Final Tally for Palm, Lunardi, SS + Updated Totals Since Field Expanded To 68

[SelectionSunday]

Here are the final official numbers for Jerry Palm, Joe Lunardi and I. Information I posted last night in another thread was incorrect.

Palm missed 1, Lunardi missed 2, I missed 3.

Palm had Saint Mary's in, Arizona State out.

Lunardi had Saint Mary's and USC in, Arizona State and Syracuse out.

I had Middle Tennessee, Saint Mary's, and USC in, Arizona State, Creighton, and Florida State out.

Below are our numbers since the NCAA Tournament expanded to 68 teams in the 2010-11 season.

Jerry Palm (CBS) At-Large Projections
2010-11: 35/37 (St. Mary’s/Virginia Tech; UAB/USC in instead)
2011-12: 35/37 (Northwestern/Seton Hall; Iona/NC State in instead)
2012-13: 36/37 (Tennessee; Middle Tennessee in instead)
2013-14: 35/36 (SMU; NC State in instead)
2014-15: 35/36 (Colorado State; UCLA in instead)
2015-16: 34/36 (Monmouth/Saint Bonaventure; Tulsa/Vanderbilt in instead)
2016-17: 36/36 – perfect --
2017-18: 35/36 (Saint Mary’s; Arizona State in instead)
Since Field of 68: 281/291 (96.6%)

Joe Lunardi (ESPN) At-Large Projections
2010-11: 34/37 (Colorado/St. Mary’s/Virginia Tech; Georgia/UAB/VCU in instead)
2011-12: 36/37 (Seton Hall; Iona in instead)
2012-13: 37/37 –perfect --
2013-14: 35/36 (SMU; NC State in instead)
2014-15: 34/36 (Colorado State/Temple; Indiana/UCLA in instead)
2015-16: 33/36 (Saint Bonaventure/Saint Mary’s/San Diego State Syracuse/Tulsa/Vanderbilt in instead)
2016-17: 35/36 (Syracuse; USC in instead)
2017-18: 34-36 (Saint Mary’s/USC; Arizona State/Syracuse in instead)
Since Field of 68: 278/291 (95.5%)

Selection Sunday (Gopher Hole/@Fieldof68 Freak) At-Large Projections
2010-11: 35/37 (Colorado/Virginia Tech; Georgia/UAB in instead)
2011-12: 36/37 (Seton Hall; Iona in instead)
2012-13: 36/37 (Kentucky; La Salle in instead)
2013-14: 36/36 – perfect --
2014-15: 33/36 (Colorado State/Old Dominion/Temple; BYU/Indiana/UCLA in instead)
2015-16: 32/36: (Monmouth/Saint Bonaventure/Saint Mary’s/San Diego State; Syracuse/Tulsa/Vanderbilt/Wichita State in instead)
2016-17: 36/36 – perfect –
2017-18: 33/36 (Middle Tennessee/Saint Mary’s/USC; Arizona State/Creighton/Florida State in instead)
Since Field of 68: 277/291 (95.2%)

My overall numbers since I started doing this in the 1991-92 season now stands at 884/937 (94.3%).

 

[El Amin Fan]

I love your analysis on this every year. And I always come to the board on the morning of Selection Sunday to see your predictions.

 

[SelectionSunday]

I love your analysis on this every year. And I always come to the board on the morning of Selection Sunday to see your predictions.

Thanks, appreciate it!

 

[Ope3]

bubble

It seems as though every year St Mary's, Syracuse & USC are in Last 4 In/First 4 Out purgatory.

 

[Holy Man]

It seems as though every year St Mary's, Syracuse & USC are in Last 4 In/First 4 Out purgatory.

For the most part it is about SOS. Cuse never goes on the road. St. Mary's plays a pretty weak schedule for a high quality mid major, and USC is constantly a middling in the PAC 12. Without a lot of research, it sure appears USC got the biggest hose job this year. I donl't know if St. Mary's tries to schedule P5 teams and they refuse or what. Exclusive of the basketball, a trip out there in November would be pretty nice.