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)