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Selection Sunday 2012 Open Thread: Will Mountain West Get Four Teams In?

The 2012 NCAA Tournament Selection Sunday show is today and begins at 6 p.m. ET on CBS with a a follow-up show, NCAA Hardcore Brackets, on truTV at 7 p.m. ET.

What we know is that at least three Mountain West teams are getting in with New Mexico earning the aut-bid after defeating San Diego State who also is in the tournament, UNLV is in and likely Colorado State.

Colorado State got a much needed win against TCU and should be in, but with the Colorado Buffaloes winning the Pac-12 tournament there could be a bubble team pushed out. Well, unless the Pac-12 only gets one team in. However, teams like Seton Hall, Drexel and BYU are likely to be pushed out before Colorado State.

Lets now take a look at some of the latest bracketology projections.

First up is SB Nation's final Bracketology projections:

No. 5 New Mexico vs. No. 12 Texas or Drexel
No. 7 UNLV vs. No. 10 Saint Louis
N. 7 San Diego State vs. No. 10 Xavier
No. 11 Colorado State vs. No. 6 Murray State

ESPN's Joe Lunardi Bracketology:

No. 6 New Mexico vs. No. 11 Cal
No. 7 UNLV vs. No. 10 Purdue
No. 7 San Diego State vs. No. 10 Harvard
No. 12 Colorado State vs. No. 5 Wichita State

CBS Sports Jerry Palms bracket projections:

No. 5 New Mexico vs. No. 12 Northwestern or North Carolina State
No. 6 San Diego State vs. No. 11 Virginia
No. 7 UNLV vs. No. 10 Texas
No. 12 Colorado State vs. No. 5 Florida State

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