2011 NCAA Tournament Projections

Championship Week has officially begun, and already we have seen some upsets that have some bubble teams sweating. VCU is on the verge of winning the Colonial title and stealing a bid from a bubble team. There will be more madness to come throughout this entire week. We will provide a couple different projections as the picture becomes clearer - or muffled in the coming days. For now this is how the 2011 NCAA Tournament could shake out if it started today.

East Regional - Newark

Cleveland
1 Ohio St. vs. 16 McNeese St./Texas Southern
8 George Mason vs. 9 Florida St.
Tampa
5 Kansas St. vs. 12 Boston College
4 Louisville vs. 13 Princeton
Tulsa
6 West Virginia vs. 11 St. Mary's
3 Texas vs. 14 Kent St.
Tucson
7 Temple vs. 10 Tennessee
2 San Diego St. vs. 15 Milwaukee

Southeast Regional - New Orleans

Cleveland
1 Pittsburgh vs. 16 Boston U.
8 Missouri vs. Old Dominion
Denver
5 Xavier vs. 12 Michigan St./Virginia Tech
4 Arizona vs. 13 Iona
Charlotte
6 UConn vs. 11 Georgia
3 North Carolina vs. 14 Morehead St.
Denver
7 Utah St. vs. 10 Michigan
2 BYU vs. 15 Florida Atlantic

Southwest Regional - San Antonio

Tulsa
1 Kansas vs. 16 UNC-Asheville/Bethune-Cookman
8 UCLA vs. 9 UAB
Tucson
5 St. John's vs. 12 Clemson/Gonzaga
4 Kentucky vs. 13 Oakland
Washington, DC
6 Vanderbilt vs. 11 Richmond
3 Syracuse vs. 14 Bucknell
Chicago
7 Cincinnati vs. 10 Butler
2 Purdue vs. 15 Indiana St.

West Regional - Anaheim

Charlotte
1 Duke vs. 16 Northern Colorado
8 Villanova vs. 9 Washington
Washington, DC
5 Georgetown vs. 12 Belmont
4 Wisconsin vs. 13 College of Charleston
Tampa
6 Texas A&M vs. 11 Marquette
3 Florida vs. 14 Long Island
Chicago
7 UNLV vs. 10 Illinois
2 Notre Dame vs. 15 Long Beach St.

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

**First 4 Out - Alabama, Colorado, Memphis, USC