Breaking the Bracket: One last look
Selection Sunday is upon us. There are still a couple of championship games that could knock out a couple of bubble teams today.
Here's an assessment of who's in and who's out in our daily look at the bracket this week. Brackets are updated through games of March 15.
| SOUTH REGIONAL/HOUSTON | |||
| Seed | Team | Comment | |
| At Little Rock | |||
| 1. | Memphis | The final No. 1 seed after rolling through C-USA | |
| 16. | Austin Peay | Dave Loos' team won the Ohio Valley | |
| 8. | Texas A&M | The Aggies were up and down for much of the season under first-year coach Mark Turgeon | |
| 9. | Saint Mary's | The Gaels beat Drake, Oregon and Gonzaga this season | |
| At Tampa | |||
| 5. | Vanderbilt | The Commodores are led by the 1-2 punch of Shan Foster and A.J. Ogilvy | |
| 12. | Ohio State | The Buckeyes get in the field thanks to late-season wins against Purdue and Michigan State | |
| 4. | Drake | Keno Davis' team pulled off the sweep in the Missouri Valley | |
| 13. | Oral Roberts | Scott Sutton's team won the Summit tournament to punch its ticket | |
| At Birmingham | |||
| 3. | Xavier | The A-10 semifinal loss shouldn't affect high seed | |
| 14. | Winthrop | New coach, same old success for program | |
| 6. | Purdue | Matt Painter remains favorite to win National Coach of Year | |
| 11. | Arizona | The Wildcats extend their streak to 24 consecutive tourney berths ... barely | |
| Denver | |||
| 7. | West Virginia | The Mountaineers have improved their seeding of late | |
| 10. | Kentucky | Billy Gillispie's team turned things around in SEC play | |
| 2. | Kansas | Bill Self's club has an outside shot at a No. 1 seed, but is likely a No. 2 | |
| 15. | UT Arlington/Northwestern State | Southland championship game is today | |
| WEST REGIONAL/PHOENIX | ||
| Seed | Team | Comment |
| At Anaheim | ||
| 1. | UCLA | Pac-10 title gives Bruins top seed out west |
| 16. | American | The Eagles make their first NCAA tourney appearance |
| 8. | Miami | Frank Haith's club is led by guard Jack McClinton |
| 9. | BYU | The Cougars receive at-large berth after MVC title-game loss to UNLV |
| At Washington, D.C. | ||
| 5. | Michigan State | The Spartans have been difficult to figure this year |
| 12. | George Mason | Could the Patriots be a Cinderella story again? |
| 4. | UConn | The Huskies have gotten a boost out of point guard A.J. Price this year |
| 13. | Boise State | Greg Graham's team won the WAC tourney |
| At Washington, D.C. | ||
| 3. | Louisville | A completely different team since David Padgett returned |
| 14. | Siena | The Saints knocked off Rider in the MAAC title game |
| 6. | Washington State | The lack of a big-time win could hurt the Cougars' seed |
| 11. | South Alabama | Swept Western Kentucky and also knocked off Mississippi State this year |
| At Omaha | ||
| 7. | Gonzaga | The 'Zags are as healthy as they've been all year |
| 10. | Kent State | Jim Christian's team swept MAC regular-season and tourney titles |
| 2. | Texas | Longhorns tied Kansas for Big 12 regular-season title |
| 15. | Belmont | Rick Byrd's team won the A-Sun tourney and has plenty of shooters |
| EAST REGIONAL/CHARLOTTE | ||
| Seed | Team | Comment |
| At Raleigh | ||
| 1. | North Carolina | Talk about a nice home-court advantage |
| 16. | Play-In: Mississippi Valley State/Mount St. Mary's | The SWAC champion plays the Northeast champs for the right to face the Tar Heels |
| 8. | Kansas State | The Michael Beasley Show |
| 9. | Mississippi State | The Bulldogs are led by Jamont Gordon |
| At Denver | ||
| 5. | Notre Dame | The Irish have strong guards and Luke Harangody up front |
| 12. | Arizona State | The Sun Devils boast wins against Stanford and Xavier as well as a sweep of Arizona |
| 4. | Butler | Won the Horizon regular-season and tournament titles |
| 13. | San Diego | The Toreros pulled off upset against Gonzaga to earn automatic bid |
| At Little Rock | ||
| 3. | Wisconsin | The Badgers have done it with balance and coaching |
| 14. | Cal State-Fullerton | The Titans won the Big West crown |
| 6. | Marquette | Tom Crean has a terrific group of perimeter players |
| 11. | Temple | The Owls came on strong and earned the automatic bid by winning the A-10 tourney |
| At Omaha | ||
| 7. | Arkansas | The Razorbacks will play for the SEC title today |
| 10. | Davidson | Bob McKillop's club tore through the Southern Conference — again |
| 2. | Georgetown | The Hoyas hoping for back-to-back Final Four trips |
| 15. | Portland State | The Vikings won the Big Sky tourney for the first time |
| MIDWEST REGIONAL/DETROIT | ||
| Seed | Team | Comment |
| At Birmingham | ||
| 1. | Tennessee | Vols finished strong and won SEC regular-season title |
| 16. | Coppin State | Fang Michell's team was 4-19 at one point this season |
| 8. | Oklahoma | The Sooners are led by underrated freshman big man Blake Griffin |
| 9. | UNLV | Lon Kruger has done a terrific job with the Running Rebs |
| At Tampa | ||
| 5. | Clemson | Tigers deserve high seed with berth in ACC title game |
| 12. | Illinois State | First-year coach Tim Jankovich has done terrific job with Redbirds |
| 4. | Pittsburgh | Levance Fields is back, and so are the Panthers |
| 13. | Western Kentucky | Earned the bid with a win in the Sun Belt's conference tourney |
| At Anaheim | ||
| 3. | Stanford | Cardinal rebounded to beat Arizona and Washington State in Pac-10 tourney |
| 14. | Cornell | A battle of academic schools |
| 6. | Indiana | The Hoosiers have struggled since Sampson debacle |
| 11. | Saint Joseph's | Earned an at-large with a berth in A-10 title game |
| At Raleigh | ||
| 7. | USC | Trojans are led by freshman O.J. Mayo |
| 10. | Baylor | The Bears are one of this year's best stories |
| 2. | Duke | Blue Devils coming off tough loss to UNC, and tough loss in ACC tourney |
| 15. | UMBC | Randy Monroe's club beat Hartford in the America East title game |
Notes: Washington, D.C.; Anaheim; Denver; and Omaha first- and second-round games are March 20-22; Little Rock; Tampa; Raleigh; and Birmingham first- and second-round games are March 21-23. South and Midwest regionals are March 28-30; East and West are March 27-29.
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