A Leap Day bracket projection, from bucolic Harford County, Maryland, to wherever you're accessing Al Gore's Invention...

(And yes, that's Kentucky poking into the field. And yes, the country is that bad).

EAST REGION

Birmingham, Ala.

(1) SEC/Tennessee vs. (16) SWAC/Alabama State-NEC/Robert Morris
(8) Texas A&M vs. (9) SUN BELT/South Alabama

Denver

(4) Indiana vs. (13) SUMMIT/Oral Roberts
(5) HORIZON/Butler vs. (12) Villanova

Tampa, Fla.

(3) BIG EAST/Georgetown vs. (14) WAC/Boise State
(6) Clemson vs. (11) Saint Joseph's

Anaheim, Calif.

(2) Stanford vs. (15) OVC/Austin Peay
(7) MOUNTAIN WEST/Brigham Young vs. (10) Baylor

SOUTH REGION

Little Rock, Ark.

(1) BIG 12/Texas vs. (16) MEAC/Morgan State
(8) Gonzaga vs. (9) MAC/Kent State

Denver

(4) Purdue vs. (13) CAA/Virginia Commonwealth
(5) Notre Dame vs. (12) Illinois State

Washington, D.C.

(3) ATLANTIC 10/Xavier vs. (14) MAAC/Siena
(6) Marquette vs. (11) Oklahoma

Raleigh, N.C.

(2) Duke vs. (15) PATRIOT/American
(7) Southern California vs. (10) Arkansas

MIDWEST REGION

Little Rock, Ark.

(1) CONFERENCE USA/Memphis vs. (16) BIG SOUTH/Winthrop
(8) MVC/Drake vs. (9) Miami

Washington, D.C.

(4) Connecticut vs. (13) Kentucky
(5) Washington State vs. (12) SOUTHERN/Davidson

Omaha, Neb.

(3) BIG TEN/Wisconsin vs. (14) ATLANTIC SUN/Belmont
(6) Pittsburgh vs. (11) Arizona

Omaha, Neb.

(2) Kansas vs. (15) BIG SKY/Portland State
(7) Mississippi State vs. (10) Maryland

WEST REGION

Raleigh, N.C.

(1) ACC/North Carolina vs. (16) SOUTHLAND/Lamar
(8) Massachusetts vs. (9) West Virginia

Birmingham, Ala.

(4) Vanderbilt vs. (13) IVY/Cornell
(5) Michigan State vs. (12) Syracuse

Tampa, Fla.

(3) Louisville vs. (14) AMERICA EAST/UMBC
(6) WCC/Saint Mary's vs. (11) Florida

Anaheim, Calif.

(2) PAC-10/UCLA vs. (15) BIG WEST/Cal State Northridge
(7) Kansas State vs. (10) UNLV

Last four in: Illinois State, Kentucky, Syracuse, Saint Joseph’s

Last four out: Virginia Tech, Rhode Island, Mississippi, Arizona State

Next four out: Ohio State, Houston, New Mexico, Wake Forest

Moving in: Illinois State, Kentucky, Syracuse

Moving out: Arizona State, Mississippi, Rhode Island

Multi-bid leagues: Big East (9), Big 12 (6), SEC (6), ACC (5), Pac-10 (5), Big Ten (4), Atlantic 10 (3), Missouri Valley (2), Mountain West (2), West Coast (2)

--- Patrick Stevens