Projections for 12/26

First Four Out:  Oklahoma, Oregon State, Northwestern, Brigham Young

Next Four Out:  St. Joseph's, Washington, Southern Miss, Texas A&M


Midwest (#1 Overall)

1 Kentucky
16 Lamar vs Mississippi Valley State

8 Virginia
9 Temple

5 Indiana
12 Virginia Tech vs Marshall

4 UNLV
13 Long Beach State

6 Alabama
11 Harvard

3 Connecticut
14 New Mexico State

7 Purdue
10 Wichita State

2 Missouri
15 Lehigh


West (#4 Overall)

1 North Carolina
16 Vermont vs Norfolk State

8 Creighton
9 Vanderbilt

5 Pittsburgh
12 San Diego State

4 Michigan State
13 Ohio

6 California
11 St. Mary's

3 Marquette
14 VCU

7 St. Louis
10 Illinois

2 Baylor
15 Wagner


East (#2 Overall)

1 Syracuse
16 Coastal Carolina

8 Arizona
9 Florida State

5 Michigan
12 Cincinnati vs Northern Iowa

4 Kansas
13 Iona

6 Xavier
11 New Mexico

3 Florida
14 Middle Tennessee

7 West Virginia
10 Murray State

2 Duke
15 Oral Roberts


South (#3 Overall)

1 Ohio State
16 Weber State

8 Kansas State
9 Memphis

5 Mississippi State
12 Minnesota

4 Georgetown
13 Belmont

6 Gonzaga
11 Seton Hall

3 Wisconsin
14 Cleveland State

7 Texas
10 Stanford

2 Louisville
15 Davidson

Projections for 12/12/11

First Four Out:  Northwestern, St. Joseph's, Oklahoma, Kansas State

Next Four Out:  Virginia Tech, Cincinnati, Dayton, Oklahoma State


Midwest (#1 Overall)

1 Kentucky
16 Vermont vs Mississippi Valley State

8 Texas A&M
9 Stanford

5 Michigan State
12 Harvard

4 Georgetown
13 Iona

6 Michigan
11 San Diego State

3 Missouri
14 Long Beach State

7 Memphis
10 Virginia

2 Marquette
15 Weber State


West (#4 Overall)

1 North Carolina
16 Lamar vs Norfolk State

8 St. Louis
9 Illinois

5 UNLV
12 Washington vs Marshall

4 Kansas
13 VCU

6 Vanderbilt
11 Wichita State

3 Wisconsin
14 Kent State

7 Arizona
10 Brigham Young

2 Louisville
15 Oral Roberts


East (#2 Overall)

1 Syracuse
16 Lehigh

8 Gonzaga
9 Creighton

5 Indiana
12 Belmont

4 Florida
13 Cleveland State

6 Purdue
11 Seton Hall

3 Xavier
14 New Mexico State

7 Alabama
10 Texas

2 Duke
15 Robert Morris


South (#3 Overall)

1 Ohio State
16 Coastal Carolina

8 Temple
9 West Virginia

5 Mississippi State
12 NC State vs Northern Iowa

4 Pittsburgh
13 Murray State

6 California
11 St. Mary's

3 Connecticut
14 Davidson

7 Florida State
10 New Mexico

2 Baylor
15 Middle Tennessee

Projections for 12/1/11

Now that November is over, it's time for the first bracket projection of the season.

First Four Out:  Northern Iowa, San Diego State, Minnesota, Central Florida

Next Four Out:  St. Joseph's, Oregon State, Oklahoma, Marshall


Midwest (#1 Overall)

1 Kentucky
16 UNC Asheville vs Mississippi Valley State

8 Washington
9 Virginia

5 Michigan
12 Belmont

4 Pittsburgh
13 George Mason

6 Gonzaga
11 Stanford

3 Connecticut
14 Kent State

7 Texas A&M
10 Harvard

2 Wisconsin
15 Murray State


West (#4 Overall)

1 Syracuse
16 Lehigh

8 Mississippi State
9 Florida State

5 Michigan State
12 Cincinnati vs New Mexico

4 Kansas
13 Long Beach State

6 California
11 Villanova

3 Baylor
14 New Mexico State

7 Temple
10 St. Mary's

2 Duke
15 Robert Morris


East (#2 Overall)

