By Shea Raftus (BuckeyeinTexas)
With March Madness five weeks away, it's time for my first bracketology. A few things to know about my projections:
-The winner of the East Region will play the winner of the West Region.
-The winner of the Southeast Region will play the winner of the Southwest Region.
-Conference champions are in all caps.
-The last four teams in are Miami, Colorado State, BYU, and Seton Hall.
-The last four out are Northwestern, Wyoming, Ole Miss, and Texas.
-The top overall seed is Syracuse, followed by Kentucky, Ohio State, and Missouri in that order.
-These projections were as if the tournament started TODAY. (In other words, I'm not projecting future regular season games).
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Seed
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BOSTON (EAST)
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ATLANTA (SOUTH)
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ST. LOUIS (MIDWEST)
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PHOENIX (WEST)
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Pittsburgh (3/15, 3/17)
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Louisville (3/15, 3/17)
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Pittsburgh (3/15, 3/17)
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Omaha (3/16, 3/18)
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1
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SYRACUSE
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KENTUCKY
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OHIO STATE
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MISSOURI
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16
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NORFOLK STATE
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STONY BROOK/UNC-ASHVILLE
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MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE/UT-ARLINGTON
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LONG ISLAND
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8
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Gonzaga
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Illinois
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Alabama
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West Virginia
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9
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Wichita State
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HARVARD
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Kansas State
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Memphis
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Portland (3/15, 3/17)
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Columbus (3/16, 3/18)
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Nashville (3/16, 3/18)
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Portland (3/15, 3/17)
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5
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Michigan
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Florida State
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ST. MARY'S
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Indiana
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12
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Miami (FL)/Colorado State
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Minnesota
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Xavier
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BYU/Seton Hall
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4
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CREIGHTON
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Marquette
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MURRAY STATE
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San Diego State
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13
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ORAL ROBERTS
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LONG BEACH STATE
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MIDDLE TENNESSEE ST.
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DAVIDSON
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Nashville (3/16, 3/18)
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Albuquerque (3/15, 3/17)
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Louisville (3/15, 3/17)
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Columbus (3/16, 3/18)
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6
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Virginia
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Wisconsin
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Mississippi State
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Louisville
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11
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California
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Cincinnati
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New Mexico
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St. Louis
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3
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Florida
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UNLV
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Georgetown
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Michigan State
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14
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NEVADA
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AKRON
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CLEVELAND STATE
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IONA
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Albuquerque (3/15, 3/17)
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Omaha (3/16, 3/18)
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Greensboro (3/16, 3/18)
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Greensboro (3/16, 3/18)
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7
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TEMPLE
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SOUTHERN MISS
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Connecticut
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Vanderbilt
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10
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Notre Dame
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Purdue
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Iowa State
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WASHINGTON
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2
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Baylor
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Kansas
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DUKE
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North Carolina
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15
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BELMONT
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BUCKNELL
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DREXEL
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WEBER STATE
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