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South and West Region Predictions.

By: Jeff Meadows

The time has come for Hoopsreport to make our predictions on this year’s NCAA tournament, read it and weep or cheer because without further delay, here are Hoopsreport’s predictions for the 2012 SOUTH REGIONALS, enjoy.

SOUTH REGIONAL MATCHUPS

First round matchups March 15^th & 16^th

(1 seed) Kentucky vs (16 seed) WKU

Projected winner: Kentucky

(8 seed) Iowa St. vs (9 seed) Connecticut

Projected winner: Connecticut

(5 seed) Wichita St. vs (12 seed) VCU

Projected winner: Wichita St.

(4 seed) Indiana vs (13 seed) New Mexico St.

Projected winner: Indiana

(6 seed) UNLV vs (11 seed) Colorado

Projected winner: Colorado

(3 seed) Baylor vs (14 seed) South Dakota

Projected winner: Baylor

(7 seed) Notre Dame vs (10seed) Xavier

Projected winner: Notre Dame

(2 seed) Duke vs (15 seed) Lehigh

Projected winner: Duke

SOUTH REGIONALS

Second round March 17^th & 18^th

(1 seed) Kentucky vs (9 seed) Connecticut

Projected winner: Kentucky

(5 seed) Wichita St. vs (4 seed) Indiana

Projected winner: Wichita St.

(11 seed) Colorado vs (3 seed) Baylor

Projected winner: Baylor

(7 seed) Notre Dame vs (2 seed) Duke

Projected winner: Duke

SOUTH REGIONALS SEMI FINALS

Third round "Sweet 16" March 22^nd & 23^rd

(1 seed) Kentucky vs (5 seed) Wichita St.

Projected winner: Kentucky

(3 seed) Baylor vs (2 seed) Duke

Projected winner: Duke

SOUTH REGIONAL FINALS

Fourth round "Elite 8" March 24^th& 25^th

(2 seed) Duke vs (1 seed) Kentucky

Projected "SOUTH REGION CHAMPS": Kentucky

There was a look at Hoopsreport’s predictions on how the SOUTH REGION will end up, let’s take a look at what Hoopsreport’s predictions are for the WEST REGION.

WEST REGIONALS

First round March 15^th & 16^th

(16 seed) LIU Brooklyn vs (1 seed) Michigan St.

Projected winner: Michigan St.

(9 seed) Saint Louis vs (8 seed) Memphis

Projected winner: Memphis

(12 seed) Long Beach vs (5 seed) New Mexico

Projected winner: New Mexico

(13 seed) Davidson vs (4 seed) Louisville

Projected winner: Louisville

(11 seed) Colorado St. vs (6 seed) Murray St.

Projected winner: Murray St.

(14 seed) BYU/Iona vs (3 seed) Marquette

Projected winner: Marquette

(7 seed) Florida vs (10 seed) Virginia

Projected winner: Florida

(15 seed) Norfolk St. vs Missouri

Projected winner: Missouri

WEST REGIONALS

Second round "Field of 32" March 22^th & 23^th

(8 seed) Memphis vs (1 seed) Michigan St.

Projected winner: Michigan St.

(5 seed) New Mexico vs (4 seed) Louisville

Projected winner: Louisville

(6 seed) Murray St. vs (3 seed) Marquette

Projecteed winner: Murray St.

(7 seed) Florida vs (2 seed) Missouri

Projected winner: Missouri

WEST REGIONALS SEMI FINALS

Third round "Sweet 16" March 23^rd & 24^th

(4 seed) Louisville vs (1 seed) Michigan St.

Projected winner: Louisville

(6 seed) Murray St. vs (2 seed) Missouri

Projected winner: Missouri

WEST REGIONAL FINALS

Fourth round "Elite 8" March 24^th & 25^th

(4 seed) Louisville vs (2 seed) Missouri

Projected "WEST REGION CHAMPS": Missouri

Here at Hoopsreport, it’s very obvious with our selections of KENTUCKY coming out of the SOUTH REGION and MISSOURI to come out of the WEST REGION shows that not only do we take this very seriously, it also shows that WE KNOW WHAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT. Stay logged on to Hoopsreport as we bring to YOU, our avid viewers part III of our four (4) part SPECIAL EDITION of our EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE of the 2012 "Road to the Final Four" predictions for the EAST and MIDWEST REGION.

POSTED: 3-14-2012

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