Projections for 3/8/12

Some minor seed changes were necessary for the Big East, but other than that the only changes once again come on the 13-16 seed lines.


First Four Out:  Oregon, Drexel, Seton Hall, Arizona

Next Four Out:  Tennessee, Iona, NC State, Oral Roberts


South (#1 Overall)

1 Kentucky
16 Stony Brook vs Mississippi Valley State

8 Kansas State
9 St. Louis

5 Louisville
12 Xavier vs Northwestern

4 Florida State
13 VCU

6 Notre Dame
11 Texas

3 Michigan
14 Davidson

7 Gonzaga
10 California

2 Missouri
15 Detroit


West (#4 Overall)

1 North Carolina
16 Texas-Arlington

8 Memphis
9 Alabama

5 New Mexico
12 West Virginia

4 Wisconsin
13 Nevada

6 Creighton
11 Washington

3 Georgetown
14 Akron

7 Iowa State
10 Harvard

2 Michigan State
15 Loyola-Maryland


East (#2 Overall)

1 Syracuse
16 UNC Asheville

8 Virginia
9 Purdue

5 UNLV
12 Mississippi State

4 Temple
13 South Dakota State

6 Florida
11 South Florida

3 Baylor
14 Montana

7 Murray State
10 Brigham Young

2 Ohio State
15 Long Island


Midwest (#3 Overall)

1 Kansas
16 Norfolk State vs Western Kentucky

8 Vanderbilt
9 Cincinnati

5 Wichita State
12 Long Beach State

4 Indiana
13 Colorado State vs Miami (FL)

6 St. Mary's
11 Southern Miss

3 Marquette
14 Belmont

7 San Diego State
10 Connecticut

2 Duke
15 Lehigh