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Final Bracketology: Florida is your overall No. 1 seed

Auburn v Florida

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Rob Foldy

Auburn v Florida

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Rob Foldy

It’s time to move past bracket projections and get ready for March Madness.

In our final look, Florida stands above the crowd as the overall No. 1 seed. Arizona, Wichita State, and Michigan close out the top line. Virginia may land atop the East Region. Same for Villanova. It’s been a great race.

Enjoy the Selection Show and the Road the Final Four.

UPDATED: March 16, 2014 | FINAL PROJECTION

Teams in CAPS represent the AUTOMATIC bid based on tournament results. Exceptions are made for teams that use an abbreviation (UCLA, BYU, etc).

Several new bracketing principles were introduced after last year’s tournament. You can read them for yourself at www.ncaa.com. For example: teams from the same conference may now meet before a Regional final, even if fewer than eight teams are selected. The goal is to keep as many teams as possible on their actual seed line.

FIRST FOUR PAIRINGS - Dayton (First Round)


  • Nebraska vs. SMU | East Region
  • Dayton vs. BYU | West Region
  • TEXAS SOUTHERN vs. MOUNT ST. MARY’S | Midwest Region
  • CAL-POLY vs. COASTAL CAROLINA | East Region

BRACKET PROJECTION ...

SOUTH - MemphisWEST - Anaheim
OrlandoSan Diego
1) Florida1) Arizona
16) ALBANY16) WEBER STATE
8) George Washington8) Memphis
9) GONZAGA9) Pittsburgh
SpokaneSpokane
5) NEW MEXICO5) Ohio State
12) NORTH DAKOTA ST12) Dayton / BYU
4) Syracuse4) San Diego State
13) MANHATTAN13) TULSA
San AntonioRaleigh
6) North Carolina6) Kentucky
11) PROVIDENCE11) Xavier
3) Iowa State3) Duke
14) LA-LAFAYETTE14) NEW MEXICO STATE
MilwaukeeSt. Louis
7) VCU7) Massachusetts
10) Arizona State10) Iowa
2) Wisconsin2) Kansas
15) NC-CENTRAL15) MILWAUKEE
EAST - New YorkMIDWEST - Indianapolis
MilwaukeeSt. Louis
1) MICHIGAN1) WICHITA STATE
16) CO CAROLINA / CAL-POLY16) TX SOUTHERN / MT ST MARY’S
8) Oklahoma State8) Oregon
9) SAINT JOSEPH’S9) Kansas State
San DiegoOrlando
5) UCLA5) Connecticut
12) HARVARD12) S.F. AUSTIN
4) Cincinnati4) Michigan State
13) WESTERN MICHIGAN13) DELAWARE
San AntonioBuffalo
6) Baylor6) Oklahoma
11) Nebraska / SMU11) Tennessee
3) Creighton3) LOUISVILLE
14) MERCER14) EASTERN KENTUCKY
RaleighBuffalo
7) Saint Louis7) Texas
10) Stanford10) Colorado
2) VIRGINIA2) Villanova
15) AMERICAN15) WOFFORD

NOTES on the BRACKET: Florida remains the overall No. 1 seed followed by Arizona, Wichita State, and Michigan.

Last Five teams in (at large): Xavier, Nebraska, Dayton, SMU, BYU

First Five teams out (at large): Florida State, Minnesota, California, Arkansas, Missouri

Next five teams out (at large): Green Bay, Southern Miss, Louisiana Tech, NC State, Toledo

Breakdown by Conference ...

Big 12 (7): Kansas, Iowa State, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Texas, Baylor, Oklahoma State

Pac 12 (6): Arizona, UCLA, Stanford, Arizona State, Oregon, Colorado

Atlantic 10 (6): Massachusetts, VCU, Saint Louis, George Washington, Saint Joseph’s, Dayton

Big Ten (6): Michigan State, Michigan, Ohio State, Iowa, Wisconsin, Nebraska

ACC (5): Duke, Virginia, Syracuse, North Carolina, Pittsburgh

American (5): Louisville, Memphis, Connecticut, Cincinnati, SMU

Big East (4): Creighton, Villanova, Xavier, Providence

SEC (3): Kentucky, Florida, Tennessee

Mountain West (2): New Mexico, San Diego State

West Coast (2): Gonzaga, BYU

Missouri Valley (1): Wichita State

Conference Automatic Qualifiers ... TULSA (C-USA), EASTERN KENTUCKY (Ohio Valley), LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE (Sun Belt), AMERICAN (Patriot), NORTH DAKOTA STATE (Summit), MILWAUKEE (Horizon), WOFFORD (Southern), NEW MEXICO STATE (WAC), MANHATTAN (MAAC), STEPHEN F AUSTIN (Southland), WESTERN MICHIGAN (MAC), MERCER (A-Sun), HARVARD (IVY), CAL-POLY (Big West), DELAWARE (Colonial), ALBANY (American East), WEBER STATE (Big Sky), NC-CENTRAL (MEAC), COASTAL CAROLINA (Big South), MOUNT ST. MARY’S (NEC), TEXAS SOUTHERN (SWAC)