Monday Evening Bracktology Update

Things are starting to clear up in the bracket world this week. The also considered list got trimmed down to 18 teams and it will probably be under 15 by next week. The big movers this week are Western Kentucky, Arizona State, and Maryland which replace George Mason, Virginia Tech, and Mississippi. Mississippi is doing it's been 2006 Clemson impression by going 13-0 out of conference and 3-7 in conference. Without further ado, this week's bracket (of which Lunardi agree on all but 1)

Automatic Bids:
American East – Maryland-BC
ACC – Duke
Atlantic Sun – Belmont
Atlantic 10 – Xavier
Big East – Georgetown
Big Sky – Portland State
Big South – Winthorp
Big 10 – Purdue
Big 12 – Kansas
Big West – UC-Northridge
Colonial – VCU
Conference USA – Memphis
Horizon – Butler
Ivy League – Cornell
MAAC – Siena
MAC – Kent State
MEAC – Norfolk State
Missouri Valley – Drake
Mountain West – BYU
NorthEast – Robert Morris
Ohio Valley – Austin Peay
Pac 10 – UCLA
Patriot – American
SEC – Tennessee
Southern – Davidson
Summit – Oral Roberts
Southland – Lamar
Sun Belt – Western Kentucky
SWAC – Alabama State
WAC – Boise State
West Coast - Gonzaga

Locks (22)
North Carolina
Clemson
Connecticut
USC
Pittsburgh
Marquette
Indiana
Michigan State
Texas
Kansas State
Washington State
St. Mary’s
Vanderbilt
Arkansas
Rhode Island
Arizona
Maryland
Notre Dame
Wisconsin
Stanford
Texas A&M
Louisville

Great Bets (8)
UNLV
Mississippi State
Syracuse
Ohio State
Dayton
West Virginia
Oklahoma
St. Joseph’s

Last 4 In (4)
South Alabama
Florida
Baylor
Arizona State

First 4 Out (4)
Houston
Oregon
Mississippi
UMass

Also Considered (24)
Miami-Fla
George Mason
North Carolina State
California
Illinois State
New Mexico
Kentucky
UAB
Creighton
Seton Hall
San Diego State
Temple
Wake Forest
Ohio
Virginia Tech
Texas Tech
Minnesota
Villanova

Seedings
#1 Sees – Memphis, Tennessee, Duke, North Carolina,
#2 Seeds – Kansas, UCLA, Georgetown, Stanford
#3 Seeds – Texas, Xavier, Connecticut, Butler
#4 Seeds – Purdue, Drake, Washington State, Wisconsin
#5 Seeds – Louisville, Notre Dame, Kansas State, Marquette
#6 Seeds – St. Mary’s, Clemson, Michigan State, Indiana
#7 Seeds – Gonzaga, Pittsburgh, Texas A&M, Arizona
#8 Seeds – Vanderbilt, Rhode Island, BYU, Maryland
#9 Seeds – Arkansas, Mississippi State, Oklahoma, USC
#10 Seeds – Syracuse, Dayton, West Virginia, UNLV
#11 Seeds – Ohio State, South Alabama, St. Joseph’s, Arizona State
#12 Seeds – Baylor, Kent State, Florida, Davidson
#13 Seeds – VCU, Western Kentucky, Oral Roberts, Boise State
#14 Seeds – Winthorp, Cornell, Siena, Robert Morris
#15 Seeds – Cal-St Northridge, Lamar, Austin Peay, Belmont
#16 Seeds – American, Norfolk State, Portland State, Maryland-BC, Alabama State