2011 NCAA Tournament Projections

The perceived play-in games are now complete. Clemson and Alabama have presumably played their way into the tourney with wins over Boston College and Georgia respectively. As of now, I still have Georgia in but Boston College on the outside looking in. USC and Memphis are amongst the bubble teams with opportunities to play their way in over the weekend. We spend much time debating the bubble teams, but Pitt's loss to UConn opens the door for Notre Dame, Duke, and North Carolina all to earn their way to a number 1 seed.

East Regional - Newark

Cleveland
1 Ohio St. vs. 16 Bethune Cookman/Texas Southern
8 Florida St. vs. 9 Butler
Tampa
5 Texas A&M vs. 12 Belmont
4 Louisville vs. 13 Princeton
Tulsa
6 West Virginia vs. 11 Clemson
3 Texas vs. 14 Indiana St.
Tucson
7 Temple vs. 10 Marquette
2 San Diego St. vs. 15 St. Peter's

Southeast Regional - New Orleans

Cleveland
1 Pittsburgh vs. 16 Boston U.
8 Missouri vs. 9 Old Dominion
Denver
5 Georgetown vs. 12 Michigan St./Georgia
4 Arizona vs. 13 UTEP
Charlotte
6 Kansas St. vs. 11 St. Mary's
3 North Carolina vs. 14 Morehead St.
Denver
7 Utah St. vs. 10 Tennessee
2 BYU vs. 15 Wofford

Southwest Regional - San Antonio

Tulsa
1 Kansas vs. 16 McNeese St./Arkansas-Little Rock
8 UCLA vs. 9 Michigan
Tucson
5 St. John's vs. 12 Colorado/Virginia Tech
4 Kentucky vs. 13 Oakland
Washington, DC
6 Vanderbilt vs. 11 Richmond
3 Syracuse vs. 14 Bucknell
Chicago
7 Cincinnati vs. 10 Gonzaga
2 Purdue vs. 15 Northern Colorado

West Regional - Anaheim

Charlotte
1 Duke vs. 16 UNC-Asheville
8 George Mason vs. 9 Washington
Washington, DC
5 UConn vs. 12 Alabama
4 Wisconsin vs. 13 Kent St.
Tampa
6 Xavier vs. 11 Villanova
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 - Boston College, UAB, USC, Memphis