Monday, January 11, 2010

Bracket Watch: Part II

As we're now into the teeth of the conference season, it's time to see how the 1st real weekend of conference play shook up the brackets.

Final Four Pairings
South(1) vs. East(4)
Midwest(2) vs. West(3)

South Region

@Oklahoma City
1-Texas(Big 12) vs. 16-Prairie View A&M(Southwestern)
8-Mississippi State vs. 9-Notre Dame
@San Jose
4-Wisconsin vs. 13-College of Charleston(Southern)
5-Clemson vs. 12-Harvard(Ivy League)
@Buffalo
2-West Virginia vs. 15-Vermont(America East)
7-UAB(Conference USA) vs. 10-William & Mary(Colonial)
@New Orleans
3-Mississippi vs. 14-Murray State(Ohio Valley)
6-North Carolina(Atlantic Coast) vs. 11-Cincinnati

East Region

@Providence
1-Villanova(Big East) vs. 16-East Tennessee State(Atlantic Sun)
8-Minnesota vs. 9-Baylor
@Spokane
4-Tennessee vs. 13-Colorado State(Mountain West)
5-Florida State vs. 12-Cornell
@Milwaukee
2-Purdue vs. 15-Texas-San Antonio(Southland)
7-Nevada-Las Vegas vs. 10-Xavier
@New Orleans
3-Kansas State vs. 14-Denver(Sun Belt)
6-St. Mary's(West Coast) vs. 11-Virginia Tech

Midwest Region

@Milwaukee
1-Kentucky(Southeastern) vs. 16-Opening Round winner
Opening Round: Lehigh(Patriot League) vs. Long Island(Northeast)
8-Connecticut vs. 9-New Mexico
@Spokane
4-Temple(Atlantic 10) vs. 13-Oakland(Summit)
5-Missouri vs. 12-Miami(FL)
@Buffalo
2-Syracuse vs. 15-Morgan State(Mid-Eastern)
7-Butler(Horizon) vs. 10-California(Pacific-10)
@Providence
3-Michigan State(Big Ten) vs. 14-Louisiana Tech(Western Athletic)
6-Wake Forest vs. 11-Siena(Metro Atlantic)

West Region

@Oklahoma City
1-Kansas vs. 16-UC Santa Barbara(Big West)
8-Georgia Tech vs. 9-Louisville
@San Jose
4-Brigham Young vs. 13-Northern Colorado(Big Sky)
5-Gonzaga vs. 12-Vanderbilt
@Jacksonville
2-Duke vs. 15-Kent State(Mid-American)
7-Pittsburgh vs. 10-Northern Iowa(Missouri Valley)
3-Georgetown vs. 14-Coastal Carolina(Big South)
6-Texas A&M vs. 11-Rhode Island

Last four in the field: Rhode Island, Miami(FL), Vanderbilt, Cornell
First four left out: Washington, Florida, Wichita State, Ohio State
Next four out: Arizona State, Marquette, Northwestern, Memphis
Also under consideration: Richmond, St. John's, Seton Hall, Illinois, Oklahoma State, Old Dominion, Tulsa, Missouri State, Washington State, Alabama, Western Carolina, Western Kentucky

Coming in: Miami(FL), East Tennessee State, Xavier, Louisville, Notre Dame, Northern Colorado, Coastal Carolina, Baylor, Missouri, UC Santa Barbara, Kent State, Colorado State, UNLV, Long Island, Lehigh, Vanderbilt, Prairie View A&M, Denver
Moving out: Dayton, Richmond, Campbell, St. John's, Weber State, Radford, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, Pacific, Virginia Commonwealth, Western Michigan, Robert Morris, Oregon, Washington, Army, Florida, Texas Southern, Troy

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