1 Ohio State
16 Vermont

8 St. Louis
9 West Virginia

5 UNLV
12 Wichita State vs Virginia Tech

4 Alabama
13 Iona

6 Memphis
11 N.C. State

3 Missouri
14 Oral Roberts

7 Arizona
10 Illinois

2 Louisville
15 Weber State


South (#3 Overall)

1 North Carolina
16 Lamar vs Norfolk State

8 Creighton
9 Indiana

5 Vanderbilt
12 Northwestern

4 Marquette
13 Cleveland State

6 Georgetown
11 Brigham Young

3 Xavier
14 Middle Tennessee

7 Purdue
10 Texas

2 Florida
15 Davidson

2011-2012 Preseason Predictions

Regular Season

Conference Champions:

ACC:  North Carolina
Big East:  Syracuse
Big 10:  Ohio State
Big 12:  Baylor
Pac 12:  California
SEC:  Kentucky
MWC:  New Mexico
A-10:  Xavier
CUSA:  Memphis
MVC:  Wichita State
WCC:  Gonzaga

National POY:  Harrison Barnes, North Carolina
National COY:  Mike Montgomery, California


NCAA Tournament

#1 Seeds:  North Carolina, Kentucky, Ohio State, Syracuse

Sleepers:  Florida State, Gonzaga, Mississippi State

Early Exits:  Baylor, Duke, Connecticut

Cinderella:  Belmont

Final Four:  North Carolina, Kentucky, Louisville, Xavier

National Champions:  North Carolina Tar Heels

MVP:  Harrison Barnes, North Carolina

Final Predictions

East (#1 Overall)

Cleveland, OH
1 Ohio State
16 UNC-Asheville vs Alabama State

8 George Mason
9 Marquette

Tampa, FL
5 Arizona
12 Colorado

4 Louisville
13 Oakland

Chicago, IL
6 Temple
11 Memphis

3 Kentucky
14 Akron

Washington, DC
7 UNLV
10 Michigan

2 Connecticut
15 Boston University


West (#4 Overall)

Charlotte, NC
1 Duke
16 UC-Santa Barbara

8 Tennessee
9 Utah State

Denver, CO
5 Texas A&M
12 Clemson vs St. Mary's

4 Brigham Young
13 Indiana State

Tampa, FL
6 West Virginia
11 Michigan State

3 Florida
14 Bucknell

Chicago, IL
7 Kansas State
10 Richmond

2 Notre Dame
15 Saint Peter's


Southwest (#2 Overall)

Tulsa, OK
1 Kansas
16 Arkansas-Little Rock vs Texas-San Antonio

8 Washington
9 Florida State

Tucson, AZ
5 Cincinnati
12 Butler

4 Wisconsin
13 Belmont

Washington, DC
6 Vanderbilt
11 Illinois

3 Syracuse
14 Morehead State

Tucson, AZ
7 Georgetown
10 Gonzaga

2 San Diego State
15 Northern Colorado


Southeast (#3 Overall)

Cleveland, OH
1 Pittsburgh
16 Hampton

8 UCLA
9 Missouri

Denver, CO
5 St. John's
12 Virginia Tech vs Alabama

4 Purdue
13 Princeton

Charlotte, NC
6 Xavier
11 Penn State

3 North Carolina
14 Wofford

Tulsa, OK
7 Old Dominion
10 Villanova

2 Texas
15 Long Island

Selection Sunday Projections

For these predictions, I have assumed tomorrow's winners will be North Carolina, Florida, Richmond, and Ohio State.  This is not my final projection, I will post that in the afternoon.


East (#1 Overall)

Cleveland, OH
1 Ohio State
16 UNC-Asheville vs Alabama State

8 UCLA
9 Marquette

Tucson, AZ
5 St. John's
12 Colorado

4 Kentucky
13 Oakland

Washington, DC
6 Temple
11 Memphis

3 Syracuse
14 Akron

Tulsa, OK
7 UNLV
10 Michigan

2 Texas
15 Boston University


West (#4 Overall)

Chicago, IL
1 Notre Dame
16 UC-Santa Barbara

8 Tennessee
9 Utah State

Denver, CO
5 Texas A&M
12 Clemson vs St. Mary's

4 Brigham Young
13 Indiana State

Chicago, IL
6 Xavier
11 Michigan State

3 Louisville
14 Bucknell

Charlotte, NC
7 Old Dominion
10 Villanova

2 Duke
15 Saint Peter's


Southwest (#2 Overall)

