Here is my final bracket... Ole Miss just won, so I moved La Salle into my last four in.  My final selections came down to St. Mary's, Tennessee, and Mid Tennessee, and MTSU's resume just was not good enough to put them in over Tennessee.  Yes, Ole Miss winning today give's MTSU a top 50 win, but that's all they have, and that isn't enough IMO. 

Another thing I'll be interested to see when it comes to seedings in regions is if they put Louisville or Indiana in the midwest, because if Louisville gets it, then I think Wisconsin plays in the midwest as a 5-seed (rooting interest) otherwise the Badgers will probably get sent down south.  I think Louisville gets it, but I wouldn't be shocked if they let Indiana stay close to home.

Anyways, I think the four 1-seeds are set, although people are making a push for Miami to now be a 1-seed, I kept them as the top 2 seed and left Gonzaga as a 1.

Midwest                        South         West                  East
1 Louisville                1 Kansas        1 Gonzaga           1 Indiana
2 Duke                     2 Miami          2 New Mexico     2 Georgetown
3 Michigan State         3 Florida        3 Ohio State        3 Michigan
4 Arizona                  4 Marquette     4 Oklahoma State  4 Kansas St.
5 Wisconsin               5 St. Louis      5 Syracuse            5 Pittsburgh

Last four in: La Salle, Boise State, St. Mary's, Tennessee
first six out: Middle Tennessee, Alabama, Virginia, Maryland, Baylor, Iowa.

Play in games
16s Liberty vs. 16s N.C. A&T; 16s Southern vs. 16s James Madison
12s Boise State vs. 12s La Salle; 12s St. Mary's vs. 12s Tennessee


Midwest
1 Louisville
16 Liberty/16 N.C. A&T

8 San Diego State
9 N.C. State

5 Wisconsin
12 Boise State/12 La Salle

4 Arizona
13 Davidson

3 Michigan State
14 Florida Gulf Coast

7 Oregon
10 Villanova

2 Duke
15 Albany

South
1 Kansas
16 W. Kentucky

8 Missouri
9 Colorado

5 St. Louis
12 Tennessee/St. Mary's

4 Marquette
13 New Mexico State

6 UNLV
11 Temple

3 Florida
14 South Dakota State

7 Memphis
10 Minnesota

2 Miami
15 Harvard

West
1 Gonzaga
16 Southern/16 James Madison

8 Notre Dame
9 Illinois

5 Oklahoma State
12 Belmont

4 Syracuse
13 Valparaiso

6 UCLA
11 Iowa State

3 Michigan
14 Montana

7 Butler
10 Oklahoma

2 New Mexico
15 Iona

East
1 Indiana, 
16 Long Island

8 Creighton
9 California

5 Pittsburgh
12 Akron

4 Kansas State
13 Bucknell

6 Colorado State
11 Ole Miss

3 Ohio State
14 Northwestern State

7 North Carolina
10 Wichita State

2 Georgetown
15 Pacific

Here is my final bracket... Ole Miss just won, so I moved La Salle into my last four in.  My final selections came down to St. Mary's, Tennessee, and Mid Tennessee, and MTSU's resume just was not good enough to put them in over Tennessee.  Yes, Ole Miss winning today give's MTSU a top 50 win, but that's all they have, and that isn't enough IMO. 

Another thing I'll be interested to see when it comes to seedings in regions is if they put Louisville or Indiana in the midwest, because if Louisville gets it, then I think Wisconsin plays in the midwest as a 5-seed (rooting interest) otherwise the Badgers will probably get sent down south.  I think Louisville gets it, but I wouldn't be shocked if they let Indiana stay close to home.

Anyways, I think the four 1-seeds are set, although people are making a push for Miami to now be a 1-seed, I kept them as the top 2 seed and left Gonzaga as a 1.

Midwest                        South         West                  East
1 Louisville                1 Kansas        1 Gonzaga           1 Indiana
2 Duke                     2 Miami          2 New Mexico     2 Georgetown
3 Michigan State         3 Florida        3 Ohio State        3 Michigan
4 Arizona                  4 Marquette     4 Oklahoma State  4 Kansas St.
5 Wisconsin               5 St. Louis      5 Syracuse            5 Pittsburgh

Last four in: La Salle, Boise State, St. Mary's, Tennessee
first six out: Middle Tennessee, Alabama, Virginia, Maryland, Baylor, Iowa.

