Only four conference championship games are left before the Field of 68 is released at 6pm tonight. The Tennessee Volunteers will most likely not be included in this year's NCAA Tournament after Friday night's SEC Tournament loss to Ole Miss.
Here are my bracket projections with a few assumptions:
-Michigan State defeats Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship Game.
-Xavier defeats St. Bonaventure in the Atlantic-10 Championship Game, which is a huge sigh of relief for bubble teams.
-North Carolina is a 1-seed in the NCAA Tournament, regardless of the outcome in today's ACC Championship Game.
In one national semifinal game, the Midwest Regional winner would play the West Regional winner. In the other national semifinal game, the East Regional winner would play the South Regional winner.
Midwest Region (St. Louis, MO)
-Second and Third Round games played in Louisville, KY
(1) Kentucky vs. (16) Western Kentucky/Vermont winner
(8) Iowa State vs. (9) UCONN
-Second and Third Round games played in Portland, OR
(4) Wisconsin vs. (13) Colorado
(5) New Mexico vs. (12) Long Beach State
-Second and Third Round games played in Albuquerque, NM
(3) Baylor vs. (14) Montana
(6) Temple vs. (11) Southern Mississippi
-Second and Third Round games played in Greensboro, NC
(2) Duke vs. (15) Detroit
(7) Cincinnati vs. (10) Harvard
West Region (Phoenix, AZ)
-Second and Third Round games played in Columbus, OH
(1) Michigan State vs. (16) UNC-Asheville
(8) Gonzaga vs. (9) St. Louis
-Second and Third Round games played in Louisville, KY
(4) Marquette vs. (13) Ohio
(5) Murray State vs. (12) NC State/Drexel winner
-Second and Third Round games played in Nashville, TN
(3) Georgetown vs. (14) South Dakota State
(6) Creighton vs. (11) California
-Second and Third Round games played in Omaha, NE
(2) Kansas vs. (15) Long Island
(7) UNLV vs. (10) Alabama
East Region (Boston, MA)
-Second and Third Round games played in Pittsburgh, PA
(1) Syracuse vs. (16) Lamara/Mississippi Valley State winner
(8) Kansas State vs. (9) Purdue
-Second and Third Round games played in Albuquerque, NM
(4) Florida State vs. (13) Brigham Young
(5) Vanderbilt vs. (12) Virginia Commonwealth
-Second and Third Round games played in Nashville, TN
(3) Louisville vs. (14) Davidson
(6) Florida vs. (11) Xavier
-Second and Third Round games played in Pittsburgh, PA
(2) Ohio State vs. (15) Loyola, Maryland
(7) San Diego State vs. (10) Texas
South Region (Atlanta, GA)
-Second and Third Round games played in Greensboro, NC
(1) North Carolina vs. (16) Norfolk State
(8) Memphis vs. (9) West Virginia
-Second and Third Round games played in Portland, OR
(4) Indiana vs. (13) New Mexico State
(5) Wichita State vs. (12) Colorado State
-Second and Third Round games played in Columbus, OH
(3) Michigan vs. (14) Belmont
(6) Notre Dame vs. (11) South Florida/Mississippi State winner
-Second and Third Round games played in Omaha, NE
(2) Missouri vs. (15) Lehigh
(7) St. Mary’s vs. (10) Virginia
Last 4 IN: NC State, South Florida, Mississippi State, Drexel
First 4 OUT: Seton Hall, Washington, Miami (Fla.), Iona
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