With Selection Sunday fast approaching, I figured today might be a good day to start looking at potential tourney teams. I think the four No. 1 seeds are pretty much set at the moment, although projecting the rest of the field is anybody's guess. But I'll give it a shot. Just like last year, I'm picking teams based on hypothetical conference tournament finishes. We all saw how much conference tournaments can effect seeding last year, when UConn went from the No. 9 seed in the Big East Tournament to a No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament and the National Champions. I also did the best I could choosing first/second round sites, keeping in mind that four teams have to get sent somewhere close to Dayton. With all that in mind, here we go:
SOUTH (Atlanta)
Louisville: 1-Kentucky (1) vs. 16-McNeese State; 8-West Virginia vs. 9-Iowa State
Portland: 4-Michigan vs. 13-Long Beach State; 5-Wichita State vs. 12-Xavier
Albuquerque: 3-Georgetown vs. 14-Akron; 6-Murray State vs. 11-Southern Miss
Greensboro: 2-Duke vs. 15-Davidson; 7-California vs. 10-Harvard
EAST (Boston)
Pittsburgh: 1-Syracuse (4) vs. 16-Stony Brook/Mississippi Valley State; 8-Memphis vs. 9-Virginia
Louisville: 4-Florida vs. 13-Iona; 5-Wisconsin vs. 12-Kansas State/Seton Hall
Albuquerque: 3-Baylor vs. 14-Nevada; 6-UNLV vs. 11-BYU
Greensboro: 2-North Carolina vs. 15-Lehigh; 7-Vanderbilt vs. 10-Cincinnati
MIDWEST (St. Louis)
Omaha: 1-Missouri (2) vs. 16-South Dakota State; 8-Creighton vs. 9-Saint Louis
Nashville: 4-Marquette vs. 13-Alabama/Drexel; 5-Indiana vs. 12-Arizona
Pittsburgh: 3-Ohio State vs. 14-Cleveland State; 6-Saint Mary's vs. 11-VCU
Louisville: 2-Notre Dame vs. 15-Wagner; 7-San Diego State vs. 10-Mississippi State
WEST (Phoenix)
Columbus: 1-Michigan State (3) vs. 16-UNC Asheville/Delaware State; 8-Gonzaga vs. 9-Texas
Portland: 4-Louisville vs. 13-Middle Tennessee; 5-Temple vs. 12-Northwestern
Nashville: 3-Florida State vs. 14-Belmont; 6-New Mexico vs. 11-Connecticut
Omaha: 2-Kansas vs. 15-Montana; 7-Purdue vs. 10-Washington
Final Four matchups: South vs. East; Midwest vs. West
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