With the final game of the 2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament going on this evening, I thought it would be fun to take some of the current Mets’ alma maters and put them into bracket form. There are 15 Mets, 16 if you include Shaun Marcum who is currently on the disabled list, who went to NCAA institutions which fit very well into a 16-team bracket.
The way I ranked the teams were based on which rank of NCAA class (Division I, II and III) followed by records in the 2012-13 season. So without further adieu I introduce you to the Mets March Madness bracket and the participating school in them, with some background information about the schools as well.
NCAA – Division I
#1 Seed – Greg Burke (Duke) – 30-6 Record in 2012-13
- Durham, NC … Atlantic Coast Conference … Enrollment: 6,655
#2 Seed – Matt Harvey (UNC) – 25-11 Record in 2012-13
- Chapel Hill, NC … Atlantic Coast Conference … Enrollment: 18,503
#3 Seed – Ike Davis (Arizona State) – 22-13 Record in 2012-13
- Tempe, AZ … Pac-12 Conference … Enrollment: 59,382
#4 Seed – Collin Cowgill (Kentucky) – 21-12 Record in 2012-13
- Lexington, KY … Southeastern Conference (SEC) … Enrollment: 20,827
#5 Seed – Jeremy Hefner (Oral Roberts) – 20-15 Record in 2012-13
- Tulsa, OK … Southland Conference … Enrollment: 2,782
#6 Seed – Bobby Parnell (Charleston Southern) – 19-13 Record in 2012-13
- Charleston, SC … Big South Conference … Enrollment: 2,778
#7 Seed – Dillon Gee (Texas-Arlington) – 19-14 Record in 2012-13
- Arlington, TX … Western Athletic Conference … Enrollment: 25,761
#8 Seed – Mike Baxter (Vanderbilt) – 16-17 Record in 2012-13
- Nashville, TN … Southeastern Conference (SEC) … Enrollment: 6,796
#9 Seed – Lucas Duda (USC) – 14-18 Record in 2012-13
- Los Angeles, CA … Pac-12 Conference … Enrollment: 18,316
#10 Seed – Daniel Murphy (Jacksonville) – 14-18 Record in 2012-13
- Jacksonville, FL … Atlantic Sun Conference … Enrollment: 3,257
#11 Seed – Justin Turner (Cal State Fullerton) – 14-18 Record in 2012-13
- Fullerton, CA … Big West Conference … Enrollment: 32,379
#12 Seed – Scott Atchison (TCU) – 11-21 Record in 2012-13
- Fort Worth, TX … Big XII Conference … Enrollment: 8,456
#13 Seed – Shaun Marcum (Southwest Missouri State) – 11-22 Record in 2012-13
- Springfield, MO … Missouri Valley Conference … Enrollment: 17,434
NCAA – Division II
#14 Seed – Kirk Nieuwenhuis (Azusa Pacific) – 13-14 Record in 2012-13
- Azusa, CA … PacWest Conference … Enrollment: 6,224
#15 Seed – Josh Edgin (Francis Marion) – 11-15 Record in 2012-13
- Florence, SC … Peach Belt Conference … Enrollment: 3,780
NCAA – Division III
#16 Seed – Anthony Recker (Alvernia) – 24-5 Record in 2012-13
- Reading, PA … Commonwealth Conference … Enrollment: 2,347
