By: David Kay
Five days… Five days away from Selection Sunday. More automatic bids have been handed out and bubble teams are in desperate need of some wins during their respective conference tournaments. Luckily I am here to sort it all out with how the brackets will look this Sunday. As always, leave a comment if you dispute any of my seeds. (Teams with an * have already clinched a spot in the dance.)
MIDWEST REGIONAL- St. Louis
AT OKLAHOMA CITY
1. Kansas 29-2 (B12)
16. Jackson State 19-11 (SWAC)/*E. Tennessee State 20-14 (A-Sun)
8. UTEP 24-5 (CUSA)
9. Marquette 20-10 (BE)
AT JACKSONVILLE
5. Maryland 23-7 (ACC)
12. Memphis 23-8 (CUSA)
4. Vanderbilt 23-7 (SEC)
13. *Cornell 27-4 (Ivy)
AT PROVIDENCE
6. Xavier 23-7 (A10)
11. Georgia Tech 19-11 (ACC)
3. Pittsburgh 24-7 (BE)
14. *Wofford 26-8 (Southern)
AT MILWAUKEE
7. *Northern Iowa 28-4 (MVC)
10. UNLV 23-7 (MWC)
2. Purdue 26-4 (B10)
15. Troy 20-11 (Sun Belt)
EAST REGIONAL-Syracuse
AT JACKSONVILLE
1. Duke 26-5 (ACC)
16. Morgan State 24-9 (MEAC)
8. Oklahoma State 21-9 (B12)
9. Louisville 20-11 (BE)
AT NEW ORLEANS
5. Butler 27-4 (Horizon)
12. *Siena 27-6 (MAAC)
4. Tennessee 23-7 (SEC)
13. Rhode Island 21-8 (A10)
AT PROVIDENCE
6. Gonzaga 26-6 (WCC)
11. Florida 20-11 (SEC)
3. Villanova 24-6 (BE)
14. Oakland 25-8 (Summit)
AT MILWAUKEE
7. Texas 23-8 (B12)
10. Virginia Tech 23-7 (ACC)
2. Ohio State 24-7 (B10)
15. Winthrop 19-13 (Big South)
WEST REGIONAL- Salt Lake City
AT BUFFALO
1. Syracuse 28-3 (BE)
16. Lehigh 21-10 (Patriot)
8. Wake Forest 19-9 (ACC)
9. Missouri 22-9 (B12)
AT SPOKANE
5. Temple 26-5 (A10)
12. San Diego State 22-8 (MWC)
4. Wisconsin 23-7 (B10)
13. *Murray State 30-4 (OVC)
AT SAN JOSE
6. Georgetown 20-9 (BE)
11. Utah State 25-6 (WAC)
3. New Mexico 28-3 (MWC)
14. UC-Santa Barbara 18-9 (Big West)
AT OKLAHOMA CITY
7. California 21-9 (P10)
10. Richmond 24-7 (A10)
2. Kansas State 24-6 (B12)
15. Sam Houston State 22-7 (Southland)
SOUTH REGIONAL- Houston
AT NEW ORLEANS
1. Kentucky 29-2 (SEC)
16. Quinnipiac 23-8 (NEC)
8. Florida State 22-8 (ACC)
9. Notre Dame 21-10 (BE)
AT SPOKANE
5. BYU 28-4 (MWC)
12. Washington 21-9 (P10)
4. Baylor 24-6 (B12)
13. Kent State 23-8 (MAC)
AT MILWAUKEE
6. Texas A&M 22-8 (B12)
11. *St. Mary’s 26-5 (WCC)
3. Michigan State 24-7 (B10)
14. Weber State 19-9 (Big Sky)
AT BUFFALO
7. Clemson 21-9 (ACC)
10. *Old Dominion 26-8 (CAA)
2. West Virginia 24-6 (BE)
15. Vermont 24-9 (AEC)
Wrong Side of the Bubble:
Ole Miss
Illinois
Seton Hall
UAB
Arizona State
South Florida
Minnesota
Mississippi State
Multiple Bid Conferences:
Big East (8)
Big 12 (7)
ACC (7)
Big Ten (4)
SEC (4)
A10 (4)
Mountain West (4)
Pac-10 (2)
CUSA (2)
WCC (2)
Click here for a list of RPI and SOS.
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Richmond as a 10 seed??? 24-7, 13-3 in the A10, RPI of 25, 5 – 2 against the RPI top 50. How can you see them as a 10 seed?