Play in games
16s Liberty vs. 16s N.C. A&T; 16s Southern vs. 16s James Madison
12s Boise State vs. 12s La Salle; 12s St. Mary's vs. 12s Tennessee


Midwest
1 Louisville
16 Liberty/16 N.C. A&T

8 San Diego State
9 N.C. State

5 Wisconsin
12 Boise State/12 La Salle

4 Arizona
13 Davidson

3 Michigan State
14 Florida Gulf Coast

7 Oregon
10 Villanova

2 Duke
15 Albany

South
1 Kansas
16 W. Kentucky

8 Missouri
9 Colorado

5 St. Louis
12 Tennessee/St. Mary's

4 Marquette
13 New Mexico State

6 UNLV
11 Temple

3 Florida
14 South Dakota State

7 Memphis
10 Minnesota

2 Miami
15 Harvard

West
1 Gonzaga
16 Southern/16 James Madison

8 Notre Dame
9 Illinois

5 Oklahoma State
12 Belmont

4 Syracuse
13 Valparaiso

6 UCLA
11 Iowa State

3 Michigan
14 Montana

7 Butler
10 Oklahoma

2 New Mexico
15 Iona

East
1 Indiana, 
16 Long Island

8 Creighton
9 California

5 Pittsburgh
12 Akron

4 Kansas State
13 Bucknell

6 Colorado State
11 Ole Miss

3 Michigan State
14 Northwestern State

7 North Carolina
10 Wichita State

2 Georgetown
15 Pacific

Very sloppy with my transfer from seeds to matchups last night, so here's a revised bracket with no doubles (hopefully).  

1 seeds: Duke, Gonzaga, Indiana, Louisville
2 seeds: Georgetown, Kansas, Michigan State, Miami
3 seeds: Michigan, Florida, Kansas State, New Mexico
4 seeds: Ohio State, Marquette, Syracuse, Arizona

last four in: Tennessee, Boise State, St. Mary's, Kentucky
first six out: Ole Miss, Baylor, Middle Tennessee State, Virginia, Iowa, Alabama


EAST
1 DUKE
16 LIBERTY/ N.C. A&T

8 Oregon
9 Illinois

5 UNLV
12 BUCKNELL
 
4 Syracuse
13 AKRON

6 ST. LOUIS 
11 Iowa State

3 Michigan
14 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE

7 UCLA
10 Wichita State

2 Georgetown
15 FLORIDA GULF COAST

WEST
1 GONZAGA
16 Western Kentucky/Southern

8 CREIGHTON
9 N.C. State

5 Oklahoma State
12 Boise State/ Kentucky

4 Arizona
13 Louisiana Tech

6 Missouri
11 La Salle

3 Kansas State
14 MONTANA

7 North Carolina
10 Temple

2 Michigan State
15 Vermont

Midwest
1 INDIANA
16 Long Island

8 MEMPHIS
9 Colorado

5 Colorado State
12 BELMONT

4 Marquette
13 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN

6 VCU
11 Villanova

3 NEW MEXICO
14 HARVARD

7 Wisconsin
10 Oklahoma

2 KANSAS
15 LONG BEACH STATE

South
1 LOUISVILLE
16 JAMES MADISON

8 San Diego State
9 California

5 Pittsburgh
12 Tennessee/St. Mary's

4 Ohio State
13 DAVIDSON

6 Butler
11 Cincinnati

3 FLORIDA
14 VALPARAISO

7 Notre Dame
10 Minnesota

2 MIAMI
15 IONA
 

1s
Duke GONZAGA, INDIANA, Louisville

2s
GEORGETOWN, KANSAS, Michigan State, MIAMI

3s
Michigan, FLORIDA, Kansas State, NEW MEXICO

4s
Ohio State, Marquette, Syracuse, Arizona

5s
Oklahoma State, Pittsburgh, UNLV, Colorado State

6s
VCU, Missouri, St. Louis, Butler

7s
Wisconsin, Notre Dame, UCLA, North Carolina
 
8s
Memphis, CREIGHTON, Oregon, San Diego State

9s
N.C. State, Illinois, Colorado, California

10s
Wichita State, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Temple

11s
Cincinnati, Iowa State, Villanova, La Salle

12s
BELMONT, Boise State, Tennessee, St. Mary's, Kentucky, Ole Miss

13s
BUCKNELL, AKRON, STEPHEN, F. AUSTIN, LA. TECH

14s
VALPARAISO, HARVARD, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE, MONTANA

