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After an almost upsetless Thursday, Friday certainly made up for it in a BIG way.

A 15 seed had not knocked off a 2 seed in 11 years when Hampton beat Iowa State. Yesterday. Norfolk State broke that streak by beating Final Four favorite Missouri.

A new streak began after that game and lasted about 2 and a half hours. Lehigh took down the Duke Blue Devils later last night. This is the definition of MARCH MADNESS!

Here were the Total Round 1 Upsets:

12 VCU 62 defeats  5 Wichita State 59
11 Colorado 68 defeats 6 UNLV 64
10 Xavier 67 defeats  7 Notre Dame 63
15 Lehigh 75 defeats 2 Duke 70
9 Saint Louis 61 defeats 8 Memphis 54
15 Norfolk State 88 defeats 2 Missouri 86
12 South Florida 58 defeats 5 Temple 44
13 Ohio 65 defeats 4 Michigan 60
11 North Carolina State 79 defeats 6 San Diego State 65
10 Purdue 72 defeats 7 St. Mary's 69

CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT A GRAPH OF ROUND 1 UPSETS FROM THE PAST 5 YEARS!

Still reviewing things, but i wanted to get it up:

Midwest (St. Louis)
1 KENTUCKY
16 SAVANNAH STATE/MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE

Louisville

8 HARVARD
9 Purdue

5 WICHITA STATE
12 Brigham Young

Albuquerque

4 Notre Dame
13 DAVIDSON

6 Florida
11 Southern Miss

Albuquerque

3 Baylor
14 AKRON

7 Gonzaga
10 Seton Hall

Pittsburgh

2 Ohio State
15 DREXEL

South (Atlanta)
1 DUKE
16 BUCKNELL

Greensboro

8 Saint Louis
9 Cincinnati

5 NEW MEXICO
12 Miami/Texas

Nashville

4 Indiana
13 Iona

6 Florida State
11 Iowa State

Louisville

3 Marquette
14 BUCKNELL

7 Virginia
10 Connecticut

Omaha

2 KANSAS
15 VALPARAISO

East (Boston)
1 SYRACUSE
16 UT-ARLINGTON

Pittsburgh

8 Creighton
9 Mississippi State

5 Wisconsin
12 Xavier/Washington

Nashville

4 MURRAY STATE
13 LONG BEACH STATE

6 San Diego State
11 West Virginia

Columbus

3 Michigan
14 MIDDLE TENNESSEE

7 Louisville
10 Alabama

Greensboro

2 North Carolina
15 WEBER STATE

West (Phoenix)
1 MICHIGAN STATE
16 UNC-ASHVILLE/STONY BROOK

Columbus

8 Vanderbilt
9 Memphis

5 Nevada Las Vegas
12 CALIFORNIA

Portland

4 TEMPLE
13 ORAL ROBERTS

6 Kansas State
11 Colorado State

Portland

3 Georgetown
14 NEVADA

7 ST. MARY'S (CA.)
10 Northwestern

Omaha

2 Missouri
15 LONG ISLAND

Last 4 IN: Washington, Xavier, Texas, Miami
First 4 OUT: Arizona, North Carolina State, Dayton, Minnesota

Also Considered: VCU, Colorado, Oregon, Central Florida, South Florida, Wyoming, Illinois, LSU, UMASS, St. Joseph's (NO ORDER)

Games thru 2-10-12:

Midwest (St. Louis)
1 KENTUCKY
16 STONY BROOK

Louisville

8 Connecticut
9 Wichita State

5 Florida State
12 Seton Hall/Colorado State

Nashville

4 Marquette
13 VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH

6 Virginia
11 Northwestern

Columbus

3 Michigan State
14 NEVADA

7 Florida
10 Iowa State

Greenboro

2 DUKE
15 NORFOLK STATE

VS

South (Atlanta)
1 OHIO STATE
16 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE/UNC-ASHVILLE

Nashville

8 HARVARD
9 Memphis

5 TEMPLE
12 Wyoming/Central Florida

Albuquerque

4 SAN DIEGO STATE
13 IONA

6 Mississippi State
11 Xavier

Columbus

3 Michigan
14 VALPARAISO

7 Notre Dame
10 Alabama

Greensboro

2 North Carolina
15 LONG ISLAND

East (Boston)
1 SYRACUSE
16 UT-ARLINGTON/MERCER

Pittsburgh

8 Illinois
9 Kansas State

5 CREIGHTON
12 Saint Louis

Louisville

4 Indiana
13 Middle Tennessee State

6 Gonzaga
11 Purdue

Portland

3 Georgetown
14 AKRON

7 SOUTHERN MISS
10 Miami (Fla.)

Omaha

2 Kansas
15 WEBER STATE

VS.

