Inside the Bracket
Below is a mock NCAA bracket based on results through March 4. For purposes of this bracket, the current first-place team in each conference was awarded the automatic berth unless one has already been awarded. NO ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO PREDICT FUTURE RESULTS.
The breakdown by conference:
ACC: 8 (UNC, Virginia Tech, Virginia, Duke, BC, Maryland, Ga. Tech, Florida St.)
Big East: 7 (Pitt, Georgetown, Marquette, Louisville, ND, Villanova, Syracuse)
Pac-10: 6 (UCLA, Washington State, Oregon, Stanford, USC, Arizona)
SEC: 5 (Florida, Tennessee, Vandy, Kentucky, Arkansas)
Big Ten: 4 (Wisconsin, Ohio State, Indiana, Michigan State)
Big 12: 4 (Kansas, Texas A&M, Texas, Texas Tech)
Colonial: 3 (VCU, Old Dominion, Drexel)
Mountain West: 3 (Air Force, UNLV, BYU)
Missouri Valley: 3 (S. Illinois, Creighton, Missouri St.)
22 one-bid conferences
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Midwest (St. Louis) |
(1) Wisconsin
(16) Delaware State
(8) USC
(9) Georgia Tech
(5) Vanderbilt
(12) Drexel
(4) Texas
(13) Holy Cross
(6) Louisville
(11) Florida St.
(3) Southern Illinois
(14) Toledo
(7) Oregon
(10) Xavier
(2) North Carolina
(15) Niagara
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(1) Ohio State
(16) Weber St.
(8) Boston College
(9) Creighton
(5) Marquette
(12) Winthrop*
(4) Tennessee
(13) Gonzaga
(6) Arizona
(11) Virginia Commonwealth
(3) Maryland
(14) Penn*
(7) Notre Dame
(10) Air Force
(2) Texas A&M
(15) Eastern Kentucky*
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| West (San Jose) |
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South (San Antoino) |
(1) UCLA
(16) Miss. Valley St./Arkansas St.
(8) BYU
(9) Syracuse
(5) Butler
(12) Arkansas
(4) Virginia Tech
(13) Oral Roberts
(6) Virginia
(11) Texas Tech
(3) Memphis
(14) Long Beach
(7) Nevada
(10) Kentucky
(2) Georgetown
(15) Sam Houston
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(1) Kansas
(16) Central Connecticut
(8) Michigan St.
(9) Villanova
(5) Duke
(12) Missouri St.
(4) Washington St.
(13) Davidson*
(6) UNLV
(11) Old Dominion
(3) Pittsburgh
(14) Vermont
(7) Indiana
(10) Stanford
(2) Florida
(15) Belmont*
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Bracket updated through March 4
* -- Team has already earned automatic berth
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All RPI ratings from CollegeRPI.com.
SI.com will post a continuously updated Bubble Watch from Wednesday until Sunday. A final mock bracket will be posted Sunday morning.
