The bid thieves are out in full force as Houston and New Mexico State steal two bids. Combine that with deep runs by bubble teams Minnesota and Mississippi State and there are plenty of teams sweating it out on the eve of Selection Sunday. Here's my projections for the brackets as of 11:30 pm (italicized teams have earned automatic bids, teams with an asterisk denote projected automatic bid):
EAST
1-Kentucky*
16-Arkansas-Pine Bluff/Lehigh
8-Notre Dame
9-San Diego State
4-Texas A&M
13-Oakland
5-Maryland
12-Washington
6-Xavier
11-Missouri
3-Purdue
14-Houston
7-California
10-Louisville
2-New Mexico
15-North Texas
WEST
1-Duke*
16-East Tennessee State
8-Northern Iowa
9-Oklahoma State
4-Pittsburgh
13-Montana
5-Tennessee
12-Illinois
6-Vanderbilt
11-Cornell
3-Baylor
14-Wofford
7-Richmond
10-Wake Forest
2-West Virginia
15-Robert Morris
MIDWEST
1-Kansas
16-Winthrop
8-Florida State
9-Marquette
4-Michigan State
13-Murray State
5-Temple*
12-Siena
6-Texas
11-St. Mary's
3-Villanova
14-UC-Santa Barbara
7-Clemson
10-Utah State
2-Ohio State*
15-Morgan State
SOUTH
1-Syracuse
16-Vermont
8-UTEP
9-UNLV
4-Wisconsin
13-New Mexico State
5-Butler
12-Virginia Tech
6-BYU
11-Old Dominion
3-Georgetown
14-Sam Houston State
7-Gonzaga
10-Georgia Tech
2-Kansas State
15-Ohio
Last four in: Georgia Tech, Wake Forest, Illinois, Virginia Tech
First four out: Mississippi State, Rhode Island, Florida, Minnesota
Next four out: Memphis, Ole Miss, Arizona State, Dayton
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