Bracketology 1/1/13

Well, it's time for my first bracketology of the 2013 season! I know this is getting published on New Year's Eve, but it's dated 1/1 because it includes the games of 12/31. For the next few weeks, I'll publish a bracket every Monday, and sometime in late January I'll begin making a bracket on Fridays as well. The schedule will accelerate from there. The seed list snakes, meaning you can read a column down for a region. Teams in bold have auto-bids. The pairings follow the seed list.

1: Duke, Michigan, Arizona, Louisville
2: Florida, Indiana, Gonzaga, Kansas
3: Illinois, Syracuse, Minnesota, Creighton
4: UNLV, Georgetown, North Carolina State, Butler,
5: Cincinnati, New Mexico, Ohio State, VCU,
6: Colorado, Notre Dame, Missouri, Kansas State,
7 :North Carolina, Oklahoma State, San Diego State, Michigan State
8: Kentucky, Wichita State, Temple, Wyoming,
9: Maryland, Miami (FL), Pittsburgh, Oregon
10: Colorado State, Memphis, UCLA, Wisconsin
11: Belmont, Boise State, Marquette, California,
12: Illinois-Chicago, Tennessee/Iowa State,  Murray State/Mississippi, Baylor
13: Middle Tennessee, Akron, North Dakota State, Canisius
14: Bucknell, Louisiana Tech, Davidson, George Mason
15: Harvard, Stony Brook, Weber State, UC-Irvine
16: (Stephen F Austin/Southern) (North Carolina Central/Florida Gulf Coast) UNC-Asheville, Robert Morris

Last Four In:
Murray State
Tennessee
Iowa State
Mississippi

First Four Out:
LSU
Iowa
Stanford
Seton Hall

Next Four Out:
Saint Louis
Arizona State
La Salle
Indiana State

East (Washington DC)

Lexington:
1 Duke vs. 16 (Stephen F Austin/Southern)
8 Wyoming vs. 9 Oregon
Salt Lake City:
4 Butler vs. 13 Middle Tennessee
5 Cincinnati vs. 12 Illinois-Chicago
Kansas City:
3 Creighton vs. 14 Bucknell
6 Colorado vs. 11 Belmont
Dayton:
2 Indiana vs. 15 Harvard
7 North Carolina vs. 10 Colorado State

South (Arlington)

Lexington:
1 Louisville vs. 16 Robert Morris
8 Kentucky vs. 9 Maryland
San Jose:
4 UNLV vs. 13 Canisius
5 VCU vs. 12 Baylor
Auburn Hills:
3 Illinois vs. 14 George Mason
6 Notre Dame vs. 11 California
Kansas City:
2 Kansas vs. 15 UC-Irvine
7 Michigan State vs. 10 Memphis

Midwest (Indianapolis)


Auburn Hills:
1 Michigan vs. 16 (North Carolina Central/Florida Gulf Coast)
8 Wichita State vs. 9 Miami (FL)
Philadelphia:
4 Georgetown vs. 13 Akron
5 New Mexico vs. 12 Tennessee/Iowa State
Philadelphia:
3 Syracuse vs. 14 Louisiana Tech
6 Kansas State vs. 11 Boise State
Austin:
2 Florida vs. 15 Stony Brook
7 Oklahoma State vs. 10 UCLA

West (Los Angeles)


Salt Lake City:
1 Arizona vs. 16 UNC-Asheville
8 Temple vs. 9 Pittsburgh
Austin:
4 North Carolina State vs. 13 North Dakota State
5 Ohio State vs. 12 Murray State/Mississippi
Dayton:
3 Minnesota vs. 14 Davidson
6 Missouri vs. 11 Marquette
San Jose:
2 Gonzaga vs. 15 Weber State
7 San Diego State vs. 10 Wisconsin