March Madness- The Brackets

BREAKING NEWS:

The pairings for the 2011 NCAA Tournament were being announced.

The Top Seeds- Ohio State (East Region), Kansas (Southwest Region), Duke (West Region), Pitt (Southeast Region)
Final Four- East Region vs West Region; Southwest Region vs Southeast Region

14 cities will host NCAA tournament games from March 17th to April 4


East Region:
1) Ohio State Buckeyes (32-2)- Friday in Cleveland; Buckeyes- Top Overall # 1 Seed
16) Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners (19-13)/Alabama State Hornets (17-17)- Wednesday @ 6:30 in Dayton; winner plays OSU

8) George Mason Patriots (26-6)
9) Villanova Wildcats (21-11)- Friday in Cleveland

5) West Virginia Mountaineers (20-11)- Thursday in Tampa
12) UAB Blazers (22-8)/Clemson Tigers (21-11)- Tuesday @ 9PM in Dayton

4) Kentucky Wildcats (25-8)
13) Princeton Tigers (25-6)- Thursday in Tampa

2) North Carolina Tarheels (26-7)
15) Long Island Blackbirds (27-5)- Fri in Charlotte

7) Washington Huskies (23-10)
10) Georgia Bulldogs (21-11)- Charlotte

3) Syracuse Orangemen (26-7)
14) Indiana State Sycamores (20-13)- Fri in Cleveland

6) Xavier Musketeers (24-7)
11) Marquette Golden Eagles (20-14)- Fri in Cleveland


West Region:
1) Duke Blue Devils (30-4)- Fri in Charlotte
16) Hampton Pirates (24-8)

8) Michigan Wolverines (20-13)- Fri in Charlotte
9) Tennessee Volunteers (19-14)

5) Arizona Wildcats (27-7)- Fri in Tulsa
12) Memphis Tigers (25-9)

4) Texas Longhorns (27-7)- Fri in Tulsa
13) Oakland Grizzlies (25-9)


2) San Diego State Aztecs (32-2)- Thurs in Tucson
15) Northern Colorado Bears (21-10)- First-Ever Appearance for the Bears (Big Sky Champions)

7) Temple Owls (25-7)- Thurs in Tucson
10) Penn State Nittany Lions (19-14)- first appearance in Tourney since 2001

3) UConn Huskies (26-9)- Thurs in DC; UConn- 5 games played in last five days
14) Bucknell Bison (25-8)

6) Cincinnati Bearcats (25-8)- Thurs in DC
11) Missouri Tigers (23-10)


Southwest Region:
1) Kansas Jayhawks (32-2)- Fri in Tulsa
16) Boston University Terriers (21-13)

8) UNLV Rebels (24-8)- Fri in Tulsa
9) Illinois Fighting Illini (19-13)- Lon Kruger (UNLV coach) previously coached Illini

5) Vanderbilt Commodores (23-10)- Thurs in Denver
12) Richmond Spiders (27-7)

4) Louisville Cardinals (25-9)- Thurs in Denver; Louisville & Morehead State are separated by 130 miles in Kentucky
13) Morehead State Eagles (24-9)


2) Notre Dame Fighting Irish (26-6)- Fri in Chicago
15) Akron Zips (23-12)

7) Texas A&M Aggies (24-8)- Fri in Chicago
10) Florida State Seminoles (21-10)

3) Purdue Boilermakers (25-7)- Fri in Chicago
14) Saint Peter's Peacocks (20-13)

6) Georgetown Hoyas (21-10)- Fri in Chicago
11) Southern Cal Trojans (19-14)/VCU Rams (23-11)- Weds @ 9PM in Dayton, winner plays Georgetown

Southeast Region:
1) Pittsburgh Panthers (27-5)- Washington DC
16) UNC Asheville Bulldogs (19-13)/Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans (19-16)- Tues @ 6:30 in Dayton

8) Butler Bulldogs (23-9)- Thurs in Washington DC; Butler- last year's runner-up
9) Old Dominion Monarchs (27-6)

5) Kansas State Wildcats (22-10)- Thurs in Tucson
12) Utah State Aggies (30-3)

4) Wisconsin Badgers (23-8)- Thurs in Tuscon
13) Belmont Bruins (30-4)

2) Florida Gators (26-7)- Thurs in Tampa
15) UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos (18-13)

7) UCLA Bruins (22-10)- Thurs in Tampa
10) Michigan State Spartans (19-14)- 14th consecutive appearance

3) BYU Cougars (30-4)- Thurs in Denver
14) Wofford Terriers (21-12)

6) St. John's Red Storm (21-11)- Thurs in Denver
11) Gonzaga Bulldogs (24-9)- 13th consecutive appearance


The Bubble Has Burst for these Teams...
Harvard (22-9)- The Ivy League co-champions lost a heartbreaker to Princeton on the final shot of a 63-62 loss in an Ivy League playoff yesterday; the last time the Crimson made it to the tournament was way back in 1946. Ranked 32nd in the RPI ratings.
Alabama (21-13)- They beat Georgia on Friday in the SEC tournament, and Georgia gets in and Alabama didn't; also SEC West Champions
Colorado
Saint Mary's (24-8)
Virigina Tech (21-11)
Boston College (20-12)
Missouri State

Big East- 11 (a record for most bids in a single season)
Big Ten- 7
Big 12- 5
SEC- 5
ACC- 4
Pac-10- 4

Last 6 in- Clemson, UAB, USC, VCU, Marquette, Missouri
30 Power Conference at-large bids; 7 non-power at large bids (12 in 2004)

Breakdown by State:
Alabama- 2 (Alabama State, UAB)
Arizona- 1 (Arizona)
Arkansas- 1 (Arkansas-Little Rock)
California- 3 (Southern Cal, UCLA, UC-Santa Barbara)
Colorado- 1 (Northern Colorado)
Connecticut- 1 (UConn)
District of Columbia- 1 (Georgetown)
Georgia- 1 (Georgia)
Illinois- 1 (Illinois)
Indiana- 4 (Notre Dame, Indiana State, Purdue, Butler)
Kansas- 2 (Kansas, Kansas State)
Kentucky- 3 (Kentucky, Louisville, Morehead State)
Massachusetts- 1 (Boston U)
Michigan- 3 (Michigan, Michigan State, Oakland)
Missouri- 1 (Missouri)
Nevada- 1 (UNLV)
New Jersey- 2 (Princeton, St. Peter's)
New York- 3 (Long Island, St. John's, Syracuse)
North Carolina- 3 (North Carolina, Duke, UNC-Asheville)
Ohio- 4 (Ohio State, Akron, Cincinnati, Xavier)
Pennsylvania- 4 (Penn State, Pitt, Villanova, Bucknell)
South Carolina- 2 (Clemson, Wofford)
Tennessee- 4 (Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Memphis, Belmont)
Texas- 3 (Texas, Texas-San Antonio, Texas A&M)
Utah- 2 (Utah State, BYU)
Virginia- 4 (VCU, Old Dominion, Richmond, Hampton)
Washington- 2 (Washington, Gonzaga)
West Virginia- 1 (West Virginia)
Wisconsin- 2 (Wisconsin, Marquette)

States with Most Teams:
4- Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Virginia
3- California, Kentucky, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, and Texas

Metro Areas with 2 or More Teams:
3- New York City (St. John's, St. Peter's, Long Island)
2- Cincinnati (Cincinnati, Xavier); Detroit (Michigan, Oakland); Indianapolis (Purdue, Butler), Los Angeles (UCLA, USC); Nashville (Belmont, Vanderbilt); Philadelphia (Temple, Villanova), Richmond, Va. (Richmond, VCU)