Here's an abbreviated rundown of Joe Lunardi's bracket outlook after Saturday's games:
TOP SEED PAIRINGS
EAST/Syracuse vs. WEST/Kansas (1 vs. 4)
SOUTH/Kentucky vs. MIDWEST/Missouri (2 vs. 3)
-- Kansas replaces Ohio State as No. 1 seed
-- Missouri moves to No. 3 overall (Midwest Region, St. Louis)
CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN (projected bids in parentheses)
Big East (9)
Big Ten (8)
ACC (6) -- added Miami
Big 12 (6)
SEC (5)
Mountain West (3)
West Coast (3)
Atlantic 10 (2) -- dropped Xavier
Conference USA (2)
Missouri Valley (2)
Pac-12 (2)
BUBBLE BREAKDOWN
Last Four In
Cincinnati
Seton Hall
North Carolina State
Miami (Fla.)
First Four Out
Xavier
Washington
Northwestern
Belmont (at-large, Mercer leads Atlantic Sun)
NEXT FOUR OUT
Iona (at-large, Loyola leads MAAC)
Wyoming
Colorado State
Colorado