Projections for 3/15/08

On the eve of Selection Sunday, a few teams decided to step up and make a statement for an at-large bid. Temple now gets the auto-bid from the A-10, St. Joseph's moves into the field after their victory over Xavier, and Virginia Tech moves into the last four out with their W against Miami. Also, Texas A&M, Pittsburgh, and Arkansas all picked up quality wins to boost their seeding.

Last Four In: Arizona, St. Joseph's, Villanova, Arizona State

Last Four Out: Virginia Tech, Dayton, Oregon, UMass

Still alive: VCU, Ohio State

East Regional

1 North Carolina
16 Morgan State

8 Arkansas
9 Texas A&M

5 Washington State
12 St. Joseph's

4 Notre Dame
13 Oral Roberts

6 Indiana
11 Temple

3 Stanford
14 CSU-Fullerton

7 Oklahoma
10 Kentucky

2 Georgetown
15 UM-Baltimore County

Midwest Regional

1 Tennessee
16 American

8 Kansas State
9 Miami (FL)

5 Southern Cal
12 Western Kentucky

4 Connecticut
13 Cornell

6 Pittsburgh
11 Arizona State

3 Xavier
14 Siena

7 Clemson
10 UNLV

2 Texas
15 New Mexico State

South Regional

1 Memphis
16 Play-in Game

8 St. Mary's
9 West Virginia

5 Vanderbilt
12 Illinois State

4 Michigan State
13 Belmont

6 Marquette
11 Baylor

3 Wisconsin
14 San Diego

7 Mississippi State
10 Davidson

2 Duke
15 Winthrop

West Regional

1 UCLA
16 Mount St. Mary's

8 Gonzaga
9 Kent State

5 Purdue
12 Villanova

4 Drake
13 George Mason

6 Butler
11 Arizona

3 Louisville
14 Austin Peay

7 Brigham Young
10 South Alabama

2 Kansas
15 Portland State

Play-in Game: Texas-Arlington vs. Mississippi Valley State