Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Updated Bracket - 2/27

Please note that I had to bump Louisville, Notre Dame, and Xavier up a seed line, and Virginia, Texas, and Missouri St. down a seed line to make this work.

San Jose

-- Sacramento
1 UCLA (Pac 10)
16 Delaware St. (MEAC)

8 Louisville
9 Winthrop (Big South)

-- Buffalo
5 Michigan St.
12 Drexel

13 Gonzaga (WCC)
4 Kentucky

-- Chicago
3 Southern Illinois (MVC)
14 Oral Roberts (MCC)

11 Illinois
6 Air Force

-- Winston-Salem
7 Notre Dame
10 Texas Tech

15 Marist (MAAC)
2 Duke

East Rutherford

-- Lexington
1 Ohio St. (Big 10)
16 Austin Peay (OVC)

8 Virginia
9 USC

-- Sacramento
5 Memphis (CUSA)
12 West Virginia

13 Holy Cross (Patriot)
4 Virginia Tech

-- Buffalo
3 Georgetown (Big East)
14 Vermont (America East)

11 Stanford
6 Brigham Young (MWC)

-- New Orleans
7 Maryland
10 Virginia Commonwealth (CAA)

15 Long Beach St. (Big West)
2 Texas A&M

San Antonio

-- Winston-Salem
1 North Carolina (ACC)
16 Weber St. (Big Sky)

8 Oregon
9 Missouri St.

-- Spokane
5 Indiana
12 Tennessee

13 Pennsylvania (Ivy)
4 Nevada (WAC)

-- Columbus
3 Pittsburgh
14 TAMU-CC (Southland)

11 Appalachian St.
6 Boston College

-- New Orleans
7 UNLV
10 Texas

15 ETSU (Atlantic Sun)
2 Florida (SEC)

St. Louis

-- Chicago
1 Wisconsin
16 Mississippi Valley St. (SWAC)/Central Conn. St. (NEC)

8 Arizona
9 Xavier (A-10)

-- Columbus
5 Vanderbilt
12 Syracuse

13 Davidson (Southern)
4 Butler (Horizon)

-- Spokane
3 Washington St.
14 South Alabama (Sun Belt)

11 Old Dominion
6 Marquette

-- Lexington
7 Creighton
10 Villanova

15 Akron (MAC)
2 Kansas


Original Seeds (Bold = Conference Champs)
1: UCLA, Ohio St., Wisconsin, UNC
2: Kansas, Florida, Texas A&M, Duke
3: Georgetown, Pittsburgh, SIU, Washington St.
4: Butler, Nevada, Kentucky, Virginia Tech
5: Memphis, Michigan St., Vanderbilt, Indiana
6: Marquette, BYU, Air Force, Boston College
7: UNLV, Creighton, Maryland, Virginia
8: Oregon, Notre Dame, Arizona, Missouri St.
9: Louisville, Texas, Winthrop, USC
10: Texas Tech, Villanova, Xavier, VCU
11: Appalachian St., Stanford, Old Dominion, Illinois
12: Drexel, West Virginia, Syracuse, Tennessee
13: Davidson, Holy Cross, Penn, Gonzaga
14: TAMU-CC, Vermont, Oral Roberts, S. Alabama
15: Akron, Marist, ETSU, Long Beach St.
16: Weber St., Austin Peay, Miss. Valley St., C. Conn. St., Delaware St.

Bids By Conference
Big East: 8
ACC: 6
Pac 10: 6
Big 10: 5
Big 12: 4
SEC: 4
MVC: 3
CAA: 3
MWC: 3
SoCon: 2

Newcomers: Syracuse, Tennessee, Miss. Valley St., Gonzaga
Outgoing: Purdue, Bradley, Jackson St., Santa Clara

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