Bracketology 2012: Can Iona Sneak In?

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

*Automatic bids in italics.

1 SEEDS: Kentucky; Syracuse; Michigan State; Kansas.

2 SEEDS: Ohio State; North Carolina; Duke; Missouri.

3 SEEDS: Michigan; Marquette; Baylor; Indiana.

4 SEEDS: Georgetown; Wisconsin; Temple; Wichita State.

5 SEEDS: UNLV; Louisville; Murray State; Florida State.

6 SEEDS: Memphis; Creighton; San Diego State; Kansas State.

7 SEEDS: Notre Dame; Gonzaga; New Mexico; Vanderbilt.

8 SEEDS: Florida; St. Mary’s; Purdue; Iowa State.

9 SEEDS: Saint Louis; Virginia; Southern Miss; Connecticut.

10 SEEDS: Alabama; Cincinnati; Colorado State; Texas.

11 SEEDS: California; Miami; West Virginia; Harvard.

12 SEEDS: BYU; VCU; South Florida; Long Beach State.

13 SEEDS: Drexel vs. Iona; Xavier vs. NC State; Nevada; Belmont.

14 SEEDS: Davidson; South Dakota State; Akron; Montana.

15 SEEDS: Loyola Md; Lehigh; Detroit; Long Island.

16 SEEDS: NC Asheville; Norfolk State; Western Kentucky vs. Miss Valley State; Lamar vs. Stony Brook.

LAST FOUR IN: Drexel; Xavier, NC State; Iona.

LAST FOUR OUT: Dayton; Northwestern; Seton Hall; St. Joseph’s.

NEXT FOUR OUT: Tennessee; Mississippi State; Mississippi; Washington.

CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN:

ACC – 6

ATLANTIC 10 – 3

BIG EAST – 9

BIG TEN – 6

BIG 12 – 6

CAA – 2

C-USA – 2

MOUNTAIN WEST – 4

MVC – 2

PAC-12 – 1

SEC – 4

WCC – 3

What are your thoughts on the field? Any teams that are too high or too low?