Bracketology

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Important Dates
Monday, March 14, 6:00pm CT, NCAA Tournament Selection Show (ESPN)
Sunday, March 20, NCAA 1st Round (CenturyTel Center, Bossier City, Louisiana)
Tuesday, March 22, NCAA 2nd Round (CenturyTel Center, Bossier City, Louisiana)
March 26-29, NCAA Regionals (Dallas, Dayton, Philadelphia, Spokane)
Sunday, April 3, NCAA Final Four (Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana)
Tuesday, April 5, NCAA Championship (Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana)

NCAA Tournament Field Projection
- automatic bids in CAPS
- 1st & 2nd round hosts in bold
1 CONNECTICUT (Big East)
1 STANFORD (Pac-10)
1 BAYLOR (Big XII)
1 TENNESSEE (SEC)
2 DUKE (ACC)
2 Texas A&M (1 at-large)
2 XAVIER (A-10)
2 California-Los Angeles (2 at-large)
3 Notre Dame (3 at-large)
3 DePaul (4 at-large)
3 Miami (5 at-large)
3 OHIO STATE (Big Ten)
4 Michigan State (6 at-large)
4 Florida State (7 at-large)
4 Kentucky (8 at-large)
4 WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (Horizon)
5 Georgetown (9 at-large)
5 Georgia Tech (10 at-large)
5 Maryland (11 at-large)
5 North Carolina (12 at-large)
6 Iowa (13 at-large)
6 Marquette (14 at-large)
6 Oklahoma (15 at-large)
6 Penn State (16 at-large)
7 Louisville (17 at-large)
7 Temple (18 at-large)
7 Rutgers (19 at-large)
7 Georgia (20 at-large)
8 Iowa State (21 at-large)
8 Texas Tech (22 at-large)
8 MARIST (MAAC)
8 Purdue (23 at-large)
9 Houston (24 at-large)
9 Kansas State (25 at-large)
9 West Virginia (26 at-large)
9 Syracuse (27 at-large)
10 Arizona State (28 at-large)
10 GONZAGA (WCC)
10 St. John's (29 at-large)
10 Vanderbilt (30 at-large)
11 Michigan (31 at-large)
11 Louisiana State (32 at-large)
11 Louisiana Tech (33 at-large)
11 JAMES MADISON (CAA)
12 NORTHERN IOWA (MVC)
12 BOWLING GREEN STATE (MAC)
12 FRESNO STATE (WAC)
12 ARKANSAS-LITTLE ROCK (Belt)
13 CENTRAL FLORIDA (C-USA)
13 PRINCETON (Ivy)
13 SAMFORD (SoCon)
13 UTAH (MWC)
14 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (Summit)
14 ST. FRANCIS-PENNSYLVANIA (NEC)
14 HAMPTON (MEAC)
14 MCNEESE STATE (SLC)
15 GARDNER-WEBB (Big South)
15 TENNESSEE-MARTIN (OVC)
15 NAVY (Patriot)
15 CALIFORNIA-DAVIS (BWC)
16 MONTANA (Sky)
16 HARTFORD (AEC)
16 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M (SWAC)
16 STETSON (A-Sun)
OUT1 Dayton
OUT2 Duquesne
OUT3 Texas
OUT4 Brigham Young
OUT5 Middle Tennessee State
OUT6 Southern California
OUT7 Boston College
OUT8 Arkansas

Last Four In
Michigan
LSU
Louisiana Tech
Vanderbilt

Lady Techsters Resume
The Lady Techsters and Fresno State played three nail-biters this season, so Louisiana Tech was bound to lose one. Unfortunately, it came by buzzer-beater in the WAC championship game, leaving the Lady Techsters to sweat out Selection Monday.
24-7 overall record
15-1 WAC record
13-1 at home
9-4 on the road
2-2 on neutral court
WAC Regular Season Champions
#27 AP Poll
#27 Coaches Poll
#28 RPI
#69 Strength of Schedule
Good wins: Georgia, Fresno State (x2)
Bad losses: LSU, UALR, Nevada
8-2 in last 10 games
0-0 vs. RPI Top 25
3-4 vs. RPI 26-50
3-3 vs. RPI 51-100
12-0 vs. RPI 101-200
6-0 vs. RPI 201+

Open Host Sites
Virginia
Auburn
New Mexico
Wichita State

Selection Committee
Marilyn McNeil, Monmouth University, chair
Sybil Blalock, Mercer University
Greg Christopher, Bowling Green State University
Leslie Claybrook, Rice University
Rich Ensor, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Heather Gores, Gonzaga University
Dru Hancock, Big 12 Conference
Carolayne Henry, Mountain West Conference
Chris Massaro, Middle Tennessee State University
Kathy Meehan, St. John’s University (New York)

Links
Creme: Recapping Final Bracketology
Charlie Creme Bracketology
Lady Techsters Body of Work Deserves NCAA Bid
Placement and Seeding Explanation
ESPN.com Championship Week Central
CollegeRPI.com
Official NCAA RPI
1st & 2nd Round Info for CenturyTel Center