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. From now until Selection Sunday, he'll be picking brackets heading into the tournament:
EAST
1. Villanova
16. Mount St. Mary’s/NC Central
8. Maryland
9. Virginia Tech
5. Notre Dame
12. UNC Wilmington
4. Florida
13. Vermont
6. Iowa State
11. Seton Hall/Illinois State
3. Florida State
14. Princeton
7. Michigan State
10. VCU
2. Kentucky
15. East Tennessee State
SOUTH
1. North Carolina
16. New Orleans
8. Dayton
9. Arkansas
5. Creighton
12. Middle Tennessee
4. West Virginia
13. Valpo
6. Saint Mary’s
11. USC
3. Oregon
14. Belmont
7. Miami
10. Marquette
2. Baylor
15. South Dakota
MIDWEST
1. Kansas
16. Texas Southern/North Dakota
8. Wichita State
9. Virginia Tech
5. Virginia
12. UT-Arlington
4. Purdue
13. Bucknell
6. Minnesota
11. California/Vanderbilt
3. Butler
14. Winthrop
7. South Carolina
10. Providence
2. Louisville
15. Florida Gulf Coast
WEST
1. Gonzaga
16. UC-Davis
8. Oklahoma State
9. Michigan
5. SMU
12. Nevada
4. Arizona
13. Monmouth
6. Wisconsin
11. Xavier
3. Duke
14. Akron
7. Cincinnati
10. Syracuse
2. UCLA
15. Cal-Bakersfield
LAST 4 IN:
Seton Hall
California
Illinois State
Vanderbilt
FIRST 4 OUT:
Rhode Island
Georgia Tech
Indiana
Kansas State
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