Bracketology: UNC Creeps Up The Seed Ladder

Let’s take a look at this week’s prediction of the 2012 NCAA Tournament field and seeding, if the season were to end today (WARNING:The predicted field/seeding is highly likely to change from week to week).

*Automatic bids in italics.

1 SEEDS: Kentucky; Syracuse; Ohio State: Missouri.

2 SEEDS: Baylor; Duke; North Carolina Kansas.

3 SEEDS: Michigan State; Georgetown; UNLV; Creighton.

4 SEEDS: Murray State; Marquette; Wisconsin; Indiana.

5 SEEDS: San Diego State; Michigan; Florida; Florida State.

6 SEEDS: Louisville; St. Mary’s; Illinois; Southern Miss.

7 SEEDS: Mississippi State; Vanderbilt; West Virginia; Temple.

8 SEEDS: Wichita State; Connecticut; Kansas State; Memphis.

9 SEEDS: Gonzaga; Notre Dame; Virginia; Alabama.

10 SEEDS: Purdue; Harvard; Minnesota; Iowa State.

11 SEEDS: Seton Hall; New Mexico; Northwestern; Saint Louis.

12 SEEDS: BYU; Xavier vs. California; Dayton vs. Colorado State; Long Beach State.

13 SEEDS: Middle Tennessee State; Oral Roberts; Akron; Washington.

14 SEEDS: Cleveland State; Davidson; Iona; Nevada.

15 SEEDS: Drexel; Bucknell; Weber State; Mercer.

16 SEEDS: Norfolk State; Long Island; UT Arlington vs. Stony Brook; UNC Asheville vs. Mississippi Valley State.

LAST FOUR IN: Xavier; California; Colorado State; Dayton.

LAST FOUR OUT: Arkansas; Cincinnati; St. Joseph’s; Mississippi.

NEXT FOUR OUT: NC State; Texas; Central Florida; Wyoming.

CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN:

ACC – 4

ATLANTIC 10 – 4

BIG EAST – 8

BIG TEN – 9

BIG 12 – 5

C-USA – 2

MOUNTAIN WEST – 4

MVC – 2

PAC-12 – 2

SEC – 5

WCC – 3

What are you thoughts on the projected field and seeds?