Bracket math: Crunching the numbers

Wednesday, March 11, 2009 | Print Entry

Posted by Joe Lunardi

Editor's note: This file was updated on Wednesday, March 11, 1:30 p.m. ET.

No. 1 seeds

South: North Carolina
Midwest: Pittsburgh
East: Connecticut
West: Louisville
Notable: Expect either UConn or Louisville to eliminate itself from this group at the Big East tournament. Three additional teams -- Memphis, Michigan State and the Big 12 tourney winner (Kansas or Oklahoma) -- remain in contention for No. 1 seeds.

Automatic Qualifiers (12)

• Chattanooga (Southern)
• Cleveland State (Horizon)
• Cornell (Ivy League)
• East Tennessee State (Atlantic Sun)
• Gonzaga (West Coast)
• Morehead State (Ohio Valley)
• North Dakota State (Summit)
• Northern Iowa (Missouri Valley)
• Radford (Big South)
• Siena (MAAC)
• VCU (Colonial)
• Western Kentucky (Sun Belt)  
 

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