Bracket Breakdown

This is the first in-season Field of 65 so far this season; it reflects all games played in the 2005 portion of the season. This is not what we think the bracket will look like come March; it is what we think it would look like if the season ended today. Beginning in February, March Madness All Season will release a projected bracket (with seeds and matchups) every week. The one-bid conference winners are the teams with the best RPI in each conference (yes I know, not much difficulty in picking those teams).

ACC (6): Duke, Maryland, North Carolina State, Boston College, Wake Forest, North Carolina
Big East (8): Connecticut, Villanova, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Louisville, Syracuse, West Virginia, DePaul
Big Ten (7): Illinois, Michigan State, Indiana, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa
Big 12 (5): Iowa State, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas State, Colorado
Pac-10 (3): UCLA, Washington, Arizona
SEC (5): Florida, Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Vanderbilt
Missouri Valley (3): Northern Iowa, Creighton, Bradley
Conference USA (3): Memphis, Houston, UAB
Mountain West (2): Colorado State, Air Force
Atlantic-10 (2): George Washington, Temple

One-bid Conferences (21):
America East: Vermont
Atlantic Sun: Gardner-Webb
Big Sky: Portland State
Big South: Winthrop
Big West: Pacific
Colonial: Old Dominion
Horizon: Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Ivy: Pennsylvania
MAAC: Iona
MAC: Northern Illinois
MEAC: Delaware State
Mid-Continent: Valparaiso
Northeast: Wagner
Ohio Valley: Tennessee Tech
Patriot: Bucknell
Southern: Davidson
Southland: Northwestern State
Sun Belt: Middle Tennessee
SWAC: Alabama A&M
WAC: Nevada
West Coast: Gonzaga

Last Four In: Air Force, UAB, Bradley, Temple
Last Four Out: Indiana State, Wichita State, LSU, Missouri State
Next Four Out: Xavier, Auburn, UNC-Wilmington, Wichita State