If you ask most, the Midwest region seems to be the weakest but also the most wide-open of the bracket’s quadrants.
Looking at the top, #1 Kansas is very deserving of the top-seed and is a Final Four contender. Outside of that.#9 Creighton is missing star point guard Ryan Nembhard, #5 Iowa is still sorting out some defensive woes, and #4 Providence is heavily overseeded according to most predictive metrics.
As for the bottom half, #2 Auburn is not playing their best basketball right now, with four losses in their previous nine games heading into the tournament.