NCAA Tournament: March 15th Bracket Projections

We are just one day from Selection Sunday.  The bubble teams are still looking very uncertain and we should have a good picture after today.

What follows is an early look at which teams will be in this year's field.  The selections are based on record, RPI, opponents, and record versus top competition.

Conference winners are based on current standings.  At-large teams appear in BOLD.  Teams that have already qualified will have a * next to their name.

EAST

1. UNC (ACC)

2. GEORGETOWN (BIG EAST)

3. WISCONSIN (BIG TEN)

4. PITTSBURGH

5. VANDERBILT

6. UNLV

7. USC

8. KENT STATE (MAC) 

9. ST. MARY'S

10. TEXAS A&M

11. ST. JOSEPH'S

12. WESTERN KENTUCKY (SUN BELT)* 

13. ORAL ROBERTS (SUMMIT)*

14. UMBC (AMERICA EAST)

15. PORTLAND STATE (BIG SKY)*

16. TEXAS-ARLINGTON (SOUTHLAND)

SOUTH

1. TENNESSEE (SEC)

2. KANSAS (BIG 12) 

3. MICHIGAN STATE

4. BUTLER (HORIZON)* 

5. NOTRE DAME

6. WASHINGTON STATE

7. GONZAGA

8. PURDUE

9. MIAMI (FL)

10. ILLINOIS STATE

11. UMASS

12. OREGON

13. GEORGE MASON (COLONIAL)*

14. CS-FULLERTON (BIG WEST)

15. BOISE STATE (WAC)

16. MORGAN STATE (MEAC)

MIDWEST

1. MEMPHIS (C-USA)

2. DUKE

3. STANFORD

4. XAVIER

5. MARQUETTE

6. UCONN

7. OKLAHOMA

8. WEST VIRGINIA

9. ARKANSAS

10. SOUTH ALABAMA

11. ARIZONA

12. BAYLOR

13. CORNELL (IVY)*

14. AUSTIN PEAY (OVC)*

15. SAN DIEGO (WCC)*

16. PLAY IN GAME: MOUNT ST. MARY'S (NORTHEAST)* VS. MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE (SWAC)

WEST

1. UCLA (PAC-10)

2. TEXAS

3. LOUISVILLE

4. DRAKE (MVC)* 

5. BYU (MWC)

6. CLEMSON

7. INDIANA

8. MISSISSIPPI STATE

9. DAVIDSON

10. KANSAS STATE

11. KENTUCKY

12. VILLANOVA

13. SIENA (MAAC)*

14. BLEMONT (ATLANTIC SUN)*

15. AMERICAN (PATRIOT)*

16. WINTHROP (BIG SOUTH)*

LAST FOUR IN: VILLANOVA, OREGON, BAYLOR, KENTUCKY

LAST FOUR OUT: OHIO STATE, VCU, VIRGINIA TECH, TEMPLE

BIDS BY CONFERENCE

BIG EAST: 8

PAC-10: 6

BIG 12:6

SEC: 5

BIG 10: 4

ACC: 4

ATLANTIC 10: 3

WCC: 3

MVC: 2

MWC: 2

SUN BELT: 2 

OTHERS: 1