Bracketology - Edition III

After a week that included West Virginia losing twice, Arizona winning at UCLA, Kentucky defeating South Carolina, Florida State beating both Notre Dame and Louisville and Northwestern beating Ohio State in Columbus for the first time since 1977, our third released bracket has changed a lot once again. So where does your team fall? Is your team a one seed, four seed, in the field or on the outside looking in? Find out in our bracket below.

*Teams in BOLD represent automatic bids

East Regional

#1 Villanova vs. #16 North Carolina Central/#16 Texas Southern

#8 Iowa State vs. #9 Virginia Commonwealth

#5 Cincinnati vs. #12 Michigan/#12 Pittsburgh

#4 Virginia vs. #13 Monmouth

#6 Maryland vs. #11 Wichita State

#3 Oregon vs. #14 Vermont

#7 South Carolina vs. #10 Illinois State

#2 Florida State vs. #15 Princeton

West Regional

#1 Gonzaga vs. #16 UC Irvine

#8 Virginia Tech vs. #9 Southern California

#5 Purdue vs. #12 Akron

#4 Butler vs. #13 Texas-Arlington

#6 Southern Methodist vs. #11 Miami (FL)

#3 Louisville vs. #14 North Carolina-Greensboro

#7 Indiana vs. #10 Seton Hall

#2 Baylor vs. #15 Bucknell

Mid-West Regional

#1 Kansas vs. #16 North Dakota State

#8 North Carolina-Wilmington vs. #9 Texas Christian

#5 Creighton vs. #12 Arkansas/#12 Michigan State

#4 Wisconsin vs. #13 Valparaiso

#6 Florida vs. #11 Middle Tennessee

#3 Notre Dame vs. #14 New Mexico State

#7 Northwestern vs. #10 Marquette

#2 UCLA vs. #15 Belmont

South Regional

#1 Kentucky vs. #16 Sam Houston State/#16 Mount St. Mary’s

#8 Dayton vs. #9 Minnesota

#5 Duke vs. #12 Florida Gulf Coast

#4 West Virginia vs. #13 Nevada

#6 Xavier vs. #11 Texas Tech

#3 Arizona vs. #14 Winthrop

#7 St. Mary’s vs. #10 Kansas State

#2 North Carolina vs. #15 Weber State

Last Four 'First Four Byes': Wichita State, Texas Tech, Miami (FL), Kansas State

Last Four In: Michigan, Arkansas, Pittsburgh, Michigan State

First Four Out: Clemson, Illinois, Wake Forest, Utah

Next Four Out: California, Oklahoma State, Memphis, Georgia