[joemontes]

Charlie Creme's brackets were updated today.



IF all of his seeds held, then we would need to win these six games to repeat as national champs:



1. Hawaii at Maples 

2. Kansas State at Maples Round of 32

3. Indiana in Spokane Sweet 16

4. LSU in Spokane Elite 8

5. Louisville in Minni Semis

6. South Carolina in Minni Championship



Clearly Creme will be wrong about some of this, and there will be upsets, so the odds are infinitesimal that these will be the actual teams we would have to play.  Nevertheless, I think this gives us a pretty good idea of what the gauntlet will be like.

Compare that to:

South Carolina:
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1. ??? - Columbia SC
2. Utah/Miami - Columbia SC Round of 32
3. Arizona/Notre Dame - Greensboro Round of 16
4. Iowa State/Michigan - Greensboro Elite 8
5. NC State/UConn - Minneapolis National Semis
6. Stanford - Minneapolis National Championship

NC State:
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1. ??? - Raleigh 
2. Central Florida/Arkansas - Raleigh  Round of 32
3. Oklahoma/Oregon - Bridgeport Round of 16
4. UConn/Iowa - Bridgeport Elite 8
5. South Carolina - Minneapolis National Semis
6. Stanford - Minneapolis National Championship

Louisville:
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1. Maine - Louisville
2. FGCU/Kansas - Louisville Round of 32
3. Maryland/BYU - Wichita Round of 16
4. Baylor/Tennessee - Wichita Elite 8
5. Stanford - Minneapolis National Semis
6. South Carolina - Minneapolis National Championship
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[joemontes]

Charlie Creme's brackets were updated today.



IF all of his seeds held, then we would need to win these six games to repeat as national champs:



1. Hawaii at Maples 

2. Kansas State at Maples Round of 32

3. Indiana in Spokane Sweet 16

4. LSU in Spokane Elite 8

5. Louisville in Minni Semis

6. South Carolina in Minni Championship



Clearly Creme will be wrong about some of this, and there will be upsets, so the odds are infinitesimal that these will be the actual teams we would have to play.  Nevertheless, I think this gives us a pretty good idea of what the gauntlet will be like.

Compare that to:

South Carolina:
************
1. ??? - Columbia SC
2. Utah/Miami - Columbia SC Round of 32
3. Arizona/Notre Dame - Greensboro Round of 16
4. Iowa State/Michigan - Greensboro Elite 8
5. NC State/UConn - Minneapolis National Semis
6. Stanford - Minneapolis National Championship

NC State:
*******
1. ??? - Raleigh 
2. Central Florida/Arkansas - Raleigh  Round of 32
3. Oklahoma/Oregon - Bridgeport Round of 16
4. UConn/Iowa - Bridgeport Elite 8
5. South Carolina - Minneapolis National Semis
6. Stanford - Minneapolis National Championship

Louisville:
*******
1. Maine - Louisville
2. FGCU/Kansas - Louisville Round of 32
3. Maryland/BYU - Wichita Round of 16
4. Baylor/Tennessee - Wichita Elite 8
5. Stanford - Minneapolis National Semis
6. South Carolina - Minneapolis National Championship
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