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