West (Phoenix)
1 MISSOURI
16 BUCKNELL

Omaha

8 MURRAY STATE
9 West Virginia

5 SAINT MARY's (CA.)
12 CALIFORNIA

Pittsburgh

4 Wisconsin
13 LONG BEACH STATE

6 Louisville
11 New Mexico

Portland

3 Nevada Las Vegas
14 DAVIDSON

7 Vanderbilt
10 Minnesota

Albuquerque

2 Baylor
15 ORAL ROBERTS

Last 4 Teams IN: Central Florida, Wyoming, Colorado State, Seton Hall
Last 4 Teams OUT: Brigham Young, North Carolina State, Arkansas, Texas
Next 4 Teams OUT: Mississippi, Cincinnati, Arizona, Washington

Hello everyone! This is my first edition of bracketology this year, so bare with me, I'm a little rusty. If you see any mistakes, like rematches, etc, it would be very helpful of you to point that out! I differ a little from some of my fellow bracketologists, but I also realize at this point in the game, there will be a LARGE variety of differences between brackets.

Midwest (St. Louis)

1 KENTUCKY
16 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY/UT-ARLINGTON

Louisville

8 Temple
9 Southern Miss

5 Michigan
12 Xavier

Columbus

4 St. Mary's
13 CLEVELAND STATE

6 Florida State
11 Arkansas

Portland

3 NEVADA LAS VEGAS
14 Oral Roberts

7 West Virginia
10 Minnesota

Omaha

2 Missouri
15 WAGNER

East (Boston)

1 SYRACUSE
16 UNC-ASHVILLE

Pittsburgh

8 Vanderbilt
9 Purdue

5 Marquette
12 Central Florida/Northwestern

Nasville

4 MURRAY STATE
13 LONG BEACH STATE

6 Illinois
11 Memphis

Portland

3 San Diego State
14 IONA

7 Gonzaga
10 Cincinnati

Greensboro

2 DUKE
15 AKRON

South (Atlanta) 

1 KANSAS 
16 STONY BROOK

Omaha

8 Virginia
9 Wichita State 

5 Wisconsin 
12 Notre Dame/Mississippi 

Albuquerque

4 CREIGHTON
13 MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE 

6 Dayton
11 Stanford 

Pittsburgh 

3 Georgetown 
14 BELMONT 

7 Mississippi State 
10 HARVARD

2 OHIO STATE 
15 GEORGE MASON 

West (Phoenix) 

1 BAYLOR 
16 WEBER STATE/NORFOLK STATE

Albuquerque

8 Florida 
9 Louisville

5 Connecticut 
12 SAINT LOUIS

Louisville 

4 Indiana 
13 DAVIDSON

6 Kansas State 
11 Alabama

Columbus

3 Michigan State 
14 NEVADA

7 Seton Hall
10 CALIFORNIA 

Greensboro

2 North Carolina 
15 BUCKNELL

 
Last 4 Teams IN: Northwestern, Central Florida, Mississippi, Notre Dame
Last 4 Teams OUT: New Mexico, Brigham Young, Iowa State, North Carolina State 
Next 4 Teams OUT: Marshall, Texas, Arizona, Oregon

The People's Poll For The Week Ending 12/18/2011

Thank you to all the 0 people who submitted ballots this week!

