2008 Bracketology

**Rules – 31 Auto Conference Bids, 34 At Large Bids, 65 Total

Automatic Bids (31):
American East – MD-Baltimore
ACC – Duke
Atlantic Sun – Jacksonville
Atlantic 10 – Xavier
Big East – Georgetown
Northern Arizona
Big South – UNC-Asheville
Big 10 – Wisconsin
Big 12 – Kansas
Big West – UC-Northridge
Colonial – VCU
Conference USA – Memphis
Horizon – Cleveland State
Ivy League – Cornell
MAAC – Siena
MAC – Akron
MEAC – Hampton
Missouri Valley – Drake
Mountain West – San Diego State
NorthEast – Quinnipiac
Ohio Valley – Austin Peay
Pac 10 – UCLA
Patriot – Lafayette
SEC – Tennessee
Southern – Davidson
Summit – Oral Roberts
Southland – Stephen F. Austin
Sun Belt – South Alabama
SWAC – Alabama State
WAC – Utah State
West Coast - Gonzaga

Locks (22)
North Carolina
Clemson
Dayton
Providence
Pittsburgh
Marquette
Indiana
Michigan State
Texas
Butler
Washington State
St. Mary’s
Mississippi
Vanderbilt
Rhode Island
Arizona
Miami - Fla
Mississippi State
UMass
Stanford
Texas A&M
Louisville

Great Bets (8)
Oregon
Illinois State
Villanova
Ohio State
Notre Dame
Arizona State
Baylor
West Virginia

Last 4 In (4)
Connecticut
Kansas State
Creighton
Florida

First 4 Out (4)
Purdue
Boston College
USC
Oklahoma

Also Considered (24)
Arkansas
Duquesne
St. Joseph’s
Florida State
North Carolina State
UNLV
Sam Houston State
George Mason
Western Kentucky
Syracuse
Missouri
Minnesota
California
Kent State
Virginia Tech
UAB
Southern Illinois
Texas Tech
Virginia
BYU
Valparasio
Maryland
Charlotte
Houston

Seedings
#1 Seeds – Kansas, Memphis, North Carolina, Tennessee
#2 Seeds – Washington State, Duke, UCLA, Georgetown
#3 Seeds – Indiana, Butler, Wisconsin, Texas
#4 Seeds – Michigan State, Dayton, Vanderbilt, Mississippi
#5 Seeds – Xavier, Pittsburgh, Texas A&M, Marquette
#6 Seeds – Rhode Island, Gonzaga, Clemson, St. Mary’s
#7 Seeds – Stanford, Arizona, Louisville, UMass
#8 Seeds – Drake, Mississippi State, Oregon, Ohio State
#9 Seeds – Villanova, Miami-Fla, West Vriginia, Notre Dame
#10 Seeds – Illinois State, Arizona State, Providence, Baylor
#11 Seeds – Connecticut, Kansas State, Creighton, Florida
#12 Seeds – San Diego State, Utah State, Akron, VCU
#13 Seeds – Cleveland State, Davidson, South Alabama, Austin Peay
#14 Seeds – Oral Roberts, UC-Northridge, Stephen F. Austin, Siena
#15 Seeds – Cornell, Northern Arizona, Lafayette, Hampton
#16 Seeds – MD-Baltimore, UNC-Ashville, Quinnipiac, Jacksonville, Alabama State