This is the final bracket projection
for 2005, look for expanded info on
the last five in and out after the
pairings.

Final Four pairings
Chicago-Albuquerque
Syracuse-Austin

CHICAGO Region
@Indianapolis
1-Illinois vs. 16-FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON
8-Stanford vs. 9-Iowa State
@Nashville
4-Florida vs. 13-OHIO
5-Villanova vs. 12-VERMONT
@Oklahoma City
2-Oklahoma State vs. 15-CHATTANOOGA
7-Charlotte vs. 10-Mississippi State
@Worcester, MA
3-SYRACUSE vs. 14-EASTERN KENTUCKY
6-Georgia Tech vs. 11-GEORGE
WASHINGTON

ALBUQUERQUE Region
@Charlotte
1-Wake Forest or Duke(If the Blue
Devils win today only.) vs. 16-
DELAWARE STATE
8-Pacific vs. 9-West Virginia
@Tucson, AZ
4-Oklahoma vs. 13-WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE
5-Alabama vs. 12-Iowa
@Boise, ID(both pods in the bottom
half of bracket)
2-WASHINGTON vs. 15-Northwestern
State or Southeastern Louisiana
7-Utah vs. 10-UTEP
3-GONZAGA vs. 14-BUCKNELL
6-Louisiana State vs. 11-Notre Dame

SYRACUSE Region
@Charlotte
1-North Carolina vs. 16-Opening Round
winner(Alabama A&M or Alabama State
vs. OAKLAND)
8-Texas vs. 9-CREIGHTON
@Cleveland(Next two pods)
4-Michigan State vs. 13-LOUISIANA-
LAFAYETTE
5-Boston College vs. 12-Alabama-
Birmingham
2-LOUISVILLE vs. 15-NIAGARA
7-Texas Tech vs. 10-North Carolina
State
@Oklahoma City
3-Arizona vs. 14-UTAH STATE
6-Pittsburgh vs. 11-NEW MEXICO

AUSTIN Region
@Indianapolis
1-Kentucky vs. 16-MONTANA
8-Minnesota vs. 9-Nevada
@Worcester, MA
4-Connecticut vs. 13-PENNSYLVANIA
5-Cincinnati vs. 12-OLD DOMINION
@Nasville
2-Duke(Should they lose) or Wake
Forest vs. 15-CENTRAL FLORIDA
7-Southern Illinois vs. 10-Ucla
@Tucson, AZ
3-Kansas vs. 14-WINTHROP
6-Wisconsin vs. 11-Saint Mary's

Last five in(and a reason why there
here);
NC State-Thanks Chris Paul!
Saint Mary's-Hey, Dick Vitale
mentioned us, that can't be so bad.
Iowa-Pierre Pierce, Who needs him? We
played well without him
Notre Dame-Out but for the divine
intervention of Touchdown Jesus.
UAB-We swept DePaul! Whoop!

Last five out(with some darn you
notes);
Buffalo-Darn you Leon Williams!!
DePaul-Darn you UAB
Maryland-Darn you Clemson
Northern Iowa- Darn you Southwest
Missouri State
Miami(OH)-Darn you Leon Williams
(again)

Next five out;
St. Joseph's, Virginia Tech,
Davidson, Indiana, Arizona State

We'll that's it for projections. I
hope to have predictions on the real
thing tomorrow.