 1. (25) Syracuse (-) (15-0)
Votes-742, HR-1, LR-4,  AP-1, Coaches-1,  POM-4  

Games played this week:
   W 75-49, Seton Hall
   W 87-68, at DePaul

Games next week:
   Jan. 04, at Providence
   Jan. 07, Marquette

 2. (4) Kentucky (+1) (13-1)
Votes-712, HR-1, LR-5,  AP-2, Coaches-2,  POM-3  

Games played this week:
   W 86-64, Lamar
   W 69-62, Louisville

Games next week:
   Jan. 03, Arkansas-Little Rock
   Jan. 07, South Carolina

 3.  Baylor (+2) (13-0)
Votes-653, HR-2, LR-9,  AP-4, Coaches-5,  POM-12 

Games played this week:
   W 54-52, Mississippi State

Games next week:
   W 61-52, Texas A&M
   Jan. 07, at Texas Tech

 4. (1) North Carolina (+3) (13-2)
Votes-652, HR-1, LR-7,  AP-3, Coaches-4,  POM-5  

Games played this week:
   W 100-62, Elon
   W 102-65, Monmouth

Games next week:
   Jan. 07, Boston College

 5.  Missouri (+1) (13-0)
Votes-629, HR-2, LR-9,  AP-7, Coaches-6,  POM-10  

Games played this week:
   W 75-68, at Old Dominion

Games next week:
   Jan. 03, Oklahoma
   Jan. 07, at Kansas State

 6.  Duke (+2) (12-1)
Votes-604, HR-3, LR-9,  AP-5, Coaches-3,  POM-7 

Games played this week:
   W 110-70, Western Michigan
   W 85-55, Pennsylvania

Games next week:
   Jan. 04, at Temple
   Jan. 07, at Georgia Tech


 7.  Ohio State (-5) (13-2)
Votes-556, HR-3, LR-12,  AP-6, Coaches-7,  POM-2  

Games played this week:
   W 87-54, Northwestern
   L 74-70, at Indiana

Games next week:
   Jan. 03, Nebraska
   Jan. 07, at Iowa


 8.  Connecticut (+2) (12-1)
Votes-511, HR-2, LR-12,  AP-8, Coaches-8,  POM-28  

Games played this week: 
   W 60-57, at South Florida
   W 83-69, St. John's

Games next week:
   Jan. 03, at Seton Hall
   Jan. 07, at Rutgers

 9.  Georgetown (+7) (12-1)
Votes-508, HR-6, LR-12,  AP-9, Coaches-9,  POM-13  

Games played this week:
   W 71-68, at Louisville
   W 49-40, Providence

Games next week:
   Jan. 04, Marquette
   Jan. 07, at West Virginia

 10.  Indiana (+3) (13-1)
Votes-504, HR-5, LR-20,  AP-12, Coaches-12,  POM-8  

Games played this week:
   L 80-65, at Michigan State
   W 74-70, Ohio State

Games next week:
   Jan. 05, Michigan
   Jan. 08, at Penn State



 11.  Michigan State (+9) (13-2)
Votes-455, HR-7, LR-NR,  AP-10, Coaches-11,  POM-9  

Games played this week:
   W 80-65, Indiana
   W 68-55, at Nebraska

Games next week:
   Jan. 03, at Wisconsin

 12.  Louisville (-8) (12-2)
Votes-368, HR-10, LR-19,  AP-11, Coaches-10,  POM-17  

Games played this week:
   L 71-68, Georgetown
   L 69-62, at Kentucky

Games next week:
   Jan. 03, at St. John's
   Jan. 07, Notre Dame

 13.  Nevada Las Vegas (+6) (15-2)
Votes-366, HR-11, LR-NR,  AP-17, Coaches-17,  POM-20  

Games played this week:
   W 124-75, Central Arkansas
   W 74-69, at Hawaii

Games next week:
   Jan. 05, at Cal State Bakersfield

 14.  Kansas (-3) (10-3)
Votes-333, HR-10, LR-NR,  AP-14, Coaches-15,  POM-6  

Games played this week:
   W 89-34, Howard
   W 84-58, North Dakota

Games next week:
   Jan. 04, Kansas State
   Jan. 07, at Oklahoma

 15.  Mississippi State (+3) (13-2)
Votes-295, HR-10, LR-NR,  AP-15, Coaches-16,  POM-53  

Games played this week:
   L 54-52, at Baylor
   W 66-64, Utah State

Games next week:
   Jan. 07, at Arkansas

 16.  Florida (-4) (11-3)
Votes-284, HR-11, LR-24,  AP-13, Coaches-14,  POM-11  

Games played this week:
   L 85-83, at Rutgers
   W 90-70, Yale

