07 Bracket Predictions

Final Projection 4:20 PM 3/11

2007-03-11T15:21:00.000-05:00

SOUTH REGION (San Antonio, Texas)
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New Orleans, Louisiana
1-Florida vs. 16-Central Connecticut State/Florida A&M... (1-Kansas if they beat Texas)
8-Arizona vs. 9-Indiana
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
4-Maryland vs. 13-George Washington
5-Brigham Young vs. 12-Gonzaga
Chicago, Illinois
2-Kansas vs. 15-Niagara... (2-Florida if Kansas beats Texas)
7-Virginia vs. 10-Winthrop
Spokane, Washington
3-Oregon vs. 14-Long Beach
6-Marquette vs. 11-Purdue

WEST REGION (San Jose, California)
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Sacramento, California
1-UCLA vs. 16-Weber State
8-Boston College vs. 9-Xavier
Spokane, Washington
4-UNLV vs. 13-Oral Roberts
5-Louisville vs. 12-New Mexico State
Chicago, Illinois
2-Wisconsin vs. 15-Miami-Ohio
7-Duke vs. 10-Virginia Commonwealth
Columbus, Ohio
3-Southern Illinois vs. 14-Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
6-Notre Dame vs. 11-Texas Tech

EAST REGION (East Rutherford, New Jersey)
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Winston-Salem, North Carolina
1-North Carolina vs. 16-Jackson State
8-Villanova vs. 9-Michigan State
Sacramento, California
4-Washington State vs. 13-Holy Cross
5-Tennessee vs. 12-Missouri State
Buffalo, New York
2-Georgetown vs. 15-Eastern Kentucky
7-Kentucky vs. 10-Georgia Tech
Columbus, Ohio
3-Texas A&M vs. 14-Pennsylvania
6-Nevada vs. 11-Davidson

MIDWEST REGION (Saint Louis, Missouri)
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Lexington, Kentucky
1-Ohio State vs. 16-North Texas
8-Butler vs. 9-Vanderbilt
New Orleans, Louisiana
4-Texas vs. 13-Wright State
5-Virginia Tech vs. 12-Syracuse
Lexington, Kentucky
2-Memphis vs. 15-Belmont
7-Southern Cal vs. 10-Illinois
Buffalo, New York
3-Pittsburgh vs. 14-Albany
6-Creighton vs. 11-Old Dominion

Multi-bid conferences:
7-Atlantic Coast-North Carolina (1), Maryland (4), Virginia Tech (5), Virginia (7), Duke (7), Boston College (8), Georgia Tech (10)
7-Big East-Georgetown (2), Pittsburgh (3), Louisville (5), Notre Dame (6), Marquette (6), Villanova (8), Syracuse (12)
6-Big Ten-Ohio State (1), Wisconsin (2), Indiana (9), Michigan State (9), Illinois (10), Purdue (11)
5-Pacific Ten-UCLA (1), Oregon (3), Washington State (4), Southern Cal (7), Arizona (8)
4-Big Twelve-Kansas (2), Texas A&M (3), Texas (4), Texas Tech (11)
4-Southeastern-Florida (1), Tennessee (5), Kentucky (7), Vanderbilt (9)
3-Missouri Valley-Southern Illinois (3), Creighton (6), Missouri State (12)
2-Atlantic Ten-Xavier (9), George Washington (13)
2-Colonial-Virginia Commonwealth (10), Old Dominion (11)
2-Horizon-Butler (8), Wright State (13)
2-Mountain West-UNLV (4), Brigham Young (5)
2-Western Athletic-Nevada (6), New Mexico State (12)

LAST FIVE IN
Texas Tech
Illinois
Purdue
Old Dominion
Missouri State

FIRST FIVE OUT
Drexel
Florida State
Stanford
Kansas State
Air Force

P.S. Due to prior committments, I'm having to post this now and will not be online from now until about 11:30 ET. This bracket assumes that Texas will hold off Kansas, if Kansas comes back and wins, they would simply be switched with Florida for the 1 spot in the South.

