Final Bracketology for 3/12
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS:
America East: Vermont (29-5)
AAC: SMU (30-4)
Atlantic 10: Rhode Island (24-9)
ACC: Duke (27-8)
Atlantic Sun: Florida Gulf Coast (26-7)
Big 12: Iowa State (23-10)
Big East: Villanova (31-3)
Big Sky: North Dakota (22-9)
Big South: Winthrop (26-6)
Big Ten: Michigan (24-11)
Big West: UC Davis (22-12)
Colonial: UNC Wilmington (29-5)
C-USA: Middle Tennessee (29-4)
Horizon: Northern Kentucky (24-10)
Ivy: Princeton (23-6)
MAAC: Iona (22-12)
MAC: Kent State (22-13)
MEAC: North Carolina Central (25-8)
Missouri Valley: Wichita State (30-4)
Mountain West: Nevada (28-6)
Northeast: Mount St. Mary’s (19-15)
Ohio Valley: Jacksonville State (20-14)
Pac-12: Arizona (30-4)
Patriot: Bucknell (26-8)
SEC: Kentucky (29-5)
Southern: East Tennessee State (27-7)
Southland: New Orleans (20-11)
SWAC: Texas Southern (23-11)
Summit: South Dakota State (18-16)
Sun Belt: Troy (22-14)
WCC: Gonzaga (32-1)
WAC: New Mexico State (28-5)
MATCHUPS:
East Region
1 Villanova vs 16 Troy/South Dakota State
8 Northwestern vs 9 South Carolina
5 Florida vs 12 Vermont
4 Cincinnati vs 13 Winthrop
3 Baylor vs 14 Kent State
6 Saint Mary’s vs 11 Wake Forest
7 Maryland vs 10 USC
2 North Carolina vs 15 Northern Kentucky
South Region
1 Kansas vs 16 Mount St. Mary’s/Jacksonville State
8 VCU vs 9 Seton Hall
5 Purdue vs 12 Syracuse/Kansas State
4 SMU vs 13 Princeton
3 Duke vs 14 Florida Gulf Coast
6 Wisconsin vs 11 Nevada
7 Arkansas vs 10 Oklahoma State
2 UCLA vs 15 Iona
West Region
1 Gonzaga vs 16 Texas Southern
8 Michigan vs 9 Dayton
5 Iowa State vs 12 UNC Wilmington
4 Florida State vs 13 Bucknell
3 West Virginia vs 14 East Tennessee State
6 Virginia vs 11 Xavier
7 Creighton vs 10 Middle Tennessee
2 Oregon vs 15 North Carolina Central
Midwest Region
1 Arizona vs 16 UC Davis
8 Miami vs 9 Minnesota
5 Butler vs 12 Rhode Island
4 Notre Dame vs 13 New Mexico State
3 Louisville vs 14 North Dakota
6 Wichita State vs 11 Michigan State/Marquette
7 Virginia Tech vs 10 Providence
2 Kentucky vs 15 New Orleans
Last Four Byes:
USC
Providence
Wake Forest
Xavier
Last Four In:
Michigan State
Syracuse
Kansas State
Marquette
First Four Out:
Vanderbilt
Illinois State
California
Iowa
Conference Breakdown:
ACC: 10
Big Ten: 7
Big East: 7
Big 12: 6
Pac-12: 4
SEC: 4
Atlantic 10: 3
American: 2
WCC: 2
