Hello, college basketball fans!

Welcome to the second update for the 2013 Schmolik 64. At the end of the regular season, I will pick a complete NCAA bracket with the teams I think belong in the NCAA field and where they should be seeded. Up to then, there will be updates to see where your team stands if the season ended today (Records as of Thur. Feb. 21, 2012).

Until Championship Week, I will only seed the top 12 seeds. The bottom four seeds are usually reserved for one bid conferences, in which usually only the conference champion goes from those conferences. Similar to last year, I will reserve two No. 12 seed lines for the "First Four".

You should interpret these as being among the last teams to get into the field (although there could be exceptions based upon bracketing rules, which prevent the actual last four from making the field).

I know there are 68 teams now but if I had my way there would still be just 64 teams and when I started the Schmolik 64 there were just 64 teams. So, that is why I still call it the "Schmolik 64".

Here's the bracket update for Feb. 22, 2012.

Dates:

Opening Weekend: Thur/Sat March 21-23, Fri/Sun March 22-24

Regionals: Thur/Sat March 28-30, Fri/Sun March 29-31

MIDWEST REGIONAL (Indianapolis, IN - Fri/Sun)

Dayton, OH - Fri/Sun

(1) Indiana (24-3) vs. (16)

(8) St. Louis (20-5) vs. (9) California (17-9)

San Jose, CA - Thur/Sat 

(5) Colorado State (19-5) vs. (12) First Four Game A Winner

(4) Marquette (21-6) vs. (13)

Dayton, OH - Fri/Sun

(6) NC State (19-7) vs. (11) Temple (18-8)

(3) Georgetown (20-4) vs. (14)

Lexington, KY - Thur/Sat 

(7) Minnesota (18-9) vs. (10) Belmont (19-6)

(2) Florida (21-4) vs. (15)

WEST REGIONAL (Los Angeles, CA - Thur/Sat)

Auburn Hills, MI - Thur/Sat

(1) Michigan State (21-5)  vs. (16)

(8) North Carolina (17-8) vs. (9) Wichita State (23-5) 

Austin, TX - Fri/Sun

(5) Kansas State (20-5)  vs. (12) Villanova (16-10)

(4) New Mexico (22-4) vs. (13)

Salt Lake City, Utah - Thur/Sat

(6) Ohio State (19-7) vs. (11) Cincinnati (19-8) 

(3) Arizona (22-4) vs. (14)

Salt Lake City, Utah - Thur/Sat

(7) San Diego State (17-7) vs. (10) Iowa State (18-8)

(2) Gonzaga (25-2) vs. (15)

EAST REGIONAL (Washington, DC- Thur/Sat)

Lexington, KY - Thur/Sat 

(1) Miami  (22-3) vs. (16)

(8) Notre Dame (21-6) vs. (9) Colorado (18-8)

Austin, TX - Fri/Sun

(5) Oklahoma State (19-6) vs. (12) First Four Game B Winner

(4) Butler (21-5) vs. (13)

Kansas City, MO - Fri/Sun

(6) Oklahoma (17-8) vs. (11) Creighton (22-6)

(3) Louisville (21-5) vs. (14)

Auburn Hills, MI - Thur/Sat

(7) Memphis (23-3) vs. (10) Oregon (21-6) 

(2) Michigan (21-4)  vs. (15)

SOUTH REGIONAL (Arlington, TX - Fri/Sun)

Philadelphia, PA - Fri/Sun

(1) Duke (23-3) vs. (16)

(8) Pittsburgh (20-7) vs. (9) Missouri (19-7)

San Jose, CA - Thur/Sat

(5) UNLV (19-7) vs. (12) La Salle (18-7)

(4) Wisconsin (19-8)  vs. (13)

Kansas City, MO - Fri/Sun

(6) Illinois (19-8) vs. (11) Middle Tennessee State (24-4) 

(3) Kansas (22-4) vs. (14)

Philadelphia, PA - Fri/Sun

(7) VCU (21-6)  vs. (10) UCLA (19-7)

(2) Syracuse (22-4)  vs. (15)

Final Four: Midwest vs, West, East vs. South

First Four (Dayton, OH):

Game A: Tue. March 19: Southern Miss (19-6) vs. Charlotte (18-7) , Winner is East #12 seed, plays Colorado State in San Jose. 

Game B: Wed. March 20: Boise State (15-8) vs. St. Mary's (22-5)  - Winner is Midwest #12 seed, plays Oklahoma State in Austin.

By conference:

Big East (8)

Big Ten (7)

A-10 (6)

Big 12 (5)

MWC (5)

Pac-12 (5)

ACC (4)

SEC (2)

MVC (2)

C-USA (2)

WCC (2)

OVC, Sun Belt (1 each)

Remaining Automatics: 18

Party Crashers/Additional At Large: 0

Compare my bracket to CBS Sports Bracketology and many others at [Bracket Project's Bracket Matrix].