2011 NCAA Tournament Projections

And then there was one. After a scintillating week of college hoops upsets saw 16 of the nation's Top 25 teams lose at least one game, Ohio State stands alone as the only team without a loss. The Buckeyes began the week by beating up on a very good Purdue team. OSU dominated the Boilermakers, 87-64. There isn't a team in the country that could have come within 10 points of the Buckeyes on this night. Just a few days later they proved they weren't unstoppable. A Jared Sullinger free throw with 3 seconds left was the final margin in Ohio State avoiding an upset at the hands of Northwestern. While the Buckeyes are clearly the No. 1 team right now, the rest of the spots in the field of 68 are up for debate. Here are the projected brackets as we head into February.

East Regional - Newark

Cleveland
(1) Ohio St. vs. (16) McNeese St./Bethune-Cookman
(8) Florida St. vs. (9) Missouri St.
Tampa
(5) Missouri vs. (12) Georgia/UAB
(4) Georgetown vs. (13) Belmont
Charlotte
(6) Wisconsin vs. (11) St. John's
(3) Kentucky vs. (14) Fairfield
Washington, DC
(7) Arizona vs. (10) Baylor
(2) UConn vs. (15) Long Island

Southeast Regional - New Orleans

Cleveland
(1) Pittsburgh vs. (16) Long Beach St.
(8) Michigan St. vs. (9) St. Mary's
Tucson
(5) Syracuse vs. (12) Cleveland St.
(4) Texas A&M vs. (13) Alabama
Chicago
(6) Florida vs. (11) Kansas St.
(3) Purdue vs. (14) Coastal Carolina
Denver
(7) Temple vs. (10) Marquette
(2) BYU vs. (15) Murray St.

Southwest Regional - San Antonio

Tulsa
(1) Kansas vs. (16) Maine/Jackson St.
(8) Utah St. vs. (9) Cincinnati
Tampa
(5) North Carolina vs. (12) Richmond/UTEP
(4) Louisville vs. (13) Oakland
Washington, DC
(6) Minnesota vs. (11) UCLA
(3) Villanova vs. (14) Bucknell
Tucson
(7) Tennessee vs. (10) Wichita St.
(2) San Diego St. vs. (15) Buffalo

West Regional - Anaheim

Charlotte
(1) Duke vs. (16) Montana
(8) Xavier vs. (9) UNLV
Denver
(5) West Virginia vs. (12) VCU
(4) Washington vs. (13) Harvard
Chicago
(6) Illinois vs. (11) Memphis
(3) Notre Dame vs. (14) College of Charleston
Tulsa
(7) Vanderbilt vs. (10) Boston College
(2) Texas vs. (15) Florida Atlantic

* The Final 4 matchups would be East vs. West and Southeast vs. Southwest