Bracket Watch for March 15th

Final Four Pairings
South vs. Midwest
East vs. West

SOUTH Region

North Little Rock
(1)Memphis(CUSA) vs. (16)Opening Round winner
Opening Round: Mississippi Valley State(SWAC) vs. Northwestern State(Southland)
(8)Clemson vs. (9)St. Mary's
Denver
(4)Washington State vs. (13)GEORGE MASON
(5)Marquette vs. (12)Kansas State(True 11 seed)*
North Little Rock
(2)Texas(Big 12) vs. (15)WINTHROP
(7)Mississippi State vs. (10)South Alabama
Washington D.C.
(3)Louisville vs. (14)AUSTIN PEAY
(6)Indiana vs. (11)Illinois State(True 12 Seed)*

MIDWEST Region

Birmingham
(1)Tennessee(SEC) vs. (16)Maryland-Baltimore County(America East)
(8)DAVIDSON vs (9)Miami(FL)
Denver
(4)DRAKE vs. (13)New Mexico State(WAC)
(5)Pittsburgh vs. (12)Arizona*
Raleigh
(2)Duke vs. (15)BELMONT
(7)Gonzaga vs. (10)St. Joseph's
Omaha
(3)Wisconsin vs. (14)Fullerton State(Big West)
(6)Oklahoma vs. (11)WESTERN KENTUCKY

EAST Region

Raleigh
(1)North Carolina(ACC) vs. (16)MOUNT ST. MARY'S
(8)Purdue vs. (9)West Virginia
Tampa
(4)Xavier vs. (13)SIENA
(5)BUTLER vs. (12)Oregon*
Birmingham
(2)Georgetown(Big East) vs. (15)AMERICAN
(7)Texas A&M vs. (10)Nevada-Las Vegas
Anaheim
(3)Stanford vs. (14)PORTLAND STATE
(6)Vanderbilt vs. (11)Virginia Commonwealth(True 12 seed)*

WEST Region

Anaheim
(1)Ucla(Pac-10) vs. (16)Morgan State(MEAC)
(8)Kent State(MAC) vs. (9)Kentucky
Washington D.C.
(4)Connecticut vs. (13)CORNELL
(5)Brigham Young(Mountain West) vs. (12)Baylor(True 12 seed)*
Omaha
(2)Kansas vs. (15)SAN DIEGO
(7)Southern California vs. (10)Arkansas
Tampa
(3)Michigan State vs. (14)ORAL ROBERTS
(6)Notre Dame vs. (11)Temple(Atlantic 10)

New to the field: St. Joseph's, Oregon, Northwestern State, Mississippi Valley State, New Mexico State
Out of the field: Villanova, Ohio State, Stephen F. Austin, Alabama State, Utah State

Last four in the field: Illinois State, Arizona, Virginia Commonwealth, Oregon
First four left out: Villanova, Dayton, Ohio State, Massachusetts
Next four left out: Syracuse, Arizona State, Mississippi, Virginia Tech
Next four out after that: Minnesota, Akron, Florida, New Mexico

Tomorrow: I will post an early edition around 11 AM CT, with the final bracket to come after the Big Ten championship.