#HeatCheckSim Season 1: End-of-season review, awards, accolades, stats
Check out the final results from #HeatCheckSim Season 1.
Included below:
—March Madness and NIT bracket results
—Final Top 25 rankings
—National and conference coach of the year awards
—National player of the year and All-American awards
—Conference player of the year awards
—Individual game records
—Season records
—Top recruiting classes
MARCH MADNESS BRACKET:
First Four
Midwest Region
South Region
West Region
East Region
Final Four
NIT BRACKET:
Championship
FINAL TOP 25:
1 Michigan (Preseason No. 1)
2 Wisconsin (4)
3 Kentucky (2)
4 Oregon (3)
5 Virginia (8)
6 Texas (11)
7 Florida (5)
8 Villanova (10)
9 North Carolina (13)
10 Purdue (20)
11 Duke (7)
12 Indiana (12)
13 Louisville (6)
14 Seton Hall (14)
15 Gonzaga (17)
16 Arizona (15)
17 Connecticut (NR)
18 Ohio St. (23)
19 Stanford (18)
20 Georgetown (21)
21 Texas A&M (30)
22 Tennessee (16)
23 California (22)
24 Kansas (9)
25 Memphis (NR)
Receiving votes: Iowa St. (NR), Bradley (NR), Syracuse (25), Pittsburgh (NR), Michigan St. (19)
NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR AWARD:
Purdue (jaivho)
Receiving votes: Connecticut (gamzan), Boise St. (BleedBlue), UCF (chris.giuliano15), USC (mrwilson555555), Virginia (j_ulba67), Wisconsin (coachvh), San Diego St. (TheShowSDSU), Michigan (NicoleWestonLV), North Carolina (fiveonfiveball)
CONFERENCE COACH OF THE YEAR AWARDS:
Atlantic 10 — Massachusetts (benjohnson2420)
ACC — Virginia (j_ulba67)
America East — Binghamton (evanmiya)
American — UCF (chris.giuliano15)
Atlantic Sun — NJIT (mcutri24)
Big Ten — Purdue (jaivho)
Big 12 — Texas (matthewt.todd)
Big East — Villanova (stouffermark0)
Big Sky — Montana (hzmuniz18)
Big South — UNC Asheville (reidmurray7)
Big West — Hawaii (Jakeroxx2)
Colonial — UNC Wilmington (sneakyates)
Conference USA — Western Kentucky (john2153)
Horizon — Youngstown St. (jwhite2019)
Ivy — Yale (jk10lync)
MAAC — Iona (jadendaly)
MAC — Eastern Michigan (gobluejrm)
MEAC — North Carolina Central (robbiemye)
Missouri Valley — Missouri St. (fdterritory)
Mountain West — Boise St. (BleedBlue)
NEC — Wagner (aschneider231)
Ohio Valley — Murray St. (lukebenn99)
Pac-12 — USC (mrwilson555555)
Patriot — American (r.kolton.ray)
Sun Belt — Georgia St. (p.croswell9900)
SoCon — Furman (Evanhaight30)
SEC — Kentucky (reags)
Southland — Incarnate Word (mikefitz031)
Summit — Purdue Fort Wayne (philiptillman92)
SWAC — Alabama St. (ryzink1234)
WAC — Seattle (adamq12)
WCC — Gonzaga (connorbhope)
NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD:
SR PG | Fred Ratkowicz (OFF: 7.7/DEF: 9.7), Michigan
ALL-AMERICAN FIRST TEAM:
SR PG | Fred Ratkowicz (7.7/9.7), Michigan
SR SG | Dewayne Griffin (8.8/6.0), Oregon
JR SG | Mike Jones (6.7/7.3), Texas
SR PG | Julius Wesley (8.1/6.2), Gonzaga
SO SF | Reggie Burt (8.3/6.9), Louisville
ALL-AMERICAN SECOND TEAM:
SO SG | Lance Brewer (8.0/8.9), Kentucky
FR PG | Al Snyder (4.7/4.7), South Dakota St.
JR SG | Erik Carl (6.2/4.0), UC Riverside
SO SF | Bryon Hunter (5.9/4.8), Vermont
JR PG | Scott Hawkins (5.1/8.5), Villanova
ALL-AMERICAN THIRD TEAM:
SO SF | Kareem Kirk (4.3/3.2), Appalachian St.
