2/1 BRACKET

The first four had an interesting wrinkle.  UCLA, Gonzaga, and Washington are in there.  UCLA and Washington share a conference, plus Gonzaga played both in the non-con.  Therefore, there's going to be a rematch in the first four.  Probably Gonzaga against one of the teams.  It's unavoidable in this particular situation.

Note Texas/Texas A&M lurking in the round of 32 below.  If Texas and A&M stay in the right seed ranges, it's a natural second round matchup thanks to geography.

Oregon ascending has helped alleviate some of the bracket imbalance.  A high seeded team taking the Spokane regional helps keep more 4 seeds closer to home (Dayton and Miami in Providence).  No such luck for Providence itself, who is conflicted out to Denver, and WVU drew the shortest stick.

Kentucky being the lowest 5 seed on my board relegated them to Spokane as well.  I think you should all label me heroes for taking both UK and Duke forced into Spokane because of the way things broke.

SOUTH
@Oklahoma City
1) Oklahoma (18-2) vs. 16) Hampton (12-8)/Texas Southern (9-11)
8) Pittsburgh (16-4) vs. 9) Florida (14-7)
@Denver
4) Providence (18-4) vs. 13) Akron (16-4)
5) USC (17-5) vs. 12) San Diego St (14-6)
@St Louis
3) Michigan St (19-4) vs. 14) UAB (17-4)
6) Arizona (17-5) vs. 11) Butler (14-7)
@Raleigh
2) Virginia (17-4) vs. 15) Belmont (15-7)
7) Michigan (16-5) vs. 10) St Joseph's (18-3)

WEST
@St Louis
1) Xavier (19-2) vs. 16) New Mexico St (13-8)
8) Colorado (16-5) vs. 9) Syracuse (15-8)
@Providence
4) Dayton (18-3) vs. 13) Temple (12-8)
5) Baylor (16-5) vs. 12) UCLA (13-9)/Clemson (13-8)
@Spokane
3) Oregon (17-4) vs. 14) UC-Irvine (15-6)
6) Duke (15-6) vs. 11) St Mary's (17-2)
@Des Moines
2) Kansas (16-4) vs. 15) Montana (10-7)
7) Indiana (18-4) vs. 10) Seton Hall (15-6)

MIDWEST
@Brooklyn
1) Villanova (18-3) vs. 16) UNC-Asheville (13-8)
8) South Carolina (18-2) vs. 9) Monmouth (17-5)
@Providence
4) Miami (16-4) vs. 13) Hofstra (15-6)
5) Purdue (19-4) vs. 12) VCU (16-5)
@Denver
3) Iowa St (16-5) vs. 14) Stony Brook (15-4)
6) Utah (16-5) vs. 11) Valparaiso (17-4)
@Des Moines
2) Iowa (17-4) vs. 15) North Florida (15-6)
7) Wichita St (15-5) vs. 10) Cincinnati (16-6)

EAST
@Raleigh
1) North Carolina (19-2) vs. 16) Bucknell (11-9)/Wagner (13-7)
8) Notre Dame (15-6) vs. 9) California (14-8)
@Spokane
4) West Virginia (17-4) vs. 13) South Dakota St (16-5)
5) Kentucky (16-5) vs. 12) Chattanooga (16-3)
@Brooklyn
3) Maryland (19-3) vs. 14) Yale (12-5)
6) Louisville (17-4) vs. 11) Gonzaga (16-5)/Washington (14-7)
@Oklahoma City
2) Texas A&M (18-3) vs. 15) Stephen F Austin (11-5)
7) Texas (14-7) vs. 10) Arkansas-Little Rock (17-2)