Preseason Bracket Projections

Last Four In: Arizona State, Notre Dame, Nevada, Utah

Last Four Out: Missouri, Florida, Cincinnati, Florida State


Midwest (#1 Overall)

1 Kansas
16 Murray State

8 Tulsa
9 Vanderbilt

5 Siena
12 Arizona State

4 Michigan
13 Western Kentucky

6 Georgia Tech
11 Creighton

3 West Virginia
14 Oakland

7 Gonzaga
10 Oklahoma

2 Tennessee
15 Sam Houston State


West (#4 Overall)

1 Texas
16 South Carolina State

8 Louisville
9 Memphis

5 Minnesota
12 Nevada

4 Butler
13 Akron

6 Ohio State
11 Pittsburgh

3 California
14 Long Beach State

7 South Carolina
10 Kansas State

2 North Carolina
15 Jacksonville


East (#2 Overall)

1 Michigan State
16 Mount St. Mary's vs Jackson State

8 Oklahoma State
9 Ole Miss

5 Dayton
12 Notre Dame

4 Maryland
13 Cornell

6 UCLA
11 Wisconsin

3 Mississippi State
14 Charleston

7 Clemson
10 Brigham Young

2 Villanova
15 Vermont


South (#3 Overall)

1 Duke
16 Holy Cross

8 Illinois
9 Texas A&M

5 Georgetown
12 Old Dominion

4 Washington
13 Utah

6 Xavier
11 Utah State

3 Kentucky
14 Weber State

7 Connecticut
10 Wake Forest

2 Purdue
15 Radford

Predictions for 2009-10

Regular Season Predictions

Conference Champions

ACC: Duke
Big East: Villanova
Big 10: Michigan State
Big 12: Kansas
Pac 10: California
SEC: Tennessee
MWC: Brigham Young
WCC: Gonzaga
A-10: Dayton
MVC: Creighton
C-USA: Tulsa
WAC: Utah State

Player of the Year: Sherron Collins, Kansas


Tournament Predictions

Cinderellas: Siena, Tulsa, Old Dominion

Sleeper Teams: Oklahoma State, Vanderbilt, UCLA

Early Exits: North Carolina, California, Tennessee

Final Four: Kansas, Villanova, Duke, Purdue

National Champions: Kansas Jayhawks

MVP: Cole Aldrich, Kansas