Games next week:
   Jan. 03, UAB
   Jan. 07, at Tennessee

 17.  Michigan (+5) (12-2)
Votes-249, HR-10, LR-NR,  AP-16, Coaches-13,  POM-43  

Games played this week:
   W 71-53, Penn State
   W 61-56, Minnesota

Games next week:
   Jan. 05, at Indiana
   Jan. 08, Wisconsin
  
 18.  Murray State (+3) (14-0)
Votes-231, HR-9, LR-NR,  AP-19, Coaches-18,  POM-30 

Games played this week:
   W 73-40, at Eastern Illinois

Games next week:
   Jan. 04, Eastern Kentucky
   Jan. 07, at Austin Peay

 19.  Marquette (-10) (12-2)
Votes-203, HR-14, LR-NR,  AP-20, Coaches-20,  POM-22 

Games played this week:
   L 74-57, Vanderbilt
   W 81-77, Villanova

Games next week:
   Jan. 04, at Georgetown
   Jan. 07, at Syracuse

 20.  Harvard (+5) (12-1)
Votes-181, HR-13, LR-24,  AP-22, Coaches-21,  POM-33  

Games played this week:
   W 67-46, at Boston College
   W 74-69, Saint Joseph's

Games next week:
   Jan. 03, at Fordham
   Jan. 07, Dartmouth

 21.  Wisconsin (-6) (12-3)
Votes-163, HR-15, LR-NR,  AP-18, Coaches-18,  POM-1  

Games played this week:
   W 64-40, at Nebraska
   L 72-65, Iowa

Games next week:
   Jan. 03, Michigan State
   Jan. 08, at Michigan

 22.  Kansas State (New) (11-1)
Votes-153, HR-14, LR-NR,  AP-23, Coaches-22,  POM-21  

Games played this week:
   W 82-46, Howard

Games next week:
   Jan. 04, at Kansas
   Jan. 07, Missouri

 23.  Virginia (-) (12-1)
Votes-146, HR-9, LR-NR,  AP-21, Coaches-23,  POM-29  

Games played this week:
   W 69-42, Maryland-Eastern Shore
   W 57-50, Towson

Games next week:
   W 57-52, at LSU
   Jan. 07, Miami (Fla.)


 24.  Gonzaga (New) (11-2)
Votes-62, HR-16, LR-NR,  AP-25, Coaches-NR,  POM-23 

Games played this week:
   W 90-51, Portland
   W 72-65, at Xavier

Games next week:
   Jan. 05, Pepperdine
   Jan. 07, Santa Clara

 25.  Creighton (New) (11-2)
Votes-46, HR-19, LR-NR, AP-NR, Coaches-24,  POM-36  

Games played this week:
   L 77-65, Missouri State
   W 68-61, at Wichita State
 
Games next week:
   Jan. 03, Drake
   Jan. 07, at Bradley


Others Receiving Votes: San Diego State 43, Ohio 19, Alabama 16, Stanford 10, Purdue 10, New Mexico 9, Xavier 8, Vanderbilt 8, Saint Mary's 6, Seton Hall 5, Pittsburgh 4, California 4, Middle Tennessee State 1, North Carolina State 1.

Dropped From Rankings: #14 Xavier, #17 Pittsburgh, #24 Stanford

New this week: #22 Kansas State, #24 Gonzaga, #25 Creighton

Biggest drops: Marquette (-10)

             
                 What it all means: Rank. (First Place Votes) Team (Change since last week) (Wins-Losses),
                 Votes, HR-Highest Rank,  LR-Lowest Rank, AP-AP rank, Coaches-Coaches poll rank,
                 Pom-Pomeroy rank. Games played this week; next week's games.

Well, I could be way off or right on track, but I have a feeling this year in the Big 10 Conference is going to be very top heavy this year. I believe 9 teams will get 8+ wins in the conference this year, while 3 teams will get 3 or less wins. Seems a little crazy, but I think it's a huge possibility. There are going to be 216 Big Ten Conference games this season and I'm excited to see every one of them I can. Here are my 2011 - 2012 Big Ten Conference predictions:

 1.  Ohio State

Current Record: (13-1)

Predicted B1G Record: (15-3)

It could be better than this, but 3 losses is reasonable. I have them losing @Wisconsin, @Michigan, @Michigan State.

