2011 Ultimate College Basketball Tournament: South Seeds & 1st Round Games

In preparation for the 2011 Ultimate Tournament, I’d like to the reveal the seeds and the first round matchups for the South Region. The 44 teams in the South Region are:

1. Texas Longhorns

2. Purdue Boilermakers

3. Washington Huskies

4. St. John's Red Storm

5. Florida State Seminoles

6. Michigan Wolverines

7. Wichita State Shockers

8. Harvard Crimson

9. Minnesota Golden Gophers

10. Miami (Fla.) Hurricanes

11.  James Madison Dukes

12. Tulsa Golden Hurricane

13. North Carolina State Wolfpack

14. Virginia Cavaliers

15. Northern Colorado Bears

16. East Carolina Pirates

17. Idaho Vandals

18. George Washington Colonials

19. San Diego State Aztecs

20. North Carolina-Asheville Bulldogs

21. Evansville Purple Aces

22. Ball State Cardinals

23. Oregon State Beavers

24. Canisius Golden Griffins

25. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

26. Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders

27. Wagner Seahawks

28. Houston Cougars

29. Pepperdine Waves

30. Denver Pioneers

31. Utah Valley State Wolverines

32. Brown Bears

33. Southern Utah Utes

34. Texas-Arlington Mavericks

35. Hartford Hawks

36. Alabama State Hornets

37. Bryant Bears

38. Niagara Purple Eagles

39. Longwood Lancers

40. Eastern Illinois Panthers

41. Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks

42. South Carolina State Bulldogs

43. Centenary Gentlemen

44. Southern Jaguars

Now, here are the First Round Matchups in the South Region. One note: all of these games will be played at the Bancorp South Arena in Biloxi, Mississippi.

No. 44 Southern vs. No. 21 Evansville

No. 43 Centenary vs. No. 22 Ball State

No. 42 South Carolina State vs. No. 23 Oregon State

No. 41 Maryland-Eastern Shore vs. No. 24 Canisius

No. 40 Eastern Illinois vs. No. 25 Western Kentucky

No. 39 Longwood vs. No. 26 Middle Tennessee State

No. 38 Niagara vs. No. 27 Wagner

No. 37 Bryant vs. No. 28 Houston

No. 36 Alabama State vs. No. 29 Pepperdine

No. 35 Hartford vs. No. 30 Denver

No. 34 Texas-Arlington vs. No. 31 Utah Valley State

No. 33 Southern Utah vs. No. 32 Brown