Bracket Prediction: What teams make the NCAA tournament?

Written By The USA Links on Monday, 11 February 2013 | 08:50

Every week this college basketball season, USA TODAY Sports picks the field for the NCAA tournament.

Last four in: Massachusetts, Stanford, Temple, Saint Mary's

First four out: Arizona State, Indiana State, Virginia, Charlotte

Next four out: Villanova, Alabama, Boise State, California

AT-LARGE: Ranking the NCAA tournament bids

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SEASON OUTLOOK: Elite teams in need of a jolt

Conference call (bids per league): Big East (7), Big Ten (7), Atlantic 10 (6), Big 12 (6), Pac-12 (5), Atlantic Coast (4), Mountain West (4), Southeastern (4), Missouri Valley (2), West Coast (2)

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EAST REGION

@ Philadelphia

(1) Duke vs. (16) MID-EASTERN/North Carolina Central

(8) Missouri vs. (9) MISSOURI VALLEY/Wichita State

@ San Jose, Calif.

(4) Pittsburgh vs. (13) WESTERN ATHLETIC/Louisiana Tech

(5) Ohio State vs. (12) Colorado

@ Lexington, Ky.

(3) Louisville vs. (14) ATLANTIC SUN/Florida Gulf Coast

(6) Oregon vs. (11) Saint Louis

@ Kansas City, Mo.

(2) Kansas vs. (15) SOUTHERN/Davidson

(7) San Diego State vs. (10) Illinois

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MIDWEST REGION

@ Auburn Hills, Mich.

(1) Michigan vs. (16) NORTHEAST/Bryant-BIG SOUTH/UNC Asheville

(8) UCLA vs. (9) Kentucky

@ Austin, Texas

(4) BIG 12/Kansas State vs. (13) PATRIOT/Bucknell

(5) Georgetown vs. (12) SUN BELT/Middle Tennessee

@ Salt Lake City

(3) WEST COAST/Gonzaga vs. (14) HORIZON/Valparaiso

(6) Wisconsin vs. (11) La Salle

@ Philadelphia

(2) BIG EAST/Syracuse vs. (15) BIG WEST/Long Beach State

(7) N.C. State vs. (10) Colorado State

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SOUTH REGION

@Dayton, Ohio

(1) Indiana vs. (16) SUMMIT/Western Illinois-SOUTHWESTERN/Southern

(8) Creighton vs. (9) North Carolina

@ Kansas City, Mo.

(4) Marquette vs. (13) SOUTHLAND/Stephen F. Austin

(5) Oklahoma State vs. (12) Temple/Stanford

@ Dayton, Ohio

(3) ATLANTIC 10/Butler vs. (14) IVY/Harvard

(6) Cincinnati vs. (11) Mississippi

@ San Jose, Calif.

(2) PAC-12/Arizona vs. (15) METRO ATLANTIC/Niagara

(7) UNLV vs. (10) Baylor

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WEST REGION

@ Austin, Texas

(1) ATLANTIC COAST/Miami vs. (16) COLONIAL/Northeastern

(8) Virginia Commonwealth vs. (9) Iowa State

@ Salt Lake City

(4) MOUNTAIN WEST/New Mexico vs. (13) MID-AMERICAN/Akron

(5) Minnesota vs. (12) Saint Mary's/Massachusetts

@ Auburn Hills, Mich.

(3) BIG TEN/Michigan State vs. (14) AMERICA EAST/Stony Brook

(6) Notre Dame vs. (11) OHIO VALLEY/Belmont

@ Lexington, Ky.

(2) SOUTHEASTERN/Florida vs. (15) BIG SKY/Montana

(7) Oklahoma vs. (10) CONFERENCE USA/Memphis

Source: http://www.theusalinks.com/2013/02/11/bracket-prediction-what-teams-make-the-ncaa-tournament/

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