Sunday, March 4, 2012

NCAA Basketball - 2012 NCAA Tournament Projections



It is the best time of the year. Championship Week in underway and in a week we will know the field of 68 for the 2012 NCAA Tournament. There are bound to be upsets throughout the week, that will change the projected field multiple times. Bubble teams held their breath today as Illinois State nearly grabbed one of the spots. Here is a look at how the brackets could look if the Big Dance started today.

East Regional - Boston

at Pittsburgh
1 Syracuse 16 UNC-Asheville/Savannah St.
8 Memphis 9 Kansas St.
at Portland
5 Wichita St. 12 Texas
4 Indiana 13 Oregon/Miami
at Albuquerque
6 San Diego St. 11 Seton Hall
3 Baylor 14 Davidson
at Pittsburgh
7 Gonzaga 10 Alabama
2 Ohio St. 15 Bucknell

South Regional - Atlanta

at Omaha
1 Kansas 16 Long Island
8 Virginia 9 Purdue
at Portland
5 Notre Dame 12 BYU
4 Florida 13 Middle Tennessee
at Nashville
6 Murray St. 11 UConn
3 Wisconsin 14 Belmont
at Greensboro
7 Vanderbilt 10 St. Louis
2 Duke 15 Loyola (Md)

Midwest Regional - St. Louis

at Louisville
1 Kentucky 16 Stony Brook/Mississippi Valley St.
8 New Mexico 9 West Virginia
at Albuquerque
5 Louisville 12 Northwestern
4 Florida St. 13 Oral Roberts
at Columbus
6 Creighton 11 Harvard
3 Marquette 14 Akron
at Columbus
7 Iowa St. 10 Cal
2 Michigan St. 15 Valparaiso

West Regional - Phoenix

at Greensboro
1 North Carolina 16 Texas-Arlington
8 Cincinnati 9 Washington
at Nashville
5 UNLV 12 NC State/South Florida
4 Michigan 13 Nevada
at Louisville
6 St. Mary's 11 Long Beach St.
3 Georgetown 14 Drexel
at Omaha
7 Temple 10 Southern Miss
2 Missouri 15 Montana

Last Four In: NC State, Oregon, South Florida, Miami
First Four Out: Mississippi St., Colorado St., VCU, Xavier
Next Four Out: Arizona, Central Florida, Tennessee, St. Joseph's

** The Final Four matchups would be East vs. South and Midwest vs. West

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