Hello, college basketball fans!

This is the latest Schmolik 64 update for 2005. This is my twelfth
season doing the Schmolik 64. I will be making updates periodically
up to Selection Sunday, March 13, 2005. My final bracket will be done
after the Big 10 championship on Selection Sunday.

This is the first bracket with all teams seeded. As of now, nine
teams (marked by *) have gained automatic bids. Twenty five automatic
bids have yet to be decided as well as the 34 at large bids.

As of this bracket, the Final Four semifinal brackets are East
(Syracuse) vs South (Austin) and Midwest (Chicago) vs West
(Albuquerque). This is not final and subject to change.

EAST (Regionals in Syracuse, NY Fri/Sun March 24-26)

At Charlotte, NC - Fri/Sun March 18-20
1 North Carolina (26-3) vs 16 Play In Game: SWAC Champ vs Oakland (10-
18)*
8 St. Mary's (23-8) vs 9 Miami, Ohio (17-8)

At Cleveland, OH - Thur/Sat March 17-19
5 Villanova (21-6) vs 12 DePaul (18-9)
4 Wisconsin (20-7) vs 13 A-10 Champ

At Nashville, TN - Fri/Sun March 18-20
6 LSU (19-8) vs 11 America East Champ (Vermont vs Northeastern)
3 Louisville (24-4) vs 14 Patriot Champ (Holy Cross vs Bucknell)

At Worcester, MA - Fri/Sun March 18-20
7 Texas Tech (18-9) vs 10 Georgia Tech (17-10)
2 Boston College (24-3) vs 15 Niagara (20-9)*

SOUTH (Regionals in Austin, TX - Fri/Sun March 25-27)

At Indianapolis, IN - Thur/Sat March 17-19
1 Kentucky (23-4) vs 16
8 Charlotte (21-6) vs 9 Texas (19-9)

At Cleveland, OH - Thur/Sat March 17-19
5 Syracuse (24-6) vs 12 Buffalo (20-8)
4 Michigan State (22-5) vs 13 Penn (19-8)*

At Tuscon, AZ - Thur/Sat March 17-19
6 Nevada (23-5) vs 11 Indiana (15-12)
3 Washington (23-5) vs 14 Wisconsin Milwaukee (21-5)*

At Oklahoma City, OK - Fri/Sun March 18-20
7 Pittsburgh (20-7) vs 10 Creighton (23-10) *
2 Kansas (22-5) vs 15 Chattanooga (17-10)*

MIDWEST (Regionals in Chicago, IL Thur/Sat March 24-26)

At Indianapolis, IN - Thur/Sat March 17-19
1 Illinois (29-1) vs 16 Big Sky Champ (Weber State vs Montana)
8 Stanford (17-11) vs 9 Notre Dame (17-10)

At Tuscon, Ariz - Thur/Sat March 17-19
5 Utah (23-4) vs 12 Texas El Paso (22-7)
4 Oklahoma State (120-6) vs 13 America East Runner Up (Vermont vs
Northeastern)

At Worcester, MA - Fri/Sun March 18-20
6 S. Illinois (25-7) vs 11 Mississippi State (21-9)
3 Connecticut (21-6) vs 14 Winthrop (24-5)*

At Nashville, TN - Fri/Sun March 18-20
7 Cincinnati (24-6) vs 10 Iowa State (17-10)
2 Duke (22-5) vs 15

WEST (Regionals in Albuquerque, NM Thur/Sat March 24-26)

At Charlotte, NC - Fri/Sun March 18-20
1 Wake Forest (26-4) vs 16 MEAC Champ
8 UCLA (18-9) vs 9 Minnesota (20-9)

At Oklahoma City, OK - Fri/Sun March 18-20
5 Alabama (22-6) vs 12 La Lafayette (18-10)
4 Oklahoma (23-6) vs 13 West Virginia (18-9)

At Boise, ID - Thur/Sat March 17-19
6 Pacific (25-2) vs 11 Kent (18-11)
3 Gonzaga (25-4) * vs 14 Central Florida (21-8)

At Boise, ID - Thur/Sat March 17-19
7 Florida (20-7) vs 10 Old Dominion (27-5) *
2 Arizona (25-5) vs 15 Southland Champ

By conference:

Big East - 7
Big 12 - 6
SEC - 5
Big 10 - 5
ACC - 4
Pac 10 - 4
Conf USA - 4
MAC - 3
WCC - 2
MVC - 2
WAC - 2
Am East - 2

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