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Posted: Monday January 24, 2011 11:35AM ; Updated: Monday January 24, 2011 2:42PM

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UConn snags a No. 1 seed

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The Big East claims 11 bids, while the Big Ten accounts for the second-most at six

Syracuse dropped off the top seed line after a tough, two-loss week

Last four out: Wichita State, Kansas State, Washington State, Maryland

2011 NCAA Tournament Projection

In this bracket, the East matches up with the Southwest, the Southeast 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. Auto-bid winners in traditional one-bid leagues are determined by the best RPI from the team(s) with the fewest league losses. Teams can be moved a seed line up or down to conform to bracketing rules.

EAST - Newark, N.J.

Cleveland

1	Pittsburgh (Big East)
16	Long Island (NEC)/Texas So. (SWAC)


8	Xavier (Atlantic 10)
9	Boston College


Denver

5	Washington (Pac-10)
12	VCU (Colonial)


4	Missouri
13	Harvard (Ivy)


Tampa

6	Vanderbilt
11	Missouri State (MVC)


3	Texas A&M
14	Florida Atlantic (Sun Belt)


Charlotte

7	Cincinnati
10	Gonzaga


2	Duke (Atlantic Coast)
15	Fairfield (MAAC)

SOUTHEAST - New Orleans

Cleveland

1	Ohio State (Big Ten)
16	Austin Peay (Ohio Valley)


8	St. John's
9	Arizona


Chicago

5	Florida (SEC)
12	Memphis (Conference USA)


4	Notre Dame
13	Oakland (Summit)


Tucson

6	Illinois
11	Richmond


3	BYU (Mountain West)
14	Bucknell (Patriot)


Washington D.C.

7	Tennessee
10	Old Dominion


2	Syracuse
15	Ball State (MAC)

SOUTHWEST - San Antonio

Tulsa

1	Kansas
16	Hampton (MEAC)


8	Florida State
9	UNLV


Chicago

5	West Virginia
12	Dayton/Butler


4	Purdue
13	Charleston (SoCon)


Charlotte

6	Minnesota
11	Marquette


3	Kentucky
14	Belmont (Atlantic Sun)


Tampa

7	Temple
10	Saint Mary's (West Coast)


2	Villanova
15	Long Beach State (Big West)

WEST - Anaheim

Washington D.C.

1	Connecticut
16	Maine (Am. East)/Lamar (Southland)


8	Georgia
9	North Carolina


Denver

5	Georgetown
12	Oklahoma St./UCLA


4	Wisconsin
13	Cleveland State (Horizon)


Tulsa

6	Louisville
11	Utah State (WAC)


3	Texas (Big 12)
14	Coastal Carolina (Big South)


Tucson

7	Michigan State
10	Virginia Tech


2	San Diego State
15	Northern Colorado (Big Sky)

Last four out: Wichita State, Kansas State, Washington State, Maryland. New at-large teams in: Richmond, Marquette, Dayton, Oklahoma State, UCLA. At-large teams out: Central Florida, Washington State, Kansas State, Miami (Fla.), Colorado. Bids by conference: Big East (11); Big Ten (6); ACC, Big 12 and SEC (5); Atlantic 10 (4); Pac-10 and Mountain West (3); Horizon, West Coast and Colonial (2). 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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