College Basketball Bracket Projection

After analyzing the committee's selection and seeding process and every team with a chance of being selected to the tournament this afternoon, I have come up with my picks for how today's bracket will look, including the final teams to get in and the best ones left out.

East Region

1. Villanova (#1 overall)
16. Mount Saint Mary's/New Orleans
8. Dayton
9. Kansas State

4. Cincinnati
13. Princeton
5. Purdue
12. Vermont

3. West Virginia
14. Iona
6. Minnesota
11. Marquette

7. Creighton
10. Virginia Tech
2. Duke
15. Northern Kentucky

South Region

1. North Carolina
16. North Carolina Central
8. Michigan
9. Xavier

4. Virginia
13. Florida Gulf Coast
5. Saint Mary's
12. Northwestern/Illinois State

3. Florida
14. Bucknell
6. Notre Dame
11. USC

7. Wichita State
10. South Carolina
2. Louisville
15. Jacksonville State

Midwest Region

1. Kansas
16. South Dakota State/UC Davis
8. Arkansas
9. Wake Forest

4. UCLA
13. East Tennessee State
5. Butler
12. Nevada

3. Florida State
14. Texas Southern
6. Iowa State
11. Seton Hall

7. Miami (FL)
10. Middle Tennessee
2. Baylor
15. North Dakota

West Region

1. Gonzaga
16. Texas State
8. Maryland
9. VCU

4. Oregon
13. New Mexico State
5. SMU
12. Vanderbilt/Michigan State

3. Arizona
14. Winthrop
6. Wisconsin
11. Rhode Island

7. Oklahoma State
10. UNC Wilmington
2. Kentucky
15. Kent State

Last 4 Byes

Marquette
Seton Hall
USC
Rhode Island

Last 4 In

Northwestern
Illinois State
Vanderbilt
Michigan State

First 4 Out

Georgia
Providence
Clemson
Indiana

Next 4 Out

TCU
Monmouth
Syracuse
Houston