| SB Nation/Blogging the Bracket Projection #6: 02/02/2011 | ARRIVALS | DEPARTURES | |||||||
| Opening Round | KEY | Alabama | Ball State | ||||||
| Dayton: March 15 and 16 | New Team This Week | Buffalo | Butler | ||||||
| Automatic Qualifiers | At-Large Bids | Seed Steady | McNeese State | College of Charleston | |||||
| 16 | Bethune-Cookman (MEAC) | To Tulsa March 18 |
12 | Gonzaga | To Tampa March 17 |
Seed Rising | Montana | Kansas State | |
| 16 | Long Island (Northeast) | 12 | Penn State | Seed Falling | Penn State | Lamar | |||
| 16 | Jackson State (SWAC) | To Cleveland March 18 |
12 | Richmond | To Tucson March 17 |
Final Four Pairings | UTEP | Memphis | |
| 16 | McNeese State (Southland) | 12 | Washington State | Houston: April 2 and 4 | Washington State | Missouri State | |||
| EAST: Newark (March 25/27) | SOUTHWEST: San Antonio (March 25/27) | (1) East vs. (4) West | Wichita State | Northern Colorado | |||||
| 1 | Ohio State (Big Ten) | Cleveland March 18/20 |
1 | Kansas | Tulsa March 18/20 |
(2) Southwest vs. (3) Southeast | Wofford | Oklahoma State | |
| 16 | Jackson St./McNeese St. | 16 | Bethune-Cookman/Long Island | Bids by Conference | |||||
| 8 | St. John's | 8 | UNLV | Big East | 11 | ||||
| 9 | Georgia | 9 | Cincinnati | Big Ten | 7 | ||||
| 5 | Louisville | Denver March 17/19 |
5 | Wisconsin | Tampa March 17/19 |
SEC | 6 | ||
| 12 | UCLA | 12 | UTEP (Conference USA) | ACC | 5 | ||||
| 4 | Missouri | 4 | Syracuse | Big 12 | 4 | ||||
| 13 | Belmont (Atlantic Sun) | 13 | Harvard (Ivy) | Pac-10 | 4 | ||||
| 6 | Vanderbilt | Charlotte March 18/20 | 6 | North Carolina | Charlotte March 18/20 | A-10 | 3 | ||
| 11 | Utah State (WAC) | 11 | Old Dominion | MWC | 3 | ||||
| 3 | Duke (ACC) | 3 | Kentucky | CAA | 2 | ||||
| 14 | Fairfield (Metro Atlantic) | 14 | Bucknell (Patriot) | WCC | 2 | ||||
| 7 | Temple | Washington March 17/19 |
7 | Xavier (Atlantic10) | Chicago March 18/20 |
First Eight Out | Also Considered | ||
| 10 | VCU (Colonial) | 10 | St. Mary's (West Coast) | Memphis | Arkansas | ||||
| 2 | Connecticut | 2 | Notre Dame | Butler | Baylor | ||||
| 15 | Coastal Carolina (Big South) | 15 | Buffalo (Mid-American) | Oklahoma State | California | ||||
| WEST: Anaheim (March 24/26) | SOUTHEAST: New Orleans (March 24/26) | Colorado State | Colorado | ||||||
| 1 | Texas (Big 12) | Tulsa March 18/20 |
1 | Pittsburgh (Big East) | Washington March 17/19 |
Missouri State | Dayton | ||
| 16 | Long Beach State (Big West) | 16 | Austin Peay (OVC) | Duquesne | George Mason | ||||
| 8 | Michigan State | 8 | Arizona (Pac-10) | Kansas State | Hofstra | ||||
| 9 | Marquette | 9 | Florida State | Clemson | Maryland | ||||
| 5 | Washington | Tampa March 17/19 |
5 | Minnesota | Tucson March 17/19 |
Michigan | |||
| 12 | Gonzaga/Penn State | 12 | Richmond/Washington State | Nebraska | |||||
| 4 | Georgetown | 4 | Texas A&M | New Mexico | |||||
| 13 | Oakland (Summit) | 13 | Alabama (SEC) | Northern Iowa | |||||
| 6 | Illinois | Cleveland March 18/20 |
6 | West Virginia | Chicago March 18/20 |
Portland | |||
| 11 | Virginia Tech | 11 | Wichita State (MVC) | Rhode Island | |||||
| 3 | Villanova | 3 | Purdue | South Carolina | |||||
| 14 | Wofford (Southern) | 14 | Montana (Big Sky) | Southern Miss. | |||||
| 7 | Tennessee | Denver March 17/19 |
7 | Florida | Tucson March 17/19 |
UAB | |||
| 10 | Cleveland State (Horizon) | 10 | Boston College | Valparaiso | |||||
| 2 | BYU | 2 | San Diego State (MWC) | Return to SB Nation | |||||
| 15 | Maine (America East) | 15 | Florida Atlantic (Sun Belt) | Return to Blogging the Bracket | |||||