Tulsa, OK
1 Kansas
16 Arkansas-Little Rock vs Texas-San Antonio

8 Washington
9 Florida State

Denver, CO
5 Cincinnati
12 Butler

4 Wisconsin
13 Belmont

Washington, DC
6 Vanderbilt
11 Illinois

3 Connecticut
14 Morehead State

Tucson, AZ
7 Georgetown
10 Gonzaga

2 San Diego State
15 Northern Colorado


Southeast (#3 Overall)

Cleveland, OH
1 Pittsburgh
16 Hampton

8 George Mason
9 Missouri

Tampa, FL
5 Arizona
12 Virginia Tech vs Alabama

4 Purdue
13 Princeton

Tampa, FL
6 West Virginia
11 Penn State

3 Florida
14 Wofford

Charlotte, NC
7 Kansas State
10 Richmond

2 North Carolina
15 Long Island

Bubble Analysis

While not absolute locks, I believe Florida State, Villanova, Michigan, Illinois, Colorado, Penn State, and Richmond are fairly safe to make the field at this point.  Here are my rankings of the teams on the bubble, and my reasoning behind placing each team where they are listed:

Virginia Tech
Clemson
St. Mary's
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Alabama
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Georgia
UAB
Boston College
Southern Cal
Missouri State
Harvard

The team I'm most comfortable putting in the field is Virginia Tech.  While the Hokies have some ugly marks on their resume (61 RPI, 75 SOS, only 2 Top 50 wins, 3 sub-100 losses), I think there are enough positives (signature win over Duke, 8-8 vs Top 100, 10-8 road/neutral record, beat FSU twice, advanced to ACC semis) for them to receive an at-large.

Even though Clemson went 3-0 against Va Tech and Boston College and has slightly better computer numbers, they are a putrid 0-6 vs the Top 50 and are only 6-9 away from home.  Those numbers are enough to leave Clemson in a very precarious position heading into Selection Sunday.  Still, they looked good in Greensboro this weekend, and we'll find out how much the 'eye test' matters to the Selection Committee tomorrow.

St. Mary's was less-than-impressive down the stretch, losing 3 of their last 6, including a horrendous loss to 4-24 San Diego.  Still, they finished the season with a top 50 RPI, earned a share of the WCC regular-season title, and have a win over St. John's in their back pocket.  The lack of bid stealers this week has really saved the Gaels, but it would not surprise me to not see their name on the bracket tomorrow afternoon.

Alabama has been the most difficult team to place for over a month now.  The Crimson Tide are going to set a record one way or the other:  either they're going to have the worst RPI (80) of any team to ever receive an at-large, or they are going to have the best ever conference record (13-5) of any Big Six team to not receive an at-large. 

Even though the committee won't admit to it, I believe they are set on letting exactly 1 of Alabama/Georgia into the tournament field.  Georgia has a much better RPI and SOS, but Alabama has a better record vs the Top 50 and Top 100, and won both meetings against the Bulldogs.  I think the head-to-head sweep is ultimately what allows the Crimson Tide to sneak into the field and sends the Bulldogs to the NIT. 

UAB, Missouri State, and Harvard all either won or shared the regular season title in their conferences, but they have a combined 2 top 50 wins between the 3 of them (UAB over VCU, Harvard over Princeton).  We'll see how much the committee values regular-season championships and avoiding bad losses.  UAB is in the best position of the three since they won the best conference and have 10 top 100 wins, but I think at the end of the day all 3 teams fall short.

Boston College was very consistent this season and avoided bad losses, but they were swept by fellow bubble team Clemson and only have 1 Top 50 win (vs Texas A&M back in November).  That will likely doom the Eagles to the NIT.

Southern Cal is one of the biggest enigmas of this season.  They have a blowout victory over Texas, won at Tennessee, and won 3 games against the top 3 teams in the Pac 10 en route to a 10-8 conference record.  Still, they are only 19-14 on the year, including six losses to sub-100 teams and three losses to sub-200 teams (Bradley, TCU, Oregon State).  I think the Trojans are NIT bound, but would not be shocked to see their name on the bracket tomorrow.

