Patrick Stevens The Washington Times - March 9, 2012, 11:42AM

Today’s bracket projection, while keeping in mind plenty can and will change in the next 48 hours …

EAST REGION

SEE RELATED:

Pittsburgh

(1) BIG EAST/Syracuse vs. (16) BIG SOUTH/UNC Asheville
(8) Alabama vs. (9) Kansas State

Portland

(4) Wichita State vs. (13) Miami/South Florida
(5) MOUNTAIN WEST/San Diego State vs. (12) Brigham Young

Albuquerque

(3) Baylor vs. (14) BIG SKY/Montana
(6) OHIO VALLEY/Murray State vs. (11) Xavier

Louisville

(2) Ohio State vs. (15) PATRIOT/Lehigh
(7) Notre Dame vs. (10) Virginia

SOUTH REGION

Louisville

(1) SOUTHEASTERN/Kentucky vs. (16) MID-EASTERN/Norfolk State-SUN BELT/Western Kentucky
(8) New Mexico vs. (9) Saint Louis

Portland

(4) Georgetown vs. (13) WESTERN ATHLETIC/Nevada
(5) Florida State vs. (12) Texas

Pittsburgh

(3) Michigan vs. (14) ATLANTIC SUN/Belmont
(6) WEST COAST/Saint Mary’s vs. (11) COLONIAL/Virginia Commonwealth

Omaha

(2) Missouri vs. (15) METRO ATLANTIC/Loyola
(7) Cincinnati vs. (10) IVY/Harvard

MIDWEST REGION

Omaha

(1) BIG 12/Kansas vs. (16) SOUTHWESTERN/Mississippi Valley-AMERICA EAST/Stony Brook
(8) Purdue vs. (9) Connecticut

Portland

(4) ATLANTIC 10/Temple vs. (13) SOUTHERN/Davidson
(5) MISSOURI VALLEY/Creighton vs. (12) West Virginia

Nashville

(3) Michigan vs. (14) MID-AMERICAN/Akron
(6) Florida vs. (11) Colorado State

Greensboro

(2) Duke vs. (15) NORTHEAST/Long Island
(7) Louisville vs. (10) Southern Mississippi

WEST REGION

Greensboro

(1) ATLANTIC COAST/North Carolina vs. (16) SOUTHLAND/Lamar
(8) CONFERENCE USA/Memphis vs. (9) Iowa State

Nashville

(4) Indiana vs. (13) Seton Hall/Dayton
(5) Vanderbilt vs. (12) BIG WEST/Long Beach State

Columbus

(3) Marquette vs. (14) SUMMIT/South Dakota State
(6) UNLV vs. (11) Mississippi State

Columbus

(2) BIG TEN/Michigan State vs. (15) HORIZON/Detroit
(7) Gonzaga vs. (10) PAC-12/California

Last four in: Dayton, Miami, Seton Hall, South Florida
On the doorstep: Iona, Drexel, N.C. State, Washington
Next four out: Northwestern, Saint Joseph’s, Mississippi, Tennessee

Conference call: Big East (10), Big Ten (6), Big 12 (6), Atlantic Coast (5), Southeastern (5), Atlantic 10 (4), Mountain West (4), West Coast (3), Conference USA (2), Missouri Valley (2)

—- Patrick Stevens