SR PG | Mark Pucillo (7.4/6.9), Bradley
JR PF | Jack Beasley (8.2/4.0), Connecticut
SO C | Derrick Beasley (6.0/2.9), Cornell
SR PF | Max Kite (9.0/5.9), Duke
CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARDS:
Atlantic 10 — SR PF | Matt McConnell-Battie (6.8/6.8), George Washington
ACC — SO SF | Reggie Burt (8.3/6.9), Louisville
America East — SO SF | Bryon Hunter (5.9/4.8), Vermont
American — JR PF | Jack Beasley (8.2/4.0), Connecticut
Atlantic Sun — SR PF | Timothe Bernard (4.6/5.7), Florida Gulf Coast
Big Ten — SR PG | Fred Ratkovicz (7.7/9.7), Michigan
Big 12 — JR SG | Mike Jones (6.7/7.3), Texas
Big East — JR PG | Scott Hawkins (5.1/8.5), Villanova
Big Sky — SR PG | John McCollum (6.6/5.8), Montana
Big South — JR PF | Al McKenney (5.5/3.6), Gardner Webb
Big West — JR SG | Erik Carl (6.2/4.0), UC Riverside
Colonial — SO C | Tyrell Colson (3.9/4.7), James Madison
Conference USA — SO SF | Andrew Martin (4.9/3.5), Rice
Horizon — SR PF | Mike Burt (6.8/4.0), Wright St.
Ivy — SO C | Derrick Beasley (6.0/2.9), Cornell
MAAC — SO SF | DeAndre Strawberry (4.8/5.9), Manhattan
MAC — SR SG | Reggie Slaughter (4.5/6.2), Bowling Green
MEAC — JR PG | Kosta Parker-Washington (4.9/4.4), Morgan St.
Missouri Valley — SR PG | Mark Pucillo (7.4/6.9), Bradley
Mountain West — SR PF | Delon Stewart (7.4/5.4), Colorado St.
NEC — SR C | Malik Humphries (3.7/2.9), Wagner
Ohio Valley — SR C | Jonathan Slater (4.1/6.9), Eastern Kentucky
Pac-12 — SR SG | Dewayne Griffin (8.8/6.0), Oregon
Patriot — JR C | Jake Grimm (5.4/3.5), American
Sun Belt — SO SF | Kareem Kirk (4.3/3.2), Appalachian St.
SoCon — JR SF | Jerome Thompson (5.5/5.8), Mercer
SEC — SO SG | Lance Brewer (8.0/8.9), Kentucky
Southland — SO SG | Tyler Crawford (3.4/5.9), Sam Houston St.
Summit — FR PG | Al Snyder (4.7/4.7), South Dakota St.
SWAC — SR PG | Jarred Kempton (4.7/7.2), Alabama St.
WAC — SO C | Lamar Hunter (1.6/5.5), Seattle
WCC — SR PG | Julius Wesley (8.1/6.2), Gonzaga
BIGGEST UPSETS:
17-point underdog — Toledo 80, Central Michigan 77
16-point underdog — Idaho 68, Iowa St. 62
16-point underdog — UMBC 69, North Carolina 68
15-point underdog — North Florida 73, Seton Hall 60
15-point underdog — DePaul 71, Seton Hall 69
BIGGEST BLOWOUTS:
+51 — George Washington 90, Duquesne 39
+48 — Seton Hall 90, Southern Utah 42
+47 — Oregon 89, Bryant 42
+47 — Indiana 86, Nicholls St. 39
+47 — Michigan St. 90, Alabama A&M 43
HIGHEST-SCORING GAMES:
185 — Duke 94, North Carolina 91 (OT)
183 — Utah Valley 94, Cal Baptist 89 (OT)
183 — Columbia 92, Dartmouth 91 (OT)
181 — South Carolina 92, Houston 89 (OT)
179 — New Hampshire 91, UMBC 88 (OT)
LOWEST-SCORING GAMES:
95 — Louisiana Tech 50, Middle Tennessee 45
96 — Oklahoma 53, Northwestern 43
97 — UNC Greensboro 57, Western Carolina 40
100 — Temple 52, SMU 48
101 — 6 tied
ONE-POSSESSION GAMES (W-L):
13 — McNeese St. (8-5)
