Bracket Prediction: What teams make the NCAA tournament?
Last four in: Saint Mary's, Virginia, California, Charlotte
First four out: Massachusetts, Temple, Alabama, Boise State
Next four out: Stanford, Indiana State, Villanova, Maryland
Entering the field: California, Virginia
Exiting the field: Stanford, Temple
Conference call (bids per league): Big East (7), Big Ten (7), Big 12 (6), Atlantic Coast (5), Atlantic 10 (5), Pac-12 (5), Mountain West (4), Southeastern (4), Missouri Valley (2), West Coast (2)
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EAST REGION
At Philadelphia
(1) Duke vs. (16) MID-EASTERN/North Carolina Central
(8) Illinois vs. (9) MISSOURI VALLEY/Wichita State
At San Jose, Calif.
(4) Kansas State vs. (13) WESTERN ATHLETIC/Louisiana Tech
(5) Marquette vs. (12) Mississippi
At Salt Lake City
(3) WEST COAST/Gonzaga vs. (14) AMERICA EAST/Stony Brook
(6) Notre Dame vs. (11) Saint Louis
At San Jose, Calif.
(2) Arizona vs. (15) SOUTHERN/Davidson
(7) San Diego State vs. (10) Baylor
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MIDWEST REGION
At Dayton, Ohio
(1) Indiana vs. (16) BIG SOUTH/UNC Asheville-METRO ATLANTIC/Niagara
(8) Missouri vs. (9) UCLA
At Salt Lake City
(4) MOUNTAIN WEST/New Mexico vs. (13) MID-AMERICAN/Akron
(5) Cincinnati vs. (12) Charlotte/Saint Mary's
At Philadelphia
(3) BIG EAST/Syracuse vs. (14) ATLANTIC SUN/Florida Gulf Coast
(6) Minnesota vs. (11) La Salle
At Kansas City, Mo.
(2) BIG 12/Kansas vs. (15) BIG WEST/Long Beach State
(7) N.C. State vs. (10) Colorado
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SOUTH REGION
At Lexington, Ky.
(1) ATLANTIC COAST/Miami vs. (16) NORTHEAST/Bryant-SOUTHWESTERN/Southern
(8) UNLV vs. (9) Iowa State
At Austin, Texas
(4) Pittsburgh vs. (13) PATRIOT/Bucknell
(5) Ohio State vs. (12) OHIO VALLEY/Belmont
At Dayton, Ohio
(3) Louisville vs. (14) IVY/Harvard
(6) PAC-12/Oregon vs. (11) Kentucky
At Auburn Hills, Mich.
(2) Michigan vs. (15) BIG SKY/Montana
(7) ATLANTIC 10/Virginia Commonwealth vs. (10) CONFERENCE USA/Memphis
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WEST REGION
At Auburn Hills, Mich.
(1) BIG TEN/Michigan State vs. (16) COLONIAL/Northeastern
(8) Colorado State vs. (9) Creighton
At Austin, Texas
(4) Georgetown vs. (13) SOUTHLAND/Stephen F. Austin
(5) Oklahoma State vs. (12) California/Virginia
At Kansas City, Mo.
(3) Butler vs. (14) HORIZON/Valparaiso
(6) Wisconsin vs. (11) SUN BELT/Middle Tennessee
At Lexington, Ky.
(2) SOUTHEASTERN/Florida vs. (15) SUMMIT/Western Illinois
(7) Oklahoma vs. (10) North Carolina
About the bracketologist: Patrick Stevens is Paste BN Sports' 2013 bracket specialist. He has covered college sports and projected the NCAA tournament field for more than a decade for various publications, including The Washington Times. Don't like his projections? Tweet him @D1scourse.