| SB Nation/Blogging the Bracket Projection #5: 01/25/2011 | ARRIVALS | DEPARTURES | |||||||
| Opening Round | KEY | VCU | James Madison | ||||||
| Dayton: March 15 and 16 | New Team This Week | Memphis | Southern Miss | ||||||
| Automatic Qualifiers | At-Large Bids | Seed Steady | Cleveland State | Valparaiso | |||||
| 16 | Bethune-Cookman (MEAC) | To Charlotte March 18 |
12 | Butler | To Tampa March 17 |
Seed Rising | College of Charleston | Chattanooga | |
| 16 | Long Island (Northeast) | 12 | Richmond | Seed Falling | Lamar | McNeese State | |||
| 16 | Jackson State (SWAC) | To Tulsa March 18 |
12 | Old Dominion | To Tampa March 17 |
Final Four Pairings | Jackson State | Texas Southern | |
| 16 | Lamar (Southland) | 12 | UCLA | Houston: April 2 and 4 | Butler | UCF | |||
| SOUTHEAST: New Orleans (March 24/26) | EAST: Newark (March 25/27) | (1) Southeast vs. (4) West | Richmond | Colorado | |||||
| 1 | Ohio State (Big Ten) | Cleveland March 18/20 |
1 | Duke (ACC) | Charlotte March 18/20 | (2) East vs. (3) Southwest | UCLA | Penn State | |
| 16 | Long Beach State (Big West) | 16 | Bethune-Cookman/Long Island | Bids by Conference | |||||
| 8 | St. Mary's (West Coast) | 8 | UNLV | Big East | 11 | ||||
| 9 | Arizona | 9 | Tennessee | Big Ten | 6 | ||||
| 5 | Georgetown | Tampa March 17/19 |
5 | Illinois | Tucson March 17/19 |
Big 12 | 6 | ||
| 12 | Butler/Richmond | 12 | Cleveland State (Horizon) | SEC | 5 | ||||
| 4 | Kentucky | 4 | Texas A&M | ACC | 5 | ||||
| 13 | VCU (Colonial) | 13 | Coll. Of Charleston (SoCon) | A-10 | 3 | ||||
| 6 | Louisville | Denver March 17/19 |
6 | Florida (SEC) | Chicago March 18/20 |
MWC | 3 | ||
| 11 | Kansas State | 11 | Marquette | Pac-10 | 3 | ||||
| 3 | BYU | 3 | Purdue | CAA | 2 | ||||
| 14 | Bucknell (Patriot) | 14 | Fairfield (Metro Atlantic) | Horizon | 2 | ||||
| 7 | North Carolina | Cleveland March 18/20 |
7 | Xavier (Atlantic10) | Washington March 17/19 |
WCC | 2 | ||
| 10 | Missouri State (MVC) | 10 | Memphis (C-USA) | First Four Out | Also Considered | ||||
| 2 | Syracuse | 2 | Connecticut | Penn State | UAB | ||||
| 15 | Ball State (Mid-American) | 15 | Austin Peay (OVC) | Washington State | California | ||||
| WEST: Anaheim (March 24/26) | SOUTHWEST: San Antonio (March 25/27) | Baylor | Clemson | ||||||
| 1 | Pittsburgh (Big East) | Washington March 17/19 |
1 | Kansas | Tulsa March 18/20 |
UCF | Colorado State | ||
| 16 | Northern Colorado (Big Sky) | 16 | Jackson State/Lamar | Next Four Out | Duquesne | ||||
| 8 | Temple | 8 | Florida State | Dayton | George Mason | ||||
| 9 | Boston College | 9 | Cincinnati | Colorado | Indiana State | ||||
| 5 | Wisconsin | Tampa March 17/19 |
5 | Vanderbilt | Denver March 17/19 |
Wichita State | Marshall | ||
| 12 | Old Dominion/UCLA | 12 | Gonzaga | Maryland | Miami | ||||
| 4 | Missouri | 4 | Washington (Pac-10) | Northwestern | |||||
| 13 | Harvard (Ivy) | 13 | Belmont (Atlantic Sun) | South Carolina | |||||
| 6 | Michigan State | Chicago March 18/20 |
6 | West Virginia | Tucson March 17/19 |
USC | |||
| 11 | Utah State (WAC) | 11 | Oklahoma State | Southern Miss | |||||
| 3 | Notre Dame | 3 | San Diego State (MWC) | Stanford | |||||
| 14 | Coastal Carolina (Big South) | 14 | Oakland (Summit) | UTEP | |||||
| 7 | Georgia | Tulsa March 18/20 |
7 | Minnesota | Charlotte March 18/20 | Return to SB Nation | |||
| 10 | St. John's | 10 | Virginia Tech | Return to Blogging the Bracket | |||||
| 2 | Texas (Big 12) | 2 | Villanova | ||||||
| 15 | Florida Atlantic (Sun Belt) | 15 | Maine (America East) | ||||||