NCAA Bracket Projection - 2/22/09

BOSTON REGIONAL
Dayton
#1 Pittsburgh/BIG EAST vs. #16 Belmont/ATLANTIC SUN
#8 Texas v. #9 Kentucky
Boise
#4 Arizona State/PAC 10 vs. #13 VA Commonwealth/COLONIAL
#5 Wake Forest vs. #12 Tennessee
Minneapolis
#3 Marquette vs. #14 Weber State/BIG SKY
#6 Xavier/ATLANTIC 10 vs. #11 St. Mary's
Greensboro
#2 Duke vs. #15 Cornell/IVY
#7 Utah/MOUNTAIN WEST vs. #10 Wisconsin

INDIANAPOLIS REGIONAL
Kansas City
#1 Memphis/CONFERENCE USA vs. #16 Robert Morris/NORTHEAST
#8 Arizona vs. #9 Utah State/WAC
Portland
#4 LSU/SEC vs. #13 Vermont/AMERICA EAST
#5 Creighton/MVC vs. #12 Boston College
Miami
#3 Villanova vs. #14 Miami (OH)/MAC
#6 Butler/HORIZON vs. #11 UAB
Dayton
#2 Michigan State/BIG TEN vs. #15 Radford/BIG SOUTH
#7 Florida State vs. #10 Oklahoma State

PHOENIX REGIONAL
Philadelphia
#1 Connecticut vs. #16 Morgan State/MEAC
#8 California vs. #9 Illinois State
Boise
#4 Clemson vs. #13 We. Kentucky/SUN BELT
#5 Illinois vs. #12 Davidson/BIG SOUTH
Miami
#3 We. Virginia vs. #14 No. Dakota State/SUMMIT
#6 Purdue vs. #11 UNLV
Kansas City
#2 Oklahoma vs. #15 Tennessee-Martin/OVC
#7 Florida vs. #10 Dayton

MEMPHIS REGIONAL
Greensboro
#1 No. Carolina/ACC vs. #16 Play In: Alabama State/SWAC v. Long Beach State/BIG WEST
#8 Siena/MAAC vs. #9 Syracuse
Portland
#4 Washington vs. #13 New Mexico
#5 Missouri vs. #12 Texas A&M
Philadelphia
#3 Louisville vs. #14 American U./PATRIOT
#6 Gonzaga/WEST COAST vs. #11 Minnesota
Minneapolis
#2 Kansas vs. #15 Sam Houston St./SOUTHLAND
#7 UCLA vs. #10 Brigham Young

Who's In? (as of 2/22/09)

ACC (6): No. Carolina, Duke, Clemson, Wake Forest, Florida State, Boston College
America East (1): Vermont
Atlantic 10 (2): Xavier, Dayton
Atlantic Sun (1): Belmont
Big 12 (6): Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Texas, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M
Big East (7): Pittsburgh, Connecticut, Louisville, Villanova, Marquette, We. Virginia, Syracuse
Big Sky (1): Weber St.
Big South (1): Radford
Big Ten (5): Michigan State, Illinois, Purdue, Wisconsin, Minnesota
Big West (1): Long Beach State
Colonial (1): VA Commonwealth
Conference USA (2): Memphis, UAB
Horizon (1): Butler
Ivy (1): Cornell
MAAC (1): Siena
MAC (1): Miami (OH)
MEAC (1): Morgan State
Mountain West (4): Utah, Brigham Young, UNLV, New Mexico
MVC (2): Creighton, Illinois St.
Northeast (1): Robert Morris
OVC (1): Tennessee-Martin
PAC-10 (5): Arizona State, Washington, UCLA, California, Arizona
Patriot (1): American University
SEC (4): LSU, Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee
Southern (1): Davidson
Southland (1): Sam Houston St.
Summit (1): No. Dakota State
Sun Belt (1): We. Kentucky
SWAC (1): Alabama State
WAC (1): Utah St.
West Coast (2): Gonzaga, St. Mary's

PPI Rankings: 2/22/09

#1 No. Carolina
#2 Memphis
#3 Pittsburgh
#4 Connecticut
#5 Oklahoma
#6 Duke
#7 Michigan State
#8 Kansas
#9 Louisville
#10 Villanova
#11 Marquette
#12 We. Virginia
#13 Arizona State
#14 Clemson
#15 LSU
#16 Washington
#17 Missouri
#18 Creighton
#19 Illinois
#20 Wake Forest
#21 Purdue
#22 Xavier
#23 Butler
#24 Gonzaga
#25 UCLA
Others receiving votes: Florida State, Utah, Florida, California, Texas, Siena, Arizona, Syracuse, Kentucky, Illinois St., Utah St., Wisconsin, Dayton, Brigham Young, Oklahoma State