 2(TIE).  Wisconsin

Current Record: (12-2)

Predicted B1G Record: (13-5)

Really suprsied with the loss at home to Marquette, if they want a 13-5 record in the Big Ten they better not lose at home. Have them losing to: @Michigan, @Purdue, @Illinois, @ Michigan State, @Ohio State

 2(TIE).  Michigan State

Current Record: (12-2)

Predicted B1G Record: (13-5)

Really impressed with this team, no bad losses, and they were impressive against Indiana. I think they are the second best team in the conference, though they will likely tie Wisconsin. I have them losing to: @Wisconsin, @Michigan, @Illinois, @Ohio State, @Indiana

 4(TIE).  Indiana

Current Record: (12-1)

Predicted B1G Record: (12-6)

Biggest suprise in the Big Ten this season. Lost to MSU in Zeller's first Big Ten game and without a crucial part to their game Will Sheehey - who was out due to injury. Still this team can win any night against anyone, but they are still inexperienced and will struggle at times. I have them losing to: @Michigan State, Ohio State, @Ohio State, @Wisconsin, @Michigan, @Purdue

 4(TIE).  Michigan

Current Record: (10-2)

Predicted B1G Record: (12-6)

Out of all the Big Ten teams, this is the team I am most uncertain with. I feel like if this team can get on a roll than can be deadly, but if they get on a losing streak they could lose their composure and go downhill in a hurry. I have them losing to: @Indiana, @Purdue, @Ohio State, @Michigan State, @Northwestern, @Illinois

 6(TIE).  Purdue

Current Record: (11-3)

Predicted B1G Record: (10-8)

Another team that could go either way. They could go 10-8 or 8-10 easily. They have to avoid losing a big lead as they have done in their losses this year. I think they are good and with Hummel leading them, should behave better than they did in non-conference play. I have them losing to: @Minnesota, @Michigan State, @Northwestern, @Ohio State, @Illinois, Michigan State, @Michigan, Indiana

 6(TIE).  Illinois

Current Record: 12-2

Predicted B1G Record: (10-8)

Really didn't expect them to allow Minnesota to hang around. They have been pretty impressive this year, but I'm not convinced they can play with the big boys. They have one of the most difficult Big Ten Conference schedules, they play conference bottom dwellers Iowa and Penn State only once. I have them losing to: @Purdue, @Northwestern, @Ohio State, @Minnesota, @Indiana, @Michigan, @Ohio State, @Wisconsin

 8.  Northwestern

Current Record: (10-3)

Predicted B1G Record: (8-10)

Suprsied they got blow out by OSU. I still think they can pull off some upsets, but they need a couple of key wins to make the tournament. If they play well enough they could go 9-9 or 10-8, but once again if they lose a couple of those games they should win, it will hurt them badly. I have them beating: Penn State, Illinois, Purdue, Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Michigan, @Iowa

 9.  Minnesota

Current Record: 12-2

Predicted B1G Record: (7-11)

Minnesota and Northwestern's play will decide whether teams like Illinois and Purdue get 10 or 11 wins. IF they play well at home they shouldn't lose 12 games, but without Trevord Mbakwe I'm a very concerned about them even winning 7 or 8 games. I have them beating: Iowa, Purdue, @Penn State, Northwestern, Illinois, @Iowa, Nebraska

 10(TIE).  Nebraska

Current Record: (8-4)

Predicted B1G Record: (3-15)

Every conference has to have the bottom dwellers, but the Big Ten's are still solid, but won't be competetive enough to beat anyone of signicnace. I have them beating: Penn State, Minnesota, Iowa

 10(TIE).  Penn State

Current Record: (8-5)

Predicted B1G Record: (3-15)

I think Nebraska is better than them, but this low in the conference it isn't that big of a deal. I have them beating: Nebraska, Iowa, Northwestern.

 12.  Iowa

Current Record: (8-6)

Predicted B1G Record: (2-16)

Iowa is the worst team in the Big Ten, yet still doesn't have a losing record. The Big 10 is the best top to bottom conference in the nation. I have them beating: Nebraska, Penn State