Monday Evening Bracktology Update

Well, I compared my Bracket to Joe Lunardi's on ESPN and we have only 3 different with all 3 of the one's he has in, in my last 4 out. Either he's not as smart as he thinks or ESPN should be paying me.

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

Automatic Bids:
American East – Binghamton
ACC – Duke
Atlantic Sun – Jacksonville
Atlantic 10 – Xavier
Big East – Georgetown
Big Sky – Northern Arizona
Big South – UNC-Asheville
Big 10 – Indiana
Big 12 – Kansas
Big West – UC-Northridge
Colonial – VCU
Conference USA – Memphis
Horizon – Cleveland State
Ivy League – Cornell
MAAC – Rider
MAC – Kent State
MEAC – Hampton
Missouri Valley – Drake
Mountain West – UNLV
NorthEast – Wagner
Ohio Valley – Austin Peay
Pac 10 – UCLA
Patriot – Lafayette
SEC – Mississippi State
Southern – Davidson
Summit – Oral Roberts
Southland – Lamar
Sun Belt – South Alabama
SWAC – Alabama State
WAC – Utah State
West Coast - Gonzaga

Locks (22)
North Carolina
Clemson
Connecticut
USC
Pittsburgh
Marquette
Wisconsin
Michigan State
Texas
Kansas State
Washington State
St. Mary’s
Mississippi
Vanderbilt
Rhode Island
Arizona
West Virginia
Tennessee
Purdue
Stanford
Texas A&M
Louisville

Great Bets (8)
Oregon
Dayton
Oklahoma
Ohio State
Notre Dame
Florida
Baylor
Miami - Fla

Last 4 In (4)
Providence
Arkansas
Arizona State
UMass

First 4 Out (4)
St. Joseph’s
Illinois State
Syracuse
Villanova

Also Considered (24)
North Carolina State
Creighton
Florida State
Duquesne
San Diego State
George Mason
Georgia Tech
Ohio
BYU
Seton Hall
Texas Tech
Virginia Tech
Southern Illinois
Charlotte
Minnesota
Western Kentucky
Maryland
Cleveland State
Temple
Houston
Virginia
Boston College
California
Kentucky

Seedings
#1 Seeds – Kansas, Memphis, North Carolina, Duke
#2 Seeds – Washington State, UCLA, Georgetown, Tennessee
#3 Seeds – Michigan State, Butler, Wisconsin, Texas
#4 Seeds – Indiana, Xavier, Vanderbilt, Marquette
#5 Seeds – Dayton, Pittsburgh, Drake, Mississippi
#6 Seeds – Rhode Island, Gonzaga, St. Mary’s, Arizona
#7 Seeds – Stanford, Louisville, Clemson, Baylor
#8 Seeds – Texas A&M, Mississippi State, Kansas State, Ohio State
#9 Seeds – Connecticut, Miami-Fla, West Vriginia, Notre Dame
#10 Seeds – USC, Oklahoma, UNLV, Florida
#11 Seeds – Oregon, Purdue, Kent State, UMass
#12 Seeds – Providence, South Alabama, Arizona State, VCU
#13 Seeds – Arkansas, Davidson, Utah State, Oral Roberts
#14 Seeds – UC-Northridge, Cornell, UNC-Ashville, Austin Peay
#15 Seeds – Rider, Northern Arizona, Lafayette, Hampton
#16 Seeds – Binghamton, Lamar, Wagner, Jacksonville, Alabama State