Just four weeks until it’s bracket time. Here’s this week’s projected field …
EAST REGION
SEE RELATED:
Pittsburgh
(1) BIG EAST/Syracuse vs. (16) MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC/Norfolk State
(8) Mississippi State vs. (9) Iowa State
Portland
(4) Michigan vs. (13) SUMMIT/Oral Roberts
(5) ATLANTIC COAST/Florida State vs. (12) Brigham Young
Albuquerque
(3) MOUNTAIN WEST/UNLV vs. (14) SOUTHERN/Davidson
(6) MISSOURI VALLEY/Wichita State vs. (11) Purdue
Omaha
(2) Kansas vs. (15) ATLANTIC SUN/Belmont
(7) OHIO VALLEY/Murray State vs. (10) Connecticut
SOUTH REGION
Louisville
(1) SOUTHEASTERN/Kentucky vs. (16) BIG SOUTH/UNC Asheville-AMERICA EAST/Vermont
(8) CONFERENCE USA/Southern Mississippi vs. (9) Seton Hall
Nashville
(4) Wisconsin vs. (13) WESTERN ATHLETIC/Nevada
(5) ATLANTIC 10/Temple vs. (12) IVY/Harvard
Albuquerque
(3) Baylor vs. (14) PATRIOT/Bucknell
(6) Gonzaga vs. (11) Northwestern
Greensboro
(2) Duke vs. (15) COLONIAL/Drexel
(7) Notre Dame vs. (10) New Mexico
MIDWEST REGION
Omaha
(1) BIG 12/Missouri vs. (16) SOUTHLAND/Texas-Arlington-SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC/Mississippi Valley
(8) Memphis vs. (9) Alabama
Portland
(4) Louisville vs. (13) N.C. State/Colorado State
(5) Indiana vs. (12) SUN BELT/Middle Tennessee
Pittsburgh
(3) Georgetown vs. (14) MID-AMERICAN/Akron
(6) Vanderbilt vs. (11) PAC-12/California
Louisville
(2) Ohio State vs. (15) HORIZON/Valparaiso
(7) Virginia vs. (10) BIG WEST/Long Beach State
WEST REGION
Columbus
(1) BIG TEN/Michigan State vs. (16) NORTHEAST/Long Island
(8) Saint Louis vs. (9) Miami
Nashville
(4) Florida vs. (13) Texas/Minnesota
(5) WEST COAST/Saint Mary’s vs. (12) West Virginia
Columbus
(3) Marquette vs. (14) METRO ATLANTIC/Iona
(6) San Diego State vs. (11) Kansas State
Greensboro
(2) North Carolina vs. (15) BIG SKY/Weber State
(7) Creighton vs. (10) Illinois
Last four in: Colorado State, Texas, N.C. State, Minnesota
On the doorstep: Washington, Xavier, Arizona, Arkansas
Next four out: Mississippi, Central Florida, Cincinnati, Northern Iowa
Conference call: Big Ten (9), Big East (8), Atlantic Coast (6), Big 12 (6), Southeastern (5), Mountain West (4), West Coast (3), Atlantic 10 (2), Conference USA (2), Missouri Valley (2)
—- Patrick Stevens
