Projections for 2/12/12

Unfortunately, I have to go out of town tomorrow, so I am posting my projections a day early.

A few notes on the bracket:

With the recent suspensions, Alabama is once again the biggest enigma of the season.  Until the players are re-inserted into the lineup I have to project the Tide as if they are playing the rest of the regular season without them.

Miami was an 11 and Seton Hall a 12 on my s-curve, but I swapped their seeds for bracketing purposes.

As always, this is a projection of what the bracket will be on Selection Sunday, not what it would be as of today.  Every team's future schedule has been taken into account.

First Four Out:  Alabama, Washington, Minnesota, Colorado State

Next Four Out:  Oregon, Arkansas, Massachusetts, South Florida


Midwest (#1 Overall)

1 Kentucky
16 Long Island vs Mississippi Valley State

8 Murray State
9 California

5 Temple
12 Miami (FL)

4 Marquette
13 Northwestern vs Xavier

6 Wichita State
11 Harvard

3 Baylor
14 Davidson

7 Florida State
10 West Virginia

2 Michigan State
15 Weber State


West (#4 Overall)

1 Ohio State
16 Texas-Arlington

8 Iowa State
9 Connecticut

5 Michigan
12 Arizona

4 Louisville
13 Middle Tennessee

6 Gonzaga
11 Seton Hall

3 UNLV
14 Akron

7 Mississippi State
10 Texas

2 Duke
15 Valparaiso


East (#2 Overall)

1 Syracuse
16 UNC Asheville

8 Vanderbilt
9 Memphis

5 Virginia
12 Long Beach State

4 San Diego State
13 Oral Roberts

6 Notre Dame
11 Brigham Young

3 Wisconsin
14 Nevada

7 Creighton
10 Illinois

2 Kansas
15 Loyola-Maryland


South (#3 Overall)

1 Missouri
16 Norfolk State vs Stony Brook

8 Southern Miss
9 St. Louis

5 St. Mary's
12 Cincinnati vs NC State

4 Indiana
13 VCU

6 Florida
11 Kansas State

3 Georgetown
14 Belmont

7 New Mexico
10 Purdue

2 North Carolina
15 Bucknell