BRACKETOLOGY 3/11 – THINGS ARE ABOUT TO GET REAL

1 Seeds: Kansas, Villanova, Michigan State, Virginia

2 Seeds: Xavier, Oklahoma, Oregon, North Carolina

3 Seeds: Indiana, West Virginia, Miami, Utah

4 Seeds: Maryland, Duke, ↑Arizona, Kentucky

5 Seeds: ↑Baylor, ↓Texas A&M, Purdue, ↑California

6 Seeds: ↑Notre Dame, ↓Iowa State, ↑Seton Hall, Texas

7 Seeds: Dayton, Colorado, ↓↓Iowa, ↓Wisconsin

8 Seeds: Providence, ↑Cincinnati, ↑↑Gonzaga, ↑↑Texas Tech

9 Seeds: ↓USC, ↓Butler, Saint Joseph’s, Pittsburgh

10 Seeds: ↓↓South Carolina, ↑Temple, ↑St. Bonaventure, ↑VCU

11 Seeds: ↓Connecticut, ↓Oregon State/*Saint Mary’s , Wichita State/Tulsa, San Diego State

12 Seeds: UNC Wilmington, Chattanooga, Arkansas Little-Rock, Northern Iowa

13 Seeds: Akron, Yale, South Dakota State, Iona

14 Seeds: Stony Brook, *Middle Tennessee, Stephen F. Austin, Hawaii

15 Seeds: New Mexico State, UNC Ashville, Green Bay, Weber State

16 Seeds: Hampton, Austin Peay, Fairleigh Dickinson/Holy Cross, Texas Southern/Florida Gulf Coast

Bids by conference

Big 12: 7
Pac-12: 7
ACC: 6
Big Ten: 6
Big East: 5
Atlantic 10: 4
American: 4
SEC: 3
MVC: 2
WCC: 2
One-Bid Conferences: 22

Key

* New team to bracket
↓ Down 1 Seed
↓↓ Down 2 Seeds
↑ Up 1 Seed
↑↑ Up 2 Seeds

Avoiding Dayton

South Carolina
St. Bonaventure
VCU
Connecticut

Last 4 In

Oregon State
Wichita State
Tulsa
Saint Mary’s

First 4 Out

Monmouth
Syracuse
George Washington
Vanderbilt

Next 4 Out

Valparaiso
Florida
Michigan
Hofstra

New Teams In

Middle Tennessee (C-USA Auto Bid)
Saint Mary’s (At-Large)

New Teams Out

UAB (Lost C-USA Auto Bid)
Vanderbilt (At-Large)