Projections for 3/12/11

East (#1 Overall)

1 Ohio State
16 Arkansas-Little Rock vs Hampton

8 UCLA
9 Marquette

5 Vanderbilt
12 Butler

4 Connecticut
13 Kent State

6 Temple
11 Clemson

3 Syracuse
14 Bucknell

7 UNLV
10 Gonzaga

2 Texas
15 Northern Colorado


West (#4 Overall)

1 Pittsburgh
16 Boston University

8 George Mason
9 Missouri

5 Wisconsin
12 UTEP

4 Kentucky
13 Oakland

6 West Virginia
11 Michigan

3 San Diego State
14 Morehead State

7 Kansas State
10 Villanova

2 Duke
15 Saint Peter's


Southwest (#2 Overall)

1 Kansas
16 UNC-Asheville vs Alabama State

8 Utah State
9 Tennessee

5 St. John's
12 Virginia Tech vs Penn State

4 Arizona
13 Belmont

6 Xavier
11 Colorado

3 Louisville
14 Indiana State

7 Old Dominion
10 Michigan State

2 North Carolina
15 Long Island


Southeast (#3 Overall)

1 Notre Dame
16 McNeese State

8 Florida State
9 Washington

5 Texas A&M
12 Alabama vs St. Mary's

4 Purdue
13 Harvard

6 Cincinnati
11 Richmond

3 Florida
14 Wofford

7 Georgetown
10 Illinois

2 Brigham Young
15 Long Beach State


Still In the Mix:  Georgia, UAB, Boston College, Memphis, USC, Missouri State, VCU, New Mexico

Projections for 3/11/11

East (#1 Overall)

1 Ohio State
16 McNeese State vs Bethune-Cookman

8 Utah State
9 Marquette

5 Texas A&M
12 Butler

4 Connecticut
13 Harvard

6 Temple
11 St. Mary's

3 Florida
14 Bucknell

7 Kansas State
10 Washington

2 Syracuse
15 Long Island


West (#4 Overall)

1 Pittsburgh
16 Boston University

8 George Mason
9 Missouri

5 Arizona
12 Boston College vs Alabama

4 Wisconsin
13 Kent State

6 Vanderbilt
11 Colorado

3 North Carolina
14 Indiana State

7 Georgetown
10 Richmond

2 Brigham Young
15 Long Beach State


Southwest (#2 Overall)

1 Kansas
16 Arkansas-Little Rock vs Texas Southern

8 Illinois
9 Tennessee

5 Xavier
12 UTEP

4 Louisville
13 Belmont

6 West Virginia
11 Michigan

3 San Diego State
14 Wofford

7 Old Dominion
10 Gonzaga

2 Duke
15 Saint Peter's


Southeast (#3 Overall)

1 Notre Dame
16 UNC-Asheville

8 UCLA
9 Florida State

5 Kentucky
12 Michigan State vs Clemson

4 St. John's
13 Oakland

6 Cincinnati
11 Georgia

3 Purdue
14 Morehead State

7 UNLV
10 Villanova

2 Texas
15 Long Beach State


Still in the Mix:  Virginia Tech, UAB, USC, Penn State, VCU, Missouri State, New Mexico

Projections for 3/10/11

First Four Out:  Colorado, VCU, Memphis, USC

Still in the Mix:  Penn State, Colorado State, Missouri State, Washington State


East (#1 Overall)

1 Ohio State
16 McNeese State vs Bethune-Cookman

8 Villanova
9 Missouri

5 Xavier
12 Clemson vs Alabama

4 Louisville
13 Kent State

6 Georgetown
11 Michigan

3 Brigham Young
14 Bucknell

7 Old Dominion
10 Washington

2 North Carolina
15 Long Island


West (#4 Overall)

1 Notre Dame
16 UNC-Asheville

8 Utah State
9 UCLA

5 Connecticut
12 Michigan State vs Virginia Tech

4 Kentucky
13 Oakland

6 Texas A&M
11 Tennessee

3 San Diego State
14 Indiana State

7 Temple
10 Marquette

2 Duke
15 Northern Colorado


Southwest (#2 Overall)

1 Kansas
16 Arkansas-Little Rock vs Texas Southern

8 Illinois
9 Gonzaga

5 Arizona
12 UAB

4 St. John's
13 Belmont

6 Vanderbilt
11 Boston College

3 Wisconsin
14 Morehead State

7 Kansas State
10 Richmond

2 Syracuse
15 Saint Peter's


Southeast (#3 Overall)

