Schmolik 64 Update (3/9/09) - 7pm ET

Hello, college basketball fans!

This is the fourth Schmolik 64 update for 2009. This is the first one with all 65 teams bracketed. I tried to list a slot for each one bid conference that has not finished their tournament although it isn't perfect and subject to change dependent on the actual teams.

EAST (Boston, MA - Thur/Sat)

Dayton, OH - Fri/Sun
1 Pittsburgh (27-3) vs 16 Play In Winner - Morehead State * (17-15) vs SWAC Champion
8 Arizona State (22-8) vs 9 Wisconsin (18-11)

Miami, FL - Fri/Sun
5 Florida State (23-8) vs 12 Northern Iowa * (22-10)
4 Xavier (24-6) vs 13 Southland Champion

Greensboro, NC - Thur/Sat
6 Texas A&M (22-8) vs 11 New Mexico (21-10)
3 Duke (25-6) vs 14 American East Champion (Binghamton/UMBC)

Minneapolis, MN - Fri/Sun
7 Marquette (23-8) vs 10 Utah State (26-4)
2 Michigan State (25-3) vs 15 Southern Champion (Chattanooga/Charleston)

WEST (Glendale, AZ - Thur/Sat)

Philadelphia, PA - Thur/Sat
1 Connecticut (27-3) vs 16 Northeast Champion (Robert Morris/Mt. St. Mary's)
8 Purdue (22-9) vs 9 Tennessee (19-11)

Portland, OR - Thur/Sat
5 Clemson (23-7) vs 12 San Diego State (19-8)
4 Gonzaga (24-5) vs 13 MAC Champion

Portland, OR - Thur/Sat
6 Syracuse (22-8) vs 11 Penn State (21-10)
3 Washington (23-7) vs 14 Big Sky Champion

Kansas City, MO - Thur/Sat
7 BYU (23-6) vs 10 Boston College (21-10)
2 Kansas (25-6) vs 15 Radford * (18-11)

SOUTH (Memphis, TN - Fri/Sun)

Greensboro, NC - Thur/Sat
1 North Carolina (26-3) vs 16 MEAC Champion
8 Texas (20-10) vs 9 West Virginia (21-10)

Boise, ID - Fri/Sun
5 Butler (25-4) vs 12 St. Mary's (23-5)
4 UCLA (24-7) vs 13 Minnesota (20-9) / Niagara (26-7)

Philadelphia, PA - Thur/Sat
6 Illinois (23-8) vs 11 Creighton (26-7)
3 Villanova (25-6) vs 14 America East Champion (Binghamton/UMBC)

Minneapolis, MN - Fri/Sun
7 LSU (25-6) vs 10 Dayton (25-6)
2 Oklahoma (27-4) vs 15 E. Tennessee State * (21-10)

MIDWEST (Indianapolis, IN - Fri/Sun)

Kansas City, MO - Thur/Sat
1 Memphis (28-3) vs 16 Big West Champion
8 Siena (25-7) vs 9 Ohio State (20-9)

Boise, ID - Fri/Sun
5 Utah (21-8) vs 12 Arizona (19-12)
4 Missouri (24-6) vs 13 Sun Belt Champion

Miami, FL - Fri/Sun
6 California (22-9) vs 11 Colonial Champion (George Mason/Virginia Commonwealth)
3 Wake Forest (24-5) vs 14 Summit Champion

Dayton, OH - Fri/Sun
7 Oklahoma State (20-10) vs 10 Michigan (18-12)
2 Louisville (25-5) vs 15 Cornell * (19-9)

Conf. Alignment:
Big Ten - 8
Big East - 7
ACC - 6
Big 12 - 6
Pac 10 - 5
MWC - 4
SEC - 2
A-10 - 2
WCC - 2
MVC - 2
Others - 21

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