March 12 Bracketology
Posted by Brian on March 12, 2008
Through games of March 11.
Next (final) update: March 16.
Last four IN: Oregon, Massachusetts, Syracuse, New Mexico.
Last four OUT: Ohio State, Arizona State, Virginia Commonwealth, UAB.
Next four OUT: Dayton, St. Joe’s, Villanova, Florida.
Conference Breakdown: Big East (8), Pac 10 (6), Big 12 (6), SEC (5), ACC (4), Big Ten (4), Mountain West (3), West Coast (3), Atlantic 10 (2), Missouri Valley (2), Sun Belt (2).
All other leagues (20): one bid.
* indicates automatic bid.
NOTE: Syracuse’s true seed was 12 and Kentucky’s was 11. They had to be changed for bracketing purposes.
East Region (Charlotte, NC):
(1) North Carolina* vs. (16) Sacred Heart*/Alabama State* (play-in game)
(8) Pittsburgh vs. (9) Texas A&M
(5) Drake* vs. (12) Oregon
(4) Purdue vs. (13) George Mason*
(6) Brigham Young* vs. (11) Western Kentucky*
(3) Stanford vs. (14) San Diego*
(7) Kansas State vs. (10) Arkansas
(2) Georgetown vs. (15) Winthrop*
South Region (Houston, TX):
(1) Memphis* vs. (16) UMBC*
(8) St. Mary’s vs. (9) Baylor
(5) Vanderbilt vs. (12) New Mexico
(4) Connecticut vs. (13) Oral Roberts*
(6) Michigan State vs. (11) Kent State*
(3) Louisville* vs. (14) UC-Santa Barbara*
(7) USC vs. (10) Davidson*
(2) Duke vs. (15) Belmont*
Midwest Region (Detroit, MI):
(1) Tennessee* vs. (16) Morgan State*
(8) UNLV vs. (9) Oklahoma
(5) Washington State vs. (12) Massachusetts
(4) Notre Dame vs. (13) Cornell*
(6) Clemson vs. (11) Syracuse
(3) Wisconsin* vs. (14) Siena*
(7) Gonzaga vs. (10) Illinois State
(2) Kansas* vs. (15) Austin Peay*
West Region (Phoenix, AZ):
(1) UCLA* vs. (16) American*
(8) West Virginia vs. (9) Miami
(5) Indiana vs. (12) Kentucky
(4) Butler* vs. (13) Stephen F. Austin*
(6) Marquette vs. (11) South Alabama
(3) Xavier* vs. (14) Boise State*
(7) Mississippi State vs. (10) Arizona
(2) Texas vs. (15) Portland State*
