The month is here. It is now March! And we have just one final week before the bracket is revealed and the madness of March continues. Five schools are already getting prepared to go to the Big Dance: Michigan, Loyola-Chicago, Murray State, Lipscomb, and Radford. This week, dubbed Champ Week, will reveal the remaining 28 automatic bids and give us a clearer picture on where the at-large bids will go. With so much still up in the air, this next week will provide excitement and surprises. Here is what I believe the Big Dance will look like...
SOUTH BRACKET:
#1 - Virginia (28-2, 17-1 ACC)
#16 - UC Davis (21-9, 12-4 Big West)
#16 - Hampton (17-14, 12-4 MEAC)
#8 - Kentucky (21-10, 10-8 SEC)
#9 - Ohio State (24-8, 15-3 Big Ten)
#5 - Arizona (24-7, 14-4 Pac-12)
#12 - South Dakota State (26-6, 13-1 Summit)
#4 - Wichita State (24-6, 14-4 American)
#13 - Vermont (26-6, 15-1 America East)
#6 - Seton Hall (21-10, 10-8 Big East)
#11 - Saint Mary's (28-4, 16-2 West Coast)
#3 - North Carolina (22-9, 11-7 ACC)
#14 - Montana (23-7, 16-2 Big Sky)
#7 - Kansas State (21-10, 10-8 Big 12)
#10 - Arkansas (21-10, 10-8 SEC)
#2 - Gonzaga (28-4, 17-1 West Coast)
#15 - Buffalo (23-8, 15-3 Mid-American)
EAST BRACKET:
#1 - Villanova (27-4, 14-4 Big East)
#16 - Pennsylvania (22-8, 12-2 Ivy League)
#16 - Grambling (17-14, 13-5 SWAC)
#8 - Florida (20-11, 11-7 SEC)
#9 - Oklahoma State (18-13, 8-10 Big 12)
#5 - Texas (18-13, 8-10 Big 12)
#12 - Loyola-Chicago (28-5, 15-3 Missouri Valley)
#4 - Michigan (28-7, 13-5 Big Ten)
#13 - Louisiana (26-5, 16-2 Sun Belt)
#6 - Creighton (21-10, 10-8 Big East)
#11 - Texas A&M (20-11, 9-9 SEC)
#3 - Cincinnati (27-4, 16-2 American)
#14 - Charleston (24-7, 14-4 Colonial)
#7 - Rhode Island (23-6, 15-3 Atlantic 10)
#10 - Houston (24-6, 14-4 American)
#2 - Duke (25-6, 13-5 ACC)
#15 - Lipscomb (23-9, 10-4 Atlantic Sun)
MIDWEST BRACKET:
#1 - Xavier (27-4, 15-3 Big East)
#16 - Iona (18-13, 11-7 MAAC)
#8 - Auburn (25-6, 13-5 SEC)
#9 - Nevada (26-6 15-3 Mountain West)
#5 - Baylor (18-13, 8-10 Big 12)
#12 - New Mexico State (25-5, 12-2 WAC)
#4 - Tennessee (23-7, 13-5 SEC)
#13 - Bucknell (24-9, 16-2 Patriot)
#6 - Miami (22-8, 11-7 ACC)
#11 - Butler (19-12, 9-9 Big East)
#11- Washington (20-11, 10-8 Pac 12)
#3 - West Virginia (22-9, 11-7 Big 12)
#14 - Stephen F. Austin (25-6, 14-4 Southland)
#7 - Florida State (20-10, 9-9 ACC)
#10 - Providence (19-12, 10-8 Big East)
#2 - Texas Tech (23-8, 11-7 Big 12)
#15 - Wright State (23-9, 14-4 Horizon)
WEST BRACKET:
#1 - Kansas (24-7, 13-5 Big 12)
#16 - Radford (22-12, 12-6 Big South)
#8 - NC State (21-10, 11-7 ACC)
#9 - Arizona State (20-10, 8-10 Pac 12)
#5 - Oklahoma (18-12, 8-10 Big 12)
#12 - Middle Tennessee (24-6, 16-2 Conference USA)
#4 - Clemson (22-8, 11-7 ACC)
#13 - UNC Greensboro (26-7, 15-3 Southern)
#6 - TCU (21-10, 9-9 Big 12)
#11 - Alabama (17-14, 8-10 SEC)
#11 - Marquette (18-12, 9-9 Big East)
#3 - Purdue (28-6, 15-3 Big Ten)
#14 - Murray State (26-5, 16-2 Ohio Valley)
#7 - Virginia Tech (21-10, 10-8 ACC)
#10 - Louisville (19-12, 9-9 ACC)
#2 - Michigan State (29-4, 16-2 Big Ten)
#15 - Wagner (23-8, 14-4 Northeast)
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Four Byes:
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Last
Four In:
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Houston
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Butler
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Arkansas
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Alabama
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Saint Mary's
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Marquette
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Texas A&M
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Washington
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Four Out:
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Four Out:
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Notre Dame
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USC
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Syracuse
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Saint Bonaventure
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Missouri
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Oregon
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UCLA
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Nebraska
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Moving In:
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Dropping Out:
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Murray State
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Belmont
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Lipscomb
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Florida Gulf Coast
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Radford
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UNC Asheville
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Iona
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Rider
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Hampton
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Savannah State
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By Conference:
ACC - 9
Big 12 - 9
Big East - 7
SEC - 7
Big Ten - 4
Pac 12 -3
American - 3
West Coast - 2
Mountain West - 1
Atlantic 10 - 1
Sun Belt - 1
Conference USA - 1
Ohio Valley - 1
Horizon - 1
Colonial - 1
Summit - 1
America East - 1
Big Sky - 1
Southland - 1
Atlantic Sun - 1
Missouri Valley - 1
Patriot - 1
Southern - 1
WAC - 1
Mid-American - 1
MAAC - 1
Big South - 1
Big West - 1
Ivy League - 1
MEAC - 1
Northeast - 1
SWAC - 1
It's Champ Week. It's March. Selection Sunday is this Sunday. it's the best time of the year. Enjoy it everyone!
DAYS REMAINING UNTIL BIG DANCE:
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