I’m terrible at predicting who gets in to the tournament (looking back at my track record) and will probably be even worse now that the tournament is seeded, however, if the tournament were held today, here’s what I see as a possible lineup:
District 1 Champion – #10 North Idaho College
District 2 Champion – #22 Connors State College
District 3 Champion – #2 Vincennes University
District 4 Champion – Mineral Area College
District 5 Champion – #8 New Mexico Junior College
District 6 Champion – #1 Hutchinson Community College
District 7 Champion – Motlow State Community College
District 8 Champion – #7 College Of Central Florida
District 9 Champion – Central Wyoming College
District 10 Champion – #3 Spartanburg Methodist College
District 11 Champion – #5 Iowa Western Community College
District 12 Champion – Shelton State Community College
District 13 Champion – #13 East Georgia State College
District 14 Champion – #18 Kilgore College
District 15 Champion – #21 Pearl River Community College
District 16 Champion – Southwestern Illinois College
These teams I see as the most likely, with a few coin flips in there.
District 2B – #25 Northern Oklahoma College – Tonkawa
District 7B – Volunteer State Community College
District 10B – Brunswick Community College
District 14B – San Jacinto College – Central
Zone qualifiers are up to the district/region to decide, and they each have criteria. Best guesses on these.
At Large 1 – #4 Coffeyville Community College
At Large 2 – #6 Indian Hills Community College – Ottumwa
At Large 3 – #9 Chipola College
At Large 4 – #15 Salt Lake Community College
I feel like another Florida team should go into the 4th spot (They’re all that good right now), but I’m not sure what they would do. Picked from the next best district there.
Seeds:
1 – #1 Hutchinson Community College
2 – #2 Vincennes University
3 – #3 Spartanburg Methodist College
4 – #5 Iowa Western Community College
5 – #7 College Of Central Florida
6 – #8 New Mexico Junior College
7 – #10 North Idaho College
8 – #13 East Georgia State College
9 – #4 Coffeyville Community College
10 – #6 Indian Hills Community College – Ottumwa
11 – #9 Chipola College
12 – #15 Salt Lake Community College
13 – #18 Kilgore College
14 – #21 Pearl River Community College
15 – #22 Connors State College
16 – #25 Northern Oklahoma College – Tonkawa
17 – Central Wyoming College
18 – Mineral Area College
19 – Motlow State Community College
20 – San Jacinto College – Central
21 – Southwestern Illinois College
22 – Shelton State Community College
23 – Brunswick Community College
24 – Volunteer State Community College
Top 8 get byes, and must be champions.
Thoughts? Comments? Suggestions? Feel free to tell me what you think.