After having some thought, I will post original articles about the
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BracketWatch projections for Monday January 23rd, 2006

Final Four Pairings
Washington vs. Oakland
Atlanta vs. Minneapolis

Washington region

@ Philadelphia
1-Connecticut vs. 16-Opening Round Winner
Opening Round: Binghamton(America East) vs. Elon(Southern)
8-Xavier vs. 9-Creighton
@ Greensboro, NC
4-North Carolina State vs. 13-Winthrop(Big South)
5-Wisconsin vs. 12-Akron(MAC)
@ Salt Lake City
2-Gonzaga(West Coast) vs. 15-UC Irvine(Big West)
7-Arizona vs. 10-Colorado
@ Dayton, OH
3-Illinois vs. 14-Tennessee Tech(Ohio Valley)
6-Syracuse vs. 11-Air Force

Oakland region

@ Dallas
1-Texas(Big 12) vs. 16-IUPUI(Mid-Con)
8-Iowa vs. 9-Vanderbilt
@ Salt Lake City
4-Washington(Pac-10) vs. 13-San Diego State(MWC)
5-Tennessee vs. 12-Nevada
@ Philadelphia
2-Villanova vs. 15-Delaware State(MEAC)
7-UAB(C-USA) vs. 10-Marquette
@ Auburn Hills, MI
3-Indiana(Big Ten) vs. 14-Western Kentucky(Sun Belt)
6-Northern Iowa vs. 11-Old Dominion(Colonial)

Atlanta region

@ Greensboro
1-Duke(ACC) vs. 16-Monmouth(Northeast)
8-Southern Illinois(MVC) vs. 9-Cincinnati
@ Jacksonville, FL
4-George Washington(A-10) vs. 13-UW-Milwaukee(Horizon)
5-Louisiana State(SEC vs. 12-Manhattan(MAAC)
@ Auburn Hills
2-Michigan State vs. 15-Florida Atlantic(Atlantic Sun)
7-Bucknell(Patriot) vs. 10-Kentucky
@ Dayton
3-West Virginia(Big East) vs. 14-Louisiana Tech(WAC)
6-Maryland vs. 11-Oklahoma

Minneapolis region

@ Dallas
1-Memphis vs. 16-Southern University(SWAC)
8-Iowa State vs. 9-Boston College
@ San Diego
4-UCLA vs. 13-Northwestern State(Southland)
5-Ohio State vs. 12-St. John's
@ Jacksonville
2-Florida vs. 15-Harvard(Ivy)
7-Georgetown vs. 10-Michigan
@ San Diego
3-Pittsburgh vs. 14-Northern Arizona(Big Sky)
6-North Carolina vs. 11-Wichita State

last five in: Marquette, Wichita State, Oklahoma, St. John's, Nevada

last five out: Miami(FL), Iona, Kansas State, Missouri State, Arkansas

next five out: Kansas, UTEP, Rutgers, Wake Forest, George Mason

multi-bid conferences: Big East(9), Big Ten(7), ACC(5), SEC(5), Big 12
(4), MVC(4), Pac-10(3), A-10(2), C-USA(2), MWC(2), WAC(2)

Next projection: January 30th