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