JeffDBracket's Bracketology - Version 9.0 - 03/07/11

Missouri St. will have a long week on the bubble after its MVC Title Game loss

Take a deep breathe folks - it is March! The madness is officially here, and will only get more ridiculous starting tomorrow in New York City for the Big East Tournament. So far Indiana State, Belmont, UNC-Asheville and Morehead State all clinched automatic bids into the NCAA Tournament. Only one of those teams, Belmont, was the 1-seed in their respective conference tournaments. What exactly does this mean? It means that after only four conference tournaments we already have witnessed some surprise outcomes. Missouri State thought it had a clear path to the NCAA Tournament, but their loss to the Sycamores of Indiana State has made them a lock for the bubble between now and Selection Sunday. 

With one of the "softest" bubbles in NCAA Tournament history, these next six days will be wild for teams that are hanging on for dear life in terms of their NCAA Tournament hopes. There will be no write-ups attached to these daily bracketologies, but expect numerous blog posts. There will be one tonight previewing all of the remaining conference tournaments.

Who made the bracket:

American East - Boston

Atlantic Coast - Boston College, Duke*, Florida State, North Carolina, Virginia Tech

Atlantic Sun - Belmont

Atlantic 10 - Temple*, Richmond, Xavier

Big East - Cincinnati, Connecticut, Georgetown, Louisville, Marquette, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh*, St. John's, Syracuse, West Virginia, Villanova

Big Sky - Northern Colorado

Big South - UNC-Asheville

Big Ten - Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State*, Purdue, Wisconsin

Big XII - Colorado, Kansas*, Kansas State, Missouri, Texas, Texas A&M

Big West - Long Beach State

Colonial - George Mason*, Old Dominion

Conference USA - Alabama-Birmingham

Horizon - Butler

Ivy - Harvard

Metro Atlantic - Saint Peter's

Mid-American - Kent State

Mid-Eastern - Bethune-Cookman

Missouri Valley - Indiana State

Mountain West - Brigham Young, Nevada-Las Vegas, San Diego State*

Northeast - Long Island

Ohio Valley - Morehead State

Pacific-10 - Arizona*, Washington, UCLA

Patriot - Bucknell

Southeastern - Alabama, Florida*, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Vanderbilt

Southern - Charleston

Southland - McNeese State

Summit - Oakland

Sun Belt - Middle Tennessee State

Southwestern - Texas Southern

Western (WAC) - Utah State

West Coast - Gonzaga, St. Mary's*

* - Automatic Bid

Italic - New Addition

Green and Bold - Conference Tournament Winners

Read more after the jump

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Conference Bids

Big East - 11

Big XII - 6

Big Ten - 6

Southeastern - 6

Atlantic Coast - 5

Mountain West - 3

Pacific-10 - 3

Atlantic Ten - 3

West Coast - 2

Colonial Athletic - 2

Horizon League - 1

Missouri Valley - 1

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Bracket Notes

Last Four In

 - Virginia Tech

 - Boston College

 - Colorado

 - Alabama

First Four Out

 - Missouri State

 - Clemson

 - Penn State

 - Southern Cal

Next Four Out

 - Washington State

 - Colorado State

 - Nebraska

 - Memphis

Also Considered

 - Texas-El Paso

 - Virginia Commonwealth

 - Baylor

 - Fairfield

 - Minnesota

1st Round Games

 12 - Boston College vs. Colorado

 12 - Alabama vs. Virginia Tech

 16 - North Carolina-Asheville vs. Bethune-Cookman

 16 - Texas Southern vs. McNeese State

New Additions (Power Conferences)

 - Boston College

 - Indiana State

Dropped Out (Power Conferences)

 - Baylor

 - Missouri State

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NCAA Tournament Seeding

#1 Seeds -

- Ohio State, Pittsburgh, Kansas, Notre Dame

#2 Seeds -

- Brigham Young, Duke, Texas, San Diego State

#3 Seeds -

- North Carolina, Purdue, Syracuse, Florida

#4 Seeds -

- St. John's, Louisville, Kentucky, Wisconsin

#5 Seeds -

- West Virginia, Connecticut, Xavier, Arizona

#6 Seeds -

- Kansas State, Cincinnati, Texas A&M, Georgetown

#7 Seeds -

- Temple, Vanderbilt, Villanova, California-L.A.

#8 Seeds -

- Missouri, Nevada-Las Vegas, Old Dominion, George Mason

#9 Seeds -

- Utah State, Illinois, Florida State, Tennessee

#10 Seeds -

- Washington, St. Mary's, Gonzaga, Richmond

#11 Seeds -

- Marquette, Michigan, Butler, Alabama-Birmingham

#12 Seeds -

- Georgia, Michigan State, Boston College vs. Colorado, Virginia Tech vs. Alabama

#13 Seeds -

- Belmont, Harvard, Oakland, Indiana State

#14 Seeds -

- Charleston, Iona, Bucknell, Charleston

#15 Seeds -

- Morehead State, Long Island, Long Beach State, Northern Colorado

#16 Seeds -

- Boston University, Middle Tennessee State, North Carolina-Asheville vs. Bethune Cookman, Texas Southern vs. McNeese State
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The Bracket

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