►Projecting the men’s field,

Selection Sunday is March 13. Until then, USA TODAY Sports will project the men’s field:

EAST REGION (PHILADELPHIA) New York City

1 Villanova 16 Wagner/Texas Southern 8 Florida 9 VCU

Spokane

5 Notre Dame 12 Chattanooga 4 Southern California 13 Arkansas-Little Rock

Providence

3 West Virginia 14 UNC-Wilmington 6 Purdue 11 Florida State

Raleigh

7 Connecticut 10 Valparaiso 2 Virginia 15 Stephen F. Austin MIDWEST (CHICAGO) Des Moines

1 Kansas 16 North Florida 8 Indiana 9 Colorado

Denver

5 12 Dayton Clemson/LSU 4 13 Utah Akron

St.3 MichiganLouis State 14 Alabama-Birmingham 6 Duke 11 Seton Hall

Raleigh

7 Providence 10 Michigan 2 North Carolina 15 Yale

WEST (ANAHEIM) Des Moines

1 16 Iowa UNC-Asheville 8 9 CaliforniaWichita State

Denver5 Texas A&M 124 TexasSan Diego State 13 UC-Irvine

St. Louis

3 Iowa State 14 South Dakota State 6 Arizona 11 Saint Mary’s

Spokane

7 Pittsburgh 10 Washington 2 Oregon 15 Montana SOUTH (LOUISVILLE) Oklahoma City

1 Oklahoma 16 Bucknell/Hampton 8 Oregon State 9 Syracuse

Oklahoma City

5 Kentucky 12 Kansas State/George Wash. 4 Miami (Fla.) 13 Stony Brook

Providence

3 Maryland 14 Belmont 6 South Carolina 11 Gonzaga

New York

7 10 Baylor Monmouth 2 15 XavierNew Mexico State Last four in: Clemson, LSU, George Washington, Kansas State First four out: Cincinnati, Vanderbilt, Wisconsin, Saint Joseph’s

Multibid conferences: Atlantic Coast (9), Pac-12 (8), Big 12 (7), Big Ten (6), Southeastern (5), Big East (4), Atlantic 10 (3), West Coast (2) Note: All RPI and statistical data are from WarrenNolan.com.

About our bracketologist: Shelby Mast has been projecting the field since 2005 and has finished as one of the top five national bracketologists for his website, Bracket W.A.G. Follow him on Twitter @BracketWag.