Each Monday through the Final Four, our own Robbie Buckets - known in some circles as Rob Snyder, producer at NBC Sports Boston - will take a look at the world of college basketball. Here's his latest bracketology as we approach the madness of March:
SOUTH
1. Virginia
16. UNC Asheville/Grambling
8. Seton Hall
9. Kansas State
5. Kentucky
12. New Mexico State
4. West Virginia
13. Louisiana
6. Houston
11. Louisville
3. Rhode Island
14. UNC Greensboro
7. Creighton
10. Texas
2. Auburn
15. Florida Gulf Coast
WEST
1. Kansas
16. UC Irvine
8. Alabama
9. Virginia Tech
5. Gonzaga
12. South Dakota State
4. Arizona
13. Murray State
6. TCU
11. Middle Tennessee
3. Tennessee
14. Montana
7. Nevada
10. Saint Mary’s
2. Purdue
15. Northern Kentucky
EAST
1. Villanova
16. Wagner
8. Miami
9. Missouri
5. Ohio State
12. Loyola Chicago
4. Wichita State
13. Vermont
6. Florida
11. NC State
3. Duke
14. Rider
7. Texas A&M
10. Florida State
2. Michigan State
15. Bucknell
MIDWEST
1. Xavier
16. Bethune-Cookman/Nicholls
8. Arkansas
9. Oklahoma
5. Clemson
12. Baylor/Mississippi State
4. Texas Tech
13. Buffalo
6. Michigan
11. St. Bonaventure/Arizona State
3. Cincinnati
14. Charleston
7. Butler
10. USC
2. North Carolina
15. Penn
LAST 4 IN:
St. Bonaventure
Arizona State
Baylor
Mississippi State
FIRST 4 OUT:
Utah
Marquette
Boise State
Nebraska
NEXT 4 OUT:
Providence
UCLA
Washington
Syracuse