Bracket Watch for March 10th

Time to get serious, and that means daily projections of the field all the way through Sunday. The next 2 days will mean mere updates. The next full scale projection will be on Thursday.

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

SOUTH Region

North Little Rock
(1)Memphis vs. (16)Opening Round winner
Opening Round: Sacred Heart(Northeast) vs. Alabama State(SWAC)
(8)Kent State(Mid-American) vs. (9)Baylor
Denver
(4)Purdue vs. (13)Oregon*
(5)Marquette vs. (12)Illinois State*
Raleigh
(2)Duke vs. (15)BELMONT
(7)Southern California vs. (10)Kansas State*
Tampa
(3)Louisville vs. (14)WINTHROP
(6)Gonzaga(West Coast) vs. (11)Arkansas*

MIDWEST Region

Birmingham
(1)Tennessee(SEC) vs. (16)Morgan State(MEAC)
(8)Miami(FL) vs. (9)Davidson(Southern)
Anaheim
(4)Stanford vs. (13)Utah State(WAC)
(5)Notre Dame vs. (12)Western Kentucky*
Omaha
(2)Kansas vs. (15)UC Santa Barbara(Big West)
(7)Pittsburgh vs. (10)Nevada-Las Vegas*
Washington D.C.
(3)Xavier(Atlantic 10) vs. (14)Stephen F. Austin(Southland)
(6)Indiana vs. (11)Texas A&M*

EAST Region

Raleigh
(1)North Carolina(ACC) vs. (16)American(Patriot)
(8)South Alabama(Sun Belt) vs. (9)West Virginia
Tampa
(4)Vanderbilt vs. (13)CORNELL
(5)Butler(Horizon) vs. (12)Arizona State*
Birmingham
(2)Georgetown(Big East) vs. (15)AUSTIN PEAY
(7)Oklahoma vs. (10)New Mexico*
Omaha
(3)Wisconsin(Big Ten) vs. (14)George Mason(Colonial)
(6)Washington State vs. (11)Kentucky*

WEST Region

Anaheim
(1)Ucla(Pac-10) vs. (16)Portland State(Big Sky)
(8)Michigan State vs. (9)St. Mary's
Denver
(4)DRAKE vs. (13)Oral Roberts(Summit)
(5)Brigham Young(Mountain West vs. (12)Syracuse*
North Little Rock
(2)Texas(Big 12) vs. (15)Maryland-Baltimore County(America East)
(7)Clemson vs. (10)Massachusetts*
Washington D.C.
(3)Connecticut vs. (14)Siena(Metro Atlantic)
(6)Mississippi State vs. (11)Arizona

New to the field: Syracuse, Winthrop, UC Santa Barbara, George Mason, Sacred Heart, Oregon, Stephen F. Austin, Utah State
Out of the field: Virginia Tech, UNC Asheville, Northridge State, Virginia Commonwealth, Robert Morris, Lamar, Boise State

Last four in the field: Syracuse, Western Kentucky, Arizona State, Oregon
First four left out: Ohio State, Virginia Commonwealth, Virginia Tech, Dayton
Next four left out: Florida, UAB, Villanova, Maryland
Next four out after that: St. Joseph's, Mississippi, Houston, San Diego
Also in contention: Florida State, Nebraska, Southern Illinois