Is this close to the same bracket as earlier in the week?
Yes.
SEE RELATED:
Why? Pretty simple. Why blow up the whole thing when only a few results of note have unfolded.
So there is some shuffling. But for the most part this is similar.
The next bracket —- likely coming tomorrow or Saturday morning —- will have quite a different look.
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) HORIZON/Cleveland State
(5) UCLA vs. (12) MISSOURI VALLEY/Northern Iowa
Kansas City, Mo.
(3) BIG 12/Kansas vs. (14) BIG SKY/Portland 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) Texas A&M vs. (9) Wisconsin
Boise, Idaho
(4) ATLANTIC 10/Xavier vs. (13) SOUTHLAND/Stephen F. Austin
(5) Syracuse vs. (12) SUN BELT/Western Kentucky
Philadelphia
(3) Villanova vs. (14) AMERICA EAST/Binghamton
(6) Arizona State vs. (11) CAA/Virginia Commonwealth
Minneapolis
(2) BIG TEN/Michigan State vs. (15) BIG SOUTH/Radford
(7) Oklahoma State 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) West Virginia vs. (11) Florida
Minneapolis
(2) CONFERENCE USA/Memphis vs. (15) MAC/Buffalo
(7) California 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) SUMMIT/North Dakota State
(6) Marquette vs. (11) Michigan
Kansas City, Mo.
(2) Oklahoma vs. (15) IVY/Cornell
(7) Butler vs. (10) Boston College
Last four in: Miami, UNLV, Penn State, Florida
Last four out: Saint Mary’s, Maryland, South Carolina, New Mexico
Next four out: Providence, Southern California, Virginia Tech, Creighton
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), Horizon (2)
Moving in: Cleveland State, Portland State
Moving out: North Dakota State, Saint Mary’s
—- Patrick Stevens
