Projections for 3/10/08

It's getting down to crunch time now. Beginning on Wednesday, I will have daily updates on my bracket projections.

With the exception of Stephen F. Austin in the Southland, I have projected the highest remaining seed to win each conference tournament. All teams in italics have earned automatic bids to the tournament.

Last Four In: Ohio State, Syracuse, Oregon, New Mexico

Last Four Out: VCU, Dayton, UAB, Virginia Tech

Next Four Out: Western Kentucky, St. Joseph's, Ole Miss, Villanova

East Regional

1 North Carolina
16 Morgan State

8 Baylor
9 West Virginia

5 Vanderbilt
12 Ohio State

4 Drake
13 New Mexico

6 Gonzaga
11 Arizona

3 Wisconsin
14 Oral Roberts

7 Oklahoma
10 UMass

2 Georgetown
15 UM-Baltimore County

West Regional

1 UCLA
16 Portland State

8 St. Mary's
9 Kentucky

5 Butler
12 Syracuse

4 Purdue
13 Stephen F. Austin

6 Washington State
11 Illinois State

3 Louisville
14 Belmont

7 Brigham Young
10 Miami (FL)

2 Texas
15 Winthrop

South Regional

1 Memphis
16 Play-in Game

8 Kansas State
9 South Alabama

5 Michigan State
12 Oregon

4 Notre Dame
13 George Mason

6 Marquette
11 Texas A&M

3 Stanford
14 Utah State

7 Mississippi State
10 UNLV

2 Duke
15 Austin Peay

Midwest Regional

1 Tennessee
16 American

8 Clemson
9 Kent State

5 Indiana
12 Arizona State

4 Connecticut
13 Cornell

6 Southern Cal
11 Davidson

3 Xavier
14 Siena

7 Pittsburgh
10 Arkansas

2 Kansas
15 UC-Santa Barbara

Play-in Game: Sacred Heart vs Alabama State

Others considered: Florida, Maryland, Temple