Bracket Breakdown

AS OF FEBRUARY 28, 2012

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

No. 2: Kansas, North Carolina, Ohio State, Missouri

No. 3: Marquette, Michigan, Georgetown, Baylor

No. 4: Indiana, Wichita State, Louisville, Wisconsin

No. 5: Temple, UNLV, Florida, Murray State

No. 6: Gonzaga, Florida State, Vanderbilt, Creighton

No. 7: Saint Mary’s, San Diego State, Notre Dame, New Mexico

No. 8: Iowa State, Kansas State, Purdue, Memphis

No. 9: Alabama, Virginia, Southern Miss, Saint Louis

No. 10: California, Connecticut, Cincinnati, Harvard

No. 11: Seton Hall, Washington, West Virginia, Mississippi State

No. 12: Long Beach State, Miami (Fl.), Xavier, Dayton, Northwestern

No. 13: Saint Joseph’s, Colorado State, Iona, Oral Roberts, Drexel

No. 14: Middle Tennessee, Nevada, Akron, Belmont

No. 15: Davidson, Weber State, Bucknell, Valparaiso

No. 16: Texas-Arlington, LIU-Brooklyn, UNC-Asheville, Mississippi Valley State, Stony Brook, Savannah State

Breakdown by Conference

• ACC (5): Duke, North Carolina, Florida State, Virginia, Miami (Fl.)
• Big East (9): Syracuse, Marquette, Georgetown, Louisville, Notre Dame, Connecticut, Cincinnati, Seton Hall, West Virginia
• Big Ten (7): Michigan State, Ohio State, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Purdue, Northwestern
• Big 12 (5): Kansas, Missouri, Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas State
• Pac-12 (2): California, Washington
• SEC (5): Kentucky, Florida, Vanderbilt, Alabama, Mississippi State
• Atlantic-10 (5): Temple, Saint Louis, Xavier, Dayton, Saint Joseph’s
• Conference USA (2): Memphis, Southern Miss
• Missouri Valley (2): Wichita State, Creighton
• Mountain West (4): UNLV, San Diego State, New Mexico, Colorado State
• West Coast (2): Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s

One-Big Conferences (20): America East (Vermont), Atlantic Sun (Belmont), Big Sky (Weber State), Big South (UNC-Asheville), Big West (Long Beach State), Colonial (Drexel), Horizon (Valparaiso), Ivy (Harvard), MAC (Akron), MAAC (Iona), MEAC (Savannah 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: Dayton, Northwestern, Saint Joseph’s, Colorado State
• Last Four Out: Texas, BYU, Arizona, South Florida
• Next Four Out: VCU, Oregon, UCF, Colorado

Bracket Breakdown

AS OF FEBRUARY 21, 2012

No. 1: Syracuse, Kentucky, Missouri, Duke

No. 2: Michigan State, Kansas, Ohio State, North Carolina

No. 3: Marquette, Georgetown, Michigan, Baylor

No. 4: Louisville, Wisconsin, Indiana, Wichita State

No. 5: Florida, UNLV, Florida State, Temple

No. 6: New Mexico, Gonzaga, Creighton, Murray State

No. 7: Vanderbilt, Notre Dame, San Diego State, Saint Mary’s

No. 8: Virginia, Saint Louis, Southern Miss, California

No. 9: Kansas State, Iowa State, West Virginia, Memphis

No. 10: Harvard, Purdue, Connecticut, Mississippi State

No. 11: Alabama, BYU, Xavier, Cincinnati

No. 12: Seton Hall, Northwestern, Long Beach State, Miami (Fl.), Washington

No. 13: Dayton, Texas, Middle Tennessee, Iona, Oral Roberts

No. 14: Akron, Nevada, Drexel, Belmont

No. 15: Davidson, Valparaiso, Weber State, Bucknell

No. 16: LIU-Brooklyn, Texas-Arlington, UNC-Asheville, Vermont, Mississippi Valley State, Savannah State

Breakdown by Conference

• ACC (5): Duke, North Carolina, Florida State, Virginia, Miami (Fl.)
• Big East (9): Syracuse, Marquette, Georgetown, Louisville, Notre Dame, West Virginia, Connecticut, Seton Hall, Cincinnati
• Big Ten (7): Michigan State, Ohio State, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Purdue, Northwestern
• Big 12 (6): Missouri, Kansas, Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas State, Texas
• Pac-12 (2): California, Washington
• SEC (5): Kentucky, Florida, Vanderbilt, Mississippi State, Alabama
• Atlantic-10 (4): Temple, Saint Louis, Xavier, Dayton
• Conference USA (2): Southern Miss, Memphis
• Missouri Valley (2): Wichita State, Creighton
• Mountain West (3): UNLV, New Mexico, San Diego State
• West Coast (3): Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s, BYU

