First Round: SOUTH (Houston) Region
Bracketology
Note: Teams in CAPS indicate conference leader at time
of most recent bracket projection.
Note: Teams in CAPS indicate conference leader at time
of most recent bracket projection.
Regions:
| MIDWEST (St. Louis) | WEST (Salt Lake City) |
| SOUTH (Houston) | EAST (Syracuse) |
 | 1 SYRACUSE vs. Opening-round Game Buffalo |
| Team | Record (Conf.) | RPI | SOS | Last 12 |
| SYRACUSE | 23-1 (10-1) | 2 | 15 | 11-1 |
| LIPSCOMB | 12-11 (10-5) | 200 | 262 | 8-4 |
| JACKSON ST | 11-11 (10-1) | 250 | 322 | 11-1 |
| SYRACUSE The Orange did what UConn, Notre Dame and South Florida could not: win (and win big) at Cincinnati. Syracuse and Kansas continue to emerge as the nation's two best teams. Seed Report: S-Curve history: 39 (Nov. 9), 3 (Dec. 15), 7 (Jan. 4), 4 (Jan. 11), 4 (Jan. 18), 3 (Jan. 25) 2 (Feb. 1), 2 (Feb. 8). Bracket Bytes: Odds for No. 1 seed: 70 percent. Good Wins RPI 1-25: N-California, @West Virginia, Georgetown RPI 26-50: Cornell, N-Florida, South Florida Bad Losses RPI 101-200: none RPI 201+: none | ||||
| Opening-round Game: LIPSCOMB The Bisons are tied with crosstown rival Belmont in the Atlantic Sun. Lipscomb's season sweep of the Bruins puts them in the bracket with hopes of the school's first-ever NCAA bid. | ||||
| Opening-round Game: JACKSON ST The Tigers continue to roll through the SWAC, posting a comfortable victory over Southern U. to reach 10-1 in league play. Jackson State leads Arkansas-Pine Bluff by two full games in the standings. | ||||
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