Beer's Bracket - 03/11/15 7PM

Auto bids are in CAPS.  Championship: Cleveland (S) / Houston (M) winner vs. Syracuse (E) / Los Angeles (W) winner.

Cleveland (S)
(1M) KENTUCKY (31-0) vs. (16M) COASTAL CAROLINA (20-9) @Louisville
(8M) Iowa (21-10) vs. (9M) Dayton (23-7) @Louisville
(5M) North Carolina (21-10) vs. (12M) Temple (22-9) / Boise State (22-7) @Seattle
(4M) Utah (22-7) vs. (13M) CENTRAL MICHIGAN (19-7) @Seattle
(6M) Butler (22-9) vs. (11M) Texas (19-12) @Columbus
(3M) Notre Dame (26-5) vs. (14M) NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL (21-6) @Columbus
(7M) SOUTHERN METHODIST (23-6) vs. (10M) Georgia (20-10) @Omaha
(2M) WISCONSIN (28-3) vs. (15M) NORTH DAKOTA STATE (20-9) @Omaha

Houston (M)
(1S) Duke (28-3) vs. (16S) NORTH FLORIDA (20-11) / ROBERT MORRIS (18-14) @Charlotte
(8S) Oregon (22-8) vs. (9S) Xavier (19-12) @Charlotte
(5S) Wichita State (27-4) vs. (12S) WOFFORD (26-6) @Jacksonville
(4S) Baylor (22-8) vs. (13S) HARVARD (19-7) @Jacksonville
(6S) Arkansas (24-7) vs. (11S) Purdue (20-11) @Louisville
(3S) Oklahoma (21-9) vs. (14S) NORTHEASTERN (23-11) @Louisville
(7S) SAN DIEGO STATE (23-7) vs. (10S) DAVIDSON (22-6) @Seattle
(2S) GONZAGA (30-2) vs. (15S) BELMONT (21-10) @Seattle

Syracuse (E)
(1E) VILLANOVA (29-2) vs. (16E) LAFAYETTE (18-12) / MANHATTAN (19-13) @Pittsburgh
(8E) Ohio State (22-9) vs. (9E) Colorado State (25-5) @Pittsburgh
(5E) West Virginia (23-8) vs. (12E) LOUISIANA TECH (23-7) @Jacksonville
(4E) Louisville (24-7) vs. (13E) VALPARAISO (24-5) @Jacksonville
(6E) Providence (21-10) vs. (11E) Ole Miss (20-11) @Pittsburgh
(3E) Maryland (26-5) vs. (14E) GEORGIA STATE (21-9) @Pittsburgh
(7E) Virginia Commonwealth (22-9) vs. (10E) North Carolina State (19-12) @Omaha
(2E) KANSAS (24-7) vs. (15E) ALBANY (23-8) @Omaha

Los Angeles (W)
(1W) VIRGINIA (28-2) vs. (16W) TEXAS SOUTHERN (19-12) @Charlotte
(8W) Cincinnati (22-9) vs. (9W) Oklahoma State (17-12) @Charlotte
(5W) Georgetown (20-9) vs. (12W) Brigham Young (23-8) / Indiana (19-12) @Portland
(4W) NORTHERN IOWA (30-3) vs. (13W) CALIFORNIA DAVIS (22-5) @Portland
(6W) Michigan State (21-10) vs. (11W) STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (24-4) @Columbus
(3W) Iowa State (22-8) vs. (14W) EASTERN WASHINGTON (20-8) @Columbus
(7W) St. John's (20-10) vs. (10W) LSU (22-9) @Portland
(2W) ARIZONA (28-3) vs. (15W) NEW MEXICO STATE (19-10) @Portland

Last Six Pack: Purdue (20-11), Ole Miss (20-11), Temple (22-9), Boise State (22-7), Brigham Young (23-8), Indiana (19-12)

Added: NORTHEASTERN (23-11), NORTH DAKOTA STATE (20-9), LAFAYETTE (18-12), MANHATTAN (19-13), ROBERT MORRIS (18-14)
Dropped: Iona (26-8), South Dakota State (21-9), William & Mary (18-12), Bucknell (18-14), St. Francis (N.Y.) (22-10)

NIT 1 Seeds: Texas A&M (20-10), Old Dominion (24-6), UCLA (19-12), Illinois (19-12)
NIT 2 Seeds: Tulsa (21-8), Miami (Fla.) (20-11), Murray State (25-5), Stanford (18-12)
NIT 3 Seeds: Buffalo (21-9), Richmond (19-12), Pittsburgh (18-13), Alabama (17-13)
NIT 4 Seeds: Vanderbilt (18-12), Rhode Island (20-8), Minnesota (16-14), Green Bay (22-7)

Moving Up: Oklahoma (21-9), Georgetown (20-9), Michigan State (21-10), Cincinnati (22-9), Colorado State (25-5), CENTRAL MICHIGAN (19-7), EASTERN WASHINGTON (20-8), BELMONT (21-10)
Moving Down: Baylor (22-8), Arkansas (24-7), SOUTHERN METHODIST (23-6), Iowa (21-10), Oklahoma State (17-12), Georgia (20-10)

