No Church in the Wild: The Field of 64
With the NCAAM tournament set to begin on Thursday March 16th, I wanted to predict every first round matchup from each region for the 1st weekend of NCAAM tournament play. From the Number 1 overall seed Alabama Crimson Tide to upset alert teams such as Charleston and Kent State, take a look at my predictions for every first round matchup in the NCAAM tournament starting with the South Region. Let me know what you think about my 1st round weekend predictions! Happy Dancing!
*Projected winners are in bold

SOUTH REGION
1 Alabama v. 16 TAMU-CC/SEMO
8 Maryland v. 9 West Virginia
5. San Diego St v. 12 Charleston
4 Virginia v. 13 Furman
6 Creighton v. 11 N.C. State
3 Baylor v. 14 UCSB
7 Missouri v. 10 Utah State
2 Arizona v. 15 Princeton
MIDWEST REGION
1 Houston v. 16. Northern Kentucky
8 Iowa v. 9 Auburn
5 Miami v. 12 Drake
4 Indiana v. 13 Kent State
6 Iowa State v. 11 Mississippi State/PITT
3 Xavier v. 14 Kennesaw State
7. Texas A&M v. 10 Penn State
2 Texas v. 15 Colgate
EAST REGION
1 Purdue v. 16 TXSO/FDU
8 Memphis v. 9 FAU
5 Duke v. 12 Oral Roberts
4 Tennessee v. 13 Louisiana
6 Kentucky v. 11 Providence
3 Kansas State v. 14 Montana State
7 Michigan State v. 10 USC
2 Marquette v. 15 Vermont
WEST REGION
1 Kansas v. 16 Howard
8 Arkansas v. 9 Illinois
5 Saint Mary’s v. 12 VCU
4 UConn v. 13 Iona
6 TCU v. 11 ASU/NEV
3 Gonzaga v. 14 Grand Canyon
7 Northwestern v. 10 Boise State
2 UCLA v. 15 UNC Asheville