Monday, January 30, 2012

Bracket Breakdown

AS OF JANUARY 30, 2012

No. 1: Syracuse, Kentucky, Ohio State, Duke

No. 2: Kansas, North Carolina, Baylor, Missouri

No. 3: Michigan State, UNLV, Georgetown, Creighton

No. 4: Michigan, Marquette, Indiana, Vanderbilt

No. 5: Wisconsin, Murray State, Saint Mary’s, Florida State

No. 6: Florida, Kansas State, West Virginia, San Diego State

No. 7: Virginia, Gonzaga, Mississippi State, Louisville

No. 8: Alabama, Connecticut, Temple, Wichita State

No. 9: Harvard, Dayton, Purdue, Illinois

No. 10: Seton Hall, New Mexico, Southern Miss, Memphis

No. 11: California, Minnesota, Saint Louis, Xavier

No. 12: Iowa State, Middle Tennessee, Colorado State, Notre Dame, Cincinnati, Arkansas

No. 13: Long Beach State, Oral Roberts, Iona, Davidson

No. 14: Akron, Cleveland State, Massachusetts, Nevada

No. 15: George Mason, Bucknell, Belmont, Weber State

No. 16: Long Island, Norfolk State, UNC-Asheville, Texas-Arlington, Stony Brook, Mississippi Valley State

Breakdown by Conference

  • ACC (4): Duke, North Carolina, Florida State, Virginia
  • Big East (9): Syracuse, Georgetown, Marquette, West Virginia, Louisville, Connecticut, Seton Hall, Notre Dame, Cincinnati
  • Big Ten (8): Ohio State, Michigan State, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois, Purdue, Minnesota
  • Big 12 (5): Kansas, Baylor, Missouri, Kansas State, Iowa State
  • Pac-12 (1): California
  • SEC (6): Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Florida, Mississippi State, Alabama, Arkansas
  • Atlantic-10 (5): Temple, Dayton, Massachusetts (auto), Saint Louis, Xavier
  • Conference USA (2): Southern Miss, Memphis
  • Missouri Valley (2): Creighton, Wichita State
  • Mountain West (4): UNLV, San Diego State, New Mexico, Colorado State
  • West Coast (2): Saint Mary’s, Gonzaga

One-Big Conferences (20): America East (Stony Brook), Atlantic Sun (Belmont), Big Sky (Weber State), Big South (UNC-Asheville), Big West (Long Beach State), Colonial (George Mason), Horizon (Cleveland State), Ivy (Harvard), MAC (Akron), MAAC (Iona), MEAC (Norfolk State), Northeast (Long Island), Ohio Valley (Murray State), Patriot (Bucknell), Southern (Davidson), Southland (Texas Arlington), Summit (Oral Roberts), Sun Belt (Middle Tennessee), SWAC (Mississippi Valley State), WAC (Nevada)

  • Last Four In: Colorado State, Notre Dame, Cincinnati, Arkansas
  • Last Four Out: Washington, BYU, Texas, Ole Miss
  • Next Four Out: NC State, Northwestern, Marshall, Stanford