Sorry for the brevity of this opening paragraph, I'm not in the mood
to say a lot about this bracket.
Bracket done if the season ended last night:
Final Four Pairings
East vs. Midwest
South vs. West
EAST Region
@Winston-Salem
1-North Carolina vs. 16-Loyola(MD)(MAAC)
8-Notre Dame vs. 9-Texas
@Buffalo
4-Louisiana State vs. 13-Davidson(Southern)
(Note: I inadvertently omitted the Tigers in last week's projection,
they would have been around a 6 or 7 seed if I had included them.)
5-Washington State vs. 12-Western Kentucky(Sun Belt)
@Lexington
2-Ohio State vs. 15-Sam Houston State(Southland)
7-Tennessee vs. 10-Villanova
@Chicago
3-Kansas vs. 14-Virginia Commonwealth(Colonial)
6-Missouri State vs. 11-Washington
MIDWEST Region
1-Wisconsin(Big Ten) vs. 16-Opening Round Winner
Opening Round: Dartmouth(Ivy) vs. Texas Southern(SWAC)
8-Southern Illinois vs. 9-Nevada-Las Vegas
@Buffalo
4-Duke vs. 13-Vermont(America East)
5-Alabama vs. 12-St. Joseph's(A-10)
@Sacramento
2-Arizona vs. 15-Idaho State(Big Sky)
7-Florida State vs. 10-Indiana State(MVC)
@New Orleans
3-Oklahoma State vs. 14-Holy Cross(Patriot)
6-Butler(Horizon) vs. 11-UTEP(CUSA)
WEST Region
@Sacramento
1-UCLA vs. 16-Delaware State(MEAC)
8-Georgetown vs. 9-Drexel
@Columbus
4-Kentucky vs. 13-Samford(Ohio Valley)
5-Memphis vs. 12-Michigan State
@Winston-Salem
2-Clemson(ACC) vs. 15-Oral Roberts(Mid-Continent_
7-Northern Iowa vs. 10-Southern California
@Spokane
3-Air Force(MWC) vs. 14-Long Beach State
6-West Virginia vs. 11-Xavier
SOUTH Region
@New Orleans
1-Florida(SEC) vs. 16-FDU(Northeast)
8-Texas Tech vs. 9-Maryland
@Spokane
4-Oregon(Pac-10) vs. 13-Winthrop(Big Sky)
5-Nevada(WAC) vs. 12-Syracuse
@Columbus
2-Pittsburgh(Big East) vs. 15-Belmont(Atlantic Sun)
7-Virginia Tech vs. 10-Arkansas
@Lexington
3-Texas A&M(Big 12) vs. 14-Toledo(MAC)
6-Indiana vs. 11-Gonzaga(West Coast)
last five in: Southern California, Xavier, Washington, Michigan State,
Marquette
last five out: Georgia Tech, Connecticut, Providence, Syracuse,
Creighton
next five out: Wichita State, Michigan, Boston College, California,
Appalachian State
Multiple-bid conferences: ACC(6), A-10(2), Big East(5), Big Ten(5),
Big 12(5), Colonial(2), CUSA(2), MVC(4), MWC(2), Pac-10(6), SEC(6)
Next projection is slated for 1-18.