SB Nation/Blogging the Bracket Projection #7: 02/08/2011 | ARRIVALS | DEPARTURES | |||||||
Opening Round | KEY | Vermont | Maine | ||||||
Dayton: March 15 and 16 | New Team This Week | Northern Colorado | Montana | ||||||
Automatic Qualifiers | At-Large Bids | Seed Steady | George Mason | VCU | |||||
16 | Long Island (Northeast) | To Washington March 17 |
12 | Baylor | To Chicago March 18 |
Seed Rising | Valparaiso | Cleveland State | |
16 | Texas Southern (SWAC) | 12 | Old Dominion | Seed Falling | Princeton | Harvard | |||
16 | Northern Colorado (Big Sky) | To Cleveland March 18 |
12 | Memphis | To Tampa March 17 |
Final Four Pairings | Kent State | Buffalo | |
16 | Northwestern St. (Southland) | 12 | Virginia Tech | Houston: April 2 and 4 | Hampton | Bethune-Cookman | |||
EAST: Newark (March 25/27) | SOUTHWEST: San Antonio (March 25/27) | (1) East vs. (4) West | Murray State | Austin Peay | |||||
1 | Ohio State (Big Ten) | Cleveland March 18/20 |
1 | Texas (Big 12) | Tulsa March 18/20 |
(2) Southwest vs. (3) Southeast | College of Charleston | Wofford | |
16 | Nthn. Colorado./N'western St. | 16 | Hampton (MEAC) | Bids by Conference | Northwestern State | McNeese State | |||
8 | UCLA | 8 | St. Mary's (West Coast) | Big East | 11 | Texas Southern | Jackson State | ||
9 | Utah State (WAC) | 9 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 7 | Baylor | Gonzaga | ||
5 | West Virginia | Tucson March 17/19 |
5 | Kentucky | Chicago March 18/20 |
SEC | 6 | Kansas State | Michigan State |
12 | UTEP (Conference USA) | 12 | Baylor/Old Dominion | ACC | 5 | Memphis | Penn State | ||
4 | North Carolina | 4 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 5 | Oklahoma State | Washington State | ||
13 | Alabama (SEC) | 13 | Belmont (Atlantic Sun) | A-10 | 3 | ||||
6 | Vanderbilt | Chicago March 18/20 |
6 | Temple | Cleveland March 18/20 |
MWC | 3 | ||
11 | Kansas State | 11 | Oklahoma State | Pac-10 | 3 | ||||
3 | Notre Dame | 3 | Syracuse | CAA | 2 | ||||
14 | Oakland (Summit) | 14 | Kent State (MAC) | C-USA | 2 | ||||
7 | UNLV | Washington March 17/19 |
7 | Washington | Tucson March 17/19 |
First Eight Out | Also Considered | ||
10 | Wichita State (MVC) | 10 | Boston College | VCU | UAB | ||||
2 | Connecticut | 2 | San Diego State (MWC) | Gonzaga | Arkansas | ||||
15 | Coastal Carolina (Big South) | 15 | Florida Atlantic (Sun Belt) | Colorado State | Butler | ||||
WEST: Anaheim (March 24/26) | SOUTHEAST: New Orleans (March 24/26) | New Mexico | California | ||||||
1 | Pittsburgh (Big East) | Washington March 17/19 |
1 | Kansas | Tulsa March 18/20 |
Washington State | Clemson | ||
16 | Long Island/Texas Southern | 16 | Long Beach State (Big West) | Colorado | Dayton | ||||
8 | Tennessee | 8 | Xavier (Atlantic 10) | Michigan State | Duquesne | ||||
9 | Florida State | 9 | Marquette | Cleveland State | Harvard | ||||
5 | Missouri | Denver March 17/19 |
5 | Louisville | Tampa March 17/19 |
Maryland | |||
12 | St. John's | 12 | Memphis/Virginia Tech | Michigan | |||||
4 | Purdue | 4 | Florida | Mississippi | |||||
13 | Princeton (Ivy) | 13 | College of Charleston (SoCon) | Missouri State | |||||
6 | Arizona (Pac-10) | Tampa March 17/19 |
6 | Texas A&M | Charlotte March 18/20 | Nebraska | |||
11 | Richmond | 11 | Valparaiso (Horizon) | Northern Iowa | |||||
3 | Villanova | 3 | Georgetown | Penn State | |||||
14 | Fairfield (MAAC) | 14 | Bucknell (Patriot) | Southern Miss. | |||||
7 | Illinois | Denver March 17/19 |
7 | Minnesota | Charlotte March 18/20 | Return to SB Nation | |||
10 | Georgia | 10 | George Mason (Colonial) | Return to Blogging the Bracket | |||||
2 | BYU | 2 | Duke (ACC) | ||||||
15 | Murray State (Ohio Valley) | 15 | Vermont (America East) |