Bracket-OGRAPHOLOGY! 2/14/2011

Happy Valentine's Day!  As a very special valentine from me to you, dear reader, I present the 2nd installment of Diminishing Skills Bracket-OGRAPHOLOGY!  All projections are based on an average of ESPN's RPI, Ken Pomeroy's Ratings, and Jeff Sagarin's Ratings, and automatic qualifiers are in italics.  Enjoy.


WEST
1. Kansas
16. Texas Southern/16. Texas State

8. Temple
9. Marquette

4. Villanova
13. Valapraiso

5. Arizona
12. UTEP

6. Illinois
11. Maryland

3. Notre Dame
14. Fairfield

7. Utah State
10. Belmont

2. Georgetown
15. Long Island

EAST
1. Ohio State
16. Hampton/16. Utah Valley

8. Cincinnati
9. Tennessee

4. Louisville
13. Princeton

5. Vanderbilt
12. Missouri State

6. George Mason
11. Michigan State

3. North Carolina
14. Bucknell

7. St. Mary's
10. Virginia Tech

2. San Diego State
15. Montana

SOUTHEAST
1. Pittsburgh
16. Florida Atlantic

8. Texas A&M
9. Minnesota

4. Syracuse
13. Oakland

5. Florida
12. Clemson/UAB

6. Missouri
11. Old Dominion

3. Wisconsin
14. Vermont

7. UNLV
10. Florida State

2. Duke
15. Kent State

SOUTHWEST
1. Texas
16. Murray State

8. St. John's
9. Xavier

4. Kentucky
13. Coastal Carolina

5. Connecticut
12. Georgia/UCLA

6. West Virginia
11. Wichita State

3. Purdue
14. Charleston

7. Washington
10. Kansas State

2. BYU
15. Long Beach State

LAST FOUR IN
UAB
UCLA
Georgia
Clemson

LAST FOUR OUT
Cleveland State
Michigan
New Mexico
Colorado State

LOWEST RANKED QUALIFIER
Utah Valley (261)

CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
Big East: 11
Big Ten: 5
ACC: 5
SEC: 5
Big 12: 4
Mountain West: 3
PAC-10: 3
Atlantic 10: 2
Colonial: 2
Conference USA: 2
Missouri Valley: 2