Not too many tweaks in the bracket. Chattanooga is in, stuck in the play-in game. There’s also a trickle-up effect, with Cal State Northridge bumped to a round of 64 game, Radford bumped to a No. 15 seed and Robert Morris edging up to a No. 14 seed.
Saint Mary’s swaps spots in the bracket with Virginia Commonwealth, which would get to play on Philadelphia rather than Boise. That’s an improvement.
Still, obviously, plenty still to come in the next few days. But this is as good a guess as I have right now:
MIDWEST REGION
Dayton, Ohio
(1) Pittsburgh vs. (16) SWAC/Alabama State-SOUTHERN/Chattanooga
(8) Ohio State vs. (9) Tennessee
Portland, Ore.
(4) Clemson vs. (13) SUN BELT/Western Kentucky
(5) UCLA vs. (12) MISSOURI VALLEY/Northern Iowa
Kansas City, Mo.
(3) BIG 12/Kansas vs. (14) SUMMIT/North Dakota State
(6) Purdue vs. (11) Arizona
Greensboro, N.C.
(2) Wake Forest vs. (15) ATLANTIC SUN/East Tennessee State
(7) MOUNTAIN WEST/Utah vs. (10) MAAC/Siena
SOUTH REGION
Greensboro, N.C.
(1) ACC/North Carolina vs. (16) BIG WEST/Cal State Northridge
(8) Oklahoma State vs. (9) Wisconsin
Boise, Idaho
(4) ATLANTIC 10/Xavier vs. (13) SOUTHLAND/Stephen F. Austin
(5) Syracuse vs. (12) Saint Mary’s
Philadelphia
(3) Villanova vs. (14) AMERICA EAST/Binghamton
(6) Texas A&M vs. (11) CAA/Virginia Commonwealth
Minneapolis
(2) BIG TEN/Michigan State vs. (15) BIG SOUTH/Radford
(7) California vs. (10) WAC/Utah State
EAST REGION
Philadelphia
(1) Connecticut vs. (16) MEAC/Morgan State
(8) Brigham Young vs. (9) Dayton
Boise, Idaho
(4) Missouri vs. (13) Miami
(5) WCC/Gonzaga vs. (12) Penn State
Miami
(3) Duke vs. (14) NEC/Robert Morris
(6) Arizona State vs. (11) Florida
Minneapolis
(2) CONFERENCE USA/Memphis vs. (15) MAC/Buffalo
(7) West Virginia vs. (10) Minnesota
WEST REGION
Dayton, Ohio
(1) BIG EAST/Louisville vs. (16) OHIO VALLEY/Morehead State
(8) Texas vs. (9) SEC/Louisiana State
Miami
(4) Florida State vs. (13) PATRIOT/American
(5) Illinois vs. (12) UNLV
Portland, Ore.
(3) PAC-10/Washington vs. (14) BIG SKY/Weber State
(6) HORIZON/Butler vs. (11) Michigan
Kansas City, Mo.
(2) Oklahoma vs. (15) IVY/Cornell
(7) Marquette vs. (10) Boston College
Last four in: Saint Mary’s, Miami, UNLV, Penn State
Last four out: Maryland, New Mexico, South Carolina, Providence
Next four out: Southern California, Virginia Tech, Creighton, Auburn
Multi-bid leagues: Big Ten (8), ACC (7), Big East (7), Big 12 (6), Pac-10 (5), SEC (3), Mountain West (3), A-10 (2), WCC (2)
Moving in: Chattanooga
Moving out: Charleston