3/07 Bracket Projection

2007-03-07T06:52:00.000-05:00

SOUTH REGION (San Antonio, Texas)
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Chicago, Illinois
1-Kansas vs. 16-Central Connecticut State/Mississippi Valley State
8-Butler vs. 9-Georgia Tech
Columbus, Ohio
4-Tennessee vs. 13-Virginia Commonwealth
5-Oregon vs. 12-Illinois
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
2-North Carolina vs. 15-Belmont
7-Brigham Young vs. 10-Texas Tech
Buffalo, New York
3-Pittsburgh vs. 14-Pennsylvania
6-Southern Cal vs. 11-Purdue

WEST REGION (San Jose, California)
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Sacramento, California
1-UCLA vs. 16-Weber State
8-Boston College vs. 9-Indiana
Spokane, Washington
4-Nevada vs. 13-Holy Cross
5-Marquette vs. 12-Davidson
New Orleans, Louisiana
2-Texas A&M vs. 15-Oral Roberts
7-Notre Dame vs. 10-Kentucky
Columbus, Ohio
3-Southern Illinois vs. 14-Texas A&M Corpus Christi
6-Arizona vs. 11-Old Dominion

EAST REGION (East Rutherford, New Jersey)
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New Orleans, Louisiana
1-Florida vs. 16-North Texas
8-Air Force vs. 9-Michigan State
Spokane, Washington
4-Maryland vs. 13-Vermont
5-Texas vs. 12-Syracuse
Chicago, Illinois
2-Wisconsin vs. 15-Eastern KEntucky
7-Duke vs. 10-Xavier
Sacramento, California
3-Washington State vs. 14-Long Beach State
6-Louisville vs. 11-Missouri State

MIDWEST REGION (Saint Louis, Missouri)
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Lexington, Kentucky
1-Ohio State vs. 16-Niagara
8-Vanderbilt vs. 9-Villanova
Buffalo, New York
4-UNLV vs. 13-Wright State
5-Virginia Tech vs. 12-Gonzaga
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
2-Georgetown vs. 15-Delaware Stte
7-Creighton vs. 10-Stanford
Lexington, Kentucky
3-Memphis vs. 14-Toledo
6-Virginia vs. 11-Winthrop

Multi-bid conferences:
7-Atlantic Coast: North Carolina (2), Maryland (4), Virginia Tech (5), Virginia (6), Duke (7), Boston College (8), Georgia Tech (9)
7-Big East: Georgetown (2), Pittsburgh (3), Marquette (5), Louisville (6), Notre Dame (7), Villanova (9), Syracuse (12)
6-Big Ten: Ohio State (1), Wisconsin (2), Indiana (9), Michigan State (9), Purdue (11), Illinois (12)
6-Pacific Ten: UCLA (1), Washington State (3), Oregon (5), Arizona (6), Southern Cal (6), Stanford (10)
4-Big Twelve: Kansas (1), Texas A&M (2), Texas (5), Texas Tech (10)
4-Southeastern: Florida (1), Tennessee (4), Vanderbilt (8), Kentucky (10)
3-Missouri Valley: Southern Illinois (3), Creighton (7), Missouri State (11)
3-Mountain West: UNLV (4), Brigham Young (7), Air Force (8)
2-Colonial: Old Dominion (11), Virginia Commonwealth (13)
2-Horizon: Butler (8), Wright State (13)

One-bid conferences:
America East: Vermont (13)
Atlantic Ten: Xavier (10)
Atlantic Sun: Belmont (15)
Big Sky: Weber State (16)
Big South: Winthrop (11)
Big West: Long Beach State (14)
Conference USA: Memphis (3)
Ivy: Pennsylvania (14)
Metro Atlantic: Niagara (16)
MEAC: Delaware State (15)
Mid-American: Toledo (14)
Mid-Continent: Oral Roberts (15)
Northeast: Central Connecticut State (16)
Ohio Valley: Eastern Kentucky (15)
Patriot: Holy Cross (13)
Southland: Texas A&M Corpus-Christi (14)
Southern: Davidson (12)
Sun Belt: North Texas (16)
SWAC: Mississippi Valley State (16)
Western Athletic: Nevada (4)
West Coast: Gonzaga (12)

