Shelby Mast

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Syracuse%2C Florida%2C Wichita State and Arizona are No. 1 seeds

Villanova%2C Kansas%2C Duke and Creighton are No. 2 seeds

Iowa State%2C Wisconsin%2C Michigan and Michigan State are No. 3 seeds

Last 5 in: BYU, Xavier, Oregon, Minnesota, Richmond

First 5 out: Providence, Nebraska, Missouri, Florida State, Toledo

Others considered: Dayton, Georgetown, Tennessee, St. Johns, West Virginia, LSU, North Carolina State

Moving in: Southern Mississippi, Arkansas, Utah Valley, UC Irvine, Oregon, Western Michigan

Moving out: Middle Tennessee State, Nebraska, New Mexico State, UCSB, Providence, Toledo

No longer considered: Boise State, Washington, Wake Forest, UTEP, Clemson, Indiana, Louisiana Tech, Saint Mary's, Ole Miss, Indiana State

Multi bid conferences: Big 12 (7), Pac-12 (7), A-10 (6), Big 10 (6), AAC (5), ACC (5), Big East (3), SEC (3), MWC (2), WCC (2)

Conference leaders from projected 1-bid conferences (22 total): America East (Vermont), Atlantic Sun (Mercer), Big South (High Point), Big Sky (Weber State), Big West (UC Irvine), CAA (Delaware), C-USA (Southern Mississippi), Horizon (Green Bay), Ivy (Harvard), MAAC (Iona), Mid-American (Toledo), MEAC (North Carolina Central), Missouri Valley (Wichita State) NEC (Robert Morris), Ohio Valley (Belmont), Patriot (Boston U), Southern (Davidson), Southland (Stephen F. Austin), Summit (North Dakota State), Sun Belt (Georgia State), SWAC (Southern), WAC (Utah Valley).

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MIDWEST REGION

— Saint Louis

(1) Wichita State vs. (16)Play-in: Southern*/Weber State

(8) Memphis vs. (9) Colorado

— San Diego

(5) Oklahoma vs. (12) Harvard

(4) Louisville vs. (13) Iona

— Milwaukee

(3) Michigan vs. (14) Delaware

(6) Saint Louis vs. (11) Southern Mississippi

— Raleigh

(7) Arizona State vs. (10) Baylor

(2) Duke vs. (15) Georgia State

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WEST REGION

— San Diego

(1) Arizona vs. (16) UC-Irvine

(8) SMU vs. (9) Gonzaga

— Spokane

(5) Texas vs. (12) North Dakota State

(4) San Diego State vs. (13) Stephen F. Austin

— Raleigh

(3) Michigan State vs. (14) Western Michigan

(6) UMass vs. (11) Oklahoma State

— San Antonio

(7) New Mexico vs. (10) California

(2) Creighton vs. (15) Boston University

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SOUTH REGION

— Orlando

(1) Florida vs. (16) Davidson

(8) Stanford vs. (9) George Washington

— Orlando

(5) North Carolina vs. (12) Play-in: Minnesota/Xavier

(4) Virginia vs. (13) Belmont

— Milwaukee

(3) Wisconsin vs. (14) North Carolina Central

(6) UCLA vs. (11) BYU

— St. Louis

(7) Iowa vs. (10) Pittsburgh

(2) Kansas vs. (15) Utah Valley

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EAST REGION

— Buffalo

(1) Syracuse vs. (16)Play-in: High Point/Robert Morris

(8) VCU vs. (9) Kansas State

— Spokane

(5) Kentucky vs. (12) Play-in: Richmond/Oregon

(4) Cincinnati vs. (13) Green Bay

— San Antonio

(3) Iowa State vs. (14) Vermont

(6) Ohio State vs. (11) Arkansas

— Buffalo

(7) UConn (10) St. Joe's

(2) Villanova vs. (15) Mercer

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Banned from participating in 2014: Florida International, Grambling, Mississippi Valley State, Arkansas Pine Bluff, New Orleans *Southern is currently ineligible pending meeting with the NCAA.

Note: All RPI and statistical data is used from WarrenNolan.com.

About our bracketologist: Shelby Mast has been projecting the field since 2005 and has finished as one of the top 5 national bracketologists for his website, Bracket W.A.G. He's predicted for The Indianapolis Star, collegeinsider.com and is an inaugural member of the Super 10 Selection Committee. Follow him on Twitter @BracketWag.