15s
FLORIDA GULF COAST, IONA, LONG BEACH STATE, VERMONT

16s
LONG ISLAND, JAMES MADISON, SOUTHERN, WESTERN KENTUCKY, N.C. CENTRAL, LIBERTY

Last four in
Boise State, St. Mary's, Kentucky, Ole Miss

first five out: Baylor, Middle Tennessee State, Virginia, Iowa, Alabama

play in games
12 Kentucky vs. 12 Boise State; 12s Ole Miss vs. 12s St. Mary's
16s Liberty vs. 16s N.C. Central; 16s Western Kentucky vs. 16s Southern 

Midwest
1 INDIANA
16 SOUTHERN/NORFOLK STATE

8 Colorado
9 N.C. State

5 Pittsburgh
12 LOUISIANA TECH

4 Kansas State
13 MID TENNESSEE ST.

6 Ohio State
11 Cincinnati

3 Michigan
14 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE

7 MEMPHIS
10 La Salle

2 FLORIDA
15 MERCER

South
1 KANSAS
16 NIAGARA

8 San Diego State
9 CREIGHTON

5 OREGON
12 Tennessee/Villanova

4 Oklahoma State
13 BUCKNELL

6 VCU
11 St. Mary's

3 Michigan State
14 HARVARD

7 ST. LOUIS
10 California

2 MIAMI
15 STONY BROOK

East
1 Duke
16 NORTHEASTERN/CHARLESTON SOUTHERN

8 Oklahoma
9 Minnesota

5 Unlv
12 BELMONT

4 Marquette
13 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN

6 Butler
11 Boise State

3 Syracuse
14 VALPARAISO

7 Illinois
10 UCLA

2 GEORGETOWN
15 LONG BEACH STATE

West
1 GONZAGA
16 ROBERT MORRIS

8 Missouri
9 North Carolina

5 Wisconsin
12 Iowa State/Kentucky

4 Arizona
13 AKRON

6 Notre Dame
11 Temple

3 NEW MEXICO
14 HARVARD

7 Colorado State
10 Wichita State

2 Louisville
15 MONTANA

1s
INDIANA, Duke, GONZAGA, MIAMI

2s
FLORIDA, GEORGETOWN, KANSAS, Syracuse

3s
Louisville, NEW MEXICO, Michigan State, Michigan

4s
Arizona, Butler, Kansas State, Wisconsin

5s
Oklahoma State, Marqutte, Ohio State, Pittsburgh

6s
Colorado State, OREGON, Illinois, Notre Dame

7s
Vcu, Unlv, MEMPHIS, ST. LOUIS

8s
San Diego State, Oklahoma, Colorado, Missouri

9s
N.C. State, WICHITA STATE, Minnesota, North Carolina

10s
Creighton, California, Ucla, La Salle

11s
Temple, Cincinnati, Ole Miss, Kentucky

12s
AKRON, LOUISIANA TECH, BELMONT, Virginia, St. Mary's


13s
BUCKNELL, STEPHEN  F. AUSTIN, MID TENNESSE ST. Tennessee, Boise State

14s
VALPORAISO, DAVIDSON, LONG BEACH STATE, HARVARD

15s
MONTANA, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE, MERCER, STONY BROOK