One-Big Conferences (20): America East (Vermont), Atlantic Sun (Belmont), Big Sky (Weber State), Big South (UNC-Asheville), Big West (Long Beach State), Colonial (Drexel), Horizon (Valparaiso), Ivy (Harvard), MAC (Akron), MAAC (Iona), MEAC (Savannah 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: Miami (Fl.), Washington, Dayton, Texas
• Last Four Out: Saint Joseph’s, Arizona, Colorado State, NC State
• Next Four Out: UCF, Minnesota, Oregon, South Florida

Bracket Breakdown

AS OF FEBRUARY 21, 2012

No. 1: Syracuse, Kentucky, Missouri, Duke

No. 2: Michigan State, Kansas, Ohio State, North Carolina

No. 3: Marquette, Georgetown, Michigan, Baylor

No. 4: Louisville, Wisconsin, Indiana, Wichita State

No. 5: Florida, UNLV, Florida State, Temple

No. 6: New Mexico, Gonzaga, Creighton, Murray State

No. 7: Vanderbilt, Notre Dame, San Diego State, Saint Mary’s

No. 8: Virginia, Saint Louis, Southern Miss, California

No. 9: Kansas State, Iowa State, West Virginia, Memphis

No. 10: Harvard, Purdue, Connecticut, Mississippi State

No. 11: Alabama, BYU, Xavier, Cincinnati

No. 12: Seton Hall, Northwestern, Long Beach State, Miami (Fl.), Washington

No. 13: Dayton, Texas, Middle Tennessee, Iona, Oral Roberts

No. 14: Akron, Nevada, Drexel, Belmont

No. 15: Davidson, Valparaiso, Weber State, Bucknell

No. 16: LIU-Brooklyn, Texas-Arlington, UNC-Asheville, Vermont, Mississippi Valley State, Savannah State

Breakdown by Conference

• ACC (5): Duke, North Carolina, Florida State, Virginia, Miami (Fl.)
• Big East (9): Syracuse, Marquette, Georgetown, Louisville, Notre Dame, West Virginia, Connecticut, Seton Hall, Cincinnati
• Big Ten (7): Michigan State, Ohio State, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Purdue, Northwestern
• Big 12 (6): Missouri, Kansas, Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas State, Texas
• Pac-12 (2): California, Washington
• SEC (5): Kentucky, Florida, Vanderbilt, Mississippi State, Alabama
• Atlantic-10 (4): Temple, Saint Louis, Xavier, Dayton
• Conference USA (2): Southern Miss, Memphis
• Missouri Valley (2): Wichita State, Creighton
• Mountain West (3): UNLV, New Mexico, San Diego State
• West Coast (3): Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s, BYU

One-Big Conferences (20): America East (Vermont), Atlantic Sun (Belmont), Big Sky (Weber State), Big South (UNC-Asheville), Big West (Long Beach State), Colonial (Drexel), Horizon (Valparaiso), Ivy (Harvard), MAC (Akron), MAAC (Iona), MEAC (Savannah 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: Miami (Fl.), Washington, Dayton, Texas
• Last Four Out: Saint Joseph’s, Arizona, Colorado State, NC State
• Next Four Out: UCF, Minnesota, Oregon, South Florida

Bracket Breakdown

AS OF FEBRUARY 17, 2012

No. 1: Syracuse, Kentucky, Missouri, Duke

No. 2: Kansas, North Carolina, Ohio State, Michigan State

No. 3: Baylor, Georgetown, Michigan, Marquette

No. 4: Indiana, Louisville, UNLV, Wisconsin

No. 5: Wichita State, Florida State, Gonzaga, Temple

No. 6: Florida, San Diego State, Creighton, Saint Mary’s

No. 7: Vanderbilt, Murray State, Notre Dame, New Mexico

No. 8: Southern Miss, Mississippi State, Memphis, Virginia

No. 9: Saint Louis, Connecticut, Purdue, West Virginia

No. 10: Harvard, Iowa State, Alabama, California

No. 11: Kansas State, Seton Hall, BYU, Xavier

No. 12: Texas, Illinois, Miami (Fl.), Northwestern, Long Beach State

No. 13: Cincinnati, Dayton, Middle Tennessee, Oral Roberts, Nevada

No. 14: Iona, Akron, Drexel, Davidson

No. 15: Valparaiso, Bucknell, Belmont, Weber State

No. 16: LIU-Brooklyn, Texas-Arlington, UNC-Asheville, Vermont, Mississippi Valley State, Savannah State

