THE BRACKETS
MIDWEST
1 KENTUCKY
16 MANHATTAN
8 CINCINNATI
9 PURDUE
5 WEST VIRGINIA
12 BUFFALO
4 MARYLAND
13 VALPARAISO
6 BUTLER
11 TEXAS
3 NOTRE DAME
14 NORTHEASTERN
7 WICHITA STATE
10 INDIANA
2 KANSAS
15 NEW MEXICO STATE
1 KENTUCKY
9 PURDUE
KENTUCKY
Boilers like to post up, but that won't work against UK.
5 WEST VIRGINIA
13 VALPARAISO
WEST VIRGINIA
Crusaders not equipped for "Press" Virginia's chaos.
6 BUTLER
3 NOTRE DAME
BUTLER
Bulldogs F Roosevelt Jones wins Indiana bragging rights.
7 WICHITA STATE
2 KANSAS
WICHITA STATE
KU will keep avoiding the Shockers in regular season.
SWEET SIXTEEN
1 KENTUCKY
5 WEST VIRGINIA
KENTUCKY
WVU is the latest to learn that playing fast with the Cats is a sure way to lose.
6 BUTLER
7 WICHITA STATE
WICHITA STATE
WSU may not have as gaudy a record as last season's, but its defense is as tough.
ELITE EIGHT
1 KENTUCKY
7 WICHITA STATE
KENTUCKY
All the upset karma in the world—and the Shockers have plenty after last year's round-of-32 heartbreak—isn't enough to stop the Cats.
WEST
1 WISCONSIN
16 COASTAL CAROLINA
8 OREGON
9 OKLAHOMA STATE
5 ARKANSAS
12 WOFFORD
4 NORTH CAROLINA
13 HARVARD
6 XAVIER
11 BYU
3 BAYLOR
14 GEORGIA STATE
7 VCU
10 OHIO STATE
2 ARIZONA
15 TEXAS SOUTHERN
1 WISCONSIN
8 OREGON
WISCONSIN
We're only making plans for Nigel (Hayes) to light up UO.
5 ARKANSAS
4 NORTH CAROLINA
NORTH CAROLINA
Surging Heels are not the No. 4 seed the Hogs wanted.
11 BYU
3 BAYLOR
BAYLOR
F Rico Gathers's offensive glasswork carries the Bears.
7 VCU
2 ARIZONA
ARIZONA
Rams don't fare well against Pack-Line defenses.
SWEET SIXTEEN
1 WISCONSIN
4 NORTH CAROLINA
WISCONSIN
UNC's Kennedy Meeks is tanklike but still no match for UW's Frank Kaminsky.
3 BAYLOR
2 ARIZONA
ARIZONA
The Cats' Brandon Ashley and Stanley Johnson shred the BU zone with ease.
ELITE EIGHT
1 WISCONSIN
2 ARIZONA
ARIZONA
'Zona lost to the Badgers last March, but senior point guard T.J. McConnell is playing the best ball of his career and keeping the offense afloat.
FINAL FOUR
1 KENTUCKY
2 ARIZONA
KENTUCKY
What luck! Arizona coach Sean Miller finally makes the Final Four and runs into one of the most loaded teams of all time—and one of just two D's stingier than his Cats'.
EAST
1 VILLANOVA
16 LAFAYETTE
8 N.C. STATE
9 LSU
5 NORTHERN IOWA
12 WYOMING
4 LOUISVILLE
13 UC IRVINE
6 PROVIDENCE
11 DAYTON
3 OKLAHOMA
14 ALBANY
7 MICHIGAN STATE
10 GEORGIA
2 VIRGINIA
15 BELMONT
1 VILLANOVA
8 N.C. STATE
VILLANOVA
'Nova's perimeter D thwarts Trevor Lacey's isolation game.
5 NORTHERN IOWA
4 LOUISVILLE
NORTHERN IOWA
The Cards lack the shooters to burn UNI's Pack-Line D.
6 PROVIDENCE
3 OKLAHOMA
OKLAHOMA
Sooners G Buddy Hield is lights out in a shootout.
7 MICHIGAN STATE
2 VIRGINIA
VIRGINIA
Tom Izzo's Spartans take the ACC champs to the wire.
SWEET SIXTEEN
1 VILLANOVA
5 NORTHERN IOWA
VILLANOVA
Wildcats F Daniel Ochefu's savvy passes are the key to felling the Panthers.
3 OKLAHOMA
2 VIRGINIA
VIRGINIA
The Cavs' D excels at taking away transition, and OU's half-court offense is subpar.
ELITE EIGHT
1 VILLANOVA
2 VIRGINIA
VIRGINIA
Now fully recovered from broken left pinkie and an appendectomy, guard Justin Anderson delivers scoring when UVa needs it most.
SOUTH
1 DUKE
16 NORTH FLORIDA
8 SAN DIEGO STATE
9 ST. JOHN'S
5 UTAH
12 S.F. AUSTIN
4 GEORGETOWN
13 E. WASHINGTON
6 SMU
11 UCLA
3 IOWA STATE
14 UAB
7 IOWA
10 DAVIDSON
2 GONZAGA
15 NORTH DAKOTA ST.
1 DUKE
8 SAN DIEGO STATE
DUKE
Aztecs are in Duke's backyard, and 2,100 miles from home.
5 UTAH
13 E. WASHINGTON
UTAH
Eagles' super scorer Tyler Harvey runs out of magic.
6 SMU
3 IOWA STATE
IOWA STATE
ISU's Monte Morris out-assists SMU's Nic Moore.
10 DAVIDSON
2 GONZAGA
GONZAGA
Zags prevail in matchup of international rosters.
SWEET SIXTEEN
1 DUKE
5 UTAH
DUKE
Jahlil Okafor outduels Utes 7-footer Jakob Poeltl in battle of one-and-dones.
3 IOWA STATE
2 GONZAGA
GONZAGA
Cyclones' comeback mojo finally runs out in highest-scoring Sweet 16 game.
ELITE EIGHT
1 DUKE
2 GONZAGA
DUKE
Blue Devils have ruled on the road this season, winning at Wisconsin, Virginia, Louisville—and now this neutral-court escape of the Zags.
FINAL FOUR
2 VIRGINIA
1 DUKE
DUKE
Virginia's frontcourt double-teams Okafor nonstop, setting the stage for heroics from the nation's best crunch-time point guard, Blue Devils freshman Tyus Stones, er, Jones.
2015 CHAMPIONSHIP
1 KENTUCKY
1 DUKE
Kentucky
The Wildcats looked beatable at times in 2014--15 but never in their biggest games. Discarding Duke more easily than it did Arizona, Kentucky completes the first undefeated season since Indiana's in 1975--76.
PLAY-IN GAMES
16 MANHATTAN
16 HAMPTON
MIDWEST
11 BYU
11 MISSISSIPPI
WEST
PLAY-IN GAMES
11 BOISE STATE
11 DAYTON
EAST
16 NORTH FLORIDA
16 ROBERT MORRIS
SOUTH
ONE HUNDRED THIRTY FIVE ILLUSTRATIONS