Raymond's highly scientific predictions for the 2006 NCAA men's basketball tournament
Methodology explained earlier. Update:
- Correct predictions are in green.
- Incorrect predictions are in red.
- (!) marks upsets correctly predicted.
- (*) marks upsets predicted but did not take place.
- (x) marks actual upsets not predicted.
Dayton mini-bracket |
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| Monmouth (2003) | Hampton | |||
| Hampton (1978) | ||||
Atlanta bracket |
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| Duke (2004) | Duke | George (*) Washington |
George Washington |
George Washington |
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| Geo. Washington (1988) | George Washington |
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| UNC-Wilmington (2003) | ||||
| Syracuse (2004) | Syracuse (x) | Syracuse | ||
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| LSU (2005) | LSU | |||
| … | ||||
| West Virginia (1995) | West Virginia |
West Virginia |
West Virginia |
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| Southern Illinois (2001) | ||||
| Iowa (2003) | Iowa (x) | |||
| … | ||||
| California (2003) | California (x) | California | ||
| NC State (2005) | ||||
| Texas (2006) | Texas | |||
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Oakland bracket |
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| Memphis (2001) | Memphis | Arkansas | Kansas | Kansas |
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| Arkansas (1997) | Arkansas (x) | |||
| Bucknell (2004) | ||||
| Pittsburgh (1996) | Pittsburgh | Kansas | ||
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| Kansas (1995) | Kansas (x) | |||
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| Indiana (2003) | San Diego St. (*) | San Diego St. | Marquette | |
| San Diego St. (1996) | ||||
| Gonzaga (1998) | Gonzaga | |||
| … | ||||
| Marquette (1995) | Marquette (x) | Marquette | ||
| Alabama (2003) | ||||
| UCLA (1997) | UCLA | |||
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Washington, D.C. bracket |
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| Connecticut (1996) | Connecticut | Connecticut | Connecticut | Seton Hall |
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| Kentucky (2001) | Kentucky | |||
| UAB (2002) | ||||
| Washington (2004) | Washington | Washington (!) | ||
| … | ||||
| Illinois (2005) | Illinois | |||
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| Michigan State (2003) | George Mason (!) |
George Mason (!) |
Seton Hall | |
| George Mason (1996) | ||||
| North Carolina (2000) | North Carolina |
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| Wichita State (1999) | Seton Hall (*) | Seton Hall | ||
| Seton Hall (1995) | ||||
| Tennessee (2004) | Tennessee | |||
| … | ||||
Minneapolis bracket |
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| Villanova (1988) | Villanova | Villanova | Villanova | Villanova |
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| Arizona (1997) | Arizona | |||
| Wisconsin (2004) | ||||
| Nevada (2005) | Nevada (x) | Boston College |
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| … | ||||
| Boston College (1996) | Boston College |
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| Oklahoma (1994) | Oklahoma (x) | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | |
| UW-Milwaukee (2003) | ||||
| Florida (2003) | Florida | |||
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| Georgetown (2001) | Northern Iowa (*) |
Northern Iowa |
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| Northern Iowa (1995) | ||||
| Ohio State (2002) | Ohio State | |||
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Finals |
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| George Washington (1988) | George Washington |
George Washington |
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| Kansas (1995) | |||
| Seton Hall (1995) | Villanova | ||
| Villanova (1988) | |||
As I noted yesterday, the final will be very close, with George Washington University edging out Villanova by two months, 1988.08.01 to 1988.10.05.
Other people have come up with their own systems. The person a few doors down from me chose an algorithm that can be captured in three words: “Shorter name wins”. But my favorite is somebody whose highly scientific method is “The team that pays its basketball coach more.”
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