Breakdown by Conference

• ACC (5): Duke, North Carolina, Florida State, Virginia, Miami (Fl.)
• Big East (9): Syracuse, Georgetown, Marquette, Louisville, Notre Dame, Connecticut, West Virginia, Seton Hall, Cincinnati
• Big Ten (8): Ohio State, Michigan State, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Purdue, Illinois, Northwestern
• Big 12 (6): Missouri, Kansas, Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas State, Illinois
• Pac-12 (1): California
• SEC (5): Kentucky, Florida, Vanderbilt, Mississippi State, Alabama
• Atlantic-10 (4): Temple, Saint Louis, Xavier, Dayton
• Conference USA (2): Southern Miss, Memphis
• Missouri Valley (2): Wichita State, Creighton
• Mountain West (3): UNLV, San Diego State, New Mexico
• West Coast (3): Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s, BYU

One-Big Conferences (20): America East (Vermont), Atlantic Sun (Belmont), Big Sky (Weber State), Big South (UNC-Asheville), Big West (Long Beach State), Colonial (Drexel), Horizon (Valparaiso), Ivy (Harvard), MAC (Akron), MAAC (Iona), MEAC (Savannah 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: Dayton, Cincinnati, Northwestern, Miami (Fl.)
• Last Four Out: Arizona, Minnesota, NC State, Washington
• Next Four Out: UCF, Ole Miss, Saint Joseph’s, Colorado State

Bubble Breakdown

AS OF FEBRUARY 10, 2012

Bubble Breakdown and Comparison

Locks: 25

Automatic bids from the other conferences: 20

45 Locks Overall

• ACC (2): North Carolina, Duke
• Big East (4): Syracuse, Georgetown, Marquette, Louisville
• Big Ten (5): Ohio State, Michigan State, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin
• Big 12 (3): Baylor, Missouri, Kansas
• Pac-12 (1): Automatic bid
• SEC (3): Kentucky, Florida, Vanderbilt
• Atlantic-10 (0/1): Temple
• Conference USA (0/1): Southern Miss
• Missouri Valley (1): Creighton
• Mountain West (2): UNLV, San Diego State
• West Coast (2): Saint Mary’s, Gonzaga

One-Bid Conferences (20): America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Colonial, Horizon, Ivy, MAC, MAAC, MEAC, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, Summit, Sun Belt, SWAC, WAC

Teams that need to keep winning to avoid the bubble – these bids are not up for grabs yet (6): Florida State, Virginia, Mississippi State, Temple, Southern Miss, Wichita State

Note: Temple and Southern Miss are in the “Should Be In” category, but they can’t stop winning. They’re the leaders of their respective conferences for now.

That would leave 19 bids up for grabs. Click above to see every bubble team’s profile and how they compare to one another.

Bracket Breakdown

AS OF FEBRUARY 7, 2012

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

No. 2: North Carolina, Missouri, Michigan State, Duke

No. 3: Kansas, UNLV, Georgetown, Michigan

No. 4: Marquette, Florida, Creighton, Indiana

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

No. 6: Vanderbilt, Florida State, Louisville, Temple

No. 7: Mississippi State, Virginia, Southern Miss, Gonzaga

No. 8: Illinois, West Virginia, Iowa State, Wichita State

No. 9: Kansas State, Connecticut, Alabama, Harvard

No. 10: Notre Dame, New Mexico, Memphis, Purdue

No. 11: BYU, Saint Louis, Minnesota, Washington

No. 12: Colorado State, Xavier, Seton Hall, Dayton, California, Northwestern

No. 13: Long Beach State, Middle Tennessee, Cleveland State, Oral Roberts

No. 14: Iona, Akron, Nevada, Davidson

No. 15: Drexel, Bucknell, Weber State, Mercer

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

Breakdown by Conference

• ACC (4): North Carolina, Duke, Florida State, Virginia
• Big East (8): Syracuse, Georgetown, Marquette, Louisville, West Virginia, Connecticut, Notre Dame, Seton Hall
• Big Ten (9): Ohio State, Michigan State, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois, Purdue, Minnesota, Northwestern
• Big 12 (5): Baylor, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa State, Kansas State
• Pac-12 (2): Washington, California
• SEC (5): Kentucky, Florida, Vanderbilt, Mississippi State, Alabama
• Atlantic-10 (4): Temple, Saint Louis, Xavier, Dayton
• 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 (3): Saint Mary’s, Gonzaga, BYU

One-Big Conferences (20): America East (Stony Brook), Atlantic Sun (Mercer), Big Sky (Weber State), Big South (UNC-Asheville), Big West (Long Beach State), Colonial (Drexel), 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: Northwestern, California, Dayton, Seton Hall
• Last Four Out: Cincinnati, Miami (Fl.), NC State, Ole Miss
• Next Four Out: Texas, Arkansas, Pittsburgh, Saint Joseph’s