1/16 BRACKET

One thing to watch:  currently 6 ACC teams in the top 16.  The bracket this week would up relatively even, but still.  That many teams, with the top 4 on the top 4 rule....things could get very dicey for teams even on the 2 and 3 line.  There's a real threat of some unbalanced regionals in March due to conference conflicts.

If you're a team like Gonzaga, or the Big East teams behind Villanova, or even Baylor/West Virginia....it's going to be pretty important to make it to the 2 line right now.  The odds are going to be that several ACC teams will cluster around the 3/4 lines, making regional assignments very weird for all teams on the 3/4 lines.  Gotta get to the 2 line so that you can ensure you're going to a geographically friendly regional.

EAST 32
@Buffalo
1) Villanova (17-1) vs. 16) Mount St Mary's (7-12)/Morgan St (5-10)
8) Miami (12-4) vs. 9) VCU (14-4)
@Orlando
4) Virginia (13-3) vs. 13) Georgia Southern (9-6)
5) Florida (14-3) vs. 12) UNC-Wilmington (15-2)
@Buffalo
3) West Virginia (15-2) vs. 14) North Dakota St (10-6)
6) Maryland (15-2) vs. 11) Nevada (15-3)
@Indianapolis
2) Louisville (15-3) vs. 15) Princeton (9-6)
7) TCU (13-3) vs. 10) Michigan St (12-7)

SOUTH 34
@Indianapolis
1) Kentucky (15-2) vs. 16) Boston (9-7)
8) Northwestern (15-4) vs. 9) Dayton (12-4)
@Sacramento
4) Oregon (15-2) vs. 13) Vermont (13-5)
5) Cincinnati (15-2) vs. 12) Richmond (11-6)
@Greenville
3) North Carolina (15-3) vs. 14) UNC-Greensboro (11-5)
6) Purdue (14-4) vs. 11) Virginia Tech (13-4)/Rhode Island (11-6)
@Tulsa
2) Baylor (15-1) vs. 15) Texas Southern (8-9)
7) South Carolina (13-3) vs. 10) California (13-5)

WEST 35
@Sacramento
1) UCLA (18-1) vs. 16) UC-Irvine (9-9)
8) SMU (15-4) vs. 9) Iowa St (11-5)
@Salt Lake City
4) Creighton (16-1) vs. 13) New Mexico St (15-2)
5) Arizona (16-2) vs. 12) Akron (13-3)
@Greenville
3) Duke (14-4) vs. 14) Belmont (11-4)
6) Wisconsin (14-3) vs. 11) Kansas St (13-4)
@Salt Lake City
2) Gonzaga (17-0) vs. 15) FGCU (11-5)
7) USC (16-3) vs. 10) Middle Tennessee (14-3)

MIDWEST 35
@Tulsa
1) Kansas (16-1) vs. 16) New Orleans (6-7)/Weber St (7-6)
8) Arkansas (13-4) vs. 9) Seton Hall (12-5)
@Milwaukee
4) Notre Dame (16-2) vs. 13) Monmouth (13-5)
5) Xavier (13-4) vs. 12) Illinois St (13-4)
@Orlando
3) Florida St (16-2) vs. 14) Green Bay (9-6)
6) St Mary's (15-2) vs. 11) Clemson (11-6)/Indiana (12-6)
@Milwaukee
2) Butler (15-3) vs. 15) UNC-Asheville (11-6)
7) Minnesota (15-4) vs. 10) Pittsburgh (12-6)