Sunday, March 13, 2011

Bracket Watch '11 - The FINAL projection

Well, it's here. The last projection of the season since the bracketing process starts at 3:30 EDT. This is the bracket that I'm standing on for all bracket aggregators like Bracket Matrix. This is based on my initial Sunday bracket, but there are a few changes as a result of the early games; Duke and North Carolina swap seeds as a result of the ACC final; Florida swaps seeds with Connecticut, and Kentucky with BYU as a result of the SEC; also, due to the changes above, Penn State and Villanova, and Arizona and West Virginia swap seeds to avoid conflicts.

Final four pairings
East(1) vs. West(4)
Southwest(2) vs. Southeast(3)

The first four
Tuesday: UNC ASHEVILLE vs. UALR; Michigan State vs. Clemson
Wednesday: UC SANTA BARBARA vs. ALABAMA STATE; St. Mary's vs. Georgia

East region

@ Cleveland
1-Ohio State vs. 16-UC SANTA BARBARA/ALABAMA STATE
8-George Mason vs. 9-GONZAGA
@ Washington, D.C.
4-Syracuse vs. 13-PRINCETON
5-Vanderbilt vs. 12-BELMONT
@ Tucson
2-SAN DIEGO STATE vs. 15-NORTHERN COLORADO
7-Cincinnati vs. 10-Florida State
@ Tulsa
3-Texas vs. 14-LONG ISLAND
6-Temple vs. 11-MEMPHIS

West region

@ Chicago
1-Notre Dame vs. 16-UT SAN ANTONIO
8-UTAH STATE vs. 9-Missouri
@ Denver
4-Brigham Young vs. 13-WOFFORD
5-West Virginia vs. 12-Michigan State/Clemson
@ Charlotte
2-North Carolina vs. 15-BOSTON UNIVERSITY
7-Texas A&M vs. 10-RICHMOND
@ Denver
3-KENTUCKY vs. 14-MOREHEAD STATE
6-Arizona vs. 11-Michigan

Southwest region
@ Tulsa
1-KANSAS vs. 16-HAMPTON
8-Ucla vs. 9-Marquette
@ Chicago
4-Purdue vs. 13-St. Mary's/Georgia
5-St. John's vs. 12-Virginia Tech
@ Cleveland
2-Pittsburgh vs. 15-BUCKNELL
7-Tennessee vs. 10-BUTLER
@ Tampa
3-Louisville vs. 14-INDIANA STATE
6-Xavier vs. 11-Illinois

Southeast region

@ Charlotte
1-DUKE vs. 16-UNC ASHEVILLE/UALR
8-WASHINGTON vs. 9-Unlv
@ Tucson
4-Wisconsin vs. 13-OAKLAND
5-Georgetown vs. 12-Colorado
@ Washington, D.C.
2-CONNECTICUT vs. 15-AKRON
7-OLD DOMINION vs. 10-Penn State
@ Tampa
3-Florida vs. 14-SAINT PETER'S
6-Kansas State vs. 11-Villanova

The last four in the field: Michigan State, St. Mary's, Georgia, Clemson
Note: Michigan State is safe, the others are not.
The first four left out: Alabama, Harvard, Boston College, Southern California
The next four left out: Uab, Utep, Missouri State, Virginia Commonwealth

To all bracketologists out there, good luck and good seeding.

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