East plays Midwest in the Final Four. West plays South. Onto the bracket. There will be no explanation of why teams are where they are. That’s asking a little too much. If I could get it into bracket form, I would.

EAST REGION

1. TENNESSEE
16. ROBERT MORRIS

8. BAYLOR
9. USC

5. NOTRE DAME
12. ILLINOIS ST.

4. STANFORD
13. AKRON

6. PURDUE
11. MASSACHUSETTS

3. LOUISVILLE
14. CORNELL

7. ARIZONA
10. OKLAHOMA

2. DUKE
15. BELMONT

SOUTH REGION

1. NORTH CAROLINA
16. RIDER

8. SAINT MARY’S
9. ARKANSAS

5. CLEMSON
12. ARIZONA ST.

4. VANDERBILT
13. NEW MEXICO

6. BUTLER
11. KENTUCKY

3. XAVIER
14. BOISE STATE

7. PITTSBURGH
10. SOUTH ALABAMA

2. KANSAS
15. AMERICAN

MIDWEST REGION

1. MEMPHIS
16. (play-in game: MORGAN STATE vs. ALABAMA STATE)

8. MIAMI (FL)
9. KENT STATE

5. WASHINGTON STATE
12. WESTERN KENTUCKY

4. MICHIGAN STATE
13. ORAL ROBERTS

6. DRAKE
11. VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH

3. WISCONSIN
14. UMBC

7. WEST VIRGINIA
10. DAVIDSON

2. TEXAS
15. LAMAR

WEST REGION

1. UCLA
16. PORTLAND STATE

8. UNLV
9. MISSISSIPPI STATE

5. MARQUETTE
12. UAB

4. INDIANA
13. CAL-STATE NORTHRIDGE

6. BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIV.
11. TEXAS A&M

3. CONNECTICUT
14. AUSTIN PEAY

7. GONZAGA
10. KANSAS STATE

2. GEORGETOWN
15. WINTHROP