2nd Bracket (12/03/10)

Well, it has been five days since the last update and we've had a lot happen since then. We've had the ACC/Big 10 challenge, the pre-season tournaments are good to go, and so now we're getting a good idea of what to expect from each team.

If a team changed spots the change will be represented in parentheses. Ex: (+1) (-1) NS= Not Seeded in prior bracket, FFO (First Four Out), NFO (Next Four Out),

The Seeds:

1's: Ohio State (+1) , UCONN, Duke, Pittsburgh (+1)

2's: Georgetown (-1), San Diego State (+2), Notre Dame, Tennessee (+1)

3's: UNLV, Kentucky (+1), Michigan State, Texas (+1)

4's: Southern Mississippi (+2), BYU, Kansas (-3), Kansas State (+1)

5's: Louisville, Central Florida (+6), Wisconsin (+3), Wichita State (+4)

6's: Illinois (+2), Vermont (-1), Baylor (+2), St. Marys (+1)

7's: Florida (NS), West Virginia (-4), Cleveland State (+3), Washington (+5)

8's: Villanova (+1), ODU (-2), Vanderbilt (-2), Washington State (+3)

9's: Sam Houston State (+4), St. Johns, Maryland (NS), Minnesota (-7)

10's: Belmont (+2), UMASS (FFO), Purdue (+4), South Dakota State (-3)

11's: Arizona (-1), Syracuse (NFO), Missouri (-4), Gonzaga (NFO)

12's: Butler (-1), Northwestern (FFO), South Carolina, VCU (-1)

13's: Air Force (-5), Cinncinati (-6), (Boston College(NS) vs. New Mexico), (Richmond(FFO) vs. Texas A&M(NS)

14's: Kent State, Robert Morris (NS), Utah State, Siena (-1)

15's: College of Charleston (NS), Yale (+1), Northern Arizona (NS), North Texas

16's: Morehead State (NS), Hampton (NS), (Lehigh (NS) vs. Coastal Carolina), (Pacific vs. Jackson State)

Last 4 in: Boston College, New Mexico, Richmond, Texas A&M

First Four Out: Cal, South Florida, Florida State, Memphis

Next Four Out: Marquette, NC State, UNC, Missouri State

New Friends (15) (9 At-Large, 6 Auto):

Florida, Maryland, UMASS, Syracuse, Gonzaga, Northwestern, Boston College, Richmond, Texas A&M, Robert Morris, College of Charleston, Northern Arizona, Morehead State, Hampton, Lehigh

Off on Vacation:

Florida State, Iowa State, Loyola-Chicago, Clemson, Appalachian State, Temple, Indiana, Xavier, NC State, Quinnipac, Montana State, Murray State, American, Morgan State

Bids Per Conference (Conferences not mentioned are assumed to have 1):

Big East: 10 (+1)

Big 10: 7

Big 12: 6

Mountain West: 5

SEC: 5 (+1)

ACC: 3 (-1)

Pac-10: 3 (-1)

A10: 2

CAA: 2

C-USA: 2

Horizon League: 2 (-1)

WCC: 2 (+1)