Project Bracket

Selection Sunday is finally here. You can throw all the projections up until now out the window. The only one that matters is the one coming out of Indianapolis today. More than likely, this bracket will be better than the real one, but we can only wait and see. Kentucky looks like a solid three seed...in the Never hIre a coach from Texas again. But with or without Kentucky, the next three weeks are the best of the year.

* Should Missisippi St. beat Tennessee and earn an automatic berth, they would replace Arizona as the 12 seed in the Midwest.

EAST

1 North Carolina vs. 16 Radford

8 Texas vs. 9 Siena

4 Gonzaga vs. 13 North Dakota St.

5 West Virginia vs. 12 Northern Iowa

2 Missouri vs. 15 Portland St.

7 Ohio St. vs. 10 Dayton

3 Syracuse vs. 14 Cornell

6 Tennessee vs. 11 USC

MIDWEST

1 Louisville vs. 16 Chattanooga/Morgan St.

8 Butler vs. 9 Wisconsin

4 Wake Forest vs. 13 Western Kentucky

5 Xavier vs. 12 Arizona

2 Duke vs. 15 Cal St.-Northridge

7 LSU vs. 10 Minnesota

3 Kansas vs. 14 Stephen F. Austin

6 Marquette vs. 11 Temple

SOUTH

1 Pitt vs. 16 Morehead St.

8 Cal vs. 9 Boston College

4 Purdue vs. 13 Cleveland St.

5 Washington vs. 12 VCU

2 Michigan St. vs. 15 Binghampton

7 Utah vs. 10 Texas A&M

3 Villanova vs. 14 American

6 Arizona St. vs. 11 Maryland

WEST

1 UCONN vs. 16 Alabama St.

8 Oklahoma St. vs. 9 BYU

4 Florida St. vs. 13 Akron

5 Illinois vs. 12 Utah St.

2 Memphis vs. 15 Robert Morris

7 Clemson vs. 10 Michigan

3 Oklahoma vs. 14 East Tenn. St.

6 UCLA vs. 11 St. Mary's