March 11, 2011 Bracket

As teams begin to fall, the bubble begins to shrink. More automatic bids will soon be locked up, and then the picture will truly begin to become clearer. It's really tight right now...whenever a team wins or loses the picture completely changes. Who knows what may happen in two days.

LAST FOUR IN: Michigan State, Alabama, Missouri State, New Mexico
FIRST FOUR OUT: Virginia Tech, Boston College, USC, UAB

Automatic bids in CAPS

SOUTHEAST (New Orleans):
#1 Kansas (30-2) vs. #16 Winner of ARKANSAS-LITTLE ROCK (19-16)/Bethune-Cookman (21-11)
#8 Memphis (23-9) vs. #9 GONZAGA (24-9)
#5 Vanderbilt (22-9) vs. #12 Winner of New Mexico (21-11)/Alabama (20-10)
#4 Louisville (24-8) vs. #13 Princeton (24-6)
#6 Kansas State (22-10) vs. #11 Marquette (20-14)
#3 Syracuse (26-6) vs. #14 Kent State (22-10)
#7 Unlv (24-7) vs. #10 Washington (21-9)
#2 Purdue (25-6) vs. #15 Long Beach State (21-10)

WEST (Anaheim):
#1 Pittsburgh (26-5) vs. #16 Winner of UNC-ASHEVILLE (19-13)/Texas Southern (19-11)
#8 Temple (24-6) vs. #9 Tennessee (19-13)
#5 Texas A&M (24-7) vs. #12 Utah State (28-3)
#4 Arizona (26-6) vs. #13 OAKLAND (25-9)
#6 OLD DOMINION (27-6) vs. #11 Colorado (21-12)
#3 Wisconsin (23-7) vs. #14 MOREHEAD STATE (24-9)
#7 Cincinnati (25-8) vs. #10 St. Mary's (24-8)
#2 Brigham Young (29-3) vs. #15 NORTHERN COLORADO (21-10)

SOUTHWEST (San Antonio):
#1 Ohio State (29-2) vs. #16 McNeese State (21-10)
#8 West Virginia (20-11) vs. #9 Ucla (22-10)
#5 Georgetown (21-10) vs. #12 Winner of Missouri State (25-8)/Michigan State (18-13)
#4 Texas (26-6) vs. #13 LONG ISLAND (27-5)
#6 St. John's (21-11) vs. #11 Georgia (21-10)
#3 San Diego State (30-2) vs. #14 Bucknell (24-8)
#7 Missouri (23-10) vs. #10 Michigan (19-12)
#2 Duke (27-4) vs. #15 WOFFORD (21-12)

EAST (Newark):
#1 Notre Dame (26-5) vs. #16 Boston University (20-13)
#8 BUTLER (23-9) vs. #9 Florida State (21-9)
#5 Connecticut (24-9) vs. #12 Richmond (24-7)
#4 Kentucky (22-8) vs. #13 BELMONT (30-4)
#6 Xavier (24-6) vs. #11 Villanova (21-11)
#3 Florida (24-6) vs. #14 INDIANA STATE (20-13)
#7 Illinois (19-12) vs. #10 George Mason (26-6)
#2 North Carolina (24-6) vs. #15 ST. PETER'S (20-13)

The final projection will be put out Selection Sunday afternoon around the time of the Big Ten tournament final (3:30 pm).