1 Pittsburgh
16 Boston University

8 Florida State
9 George Mason

5 Cincinnati
12 Butler

4 Florida
13 Harvard

6 West Virginia
11 St. Mary's

3 Purdue
14 Wofford

7 UNLV
10 Georgia

2 Texas
15 Long Beach State

Projections for 3/7/11

First Four Out:  Colorado, VCU, Memphis, USC

Still in the Mix:  Missouri State, Baylor, Penn State, Nebraska, Colorado State


East (#1 Overall)

1 Ohio State
16 McNeese State vs Texas Southern

8 Villanova
9 Missouri

5 Xavier
12 Clemson vs Alabama

4 Louisville
13 Charleston

6 Connecticut
11 Michigan State

3 Brigham Young
14 Bucknell

7 Old Dominion
10 Gonzaga

2 North Carolina
15 Long Island


West (#4 Overall)

1 Notre Dame
16 Northern Colorado

8 Utah State
9 UCLA

5 Georgetown
12 Michigan vs Virginia Tech

4 Kentucky
13 Oakland

6 Texas A&M
11 Marquette

3 San Diego State
14 Kent State

7 Temple
10 Tennessee

2 Duke
15 Boston University


Southwest (#2 Overall)

1 Kansas
16 UNC-Asheville vs Bethune-Cookman

8 Illinois
9 Georgia

5 Arizona
12 UAB

4 St. John's
13 Belmont

6 Vanderbilt
11 Boston College

3 Wisconsin
14 Morehead State

7 Kansas State
10 Richmond

2 Syracuse
15 Indiana State


Southeast (#2 Overall)

1 Pittsburgh
16 North Texas

8 Florida State
9 George Mason

5 West Virginia
12 Butler

4 Florida
13 Harvard

6 Cincinnati
11 St. Mary's

3 Purdue
14 Iona

7 UNLV
10 Washington

2 Texas
15 Long Beach State

Projections for 3/6/11

First Four Out:  Colorado, Memphis, VCU, USC

Still in the Mix:  Baylor, Nebraska, Penn State, Colorado State


East (#1 Overall)

1 Ohio State
16 McNeese State vs Texas Southern

8 Villanova
9 Missouri

5 Xavier
12 Clemson vs Alabama

4 Louisville
13 Missouri State

6 Connecticut
11 Michigan State

3 Brigham Young
14 Bucknell

7 Kansas State
10 Tennessee

2 North Carolina
15 Long Island


West (#4 Overall)

1 Notre Dame
16 Northern Colorado

8 Utah State
9 UCLA

5 Georgetown
12 Michigan vs Virginia Tech

4 Kentucky
13 Oakland

6 Texas A&M
11 Marquette

3 San Diego State
14 Kent State

7 George Mason
10 Richmond

2 Duke
15 Morehead State


Southwest (#2 Overall)

1 Kansas
16 UNC-Asheville vs Bethune-Cookman

8 Illinois
9 Georgia

5 Arizona
12 UAB

4 St. John's
13 Belmont

6 Vanderbilt
11 Boston College

3 Wisconsin
14 Vermont

7 Temple
10 Gonzaga

2 Syracuse
15 Fairfield


Southeast (#3 Overall)

1 Pittsburgh
16 Florida Atlantic

8 Old Dominion
9 Florida State

5 West Virginia
12 Butler

4 Florida
13 Harvard

6 Cincinnati
11 St. Mary's

3 Purdue
14 Charleston

7 UNLV
10 Washington

2 Texas
15 Long Beach State

Projections for 3/4/11

First Four Out:  Colorado, Washington State, Nebraska, Colorado State

Next Four Out:  Baylor, VCU, Memphis, Wichita State


East (#1 Overall)

1 Ohio State
16 McNeese State vs Texas Southern

8 Old Dominion
9 Georgia

5 Arizona
12 St. Mary's

4 Louisville
13 Belmont

6 West Virginia
11 Michigan State

3 San Diego State
14 Charleston

7 Temple
10 Florida State

2 Texas
15 Fairfield


West (#4 Overall)

1 Duke
16 Florida Atlantic

8 UNLV
9 Washington

5 Xavier
12 Missouri State

4 Georgetown
13 Clemson vs Alabama

6 Vanderbilt
11 Marquette

3 Wisconsin
14 Kent State

7 Kansas State
10 Gonzaga

2 Notre Dame
15 Long Island


Southwest (#2 Overall)

