Bracketology: Eric Prisbell's NCAA tournament field of 68
By
Eric Prisbell
| Newark Region | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | Team | Conf* | Note |
| 1 | Ohio State | Big Ten* | William Buford is underrated |
| 2 | San Diego State | MWC | Steve Fisher national coach of year |
| 3 | Georgetown | Big East | Defense key to deep run |
| 4 | Louisville | Big East | More team-oriented this season |
| 5 | Vanderbilt | SEC | Jenkins averaging nearly 20 points |
| 6 | Missouri | Big 12 | Road games remain an issue |
| 7 | Cincinnati | Big East | Cronin's heat-to-heart helped |
| 8 | UCLA | Pac-10 | Bruins rounding into form |
| 9 | Florida State | ACC | How good is FSU minus Singleton? |
| 10 | Saint Mary's | WCC* | At-large hopes in peril |
| 11 | Georgia | SEC | 14-point lead vanished vs. Vandy |
| 12 | Baylor/Southern Mississippi | Play-in | Must see play-in game? Not. |
| 13 | Oakland | Summit* | Mistake not to play BracketBuster |
| 14 | College of Charleston | Southern* | Nonleague schedule should help seeding |
| 15 | Morehead State | Ohio Valley* | Faried's next stop: NBA |
| 16 | Texas Southern | SWAC* | 0-8 vs. top 200 RPI teams |
| New Orleans Region | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | Team | Conf* | Note |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | Big East* | A chance for top overall seed |
| 2 | Brigham Young | MWC* | Countdown to San Diego State rematch begins |
| 3 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | Badgers with two top 10 RPI wins |
| 4 | North Carolina | ACC | Tough to find top 50 wins in ACC |
| 5 | Texas A&M | Big 12 | 0-2 vs. RPI top 25 teams |
| 6 | West Virginia | Big East | Mountaineers fourth in SOS entering weekend |
| 7 | Xavier | Atlantic 10* | Won 11 of 12 games |
| 8 | Tennessee | SEC | Can't trust inconsistent Vols |
| 9 | Old Dominion | CAA | CAA could be three-bid league |
| 10 | Kansas State | Big 12 | Back in with Kansas win |
| 11 | Memphis | C-USA* | Best team in middling league |
| 12 | Marquette | Big East | Margin for error still slim |
| 13 | Belmont | Atlantic Sun* | Won six straight games |
| 14 | Coastal Carolina | Big South* | Gardner-Webb was first league loss |
| 15 | Fairfield | MAAC* | SOS rating of 296 |
| 16 | Texas State*/Florida Atlantic* | Play-in | No clear front-runner in Southland |
| Anaheim Region | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | Team | Conf* | Note |
| 1 | Kansas | Big 12 | No. 1 seed not locked up |
| 2 | Duke | ACC* | Curry emerging as needed threat |
| 3 | Connecticut | Big East | Kemba Walker reborn vs. Hoyas |
| 4 | Florida | SEC | Donovan's Cardiac Kids |
| 5 | Syracuse | Big East | Orange difficult to figure out |
| 6 | Arizona | Pac-10* | Profile still light |
| 7 | George Mason | CAA* | Does it feel like 2006? |
| 8 | Nevada-Las Vegas | MWC | Kansas State win looking better |
| 9 | Utah State | WAC* | Better hope it wins WAC tourney |
| 10 | Minnesota | Big Ten | Gophers headed in wrong direction |
| 11 | Richmond | Atlantic 10 | Went belly up against Temple |
| 12 | Butler/Michigan State | Play-in | Bulldogs have won six straight |
| 13 | Princeton | Ivy* | Tigers playing four straight on road |
| 14 | Miami (Ohio) | MAC* | Little separation in MAC |
| 15 | Bucknell | Patriot* | Best win: at Richmond |
| 16 | Long Island* | NEC | Blackbirds won eight straight |
| San Antonio Region | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | Team | Conf* | Note |
| 1 | Texas | Big 12* | Defense will carry 'Horns to Houston |
| 2 | Notre Dame | Big East | Hansbrough is Big East POY |
| 3 | Purdue | Big Ten | 18-5 vs. RPI top 200 teams |
| 4 | Villanova | Big East | Barely beat Seton Hall, DePaul. Warning sign? |
| 5 | Kentucky | SEC | Brutal schedule rest of the way |
| 6 | St. John's | Big East | Senior-laden team a threat |
| 7 | Temple | Atlantic 10 | Put Richmond back on bubble |
| 8 | Illinois | Big Ten | Weber's team mild disappointment |
| 9 | Boston College | ACC | Only impressive win: Texas A&M |
| 10 | Colorado State | MWC | Gets lost amid San Diego State, BYU hype |
| 11 | Alabama | SEC* | Impressive turnaround story |
| 12 | Wichita State | MVC* | May need to win MVC tourney |
| 13 | Cleveland State | Horizon* | Horizon sleeper: Butler |
| 14 | Vermont | America East* | Beaten soundly by Charleston |
| 15 | Montana | Big Sky* | UCLA win carries weight |
| 16 | Long Beach State*/Hampton* | Play-in | Hampton lost at N.C. A&T |
* - Projected conference champion
By
Eric Prisbell
| February 18, 2011; 12:54 PM ET
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