Conference tournaments are upon us. Automatic bids are being handed out, but the madness is still upon us. Selection Sunday is just under a week away, but here’s how the STL NCAA Tournament bracket is shaping up as of now.
East Regional
1 Villanova
16 Mount Saint Mary's / New Orleans
9 Miami
8 Michigan
5 Arizona
12 UNC Wilmington
13 East Tennessee State
4 Duke
3 UCLA
14 Cal State Bakersfield
11 Seton Hall
6 Minnesota
7 Creighton
10 Vanderbilt
15 Winthrop
2 WVU
West Regional
1 Gonzaga
16 Jacksonville State
9 Arkansas
8 Marquette
5 Cincinnati
12 Princeton
13 Bucknell
4 Virginia
3 Butler
14 Valparaiso
11 Syracuse / USC
6 Maryland
7 Wichita St
10 Wake Forest
15 South Dakota
2 Oregon
Midwest Regional
1 Kansas
16 North Carolina Central
9 Dayton
8 Virginia Tech
5 Notre Dame
12 Middle Tennessee
13 Vermont
4 Florida St
3 Kentucky
14 Florida Gulf Coast
11 Michigan St / VCU
6 SMU
7 Oklahoma St
10 Xavier
15 Iona
2 Louisville
South Regional
1 UNC
16 Texas Southern / North Dakota
9 Northwestern
8 South Carolina
5 Notre Dame
12 Nevada
13 UT-Arlington
4 Purdue
3 Florida
14 Akron
11 Providence
6 Wisconsin
7 Saint Mary's
10 Kansas St
15 UC Irvine
2 Baylor
Last four in: Michigan State, Syracuse, USC, VCU
First four out: Illinois, Illinois State, Clemson, Georgia
- There’s no surprise among the number one seeds, as I think most have Villanova, Kansas, and Gonzaga, with North Carolina being the pick to come out of the ACC.