1 Kansas
16 Northern Colorado vs Bethune Cookman

8 UCLA
9 Illinois

5 St. John's
12 Butler

4 Florida
13 Princeton

6 Texas A&M
11 Richmond

3 Syracuse
14 Vermont

7 Villanova
10 Virginia Tech

2 Brigham Young
15 Coastal Carolina


Southeast (#3 Overall)

1 Pittsburgh
16 Long Beach State

8 Missouri
9 Utah State

5 Connecticut
12 Boston College vs Michigan

4 Kentucky
13 Oakland

6 Cincinnati
11 UAB

3 North Carolina
14 Bucknell

7 George Mason
10 Tennessee

2 Purdue
15 Murray State

Projections for 2/28/11

First Four Out:  Michigan, Clemson, Memphis, Penn State

Next Four Out:  Colorado State, Washington State, Minnesota, VCU


East (#1 Overall)

1 Ohio State
16 Northern Colorado vs Texas Southern

8 UNLV
9 Utah State

5 Texas A&M
12 St. Mary's

4 Georgetown
13 Alabama vs Baylor

6 Kentucky
11 Richmond

3 North Carolina
14 Coastal Carolina

7 George Mason
10 Illinois

2 Notre Dame
15 Vermont


West (#4 Overall)

1 Brigham Young
16 Florida Atlantic

8 Georgia
9 Washington

5 Xavier
12 Boston College vs Colorado

4 St. John's
13 Princeton

6 Villanova
11 UAB

3 Wisconsin
14 Charleston

7 Cincinnati
10 Tennessee

2 Texas
15 Long Beach State


Southwest (#2 Overall)

1 Kansas
16 McNeese State vs Bethune-Cookman

8 Florida State
9 Old Dominion

5 Vanderbilt
12 Butler

4 Louisville
13 Oakland

6 Arizona
11 Gonzaga

3 Syracuse
14 Bucknell

7 Temple
10 Virginia Tech

2 Purdue
15 Murray State


Southeast (#3 Overall)

1 Pittsburgh
16 Long Island

8 UCLA
9 Kansas State

5 Connecticut
12 Missouri State

4 Florida
13 Belmont

6 West Virginia
11 Michigan State

3 San Diego State
14 Kent State

7 Missouri
10 Marquette

2 Duke
15 Fairfield

Projections for 2/21/11

First Four Out:  Virginia Tech, Michigan, Gonzaga, UAB

Next Four Out:  Clemson, Baylor, Duquesne, VCU


East (#1 Overall)

1 Ohio State
16 Long Island vs Texas Southern

8 Old Dominion
9 UCLA

5 Vanderbilt
12 Wichita State

4 Villanova
13 Harvard

6 Texas A&M
11 Michigan State

3 Georgetown
14 Coastal Carolina

7 Xavier
10 Marquette

2 Brigham Young
15 Montana


West (#4 Overall)

1 Duke
16 Florida Atlantic

8 Tennessee
9 UNLV

5 Louisville
12 Minnesota

4 Arizona
13 Butler

6 Temple
11 Boston College

3 Notre Dame
14 Oakland

7 Cincinnati
10 Illinois

2 Texas
15 Fairfield


Southeast (#2 Overall)

1 Pittsburgh
16 McNeese State vs Morgan State

8 Utah State
9 Georgia

5 West Virginia
12 Nebraska vs Colorado State

4 North Carolina
13 Charleston

6 St. John's
11 UTEP

3 Florida
14 Kent State

7 Missouri
10 St. Mary's

2 Purdue
15 Bucknell


Southwest (#3 overall)

1 Kansas
16 Long Beach State

8 Washington
9 Florida State

5 Syracuse
12 Alabama vs Memphis

4 Wisconsin
13 Belmont

6 Kentucky
11 Richmond

3 Connecticut
14 Vermont

7 George Mason
10 Kansas State

2 San Diego State
15 Morehead State

Projections for 2/14/11

First Four Out:  Clemson, Duquesne, UAB, Gonzaga

Next Four Out:  Kansas State, Washington State, Michigan, Missouri State


East (#1 Overall)

1 Ohio State
16 Hampton vs McNeese State

8 UCLA
9 George Mason

5 Vanderbilt
12 Memphis vs Baylor

4 Connecticut
13 Oakland

6 Texas A&M
11 Michigan State

3 Georgetown
14 Vermont

7 St. John's
10 Florida State

2 Brigham Young
15 Murray State


West (#4 Overall)

