Posted: Monday January 10, 2011 11:17AM ; Updated: Monday January 10, 2011 1:34PM
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The Big East easily has the most bids with 11; the Big Ten and Big 12 get six eachLast four teams out: Baylor, Memphis, Miami (Fla.) and Florida StateNew at-large teams in: Oklahoma St., Washington St., USC, Georgia, Saint Mary's |
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In this bracket, the Southeast matches up with the Southwest, the East with the West in the national semifinals. With the addition of three at-large spots (increasing the field to 68 teams), there are now four play-in games, dubbed the "First Four." Two games will match the tournaments lowest seeds, Nos. 65 through 68, with the winners claiming a No. 16 seed. The other two games will feature the last four teams of the 37 at-large qualifiers, with the winners likely receiving No. 11 or 12 seeds. The top-four seeds in each region, starting with the No. 1 seeds, receive geographic preference when possible. An imbalance in high seeds between regions (e.g. if more than two top-four seeds are closest to the same subregional location) may force a protected seed into a secondary location. League winners (automatic qualifiers) are listed with their conference for clarity. Teams can be moved a seed line up or down to conform to bracketing rules. Auto bids in traditional one-bid leagues were determined by best RPI of league leaders. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Last four out: Baylor, Memphis, Miami (Fla.), Florida State. New at-large teams in: Oklahoma State, Washington State, USC, Georgia, Saint Mary's. At-large teams out: Florida State, Miami (Fla.), Marquette, Cleveland State, Memphis. Seed shifts: To avoid bracket conflicts, Michigan State was a 9 seed that switched with St. John's, and USC was an 11 seed that switched with Dayton. Bids by conference: Big East (11); Big 12 and Big Ten (6); SEC (5); ACC and Pac-10 (4); Mountain West and Atlantic 10 (3), Conference USA, West Coast and Colonial (2). Note: Despite a win, Baylor dropped out from last week's 9 seed. A look at the Bears' overall profile moved them well down the S-curve now that subjectivity is being minimized. For more in-depth analysis, check out the Bubble Watch. Got a bone to pick with the Bracket Watch? Send feedback to bubblewatch@gmail.com. | ||||
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