Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) - The NCAA Tournament field will be revealed momentarily, but let's speculate one more time.
It'll be interesting to see which teams the NCAA selection committee rewards as No. 1 seeds because there are six viable candidates. Will Virginia and Duke receive top seeds despite losing in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament, or will they fall to the two line?
Championship Week has been dry of bid stealers. Usually there's about 3-to-5 per year. Wyoming, however, snatched one potential at-large bubble bid away when the Cowboys defeated San Diego State in the Mountain West Tournament title game Saturday. The first team out appears to be Boise State, which was knocked off by Wyoming in the MWC semifinals.
PROJECTED BRACKET
MIDWEST (Cleveland)
1. KENTUCKY vs. 16. MANHATTAN/HAMPTON winner
8. St. John's vs. 9. Ohio State
4. Louisville vs. 13. VALPARAISO
5. West Virginia vs. 12. HARVARD
6. Georgetown vs. 11. STEPHEN F. AUSTIN
3. NOTRE DAME vs. 14. ALBANY
7. Michigan State vs. 10. Colorado State
2. Kansas vs. 15. NORTH DAKOTA STATE
SOUTH (Houston)
1. ARIZONA vs. 16. TEXAS SOUTHERN
8. Iowa vs. 9. Dayton
4. Baylor vs. 13. EASTERN WASHINGTON
5. Wichita State vs. 12. Georgia/Temple winner
6. Providence vs. 11. WOFFORD
3. Maryland vs. 14. UC IRVINE
7. San Diego State vs. 10. Lsu
2. Duke vs. 15. COASTAL CAROLINA
WEST (Los Angeles)
1. WISCONSIN vs. 16. LAFAYETTE
8. NC State vs. 9. Cincinnati
4. Oklahoma vs. 13. GEORGIA STATE
5. Utah vs. 12. Ole Miss/Byu winner
6. Butler vs. 11. Purdue
3. NORTHERN IOWA vs. 14. NORTHEASTERN
7. VCU vs. 10. Texas
2. Virginia vs. 15. NEW MEXICO STATE
EAST (Syracuse)
1. VILLANOVA vs. 16. NORTH FLORIDA/ROBERT MORRIS winner
8. Oregon vs. 9. Oklahoma State
4. North Carolina vs. 13. WYOMING
5. Arkansas vs. 12. BUFFALO
6. SMU vs. 11. Indiana
3. IOWA STATE vs. 14. BELMONT
7. Xavier vs. 10. Davidson
2. GONZAGA vs. 15. UAB
FIRST FOUR OUT
Boise State
Miami-Florida
Tulsa
Ucla
NEXT FOUR OUT
Old Dominion
Murray State
Texas A&M
Iona
ALL CAPS - denotes conference champion.
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