NCAA Field of 68 - March 1, 2012 Edition

• Kentucky overall #1, followed by Syracuse, Duke and Kansas
• I have done my best to balance the Top 4 in each region and consider distance.  This is not easy, as the West can not always get the 4th team on a line.
• Last 4 In - BYU, Texas, Northwestern, Xavier
• Next 6 - Whoever nets quality wins in the next 10 days (see South Florida, Cincinnati and Colorado State for examples)
• One First Four game moved to 11 line to accomodate travel, South Florida and Seton Hall moved to 12 line, but ahead of these teams in my S-curve
• I am now accomodating 10 Big East teams which I did not see coming.
• I decided to go into the prognostication business and have moved VCU in my field, but as Colonial Tourney champ over Drexel.  Just trying to liven the bottom of the bracket up

West Regional
Omaha
(1)  Kansas (16) Texas-Arlington
(8)  New Mexico vs (9) California
Albuquerque
(5)  Florida vs (12) Seton Hall
(4)  Wichita State vs (13)  Middle Tennessee
Louisville
(6)  Florida State vs (11) BYU/Northwestern
(3)  Marquette vs (14)  Davidson
Columbus
(7)  Kansas State vs (10)  St. Louis
(2)  Michigan State vs (15)  Valparaiso

Midwest Regional
Louisville
(1)  Kentucky vs (16)  Mississippi Valley State/UNC-Asheville
(8)  Memphis vs (9)  St. Mary's
Portland
(5)  Temple vs (12) South Florida
(4)  Wisconsin vs (13)  Washington
Albuquerque
(6)  San Diego State vs (11)  West Virginia
(3)  Baylor vs (14)  Nevada
Pittsburgh
(7)  Notre Dame vs (10) Harvard
(2)  Ohio State vs (15) Bucknell

South Regional
Greensboro
(1)  Duke vs (16)  Long Island
(8)  Alabama vs (9)  Southern Miss
Nashville
(5)  Louisville vs (12)  Texas/Xavier
(4)  Michigan vs (13)  VCU
Columbus
(6)  Gonzaga vs (11)  Colorado State
(3)  Georgetown vs (14)  Belmont
Omaha
(7)  Purdue  vs (10)  Cincinnati
(2)  Missouri vs (15)  Montana

East Regional
Pittsburgh
(1)  Syracuse vs (16)  Stony Brook/Savannah State
(8)  Virginia vs (9)  Iowa State
Portland
(5)  UNLV vs (12)  Iona
(4)  Vanderbilt vs (13)  Long Beach State
Nashville
(6)  Murray State vs (11)  Mississippi State
(3)  Indiana vs (14)  Oral Roberts
Greensboro
(7)  Creighton vs (10)  Connecticut
(2)  North Carolina vs (15)  Akron