Amazingly enough, we’re exactly just two weeks away from the beginning of the NCAA Tournament, when the First Four gets underway in Dayton. With that in mind, here is A Lot Of Sports Talk‘s first bracket projection, as of Tuesday. It might be our last projection, since it was such a headache to move BYU around and make sure they were placed in Thursday/Saturday sites to accommodate for their religious observances (no athletic activities on Sundays.) We kid, of course! (Not about BYU, but about this being our last projection before Selection Sunday.)
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WEST REGION
San Diego, CA
1. 
Arizona vs. (16. 
High Point/ 
Weber State)
8. 
Memphis vs. 9. 
George Washington
Spokane, WA
5. 
Oklahoma vs. 12. 
Southern Miss
4. 
Louisville vs. 13. 
North Dakota State
Milwaukee, WI
6. 
Kansas State vs. 11. 
Stanford
3. 
Michigan vs. 14. 
Georgia State
Buffalo, NY
7. 
Massachusetts vs. 10. 
Brigham Young
2. 
Syracuse vs. 15. 
Vermont
EAST REGION
Milwaukee, WI
1. 
Wisconsin vs. (16. 
Robert Morris / 
Alabama State)
8. 
Arizona State vs. 9. 
Saint Joseph’s
Orlando, FL
5. 
Saint Louis vs. (12.
Georgetown / 
Minnesota)
4. 
North Carolina vs. 13. 
Stephen F. Austin
San Antonio, TX
6. 
UCLA vs. 11. 
Harvard
3. 
Creighton vs. 14. 
Iona
St. Louis, MO
7. 
Kentucky vs. 10. 
SMU
2. 
Kansas vs. 15. 
North Carolina Central
SOUTH REGION
Orlando, FL
1. 
Florida vs. 16. 
Davidson
8. 
Oklahoma State vs. 9. 
Pittsburgh
Spokane, WA
5. 
Texas vs. 12. 
Green Bay
4. 
San Diego State vs. 13. 
Belmont
Buffalo, NY
6. 
Cincinnati vs. 11. 
Arkansas
3. 
Villanova vs. 14. 
Delaware
Raleigh, NC
7. 
Iowa vs. 10. 
Oregon
2. 
Duke vs. 15. 
Boston University
MIDWEST REGION
St. Louis, MO
1. 
Wichita State vs. 16.
UC Irvine
8. 
Ohio State vs. 9. 
Baylor
San Diego, CA
5. 
New Mexico vs. 12. 
Toledo
4. 
Michigan State vs. (13. 
Colorado / 
Florida State)
San Antonio, TX
6. 
VCU vs. 11. 
Xavier
3. 
Iowa State vs. 14. 
Mercer
Raleigh, NC
7. 
Connecticut vs. 10. 
Gonzaga
2. 
Virginia vs. 15. 
Utah Valley University
Last four teams out: California, Tennessee, Dayton, Missouri
Why?
Georgetown: Don’t let the eyesore of the overall record (16-12) and beyond questionable RPI (64) fool you. None of the other teams jockeying for position on and around the bubble cut line have as many wins against Top 50 RPI teams than the Hoyas’ four (vs. Kansas State, vs. VCU, vs. Michigan State, Xavier). With games against Creighton (home) and Villanova (away) to end the season, Georgetown can all but clinch a bid by Saturday afternoon.
Why not?
California: Most projections have the Golden Bears in the field, and it’s mostly due to Cal’s win over then-undefeated and No. 1 Arizona on Feb. 1. But since then, Cal has gone 3-4, with their only wins against the Washington schools and USC, and all four of those losses to teams currently projected into the NCAA field (Stanford, UCLA, Arizona schools). The Bears’ best win in the non-conference came in the Maui Invitational vs. Arkansas, which might not be enough to carry the day unless the Bears sweep the Rocky Mountain schools at home (Utah, Colorado) to end the regular season.
