The guys over at SB Nation have come out with a new Bracketology for the 2012 NCAA tournament that is unique to Tuesday morning, as things are sure to change before the end of the day.
As you can see, Georgetown is still given a No. 3 seed, although that could change considerably with their performance in the Big East tournament this week. The Hoyas are matched up against 14th-seeded Loyola (Md.), winners of the MAAC Tournament, who triumphed 48-44 over Fairfield Monday night to earn an automatic bid to the Big Dance.
VCU just made it into the tournament last night as an automatic qualifier after winning the CAA, and SB Nation has them in the Tournament as a No. 12 seed. If this holds, I guarantee they would be a very popular pick in those ever-dangerous 5/12 match-ups.
The University of Virginia has a tough match-up against Memphis in an 8/9 game. But that's much better than being left off the bubble.
Here is a look at the full bracket.
| (1) SOUTH Atlanta (Fri/Sun) |
(2) EAST Boston (Thu/Sat) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville (Thu/Sat) | Pittsburgh (Thu/Sat) | ||
| 1 | Kentucky (SEC) | 1 | Syracuse (Big East) |
| 16 | MVSU/North Texas | 16 | UNC Asheville (Big South) |
| 8 | Kansas State | 8 | Saint Louis |
| 9 | Cincinnati | 9 | Alabama |
| Nashville (Fri/Sun) | Albuquerque (Thu/Sat) | ||
| ↓ 5 | Florida State | 5 | MURRAY STATE (OVC) |
| 12 | Colorado State | 12 | BYU |
| 4 | Wisconsin | 4 | Baylor |
| 13 | USF/Xavier | 13 | South Dakota St. (Summit) |
| Albuquerque (Thu/Sat) | Nashville (Fri/Sun) | ||
| 6 | Louisville | 6 | Wichita State |
| 11 | Harvard (Ivy) | 11 | Long Beach St. (Big West) |
| 3 | Indiana | 3 | Michigan |
| 14 | Nevada (WAC) | 14 | Akron (MAC) |
| Omaha (Fri/Sun) | Greensboro (Fri/Sun) | ||
| 7 | New Mexico | ↓ 7 | Florida |
| 10 | West Virginia | 10 | Connecticut |
| 2 | Missouri | 2 | Duke |
| 15 | Montana (Big Sky) | 15 | Bucknell (Patriot) |
| (4) WEST Phoenix (Thu/Sat) |
(3) MIDWEST St. Louis (Fri/Sun) |
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| Greensboro (Fri/Sun) | Omaha (Fri/Sun) | ||
| 1 | North Carolina (ACC) | 1 | Kansas (Big 12) |
| 16 | Savannah State/Stony Brook | 16 | UT Arlington (Southland) |
| 8 | Iowa State | 8 | Memphis (C-USA) |
| 9 | Purdue | 9 | Virginia |
| Portland (Thu/Sat) | Portland (Thu/Sat) | ||
| ↑ 5 | CREIGHTON (MVC) | 5 | San Diego State (MWC) |
| 12 | Seton Hall | 12 | VCU (CAA) |
| ↑ 4 | UNLV | 4 | Temple (A-10) |
| 13 | Drexel/Northwestern | 13 | DAVIDSON (SoCon) |
| Pittsburgh (Thu/Sat) | Columbus (Fri/Sun) | ||
| ↑ 6 | St. Mary's (WCC) | 6 | Gonzaga |
| 11 | Southern Mississippi | 11 | Washington (Pac-12) |
| 3 | Georgetown | 3 | Marquette |
| 14 | LOYOLA (MD) (MAAC) | 14 | BELMONT (A-Sun) |
| Columbus (Fri/Sun) | Louisville (Thu/Sat) | ||
| 7 | Vanderbilt | ↓ 7 | Notre Dame |
| ↓ 10 | California | 10 | Mississippi State |
| 2 | Michigan State (Big Ten) | 2 | Ohio State |
| 15 | Valparaiso (Horizon) | 15 | Long Island U.(NEC) |
| FIRST FOUR (Dayton) | |||
| Tuesday: To Louisville |
Tuesday: To Portland | ||
| 16 | Miss. Valley State (SWAC) | 13 | Drexel |
| 16 | North Texas (Sun Belt) | ↓ 13 | Northwestern |
| Wednesday: To Greensboro | Wednesday: To Nashville |
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| 16 | Savannah State (MEAC) | ↓ 13 | South Florida |
| 16 | Stony Brook (AmEast) | 13 | Xavier |
Here is a breakdown by conference and the edge of the bubble.
| BIDS BY CONFERENCE | LAST FOUR BYES | ARRIVALS | DEPARTURES |
| Big East: 10 |
Southern Mississippi | North Texas | Denver |
| Big Ten: 8 | BYU | South Dakota State | Oral Roberts |
| Big 12: 5 | Colorado State | ||
| SEC: 5 | Seton Hall | ||
| ACC: 4 |
LAST FOUR IN | PROCEDURAL SHIFTS | |
| MWC: 4 |
Xavier | None | |
| A-10: 3 | Northwestern | ||
| WCC: 3 | USF | ||
| CAA: 2 | Drexel | ||
| C-USA: 2 | LAST FOUR OUT | ||
| MVC: 2 | Texas | ||
| Pac-12: 2 | Tennessee | ||
| 1-Bid Conferences: 19 | Miami | ||
| N.C. State | |||
| NEXT FOUR OUT | |||
| Oregon | |||
| Dayton | |||
| Mississippi | |||
| Oral Roberts |