March 2, 2009 Bracket

YEE-HAW! It's finally March. Soon, the conference tourneys will kick off, and I'll be making more brackets as automatic bids become official. The first bids will be awarded March 7, so the next one will come on Sunday, March 8, and then one will be made every day right up until Selection Sunday.

EAST REGION (Boston):
#1 North Carolina (25-3) vs. #16 Winner of CS Northridge (14-12)/Alabama State (17-8)
#8 West Virginia (20-9) vs. #9 BYU (22-6)
#5 LSU (25-4) vs. #12 Penn State (20-9)
#4 Washington (22-7) vs. #13 VCU (21-9)
#6 Florida State (22-7) vs. #11 Providence (18-11)
#3 Oklahoma (26-3) vs. #14 Arkansas-Little Rock (22-7)
#7 Utah (20-8) vs. #10 Siena (23-7)
#2 Michigan State (23-5) vs. #15 Buffalo (18-9)

MIDWEST REGION (Indianapolis):
#1 Pittsburgh (26-3) vs. #16 Jacksonville (17-12)
#8 Oklahoma State (19-9) vs. #9 Dayton (24-5)
#5 Illinois (23-7) vs. #12 UNLV (20-8)
#4 Clemson (22-6) vs. #13 Vermont (23-7)
#6 Marquette (23-6) vs. #11 Boston College (20-9)
#3 Missouri (24-5) vs. #14 North Dakota State (23-6)
#7 Minnesota (20-8) vs. #10 South Carolina (20-7)
#2 Memphis (26-3) vs. #15 Tennessee-Martin (21-8)

WEST REGION (Glendale):
#1 Connecticut (27-2) vs. #16 Radford (18-11)
#8 Tennessee (18-10) vs. #9 Texas (19-9)
#5 UCLA (22-7) vs. #12 Maryland (18-10)
#4 Purdue (22-7) vs. #13 American (21-7)
#6 Syracuse (21-8) vs. #11 Utah State (26-4)
#3 Xavier (23-5) vs. #14 Stephen F. Austin (19-7)
#7 Arizona State (21-7) vs. #10 Ohio State (18-9)
#2 Duke (24-5) vs. #15 Robert Morris (21-10)

SOUTH REGION (Memphis):
#1 Kansas (24-5) vs. #16 Morgan State (19-11)
#8 California (21-8) vs. #9 Creighton (25-6)
#5 Villanova (23-6) vs. #12 Florida (21-8)
#4 Butler (25-4) vs. #13 Davidson (24-6)
#6 Gonzaga (23-5) vs. #11 Arizona (18-11)
#3 Wake Forest (22-5) vs. #14 Weber State (20-8)
#7 Texas A&M (21-8) vs. #10 Wisconsin (18-10)
#2 Louisville (23-5) vs. #15 Cornell (19-9)

Bubble Watch:
Virginia Tech (17-11)
Miami (17-10)
Rhode Island (22-8)
Temple (17-11)
Cincinnati (18-11)
Notre Dame (16-12)
Georgetown (15-12)
Michigan (18-12)
Northwestern (16-11)
Kansas State (20-9)
Nebraska (16-11)
Tulsa (20-9)
UAB (20-9)
Northern Iowa (20-10)
Illinois State (22-8)
New Mexico (19-10)
San Diego State (19-8)
USC (16-12)
Kentucky (19-10)
St. Mary's (24-5)

Next Bracket: March 8