1. The 1/2 seeds-Outside of Kansas being the definite #1 overall seed in the Midwest region, nothing else is guaranteed. North Carolina looks like another one of the #1 seeds, but there are some questions about their resume. Oregon seems destined to be in the West, but the committee may screw over one of the East Coast teams by putting them as the #1 in Oregon's region. If Michigan State loses, havoc may break loose. The committee will have to decide between Villanova/Virginia/Oregon/Michigan State for two spots. Not to mention that Villanova might not even get the #2 seed in the East because of bracketing principles. My best guess of how things will play out.
If Purdue beats Michigan State:
Midwest (Kansas/Michigan State)
South (North Carolina/West Virginia)
East (Virginia/Villanova)
West (Oregon/Oklahoma)
If Michigan State beats Purdue
Midwest (Kansas/Villanova)
South (North Carolina/West Virginia)
East (Michigan State/Virginia)
West (Oregon/Oklahoma)
2. The Bubble-Simply put, nobody knows what's going to happen. More teams have played themselves onto the bubble based on conference tournament losses. There are a couple of ways to group these teams. First, you have the Mid-Majors that lost in their conference tournament. This group consists of six teams (St. Mary's, Wichita State, Hofstra, San Diego State, Monmouth, Valparaiso). Then, there's a group of mid-pack high
major teams (Pitt, Syracuse, Michigan, South Carolina, Vanderbilt). Finally, there's the A-10/AAC group of teams which are a combination of the two (St. Bonaventure, George Washington, VCU, Temple). These teams are competing for eight spots, which could shrink to seven or six if VCU and/or Memphis win today.I'll have a full write-up on the bubble later.
3. The Middle of the Pack-There are so many teams with similar resumes that you could make an argument for any team currently slated to receive a six seed to be put at a nine. It'll be interesting to see the impact of Conference Tournament results on teams like Purdue, Seton Hall, Duke and Arizona, among others. This tournament should be special because of the games played on Saturday/Sunday of the first weekend. Would anybody be shocked to see another UCONN/Butler run to Houston? It should make for a great couple of days, and it will all depend on the matchups revealed tonight.

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