Each Monday through the Final Four, our own Robbie Buckets -- known in some circles as Rob Snyder, associate producer at Comcast SportsNet -- will take a look at the world of college basketball. Starting this week, he'll be picking brackets heading into the tournament. Here's the first!
EAST
1. Villanova
16. NC Central/Mount St. Mary’s
8. Iowa State
9. Virginia Tech
5. Cincinnati
12. Middle Tennessee
4. West Virginia
13. Valparaiso
6. South Carolina
11. Miami
3. Wisconsin
14. Bucknell
7. Northwestern
10. Clemson
2. Kentucky
15. North Dakota St
SOUTH
1. Baylor
16. Sam Houston State
8. Minnesota
9. Marquette
5. Saint Mary’s
12. Belmont
4. UCLA
13. New Mexico State
6. Creighton
11. Syracuse/Indiana
3. Arizona
14. Akron
7. Oklahoma State
10. Arkansas
2. North Carolina
15. Florida Gulf Coast
WEST
1. Gonzaga
16. UC Davis/Weber State
8. Dayton
9. Kansas State
5. Duke
12. UNC Wilmington
4. Florida
13. Monmouth
6. Maryland
11. Wake Forest/Tennessee
3. Virginia
14. Princeton
7. Notre Dame
10. Michigan State
2. Kentucky
15. Winthrop
MIDWEST
1. Kansas
16. Texas Southern
8. USC
9. VCU
5. Butler
12. Vermont
4. Purdue
13. Boise State
6. SMU
11. Wichita State
3. Oregon
14. Arkansas State
7. Xavier
10. TCU
2. Florida State
15. Furman
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