In: Wright State
Out: West Virginia

LAST FIVE IN:
Syracuse
Missouri State
Old Dominion
Purdue
Illinois

FIRST FIVE OUT:
West Virginia
Clemson
Florida State
Drexel
Kansas State

NEXT FIVE OUT:
Alabama
UMASS
Michigan
Mississippi
Mississippi State

NEXT NEXT FIVE OUT:
San Diego State
Appalachian State
Bradley
Arkansas
Georgia

3/06 Bracket Projection

2007-03-06T06:07:00.000-05:00

SOUTH REGION (San Antonio, Texas)
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Chicago, Illinois
1-Kansas vs. 16-Central Connecticut State/Mississippi Valley State
8-Villanova vs. 9-Xavier
Columbus, Ohio
4-Tennessee vs. 13-Gonzaga
5-UNLV vs. 12-Virginia Commonwealth
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
2-North Carolina vs. 15-Belmont
7-Southern Cal vs. 10-Texas Tech
Columbus, Ohio
3-Southern Illinois vs. 14-Texas A&M Corpus Christi
6-Marquette vs. 11-Purdue

WEST REGION (San Jose, California)
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Sacramento, California
1-UCLA Vs. 16-Weber State
8-Vanderbilt vs. 9-Michigan State
Spokane, Washihngton
4-Nevada vs. 13-Vermont
5-Virginia Tech vs. 12-Syracuse
New Orleans, Louisiana
2-Texas A&M vs. 15-Oral Roberts
7-Arizona vs. 10-Georgia Tech
Buffalo, New York
3-Pittsburgh vs. 14-Long Beach
6-Brigham Young vs. 11-Missouri State

EAST REGION (East Rutherford, New Jersey)
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New Orleans, Louisiana
1-Florida vs. 16-Arkansas State
8-Boston College vs. 9-Indiana
Spokane, Washington
4-Oregon vs. 13-Davidson
5-Texas vs. 12-West Virginia
Chicago, Illinois
2-Wisconsin vs. 15-Eastern Kentucky
7-Louisville vs. 10-Stanford
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
3-Maryland vs. 14-Penn
6-Butler vs. 11-Old Dominion

MIDWEST REGION (St. Louis, Missouri)
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Lexington, Kentucky
1-Ohio State vs. 16-Niagara
8-Notre Dame vs. 9-Air Force
Sacramento, California
4-Washington State vs. 13-Holy Cross
5-Duke vs. 12-Illinois
Buffalo, New York
2-Georgetown vs. 15-Delaware State
7-Creighton vs. 10-Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
3-Memphis vs. 14-Toledo
6-Virginia vs. 11-Winthrop

Multi-bid conferences:
8-Big East: Georgetown, Pitt, Marquette, Louisville, Notre Dame, Villanova, Syracuse, West Virginia
7-Atlantic Coast: North Carolina, Maryland, Duke, Virginia Tech, Virginia, Boston College, Georgia Tech
6-Big Ten: Ohio State, Wisconsin, Michigan State, Indiana, Illinois, Purdue
6-Pacific Ten: UCLA, Washington State, Oregon, Arizona, Southern Cal, Stanford
4-Big Twelve: Kansas, Texas A&M, Texas, Texas Tech
4-Southeastern: Florida, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Kentucky
3-Missouri Valley: S Illinois, Creighton*, Missouri State
3-Mountain West: UNLV, Brigham Young, Air Force
2-Colonial: Old Dominion, Virginia Commonwealth*

Single bid conferences:
America East: Vermont
Atlantic Ten: Xavier
Atlantic Sun: Belmont*
Big Sky: Weber State
Big South: Winthrop*
Big West: Long Beach
Conference USA: Memphis
Horizon: Butler
Ivy: Penn*
Metro Atlantic: Niagara*
Mid-American: Toledo
Mid-Continent: Oral Roberts
MEAC: Delaware State
Northeast: Central Connecticut State
Ohio Valley: Eastern Kentucky*
Patriot: Holy Cross
Southern: Davidson*
Southland: Texas A&M Corpus Christi
Sun Belt: Arkansas State
SWAC: Mississippi Valley State
WAC: Nevada
WCC: Gonzaga