1 Texas
16 Long Beach State

8 Georgia
9 Illinois

5 Syracuse
12 UTEP

4 North Carolina
13 Valparaiso

6 Xavier
11 Boston College

3 Louisville
14 Kent State

7 Washington
10 Utah State

2 San Diego State
15 Montana


Southeast (#2 Overall)

1 Pittsburgh
16 Long Island vs Texas Southern

8 Minnesota
9 UNLV

5 West Virginia
12 Wichita State

4 Florida
13 Belmont

6 Temple
11 Cincinnati

3 Wisconsin
14 Charleston

7 Tennessee
10 Old Dominion

2 Duke
15 Bucknell


Southwest (#3 Overall)

1 Kansas
16 Florida Atlantic

8 St. Mary's
9 Virginia Tech

5 Arizona
12 Colorado State/Alabama

4 Villanova
13 Princeton

6 Kentucky
11 Marquette

3 Purdue
14 Coastal Carolina

7 Missouri
10 Richmond

2 Notre Dame
15 Fairfield

Projections for 2/7/11

First Four Out:  Duquesne, Clemson, Colorado State, Baylor

Next Four Out:  Maryland, VCU, UAB, Washington State


East (#1 Overall)

1 Ohio State
16 Northern Colorado vs Texas Southern

8 Florida State
9 St. John's

5 Kentucky
12 Oklahoma State vs Memphis

4 Syracuse
13 Princeton

6 Missouri
11 Cleveland State

3 Connecticut
14 Kent State

7 Washington
10 Richmond

2 Brigham Young
15 Florida Atlantic


West (#4 Overall)

1 Texas
16 Long Beach State

8 Cincinnati
9 Minnesota

5 Arizona
12 Wichita State

4 Louisville
13 Virginia Tech vs Old Dominion

6 Vanderbilt
11 Boston College

3 Villanova
14 Coastal Carolina

7 Illinois
10 Utah State

2 San Diego State
15 Murray State


Southwest (#2 Overall)

1 Kansas
16 Hampton vs McNeese State

8 St. Mary's
9 Xavier

5 North Carolina
12 Alabama

4 West Virginia
13 Belmont

6 Tennessee
11 Kansas State

3 Wisconsin
14 Charleston

7 UNLV
10 George Mason

2 Notre Dame
15 Fairfield


Southeast (#3 Overall)

1 Pittsburgh
16 Long Island

8 Georgia
9 UCLA

5 Florida
12 UTEP

4 Purdue
13 Oakland

6 Texas A&M
11 Michigan State

3 Georgetown
14 Vermont

7 Temple
10 Marquette

2 Duke
15 Bucknell

Projections for 1/31/11

Last Four In:  Richmond, Wichita State, Washington State, Penn State

First Four Out:  Duquesne, Gonzaga, Kansas State, UAB

Next Four Out:  Clemson, Colorado State, Butler, Nebraska


East (#1 Overall)

1 Ohio State
16 Long Island vs Jackson State

8 Florida State
9 St. John's

5 Missouri
12 Georgia

4 Georgetown
13 Wichita State vs Washington State

6 Arizona
11 Baylor

3 Kentucky
14 Coastal Carolina

7 Minnesota
10 Memphis

2 Notre Dame
15 Murray State


West (#4 Overall)

1 Duke
16 Long Beach State

8 Tennessee
9 Xavier

5 Wisconsin
12 Old Dominion

4 Louisville
13 Belmont

6 West Virginia
11 Missouri State

3 Brigham Young
14 Montana

7 Marquette
10 Virginia Tech

2 Texas
15 Buffalo


Southwest (#2 Overall)

1 Kansas
16 McNeese State vs Bethune-Cookman

8 UNLV
9 Michigan State

5 North Carolina
12 Virginia Commonwealth

4 Syracuse
13 Harvard

6 Vanderbilt
11 UCLA

3 Purdue
14 Charleston

7 Temple
10 Cleveland State

2 Connecticut
15 Bucknell


Southeast (#3 Overall)

1 Pittsburgh
16 Maine

8 St. Mary's
9 Boston College

5 Washington
12 Richmond vs Penn State

4 Texas A&M
13 Oakland

6 Illinois
11 Utah State

3 Villanova
14 Fairfield

7 Florida
10 Cincinnati

2 San Diego State
15 Florida Atlantic