NCAA: What teams make the tourney?
by Patrick Stevens, Special for USA TODAY Sports
Last four in: Massachusetts, Stanford, Temple, Saint Mary’s
First four out: Arizona State, Indiana State, Virginia, Charlotte
Next four out: Villanova, Alabama, Boise State, California
Conference call (bids per league): Big East (7), Big Ten (7), Atlantic 10 (6), Big 12 (6), Pac-12 (5), Atlantic Coast (4), Mountain West (4), Southeastern (4), Missouri Valley (2), West Coast (2)
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EAST REGION
@ Philadelphia
(1) Duke vs. (16) MID-EASTERN/North Carolina Central
(8) Missouri vs. (9) MISSOURI VALLEY/Wichita State
@ San Jose, Calif.
(4) Pittsburgh vs. (13) WESTERN ATHLETIC/Louisiana Tech
(5) Ohio State vs. (12) Colorado
@ Lexington, Ky.
(3) Louisville vs. (14) ATLANTIC SUN/Florida Gulf Coast
(6) Oregon vs. (11) Saint Louis
@ Kansas City, Mo.
(2) Kansas vs. (15) SOUTHERN/Davidson
(7) San Diego State vs. (10) Illinois
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MIDWEST REGION
@ Auburn Hills, Mich.
(1) Michigan vs. (16) NORTHEAST/Bryant-BIG SOUTH/UNC Asheville
(8) UCLA vs. (9) Kentucky
@ Austin, Texas
(4) BIG 12/Kansas State vs. (13) PATRIOT/Bucknell
(5) Georgetown vs. (12) SUN BELT/Middle Tennessee
@ Salt Lake City
(3) WEST COAST/Gonzaga vs. (14) HORIZON/Valparaiso
(6) Wisconsin vs. (11) La Salle
@ Philadelphia
(2) BIG EAST/Syracuse vs. (15) BIG WEST/Long Beach State
(7) N.C. State vs. (10) Colorado State
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SOUTH REGION
@Dayton, Ohio
(1) Indiana vs. (16) SUMMIT/Western Illinois-SOUTHWESTERN/Southern
(8) Creighton vs. (9) North Carolina
@ Kansas City, Mo.
(4) Marquette vs. (13) SOUTHLAND/Stephen F. Austin
(5) Oklahoma State vs. (12) Temple/Stanford
@ Dayton, Ohio
(3) ATLANTIC 10/Butler vs. (14) IVY/Harvard
(6) Cincinnati vs. (11) Mississippi
@ San Jose, Calif.
(2) PAC-12/Arizona vs. (15) METRO ATLANTIC/Niagara
(7) UNLV vs. (10) Baylor
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WEST REGION
@ Austin, Texas
(1) ATLANTIC COAST/Miami vs. (16) COLONIAL/Northeastern
(8) Virginia Commonwealth vs. (9) Iowa State
@ Salt Lake City
(4) MOUNTAIN WEST/New Mexico vs. (13) MID-AMERICAN/Akron
(5) Minnesota vs. (12) Saint Mary’s/Massachusetts
@ Auburn Hills, Mich.
(3) BIG TEN/Michigan State vs. (14) AMERICA EAST/Stony Brook
(6) Notre Dame vs. (11) OHIO VALLEY/Belmont
@ Lexington, Ky.
(2) SOUTHEASTERN/Florida vs. (15) BIG SKY/Montana
(7) Oklahoma vs. (10) CONFERENCE USA/Memphis
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