LAST FIVE IN:
Missouri State
Old Dominion
Illinois
Purdue
West Virginia

FIRST FIVE OUT:
Clemson
Florida State
Drexel
Kansas State
Alabama

NEXT FIVE OUT:
UMASS
Michigan
San Diego State
Mississippi
Mississippi State

NEXT FIVE OUT:
Appalachian State
Bradley
Arkansas
Georgia
DePaul

3/1 Projection

2007-03-01T06:39:00.000-05:00

SOUTH REGION (San Antonio, Texas)
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Chicago, Illinois
1-Wisconsin vs. 16-Central Connecticut State/Mississippi Valley State
8-Kentucky vs. 9-Syracuse

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
4-Maryland vs. 13-Gonzaga
5-Southern Cal vs. 12-Drexel

Columbus, Ohio
2-Florida vs. 15-East Tennessee State
7-Marquette vs. 10-Michigan State

Lexington, Kentucky
3-Memphis vs. 14-Toledo
6-Texas vs. 11-Winthrop

WEST REGION (San Jose, California)
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Sacramento, California
1-UCLA vs. 16-Weber State
8-Indiana vs. 9-Villanova

Spokane, Washington
4-Nevada vs. 13-Vermont
5-Virginia vs. 12-Old Dominion

Buffalo, New York
2-Pittsburgh vs. 15-Marist
7-Brigham Young vs. 10-Georgia Tech

Chicago, Illinois
3-Southern Illinois vs. 14-Long Beach
6-Tennessee vs. 11-Texas Tech

EAST REGION (East Rutherford, New Jersey)
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Winston-Salem, North Carolina
1-North Carolina vs. 16-Delaware State
8-Louisville vs. 9-Stanford

Spokane, Washington
4-UNLV vs. 13-Davidson
5-Vanderbilt vs. 12-Purdue

New Orleans, Louisiana
2-Kansas vs. 15-South Alabama
7-Oregon vs. 10-Creighton

Buffalo, New York
3-Georgetown vs. 14-Pennsylvania
6-Boston College vs. 11-Xavier

MIDWEST REGION (Saint Louis, Missouri)
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Lexington, Kentucky
1-Ohio State vs. 16-Austin Peay
8-Air Force vs. 9-Arizona

Columbus, Ohio
4-Virginia Tech vs. 13-Holy Cross
5-Butler vs. 12-Virginia Commonwealth

New Orleans, Louisiana
2-Texas A&M vs. 15-Texas A&M Corpus Christi
7-Notre Dame vs. 10-Missouri State

Sacramento, California
3-Washington State vs. 14-Oral Roberts
6-Duke vs. 11-Illinois

Multi-bid conferences:

7-Atlantic Coast: North Carolina (1), Maryland (4), Virginia Tech (4), Virginia (5), Boston College (6), Duke (6), Georgia Tech (10)
7-Big East: Pittsburgh (2), Georgetown (3), Marquette (7), Notre Dame (7), Louisville (8), Villanova (9), Syracuse (9),
6-Big Ten: Wisconsin (1), Ohio State (1), Indiana (8), Michigan State (10), Illinois (11), Purdue (12)
6-Pacific Ten: UCLA (1), Washington State (3), Southern Cal (5), Oregon (7), Arizona (9), Stanford (9)
4-Big Twelve: Kansas (2), Texas A&M (2), Texas (6), Texas Tech (11)
4-Southeastern: Florida (2), Vanderbilt (5), Tennessee (6), Kentucky (8)
3-Colonial: Drexel (12), Old Dominion (12), Virginia Commonwealth (12)
3-Missouri Valley: Southern Illinois (3), Creighton (10), Missouri State (10)
3-Mountain West: UNLV (4), Brigham Young (7), Air Force (8)

LAST FIVE IN: (alphabetical order for all)
Drexel
Georgia Tech
Illinois
Old Dominion
Purdue

