No Church in the Wild: The Field of 64

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

Top Left to Bottom Right. Look for Jalen Wilson, Zach Edey, Brandon Miller and Marcus Sasser to have huge 1st round outings in the opening weekend of the NCAAM tournament

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