NCAA Tournament Final Bracket 3/12/06

Here is our final bracket for the 2006 NCAA Tournament.

We fluctuated back and forth over whether to include Seton Hall in the bracket or not. In the end, we decided that despite the numerous good wins the Pirates had, their bad losses combined with losing four of their last six games doomed Seton Hall to the NIT. Hofstra was our last team in and Seton Hall was our last team out. We hope everyone has enjoyed the past few weeks of projecting the NCAA Tournament field. We look forward to the next few weeks and as the NCAA Tournament heats up, we will have projections and predictions on the field and the bracket and we will post the entire NCAA Tournament bracket and offer up-to-the-minute updates on every NCAA (and NIT) Tournament game.

Enjoy the MADNESS everyone !

Teams in BOLD italics have qualified as an automatic bid.

Atlanta Region:

Greensboro

1-Duke
16-Southern

8-Kentucky
9-Northern Iowa

Auburn Hills

5-Syracuse
12-Bradley

4-Illinois
13-San Diego State

Jacksonville

6-Michigan State
11-George Mason

3-Florida
14-Northwestern State

Salt Lake City

7-Nevada
10-Cincinnati

2-Gonzaga
15-Montana

Washington Region:

Philadelphia

1-Connecticut
16-Hampton/Monmouth

8-Wichita State
9-Arizona

San Diego

5-Tennessee
12-Hofstra

4-Iowa
13-Iona

Salt Lake City

6-Georgetown
11-Missouri State

3-Boston College
14-Pacific

Dallas

7-Indiana
10-California

2-Texas
15-Winthrop

Minneapolis Region

Philadelphia

1-Villanova
16-Albany

8-North Carolina State
9-UAB

Jacksonville

5-George Washington
12-Wisconsin-Milwaukee

4-LSU
13-South Alabama

Greensboro

6-Oklahoma
11-UNC Wilmington

3-North Carolina
14-Murray State

San Diego

7-Marquette
10-Southern Illinois

2-UCLA
15-Oral Roberts

Oakland Region

Dallas

1-Memphis
16-Belmont

8-Wisconsin
9-Alabama

Auburn Hills

5-West Virginia
12-Kent State

4-Kansas
13-Xavier

Dayton

6-Wasington
11-Bucknell

3-Pitt
14-Penn

Dayton

7-Arkansas
10-Texas A&M

2-Ohio State
15-Davidson