FIRST FIVE OUT:
Alabama
Clemson
Florida State
Oklahoma State
West Virginia

NEXT FIVE OUT:
Appalachian State
Bradley
Georgia
Kansas State
Michigan

NEXT NEXT FIVE OUT:
Hofstra
Massachusetts
Mississippi
New Mexico State
San Diego State

Who's in: Drexel, Purdue
Who's out: Georgia, West Virginia

2/26 Projection

2007-02-26T07:07:00.000-05:00

SOUTH (San Antonio, Texas)
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Lexington, Kentucky
1-Florida vs. 16-Austin Peay
8-Michigan State vs. 9-Brigham Young

Columbus, Ohio
4-Virginia Tech vs. 13-Vermont
5-Butler vs. 12-West Virginia

Chicago, Illinois
2-Wisconsin vs. 15-South Alabama
7-Vanderbilt vs. 10-Creighton

Lexington, Kentucky
3-Memphis vs. 14-Toledo
6-Texas vs. 11-Syracuse

WEST (San Jose, California)
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Sacramento, California
1-UCLA vs. 16-Weber State
8-Boston College vs. 9-Louisville

Spokane, Washington
4-Nevada vs. 13-Holy Cross
5-UNLV vs. 12-Georgia

Spokane, Washington
2-Kansas vs. 15-East Tennessee State
7-Marquette vs. 10-Stanford

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
3-Duke vs. 14-Long Beach State
6-Tennessee vs. 11-Old Dominion

EAST (East Rutherford, New Jersey)
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Winston-Salem, North Carolina
1-North Carolina vs. 16-Delaware State
8-Indiana vs. 9-Notre Dame

Sacramento, California
4-Washington State vs. 13-Davidson
5-Kentucky vs. 12-Virginia Commonwealth

Buffalo, New York
2-Georgetown vs. 15-Marist
7-Southern Cal vs. 10-Illinois

Columbus, Ohio
3-Southern Illinois vs. 14-Penn
6-Virginia vs. 11-Winthrop

MIDWEST (Saint Louis, Missouri)
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Chicago, Illinois
1-Ohio State vs. 16-Jackson State/Central Connecticut State
8-Villanova vs. 9-Missouri State

New Orleans, Louisiana
4-Maryland vs. 13-Gonzaga
5-Oregon vs. 12-Texas Tech

New Orleans, Louisiana
2-Texas A&M vs. 15-Sam Houston State
7-Arizona vs. 10-Xavier

Buffalo, New York
3-Pittsburgh vs. 14-Oral Roberts
6-Air Force vs. 11-Georgia Tech

Multi-bid conferences:
8-Big East: Georgetown (2), Pittsburgh (3), Marquette (7), Villanova (8), Louisville (9), Notre Dame (9), Syracuse (11), West Virginia (12)
7-Atlantic Coast: North Carolina (1), Duke (3), Virginia Tech (4), Maryland (4), Virginia (6), Boston College (8), Georgia Tech (11)
6-Pacific Ten: UCLA (1), Washington State (4), Oregon (5), Southern Cal (7), Arizona (7), Stanford (10)
5-Southeastern: Florida (1), Kentucky (5), Tennessee (6), Vanderbilt (7), Georgia (12)
5-Big Ten: Ohio State (1), Wisconsin (2), Michigan State (8), Indiana (8), Illinois (10)
4-Big Twelve: Kansas (2), Texas A&M (2), Texas (6), Texas Tech (12)
3-Missouri Valley: Southern Illinois (3), Missouri State (9), Creighton (10)
3-Mountain West: UNLV (5), Air Force (6), Brigham Young (9)
2-Colonial: Old Dominion (11), Virginia Commonwealth (12)

LAST FIVE IN: (alphabetical order)
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Syracuse
Texas Tech
West Virginia

FIRST FIVE OUT:
Alabama
Appalachian State
Drexel
Florida State
Purdue

NEXT FIVE OUT:
Bradley
Kansas State
Mississippi
Oklahoma State
San Diego State

NEXT NEXT FIVE OUT:
Clemson
Hofstra
Massachusetts
Michigan
New Mexico State