By: David Kay
Welcome to the Field of 65; The Sports Bank’s version of bracketology. Every Friday, I mix and match the pieces to try and predict what the NCAA Tournament will look like. If you are wondering if I accidentally left North Carolina out of my latest brackets, let me tell you I did not. At 12-7 and on a three-game skid, the Heels are in serious trouble if they do not turn things around quickly. The defending champs could be NIT bound.
MIDWEST REGIONAL- St. Louis
AT NEW ORLEANS
1. Kentucky (SEC)
16. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Southland)
8. Texas A&M (B12)
9. Dayton (A10)
AT SAN JOSE
5. Georgia Tech (ACC)
12. Notre Dame (BE)
4. Purdue (B10)
13. St. Mary’s (WCC)
AT JACKSONVILLE
6. Mississippi State (SEC)
11. Cornell (Ivy)
3. Duke (ACC)
14. Akron (MAC)
AT BUFFALO
7. Rhode Island (A10)
10. Missouri (B12)
2. Syracuse (BE)
15. Lafayette (Patriot)
EAST REGIONAL-Syracuse
AT PROVIDENCE
1. Villanova (BE)
16. Morgan State (MEAC)
8. Florida (SEC)
9. Northwestern (B10)
AT JACKSONVILLE
5. Temple (A10)
12. Louisiana Tech (WAC)
4. Wake Forest (ACC)
13. Charleston (Southern)
AT MILWAUKEE
6. Vanderbilt (SEC)
11. Minnesota (B10)
3. Georgetown (BE)
14. Oakland (Summit)
AT SPOKANE
7. UAB (CUSA)
10. UNLV (MWC)
2. Kansas State (B12)
15. Northern Colorado (Big Sky)
WEST REGIONAL- Salt Lake City
AT OKLAHOMA CITY
1. Kansas (B12)
16. Campbell (Atl. Sun)
8. Florida State (ACC)
9. Cincinnati (BE)
AT SPOKANE
5. Wisconsin (B10)
12. Cal (P10)
4. BYU (MWC)
13. Wichita State (MVC)
AT SAN JOSE
6. Butler (Horizon)
11. Oklahoma State (B12)
3. Gonzaga (WCC)
14. Western Kentucky (Sun Belt)
AT MILWAUKEE
7. Ole Miss (SEC)
10. UConn (BE)
2. Michigan State (B10)
15. Vermont (AEC)
SOUTH REGIONAL- Houston
AT OKLAHOMA CITY
1. Texas (B12)
16. Robert Morris (NEC)/Jackson State (SWAC)
8. New Mexico (MWC)
9. Northern Iowa (MVC)
AT PROVIDENCE
5. Clemson (ACC)
12. Old Dominion (CAA)
4. Pitt (BE)
13. Murray State (OVC)
AT BUFFALO
6. Ohio State (B10)
11. Siena (MAAC)
3. West Virginia (BE)
14. Coastal Carolina (Big South)
AT NEW ORLEANS
7. Baylor (B12)
10. Virginia (ACC)
2. Tennessee (SEC)
15. Pacific (Big West)
Wrong Side of the Bubble:
Marshall
Maryland
Xavier
North Carolina
Tulsa
Arizona State
UTEP
Multiple Bid Conferences:
Big East (8)
Big 12 (7)
ACC (6)
SEC (6)
Big Ten (6)
Mountain West (3)
A10 (3)
MVC (2)
WCC (2)
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