Man Vs Bracket: Predicting The Final 65

It's that time, hours before the selections are made, and one game to go. However, that game might be less relevant than you'd think, since I expect Ohio State will be a 2-seed regardless, and Minnesota to be in anyway, especially with the late ending (less than 30 minutes before the announcement of the bracket, and if the committee can agree that Minnesota is deserving, they won't make any changes based on the result of the last game. In this instance, it's a good thing for the Big Ten, because Minnesota's resume has to be finished being scrutinized before the game's over, and they'll likely get in, or else the committee will have to make two brackets: one with Minnesota in as the auto bid, and one with them out altogether.

Here's how my bracket would look, and let's see how close it is to the real thing at 6 ET.

In order of South, Midwest, East, West: (auto bids in parentheses):

1-seeds: Kansas (Big 12), Kentucky (SEC), Syracuse, West Virginia (Big East)
2-seeds: Villanova, Kansas St, Ohio St (Big Ten?), Duke (ACC)
3-seeds: Purdue, Georgetown, Pittsburgh, New Mexico
4-seeds: Temple (A-10), Baylor, BYU, Wisconsin
5-seeds: Maryland, Michigan St, Texas A&M, Butler (Horizon)
6-seeds: Richmond, Xavier, Tennessee, Marquette
7-seeds: Wake Forest, Vanderbilt, UNLV, Texas
8-seeds: N Iowa (MVC), Clemson, Florida State, Okla St
9-seeds: Notre Dame, Louisville, St Mary's (WCC), Gonzaga
10-seeds: Missouri, San Diego St (MWC), Georgia Tech, Old Dominion (CAA)
11-seeds: California, Virginia Tech, UTEP, Minnesota (Big Ten?)
12-seeds: Siena (MAAC), Seton Hall, Washington (Pac-10), Cornell (Ivy)
13-seeds: New Mex St (WAC), Wofford (SoCon), Oakland (Summit), Murray St (OVC)
14-seeds: Sam Houston St (Sland), Montana (Big Sky), Ohio (MAC), UCSB (Big West)
15-seeds: Houston (C-USA), N Texas (Sun Belt), Morgan St (MEAC), ETSU (Atl Sun)
16-seeds: Winthrop (Big South), Vermont (Am East), Robert Morris (NEC)
Play-in game: Lehigh (Patriot) vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (SWAC)

By Conference:
Big East    9
ACC        7
Big 12        7
Big Ten        5
MWC        4
Atlantic-10    3
SEC        3
WCC        2
C-USA        2
Pac-10        2

Last 4 in:
Seton Hall
California
UTEP
Minnesota

Last 10 out:
Utah St
Miss St
Illinois
Cincinnati
Ole Miss
Florida
Rhode Island
South Florida
Dayton
Arizona State