Top 5 First Round Individual Matchups
Game 1: (2M) Wisconsin vs. (15M) North Dakota State @ Omaha: Frank Kaminsky (18.4 PPG) / Lawrence Alexander (18.9 PPG)
Game 2: (8E) Ohio State vs. (9E) Colorado State @ Pittsburgh: D'Angelo Russell (19.2 PPG) / J.J. Avila (16.9 PPG)
Game 3: (6E) Providence vs. (11E) Ole Miss @ Pittsburgh: LaDontae Henton (20.1 PPG) / Stefan Moody (16.6 PPG)
Game 4: (7W) St. John's vs. (10W) LSU @ Portland: D'Angelo Harrison (17.8 PPG) / Jarell Martin (16.9 PPG)
Game 5: (3E) Maryland vs. (14E) Georgia State @ Pittsburgh: Melo Trimble (16.1 PPG) / Ryan Harrow (20.2 PPG)

Top 5 Potential Second Round Individual Matchups (Assumes Seeds 12 or Better Advance)
Game 1: (1S) Duke vs. (8S) Oregon @ Charlotte: Jahlil Okafor (17.6 PPG) / Joseph Young (19.8 PPG)
Game 2: (6S) Arkansas vs. (3S) Oklahoma @ Louisville: Bobby Portis (17.8 PPG) / Buddy Hield (17.4 PPG)
Game 3: (6E) Providence vs. (3E) Maryland @ Pittsburgh: LaDontae Henton (20.1 PPG) / Melo Trimble (16.1 PPG)
Game 4: (10S) Davidson vs. (2S) Gonzaga @ Seattle: Tyler Kalinoski (16.9 PPG) / Kyle Wiltjer (16.7 PPG)
Game 5: (6M) Butler vs. (3M) Notre Dame @ Columbus: Kellen Dunham (16.6 PPG) / Jerian Grant (16.8 PPG)

Average Distance Traveled
First & Second Round Matchups: 752 miles
Regional Matchups (Assumes Seeds 4 or Better Advance): Cleveland (S): 4218 miles, Houston (M): 2550 miles, Syracuse (E): 1290 miles, Los Angeles (W): 2023 miles

The Bottom of the NIT: Seton Hall (16-14), St. Mary's (20-9), Illinois State (20-12), George Washington (20-11), Arizona State (17-14), Iona (26-8), Yale (20-9), Connecticut (17-13), Clemson (16-14), Texas-El Paso (21-9), TCU (17-14), South Dakota State (21-9), William & Mary (18-12), St. Francis (N.Y.) (22-10), Bucknell (18-14), Charleston Southern (16-11)

SEED. SCHOOL
1. KENTUCKY (31-0)
1. VILLANOVA (29-2)
1. VIRGINIA (28-2)
1. Duke (28-3)
2. WISCONSIN (28-3)
2. ARIZONA (28-3)
2. GONZAGA (30-2)
2. KANSAS (24-7)
3. Maryland (26-5)
3. Iowa State (22-8)
3. Oklahoma (21-9)
3. Notre Dame (26-5)
4. Baylor (22-8)
4. NORTHERN IOWA (30-3)
4. Louisville (24-7)
4. Utah (22-7)
5. Wichita State (27-4)
5. West Virginia (23-8)
5. North Carolina (21-10)
5. Georgetown (20-9)
6. Arkansas (24-7)
6. Butler (22-9)
6. Providence (21-10)
6. Michigan State (21-10)
7. SOUTHERN METHODIST (23-6)
7. SAN DIEGO STATE (23-7)
7. Virginia Commonwealth (22-9)
7. St. John's (20-10)
8. Iowa (21-10)
8. Oregon (22-8)
8. Ohio State (22-9)
8. Cincinnati (22-9)
9. Xavier (19-12)
9. Oklahoma State (17-12)
9. Colorado State (25-5)
9. Dayton (23-7)
10. North Carolina State (19-12)
10. DAVIDSON (22-6)
10. LSU (22-9)
10. Georgia (20-10)
11. Texas (19-12)
11. Purdue (20-11)
11. Ole Miss (20-11)
11. STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (24-4)
12. Temple (22-9)
12. Boise State (22-7)
12. Brigham Young (23-8)
12. Indiana (19-12)
12. LOUISIANA TECH (23-7)
12. WOFFORD (26-6)
13. VALPARAISO (24-5)
13. CALIFORNIA DAVIS (22-5)
13. HARVARD (19-7)
13. CENTRAL MICHIGAN (19-7)
14. GEORGIA STATE (21-9)
14. EASTERN WASHINGTON (20-8)
14. NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL (21-6)
14. NORTHEASTERN (23-11)
15. ALBANY (23-8)
15. NEW MEXICO STATE (19-10)
15. NORTH DAKOTA STATE (20-9)
15. BELMONT (21-10)
16. TEXAS SOUTHERN (19-12)
16. COASTAL CAROLINA (20-9)
16. NORTH FLORIDA (20-11)
16. LAFAYETTE (18-12)
16. MANHATTAN (19-13)
16. ROBERT MORRIS (18-14)