2008-09 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Bracket Projections - Preseason Special!!

The first bracket of the year!!

Notes: Bracket is set up like the actual NCAA bracket, in that the #1 1 seed (UNC) plays the #4 1 seed (UCLA) and the #2 (UConn) plays the #3 (Louisville). Conference winners in italics

South Regional (Memphis)

1. UNC (ACC)
16. Play-in (Big Sky vs. SWAC)

8. West Virginia
9. Ohio St.

4. Wisconsin
13. SIU (Missouri Valley)

5. Tennessee (SEC)
12. Siena (MAAC)

3. Purdue (Big 10)
14. UC Santa Barbera (Big West)

6. Kansas
11. Washington

2. Texas (Big 12)
15. Lamar (Southland)

7. UAB
10. Dayton

West Regional (Glendale)

1. UCLA (Pac-10)
16. Mt. St. Mary's (NEC)

8. Davidson (Southern)
9. St. Mary's

4. Villanova
13. Cornell (Ivy League)

5. Baylor
12. Mississippi St.

3. Memphis (C-USA)
14. Nevada (WAC)

6. USC
11. VCU (Colonial)

2. Pitt
15. Boston U. (America East)

7. Xavier (Atlantic 10)
10. BYU

East Regional (Boston)

1. UConn (Big East)
16. Austin Peay (Ohio Valley)

8. LSU
9. Georgetown

4. Oklahoma
13. Kent St. (MAC)

5. Miami (FL)
12. Cleveland St. (Horizon)

3. Michigan St.
14. American (Patriot)

6. Arizona St.
11. Alabama

2. Gonzaga (WCC)
15. North Dakota St. (Summit)

7. Kentucky
10. Virginia Tech

Midwest Regional (Indianapolis)

1. Louisville
16. UNC Asheville (Big South)

8. San Diego
9. Arizona

4. Marquette
13. Morgan St. (MEAC)

5. Florida
12. Clemson

3. Notre Dame
14. Middle Tennessee St. (Sun Belt)

6. Syracuse
11. Temple

2. Duke
15. Belmont (A-Sun)

7. UNLV (Mountain West)
10. Missouri

Last Four In:
Alabama
Temple
Mississippi St.
Clemson

Last Four Out:
UMass
Florida St.
St. Joseph's
Texas A & M

Next Four Out:
Oklahoma St.
Providence
Ole Miss
Minnesota

By Conference:
Big East (9)
ACC (6)
SEC (6)
Big 12 (5)
Pac 10 (5)
Big 10 (4)
Atlantic 10 (3)
WCC (3)
C-USA (2)
Mountain West (2)

Predictions coming tomorrow!!