February 18, 2010 Bracket

The picture is slowly starting to clear as some bubble teams are tossed out, others are added, and conference races start to become intense. However, there remains still some uncertainty as the conference tourneys near...it will become tighter as the weeks push onward.

MIDWEST REGION (St. Louis)
#1 Kansas (25-1) vs. #16 Winner of Middle Tennessee (16-11)/Jackson State (14-11)
#8 Maryland (18-7) vs. #9 Rhode Island (19-6)
#5 Pittsburgh (19-6) vs. #12 Utah State (21-6)
#4 Ohio State (20-7) vs. #13 Akron (20-7)
#6 Texas A&M (18-7) vs. #11 Old Dominion (21-7)
#3 New Mexico (24-3) vs. #14 Oakland (20-8)
#7 Northern Iowa (23-3) vs. #10 Dayton (17-7)
#2 Purdue (22-3) vs. #15 Morgan State (20-8)

EAST REGION (Syracuse)
#1 Villanova (22-3) vs. #16 Stony Brook (19-7)
#8 Missouri (19-7) vs. #9 Illinois (17-9)
#5 Wake Forest (18-6) vs. #12 UAB (20-5)
#4 Vanderbilt (19-5) vs. #13 Cornell (21-4)
#6 Baylor (20-5) vs. #11 Mississippi State (18-8)
#3 Georgetown (18-6) vs. #14 Sam Houston State (19-5)
#7 Xavier (18-7) vs. #10 St. Mary's (21-5)
#2 Duke (22-4) vs. #15 Campbell (17-9)

SOUTH REGION (Houston)
#1 Kentucky (25-1) vs. #16 Robert Morris (18-9)
#8 Clemson (18-7) vs. #9 Louisville (17-9)
#5 Temple (21-5) vs. #12 UTEP (19-5)
#4 Texas (20-6) vs. #13 Northeastern (18-9)
#6 Tennessee (19-6) vs. #11 Oklahoma State (18-7)
#3 Michigan State (21-6) vs. #14 Charleston (18-9)
#7 Georgia Tech (18-8) vs. #10 Charlotte (18-7)
#2 West Virginia (20-5) vs. #15 Coastal Carolina (23-5)

WEST REGION (Salt Lake City)
#1 Syracuse (24-2) vs. #16 Lehigh (17-9)
#8 California (17-8) vs. #9 Florida State (19-7)
#5 BYU (24-3) vs. #12 Siena (22-5)
#4 Gonzaga (21-4) vs. #13 Murray State (25-3)
#6 Butler (24-4) vs. #11 Wichita State (22-6)
#3 Wisconsin (19-6) vs. #14 Weber State (17-8)
#7 Richmond (21-6) vs. #10 Virginia Tech (21-4)
#2 Kansas State (21-4) vs. #15 UCSB (15-8)

Bubble Teams: Saint Louis (17-8), Marquette (16-8), South Florida (16-9), Notre Dame (17-10), Northwestern (17-9), William & Mary (19-7), VCU (18-7), Memphis (19-7), Tulsa (19-7), Marshall (19-7), San Diego State (19-7), UNLV (19-7), Arizona State (18-8), Washington (17-8), Florida (17-8), Mississippi (17-7)

Next Bracket: Thursday, March 4. By this time, there should be some automatic bids, then I'll start making new brackets every few days.