16s
NIAGARA, NORTHEASTERN, ROBERT MORRIS, HIGH POINT, TEXAS SOUTHERN, NORFOLK STATE

play-in games
12s Virginia vs. 12s St. Mary's
13s Tennessee vs. 13s Boise State

16s Robert Morris vs. 16s Texas Southern
16s Norfolk State vs. 16s High Point

1's KANSAS, MICHIGAN, Indiana, FLORIDA

2's SYRACUSE, Louisville, Arizona, Duke

3's Michigan State, MIAMI, GONZAGA, Ohio State

4's Butler, OREGON, WICHITA STATE, NEW MEXICO

5's N.C. State, Minnesota, Kansas State, Creighton

6's Missouri, Marquette, Cincinnati, Kansas State

7's San Diego State, Ole Miss, Georgetown, Unlv

8's Memphis, VCU, Notre Dame, Colorado

9's Wisconsin, Temple, Oklahoma, Colorado State

10's North Carolina, Pittsburgh, UCLA, SOUTHERN MISS

11's Kentucky, St. Louis, Baylor, Illinois

12's AKRON, MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE Indiana State, Oklahoma State, La Salle, Virginia

13's BELMONT, LOUISIANA TECH, BUCKNELL, STEPHEN F. AUSTIN

14's VALPARAISO, NORTH DAKOTA STATE, DAVIDSON, NIAGARA

15's STONY BROOK, FLORIDA GULF COAST, MONTANA, NORTHEASTERN

16's LONG BEACH STATE, NORFOLK STATE, BRYANT, SOUTHERN, HARVARD, CHARLESTON SOUTH

Play-in Games
16s Norfolk State vs. 16s Southern; 16s Bryant, vs. 16s Charleston South

Last four in
12s Indiana State vs. 12s Oklahoma State; 12s La Salle vs. 12s Virginia

First four out: Villanova, Iowa State, Arizona State, St. Mary's

Next Four out: Maryland, St. John's, Alabama, Charlotte

In the hunt: Florida State, Ohio, Texas A&M, BYU, Rutgers, Murray State, Wyoming, Air Force, Boise State, UMASS

Hello again everyone! I waited a little longer this year to get started with this, so this is my first bracketology thread of the season.  This bracket also takes into account tonight's Georgetown victory over Notre Dame.

Couple of explanations... I do not have Virginia in my bracket right now because they have too many bad losses.  I didn't just look at their RPI (120s) and throw them out, but even though they have wins at Wisconsin and against North Carolina and FSU, the losses are terrible and too much to overcome at this point. 

I chose Rutgers as my last team in over Alabama and BYU for two reasons; 1. They have solid computer numbers right now (RPI and SOS in the low 40s), and 2. they only have one bad loss and it was the first game of the season. That and some decent top 100 wins compared to no good wins for BYU and a few BAD losses for Alabama and I gave the nod to Rutgers for the time being.

Obviously, at this point it's like throwing darts, there just is not a lot of seperation with the final few at-large teams, so let's hope teams begin to separate themselves over the next 6 weeks.

As always, I do the bracket the way I feel it would look like if the tournament started TODAY, not how I think it will look in March.  Automatic bids are in all CAPS


1's Duke, SYRACUSE, Michigan, KANSAS

2's FLORIDA, Arizona, Indiana, MICHIGAN STATE

3's GONZAGA, Minnesota, Kansas State NEW MEXICO

4's Ohio State, OREGON, CREIGHTON, Butler

5's VCU, N.C. State, MIAMI, Cincinnati

6's Georgetown, Marquette, Temple, Missouri

7's Mississippi, Wisconsin, Notre Dame Wichita State

8's Unlv, UCLA, Baylor, San Diego State

9's Memphis, Illinois, North Carolina, SOUTHERN MISS

10's Colorado State, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State

11's Pittsburgh, Iowa State, Texas A&M, Colorado

12's AKRON, BELMONT, Maryland, Rutgers, St. Mary's, Iowa

13's STEPHEN F. AUSTIN, MID TENNESSEE STATE, ALBANY, LOUISIANA TECH

14's VALPARAISO, BUCKNELL, NORTH DAKOTA STATE, WEBER STATE

15's LONG BEACH STATE, NORTHEASTERN,  BRYANT, HARVARD

16's STETSON, CHARLESTON SOUTH, NORFOLK ST., SOUTHERN, NIAGARA, VMI

Play-in Games
16's VMI vs. 16s STETSON; 16s SOUTHERN vs. 16s NORFOLK ST.

Last four in
12s Maryland vs. 12s St. Mary's; 12s Rutgers vs. 12s Iowa

First four out: Alabama, BYU, Virginia Tech, Florida State

Next six out: Boise State, Virginia, UCF, Washington, Arizona State, Ohio