Washington was able to rebound with wins at home against both California and Stanford. Some people thought that a three-game losing streak was the end of the world for the Huskies, but today's projections show that they are in a great position right now, and with a win at Arizona this weekend, they can get themselves in an even better spot.
Meanwhile Washington State split the games against Stanford and California at home. The loss to Stanford moved them from all but one projection this week and puts them in a position to get some work done. As with Washington, a win in Tuscon against the nationally ranked Arizona Wildcats would put them in a great position. If they can pull of the upset on Thursday, look for the Cougars to move their way back into most projections.
For Gonzaga, they were able to pick up the road sweep against Loyola Marymount and Pepperdine. Up next for the Bulldogs are home rematches with Santa Clara and San Francisco, two teams who beat Gonzaga in California just a few weeks ago. After that is a game that could make or break the Zags' at-large bid: A road game against conference leader St. Mary's.
ESPN: Joe Lunardi (Updated 2/14/2011)
- Washington Huskies: Seventh seed - Anaheim bracket - First- and second-round games in Denver - Projected to play the tenth-seeded Marquette Golden Eagles - seed steady
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Gonzaga Bulldogs: Not included in bracket (Listed as third team in "Next Four Out" category)
- Washington State Cougars: Not included in bracket (Listed as fourth team in "First Four Out" category)
- Pac-10: Arizona (Fifth seed in Newark bracket - vs. Belmont), UCLA (Ninth seed in New Orleans bracket - vs. George Mason)
CBS Sports: Jerry Palm (Updated 2/15/2011)
- Washington Huskies: Tenth seed - San Antonio bracket - First- and second-round games in Chicago - Projected to play the seventh-seed UNLV Rebels - seed steady
- Gonzaga Bulldogs: Not included in bracket
- Washington State Cougars: Not included in bracket
- Pac-10: Arizona (Sixth seed in New Orleans bracket - vs. Play-in game winner), UCLA (Ninth seed in Newark Bracket - vs. Old Dominion)
SB Nation's Blogging The Bracket
Note: This projection has not yet been released. I will update this post once it is
Bracketology 101 (Updated 2/14/2011)
- Washington Huskies: Ninth seed - San Antonio bracket - First- and second-round games in Tulsa - Projected to play the eighth-seeded Minnesota Golden Gophers - seed steady
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Gonzaga Bulldogs: Not included in bracket (Listed as second team in "First Four Out" category)
- Washington State Cougars: Not included in bracket (Listed as third team in "Next Four Out" category)
- Pac-10: Arizona (Sixth seed in New Orleans bracket - vs. Memphis), UCLA (Eighth seed in Anaheim Bracket - vs. Florida State)
Bracketville (Updated 2/14/2011)
- Washington Huskies: Eighth seed - Newark bracket - First- and second-round games in Cleveland - Projected to play the ninth-seeded Virginia Tech Hokies - Seed Rising [Last week: Ninth Seed]
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Gonzaga Bulldogs: Not included in bracket (Listed as fourth team in "Also Considered" category)
- Washington State Cougars: Twelfth seed - Play-in game in Dayton, Ohio - Projected to play Wichita State Shockers (Note: Winner would take on Kentucky in the Washington, D.C. regional of the San Antonio bracket)
- Pac-10: Arizona (Sixth seed in Anaheim bracket - vs. Boston College), UCLA (Seventh seed in San Antonio Bracket - vs. Old Dominion