By: David Kay
The jockeying for seeds and at-large bids is crazy right now. Memphis, UAB, and Arizona State likely played themselves out of the tourney talk with early round losses in their respective conference tournaments on Wednesday. To be honest, putting together a bracket gets more and more difficult but here is my latest take. As always, leave a comment or question at the end if you disagree with any of my seeds. (Teams with an * have already clinched a spot in the dance.)
MIDWEST REGIONAL- St. Louis
AT OKLAHOMA CITY
1. Kansas 30-2 (B12)
16. Jackson State 19-11 (SWAC)/*E. Tennessee State 20-14 (A-Sun)
8. *Northern Iowa 28-4 (MVC)
9. Virginia Tech 23-7 (ACC)
AT PROVIDENCE
5. Temple 26-5 (A10)
12. *Siena 27-6 (MAAC)
4. Pittsburgh 24-8 (BE)
13. *Oakland 26-8 (Summit)
AT SAN JOSE
6. Gonzaga 25-5 (WCC)
11. Utah State 26-6 (WAC)
3. Baylor 25-6 (B12)
14. UC-Santa Barbara 18-9 (Big West)
AT MILWAUKEE
7. Richmond 24-7 (A10)
10. Louisville 20-12 (BE)
2. Ohio State 24-7 (B10)
15. *Montana 22-9 (Big Sky)
EAST REGIONAL-Syracuse
AT JACKSONVILLE
1. Duke 26-5 (ACC)
16. Vermont 24-9 (AEC)
8. Texas 24-9 (B12)
9. UTEP 25-5 (CUSA)
AT NEW ORLEANS
5. Georgetown 22-9 (BE)
12. San Diego State 22-8 (MWC)
4. Tennessee 23-7 (SEC)
13. Illinois 18-13 (B10)
AT PROVIDENCE
6. Xavier 23-7 (A10)
11. Georgia Tech 20-11 (ACC)
3. Villanova 24-7 (BE)
14. *Wofford 26-8 (Southern)
AT MILWAUKEE
7. California 22-9 (P10)
10. Missouri 22-10 (B12)
2. Purdue 26-4 (B10)
15. *Winthrop 19-13 (Big South)
WEST REGIONAL- Salt Lake City
AT BUFFALO
1. Syracuse 28-4 (BE)
16. Lehigh 21-10 (Patriot)
8. UNLV 24-7 (MWC)
9. Oklahoma State 22-10 (B12)
AT SPOKANE
5. Maryland 23-7 (ACC)
12. *Cornell 27-4 (Ivy)
4. Vanderbilt 23-7 (SEC)
13. Rhode Island 22-8 (A10)
AT SAN JOSE
6. BYU 29-4 (MWC)
11. *St. Mary’s 24-6 (WCC)
3. Michigan State 24-7 (B10)
14. Akron 23-9 (MAC)
AT OKLAHOMA CITY
7. Marquette 22-10 (BE)
10. Wake Forest 19-10 (ACC)
2. Kansas State 25-6 (B12)
15. *North Texas 24-8 (Sun Belt)
SOUTH REGIONAL- Houston
AT NEW ORLEANS
1. Kentucky 29-2 (SEC)
16. *Robert Morris 23-11 (NEC)
8. Notre Dame 23-10 (BE)
9. Clemson 21-10 (ACC)
AT SPOKANE
5. *Butler 28-4 (Horizon)
12. Washington 22-9 (P10)
4. Wisconsin 23-7 (B10)
13. *Murray State 30-4 (OVC)
AT SAN JOSE
6. Texas A&M 23-8 (B12)
11. Florida 21-11 (SEC)
3. New Mexico 29-3 (MWC)
14. Sam Houston State 24-7 (Southland)
AT BUFFALO
7. Florida State 22-8 (ACC)
10. *Old Dominion 26-8 (CAA)
2. West Virginia 25-6 (BE)
15. Morgan State 25-9 (MEAC)
Wrong Side of the Bubble:
Ole Miss (21-9)
Seton Hall (19-12)
Mississippi State (21-10)
Memphis (23-9)
Minnesota (19-12)
Arizona State (22-10)
UAB (23-8)
South Florida (20-12)
Dayton (20-11)
Multiple Bid Conferences:
Big East (8)
Big 12 (7)
ACC (7)
Big Ten (5)
SEC (4)
A10 (4)
Mountain West (4)
Pac-10 (2)
WCC (2)
Click here for a list of RPI and SOS.
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the obligatory cheerleaders pic! love it. I can’t believe Illinois is still in your bracket projection. But you are correct in that. there have been no “bid stealers” so far. so they do deserve that last spot. Need to win today to keep it though