| SB Nation/Blogging the Bracket Projection #2: 01/04/2011 | ARRIVALS | DEPARTURES | |||||||
| Opening Round | KEY | Albany | Drexel | ||||||
| Dayton: March 15 and 16 | New Team This Week | Austin Peay | Furman | ||||||
| Automatic Qualifiers | At-Large Bids | Seed Steady | Ball State | Harvard | |||||
| 16 | Albany (America East) | To Washington March 17 |
11 | Florida State | To Tampa March 17 |
Seed Rising | Belmont | High Point | |
| 16 | Liberty (Big South) | 11 | Old Dominion | Seed Falling | Butler | Iona | |||
| 16 | Chattanooga (Southern) | To Cleveland March 18 |
12 | Richmond | To Tulsa March 18 |
Final Four Pairings | Chattanooga | Jacksonville | |
| 16 | Jackson State (SWAC) | 12 | Butler | Houston: April 2 and 4 | Dayton | Kent State | |||
| SOUTHWEST: San Antonio (March 25/27) | SOUTHEAST: New Orleans (March 24/26) | (1) Southwest vs. (4) West | Fairfield | Mississippi | |||||
| 1 | Kansas (Big 12) | Tulsa March 18/20 |
1 | Ohio State | Cleveland March 18/20 |
(2) Southeast vs. (3) East | Florida State | Morehead State | |
| 16 | Stephen F. Austin (Southland) | 16 | Chattanooga/Jackson State | Bids by Conference | George Mason | Northwestern | |||
| 8 | Gonzaga | 8 | Baylor | Big East | 10 | Gonzaga | Portland State | ||
| 9 | Tennessee | 9 | St. John's | Big 12 | 7 | Liberty | UC Santa Barbara | ||
| 5 | Michigan State | Tucson March 17/19 |
5 | Vanderbilt | Denver March 17/19 |
Big Ten | 6 | Long Beach State | UT San Antonio |
| 12 | Utah State (WAC) | 12 | Dayton | ACC | 5 | Montana | Vermont | ||
| 4 | Notre Dame | 4 | BYU | SEC | 5 | Princeton | Virginia | ||
| 13 | George Mason (Colonial) | 13 | Montana (Big Sky) | A-10 | 3 | St. John's | Washington State | ||
| 6 | Texas A&M | Tampa March 17/19 |
6 | Washington (Pacific-10) | Chicago March 18/20 |
MWC | 3 | Stephen F. Austin | Xavier |
| 11 | Arizona | 11 | Georgia | CAA | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Connecticut | 3 | Missouri | C-USA | 2 | ||||
| 14 | Belmont (Atlantic Sun) | 14 | American (Patriot) | Horizon | 2 | ||||
| 7 | North Carolina | Chicago March 18/20 |
7 | Minnesota | Charlotte March 18/20 | Pac-10 | 2 | ||
| 10 | Cincinnati | 10 | St. Mary's (West Coast) | WCC | 2 | ||||
| 2 | Purdue (Big Ten) | 2 | Georgetown | First Four Out | Also Considered | ||||
| 15 | Ball State (MAC) | 15 | IPFW (Summit) | Washington State | Arkansas | ||||
| WEST: Anaheim (March 24/26) | EAST: Newark (March 25/27) | Virginia Tech | Clemson | ||||||
| 1 | Syracuse (Big East) | Washington March 17/19 |
1 | Duke (ACC) | Charlotte March 18/20 | USC | Drexel | ||
| 16 | Albany/Liberty | 16 | Long Beach State (Big West) | Marquette | Iowa State | ||||
| 8 | UCF (Conference USA) | 8 | Louisville | Next Four Out | Maryland | ||||
| 9 | Boston College | 9 | Cleveland State (Horizon) | Northwestern | Mississippi | ||||
| 5 | Wisconsin | Tulsa March 18/20 |
5 | Temple | Denver March 17/19 |
Xavier | Missouri State | ||
| 12 | Richmond/Butler | 12 | Wichita State (Missouri Valley) | New Mexico | Nebraska | ||||
| 4 | Texas | 4 | Illinois | Southern Miss | Portland | ||||
| 13 | North Texas (Sun Belt) | 13 | Princeton (Ivy) | Providence | |||||
| 6 | UNLV | Tampa March 17/19 |
6 | Kansas State | Tucson March 17/19 |
Rhode Island | |||
| 11 | Florida State/Old Dominion | 11 | Miami | UCLA | |||||
| 3 | Villanova | 3 | San Diego State (MWC) | UTEP | |||||
| 14 | Hampton (Mid-Eastern) | 14 | Fairfield (Metro Atlantic) | Return to SB Nation | |||||
| 7 | West Virginia | Cleveland March 18/20 |
7 | Florida | Washington March 17/19 |
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| 10 | Oklahoma State | 10 | Memphis | ||||||
| 2 | Kentucky (SEC) | 2 | Pittsburgh | ||||||
| 15 | Austin Peay (Ohio Valley) | 15 | St. Francis (NY) (Northeast) | ||||||