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