1), 12 (2), 11 (3), 10 (3), 9 (4), 8 (10), 7 (2), 3 (1)
10. Penn State: 12 (1), 10 (5), 9 (3), 8 (2), 7 (5), 6 (7), 5 (1), 3 (2)
11. Missouri: 12 (1), 11 (4), 10 (3), 9 (4), 8 (3), 7 (3), 6 (1), 5 (5), 4 (1), 3 (1)
12. Memphis: 12 (1), 10 (2), 9 (2), 8 (1), 7 (5), 6 (1), 5 (8), 4 (6)
13. Oakland: 13 (1), 10 (1), 9 (2), 6 (2), 5 (5), 4 (13), 3 (2)
14. Bucknell: 5 (3), 4 (3), 3 (18), 2 (2)
15. Northern Colorado: 4 (1), 3 (2), 2 (22), 1 (1)
16. Hampton: 2 (2), 1 (24)

Southwest:
1. Kansas: 16 (21), 15 (3), 14 (2)
2. Notre Dame: 16 (3), 15 (12), 14 (4), 13 (5), 11 (1), 10 (1)
3. Purdue: 16 (2), 15 (8), 14 (6), 13 (5), 12 (4), 11 (1)
4. Louisville: 15 (2), 14 (12), 13 (8), 12 (3), 11 (1)
5. Vanderbilt: 14 (1), 13 (2), 12 (6), 11 (3), 10 (2), 9 (3), 8 (5), 7 (2), 6 (1), 5 (1)
6. Georgetown: 15 (1), 14 (1), 13 (5), 12 (6), 11 (7), 10 (3), 9 (1), 7 (1), 6 (1)
7. Texas A&M: 12 (2), 11 (3), 10 (7), 9 (2), 8 (6), 7 (4), 6 (1), 3 (1)
8. UNLV: 12 (2), 11 (2), 10 (3), 9 (8), 8 (4), 7 (3), 6 (3), 5 (1)
9. Illinois: 11 (3), 10 (3), 9 (3), 8 (6), 7 (6), 6 (4), 4 (1)
10. Florida State: 11 (1), 10 (3), 9 (5), 8 (5), 7 (3), 6 (5), 5 (3), 4 (1)
11. VCU: 10 (1), 9 (1), 7 (4), 6 (7), 5 (10), 3 (2), 2 (1)
12. Richmond: 12 (3), 11 (4), 10 (3), 9 (3), 7 (3), 6 (2), 5 (6), 4 (2)
13. Morehead State: 5 (2), 4 (17), 3 (6), 2 (1)
14. St. Peter’s: 6 (1), 5 (2), 4 (4), 3 (14), 2 (4), 1 (1)
15. Akron: 13 (1), 6 (1), 5 (1), 4 (1), 3 (3), 2 (16), 1 (3)
16. Boston: 2 (4), 1 (22)

Southeast:
1. Pittsburgh: 16 (17), 15 (3), 14 (6)
2. Florida: 16 (3), 15 (9), 14 (2), 13 (3), 12 (6), 11 (2), 9 (1)
3. BYU: 16 (1), 15 (2), 14 (6), 13 (3), 12 (6), 11 (5), 9 (1), 8 (1), 6 (1)
4. Wisconsin: 16 (3), 15 (4), 14 (3), 13 (3), 12 (2), 11 (5), 10 (2), 8 (3), 7 (1)
5. Kansas State: 16 (1), 15 (1), 14 (4), 13 (7), 12 (3), 11 (4), 10 (3), 9 (1), 8 (2)
6. St. John’s: 16 (1), 15 (5), 14 (2), 13 (6), 12 (1), 11 (3), 10 (2), 9 (2), 8 (1), 7 (2), 6 (1)
7. UCLA: 15 (1), 14 (1), 12 (1), 11 (3), 10 (1), 9 (4), 8 (3), 7 (3), 6 (4), 5 (3), 4 (2)
8. Butler: 12 (2), 11 (1), 10 (4), 9 (8), 8 (2), 7 (2), 6 (2), 5 (4), 4 (1)
9. Old Dominion: 10 (4), 9 (4), 8 (4), 7 (3), 6 (5), 5 (5), 3 (1)
10. MSU: 15 (1), 14 (2), 13 (3), 12 (2), 11 (1), 10 (4), 9 (1), 8 (2), 7 (5), 6 (1), 5 (1), 4 (2), 3(1)
11. Gonzaga: 10 (2), 9 (1), 8 (6), 7 (6), 6 (7), 5 (2), 4 (1), 3 (1)
12. Utah State: 13 (1), 12 (3), 10 (2), 9 (1), 8 (1), 7 (1), 6 (1), 5 (4), 4 (6), 3 (4), 2 (2)
13. Belmont: 11 (2), 10 (2), 9 (1), 8 (1), 7 (2), 6 (1), 5 (2), 4 (9), 3 (5), 2 (1)
14. Wofford: 9 (1), 7 (1), 6 (3), 5 (4), 4 (3), 3 (13), 1 (1)
15. UC Santa Barbara: 4 (2), 3 (1), 2 (20), 1 (3)
16. UNC-Asheville: 5 (1), 2 (4), 1 (21)

Some info about these rankings:
Most highly regarded #1 seed: Ohio State (avg. ranking: 15.77)
Least highly regarded #1 seed: Duke (avg. ranking: 15.35)
Lowest ranked team: UTSA and Hampton (avg. ranking: 1.08)
Hardest to rank team: Michigan State (ranked in 13 out of 16 slots)
Hardest to rank region: Southeast (131 slots, or 8.2 per team)
Easiest to rank region: East (95 slots, or 5.9 per team)

Bonus Breakdown

Here is how the Bonuses were picked:
National Champ: Ohio State (17), Duke (3), Kansas (3), Pitt (1), San Diego State (1), UConn (1)
Upset Special: Belmont (10), Oakland (7), Wofford (3), Princeton (2), Bucknell (1), Akron (1), Indiana State (1)
Big Loser: Gonzaga (3), Wofford (2), Old Dominion (2), Florida State (2), UCLA (2), Clemson (2), UC Santa Barbara (2), Temple (2), West Virginia (1), Marquette (1), Boston (1), Cincinnati (1), Illinois (1), VCU (1)

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