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Bracketology 2012: West Virginia Drops To No. 12 Seed, Seton Hall Falls Out Of Tournament

The guys over at SB Nation have come out with Thursday's version of their 2012 Bracketology, and West Virginia has moved down to the bottom fringe of at large bids. A loss to UConn on Wednesday afternoon has caused them to drop down to spots, from a No. 10 seed down to a No. 12 seed.

That may not sound good, but a No. 12 might be a little bit easier to manage. We all know that there is always at least one 5-12 upset, and if they do get through, they'd have a better matchup in the second round.

Another change is that Seton Hall has fallen out of the tournament following their loss to Louisville in the Big East Tournament on Wednesday. They have been replaced as an at large team by the University of Texas.

Here is the complete Bracketology.

(1) SOUTH
Atlanta (Fri/Sun)
(2) EAST
Boston (Thu/Sat)
Louisville (Thu/Sat) Pittsburgh (Thu/Sat)
1 Kentucky (SEC) 1 Syracuse (Big East)
16 MVSU/WESTERN KENTUCKY 16 UNC ASHEVILLE (Big South)
8 Kansas State 8 Saint Louis
9 Cincinnati 9 Alabama
Nashville (Fri/Sun) Albuquerque (Thu/Sat)
5 Florida State 5 MURRAY STATE (OVC)
12 Colorado State 12 BYU
4 Wisconsin 4 Baylor
13 Texas/Xavier 13 SOUTH DAKOTA ST. (Summit)
Albuquerque (Thu/Sat) Nashville (Fri/Sun)
6 Louisville 6 Wichita State
11 VCU (CAA) 11 Long Beach St. (Big West)
3 Indiana 3 Michigan
14 Nevada (WAC) 14 Akron (MAC)
Omaha (Fri/Sun) Greensboro (Fri/Sun)
7 New Mexico 7 Florida
10 HARVARD (Ivy) 10 Connecticut
2 Missouri 2 Duke
15 MONTANA (Big Sky) 15 LEHIGH (Patriot)
(4) WEST
Phoenix (Thu/Sat)
(3) MIDWEST
St. Louis (Fri/Sun)
Greensboro (Fri/Sun) Omaha (Fri/Sun)
1 North Carolina (ACC) 1 Kansas (Big 12)
16 Norfolk State/Stony Brook 16 DETROIT (Horizon)
8 Iowa State 8 Memphis (C-USA)
9 Purdue 9 Virginia
Portland (Thu/Sat) Portland (Thu/Sat)
5 CREIGHTON (MVC) 5 San Diego State (MWC)
12 USF 12 West Virginia
4 UNLV 4 Temple (A-10)
13 Drexel/Northwestern 13 DAVIDSON (SoCon)
Pittsburgh (Thu/Sat) Columbus (Fri/Sun)
6 St. Mary's (WCC) 6 Gonzaga
11 Southern Mississippi 11 Washington (Pac-12)
3 Georgetown 3 Marquette
14 LOYOLA (MD) (MAAC) 14 BELMONT (A-Sun)
Columbus (Fri/Sun) Louisville (Thu/Sat)
7 Vanderbilt 7 Notre Dame
10 California 10 Mississippi State
2 Michigan State (Big Ten) 2 Ohio State
15 UT Arlington (Southland) 15 LONG ISLAND U. (NEC)
FIRST FOUR (Dayton)
Tuesday: To Louisville
Tuesday: To Portland
16 Miss. Valley State (SWAC) 13 Drexel
16 WESTERN KENTUCKY (Sun Belt) 13 Northwestern
Wednesday: To Greensboro Wednesday: To Nashville
16 Norfolk State (MEAC) 13 Texas
16 Stony Brook (AmEast) 13 Xavier
BIDS BY CONFERENCE LAST FOUR BYES ARRIVALS DEPARTURES
Big East: 9
USF Lehigh Bucknell
Big Ten: 8 Colorado State Norfolk State Savannah State
Big 12: 6 West Virginia Texas Seton Hall
SEC: 5 BYU

ACC: 4
LAST FOUR IN PROCEDURAL SHIFTS
MWC: 4
Xavier None
A-10: 3 Northwestern

WCC: 3 Drexel

CAA: 2 Texas

C-USA: 2 LAST FOUR OUT

MVC: 2 Tennessee

Pac-12: 2 Seton Hall

1-Bid Conferences: 19 Miami


N.C. State


NEXT FOUR OUT


Mississippi


Oregon


Dayton


Arizona

For more NCAA Tournament action, head to Blogging The Bracket.

Photographs by dizfunk used in background montage under Creative Commons. Thank you.