February 23, 2009 Bracket

It's Judgment Week, and almost conference tourney time. By then, the bubble picture should start to clear up and we'll have a better idea of who's legit and who's starting to quit.

SOUTH REGION (Memphis):
#1 Oklahoma (25-2) vs. #16 Winner of Jacksonville (15-11)/Alabama State (15-8)
#8 UCLA (20-7) vs. #9 Wisconsin (17-10)
#5 Villanova (22-5) vs. #12 San Diego State (18-7)
#4 Wake Forest (20-5) vs. #13 Davidson (22-6)
#6 Gonzaga (21-5) vs. #11 South Carolina (19-6)
#3 Clemson (22-4) vs. #14 Vermont (22-7)
#7 Syracuse (19-8) vs. #10 Siena (22-6)
#2 Michigan State (21-5) vs. #15 Stephen F. Austin (17-7)

WEST REGION (Glendale):
#1 Pittsburgh (25-2) vs. #16 Tennessee-Martin (19-7)
#8 Utah (19-7) vs. #9 Tennessee (16-10)
#5 Illinois (22-6) vs. #12 Maryland (17-9)
#4 Washington (20-7) vs. #13 Weber State (18-8)
#6 California (20-7) vs. #11 UNLV (20-7)
#3 Xavier (22-5) vs. #14 North Dakota State (21-6)
#7 Florida State (21-6) vs. #10 Ohio State (17-8)
#2 Kansas (22-5) vs. #15 Radford (17-10)

EAST REGION (Boston):
#1 North Carolina (24-3) vs. #16 Morgan State (18-10)
#8 Minnesota (20-7) vs. #9 Arizona (18-9)
#5 Butler (23-4) vs. #12 Kentucky (19-8)
#4 Marquette (23-4) vs. #13 VCU (19-9)
#6 LSU (23-4) vs. #11 Penn State (19-8)
#3 Louisville (21-5) vs. #14 AR-Little Rock (20-7)
#7 Texas (18-8) vs. #10 Dayton (23-4)
#2 Duke (22-5) vs. #15 Cornell (18-8)

MIDWEST REGION (Indianapolis):
#1 Connecticut (25-2) vs. #16 Long Beach State (13-12)
#8 Florida (21-6) vs. #9 Creighton (23-6)
#5 Arizona State (21-5) vs. #12 Kansas State (19-8)
#4 Purdue (21-6) vs. #13 American (19-7)
#6 West Virginia (19-8) vs. #11 Boston College (19-9)
#3 Missouri (23-4) vs. #14 Buffalo (17-8)
#7 Utah State (25-3) vs. #10 BYU (20-6)
#2 Memphis (24-3) vs. #15 Robert Morris (19-10)

Bubble Watch:
Oklahoma State (17-9, 31)
Temple (17-9, 35)
Texas A&M (19-8, 38)
UAB (19-8, 39)
Georgetown (14-11, 45)
Miami (16-10, 46)
USC (16-10, 49)
St. Mary's (22-5, 51)
Michigan (17-11, 53)
George Mason (18-9, 54)
Cincinnati (17-10, 55)
Baylor (16-10, 57)
Illinois State (22-6, 58)
Western Kentucky (19-8, 60)
Niagara (22-7, 63)
Nebraska (16-9, 64)
Virginia Tech (16-10, 66)
Green Bay (21-8, 67)
Rhode Island (20-8, 68)
Tulsa (18-9, 69)
New Mexico (17-10, 70)

Next Bracket: Monday, March 2
The first automatic bids will be awarded March 7. After that, I will be doing brackets more frequently as more come along.