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HOOPS PREVIEW '07-'08: PRESEASON BRACKET PROJECTION
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November 9, 2007
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SouthernCollegeSports.com Staff
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The 2007-2008 college basketball season has just barely gotten underway, but there's still time to take a look at the SCS.com staff's preseason bracket projection. Where should you make your reservations for this March? Well, if you're a fan of Memphis, UCLA, North Carolina, or Kansas, you can rest assured that your squad finds themselves as a number one seed in our preseason bracket. For the rest of you, it's time to take a look as we unveil the complete field of 65, projecting each team's seed, region, and first round game location, as well as identifying a number of bubble teams who just missed out.
National #1 Seeds
(1) Memphis, (2) UCLA, (3) North Carolina, (4) Kansas
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EAST - CHARLOTTE |
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(1) Memphis |
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North Carolina (1) |
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(16) Play-In Winner |
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East TN State (16) |
Little Rock |
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Raleigh |
(8) Florida |
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Pittsburgh (8) |
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(9) Clemson |
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VCU (9) |
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(4) Marquette |
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Arizona (4) |
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(13) BYU |
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Missouri (13) |
Omaha |
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Anaheim |
(5) Southern Illinois |
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Kentucky (5) |
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(12) Nevada |
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Providence (12) |
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(11) Bradley |
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Washington (11) |
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(6) Arkansas |
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Butler (6) |
Tampa |
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Washington D.C. |
(14) Winthrop |
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Austin Peay (14) |
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(3) Texas |
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Indiana (3) |
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(10) New Mexico St |
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Villanova (10) |
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(7) Southern Cal |
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NC State (7) |
Washington D.C. |
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Birmingham |
(15) Loyola (MD) |
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Weber State (15) |
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(2) Michigan State |
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Tennessee (2) |
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MIDWEST - DETROIT |
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WEST - PHOENIX |
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(1) Kansas |
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UCLA (1) |
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(16) Cornell |
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Sacred Heart (16) |
Omaha |
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Anaheim |
(8) Stanford |
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Davidson (8) |
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(9) Ohio State |
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Connecticut (9) |
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(4) Duke |
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Texas A&M (4) |
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(13) IUPUI |
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Holy Cross (13) |
Tampa |
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Little Rock |
(5) Syracuse |
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Mississippi State (5) |
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(12) W. Kentucky |
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Rhode Island (12) |
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(11) Maryland |
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Illinois (11) |
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(6) Xavier |
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Gonzaga (6) |
Denver |
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Denver |
(14) Akron |
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UCSB (14) |
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(3) Washington State |
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Oregon (3) |
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(10) Wisconsin |
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UAB (10) |
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(7) Kansas State |
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Alabama (7) |
Birmingham |
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Raleigh |
(15) Texas A&M-CC |
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Vermont (15) |
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(2) Louisville |
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Georgetown (2) |
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PLAY-IN GAME: Hampton vs Jackson State |
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FINAL FOUR MATCHUPS |
SOUTH - HOUSTON vs. MIDWEST - DETROIT |
EAST - CHARLOTTE vs. WEST - PHOENIX |
Last Four In: Providence, Rhode Island, Nevada, Missouri
First Four Out: Vanderbilt, Notre Dame, St. Joseph's, George Mason
Next Four Out: Purdue, New Mexico, Oklahoma State, Utah
Bids by Conference:
Big East - 8
PAC 10 - 7
SEC - 6
ACC - 5
Big Ten - 5
Big XII - 5
Atlantic 10 - 2
Conference USA - 2
Missouri Valley - 2
WAC - 2
All Others - 1
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