13 — Buffalo (4-9)
12 — North Carolina Central (9-3)
11 — Ohio St. (8-3)
10 — 9 tied
DOUBLE-DIGIT WINS:
28 — Kentucky
25 — Michigan
23 — Oregon/Virginia
22 — Wisconsin
21 — Florida/Bradley/Villanova
TOP 10 MATCHUPS (REGULAR SEASON):
No. 6 Louisville 68, No. 10 Villanova 64 (Week 1)
No. 2 Kentucky 79, No. 6 Louisville 48 (Week 1)
No. 9 Kansas 73, No. 5 Florida 68 (Week 1)
No. 8 Virginia 65, No. 3 Oregon 55 (Week 1)
No. 4 Purdue 77, No. 7 Indiana 73 (Week 11)
No. 10 Kentucky 86, No. 9 Florida 65 (Week 12)
No. 2 Michigan 88, No. 7 Indiana 59 (Week 12)
No. 5 Oregon 73, No. 6 California 64 (Week 13)
No. 4 Purdue 61, No. 8 Michigan St. 60 (Week 13)
No. 2 Michigan 65, No. 5 Purdue 49 (Week 15)
No. 1 Wisconsin 87, No. 10 Ohio St. 84 (OT) (Week 15)
No. 10 Ohio St. 73, No. 2 Michigan 70 (Week 16)
No. 10 Ohio St. 73, No. 5 Purdue 70 (Week 16)
No. 2 Wisconsin 59, No. 1 Michigan 53 (Week 19)
No. 7 Purdue 75, No. 2 Wisconsin 73 (Week 19)
No. 4 Virginia 76, No. 9 North Carolina 61 (CT)
No. 2 Wisconsin 90, No. 10 Ohio St. 54 (CT)
No. 1 Michigan 78, No. 7 Purdue 47 (CT)
No. 1 Michigan 67, No. 2 Wisconsin 64 (CT)
No. 6 Florida 75, No. 3 Kentucky 73 (CT)
LOSSES BY NO. 1 TEAM (REGULAR SEASON):
No. 12 Indiana 74, No. 1 Wisconsin 67 (Week 16)
Minnesota 69, No. 1 Michigan 66 (Week 18)
No. 2 Wisconsin 59, No. 1 Michigan 53 (Week 19)
No. 4 Michigan 67, No. 1 Wisconsin 64 (CT)
TOP 25 WINS (REGULAR SEASON):
7 — Michigan
6 — Virginia/Florida
5 — Arizona/Louisville/Ohio St./Purdue/Indiana/Wisconsin/Oregon
4 — USC/West Virginia/Kentucky
3 — Maryland/Michigan St./Duke/North Carolina/Arizona St./Stanford/Villanova/Texas
NUMBER OF TIMES RANKED NO. 1:
5 — Wisconsin
3 — Michigan
1 — Kentucky
NUMBER OF TIMES RANKED IN TOP 5:
9 — Wisconsin
7 — Kentucky
6 — Michigan/Virginia
5 — Oregon
4 — Purdue
RANKED IN TOP 25 ENTIRE SEASON:
California, Gonzaga, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio St., Oregon, Purdue, Stanford, Tennessee, Texas, Villanova, Virginia, Wisconsin
HIGHEST POINTS PER GAME (SEASON):
78.5 — Kentucky
78.0 — Bradley
77.8 — North Carolina
77.3 — Seton Hall
77.0 — Oregon
LOWEST POINTS PER GAME ALLOWED (SEASON):
55.4 — Cincinnati
56.7 — Kentucky
57.1 — Virginia
57.5 — American
57.6 — Michigan/Oregon
TOP RECRUITING CLASSES:
Florida — Kelvin Middleton (No. 3 overall), Nick Hill (28), Derek Kelley (30), C.J. Willing (63), Chris Manzanares (119)
Michigan St. — Napoleon Hayer (4), Mike Edwards (57), D.J. Fields (64), Napoleon Schaeffer (66), Ronald Middleton (93)
Missouri — Scott McQuarters (56), DeAndre Wallace (65), Isaiah Fenyak (152), Jacorius Boswell (153), Hank Dukes (172), Shaakir McAdams (256)
Mississippi — Kareem Schweitz (49), Taj Levens (80), David Singletary (160), Cullen Holloway (177), Joe Creek (231), Terry Strickland (282)
Michigan — Christian Vaughn (2), Kevin Taylor (21), Stephen Williams (40), R.J. Vaughn (51)