If the NCAA Were 16 Regions

As we head into Christmas, here's the latest list of the best team in each region (Ken Pom rankings in parentheses):

1st:  Connecticut (27)

2d:  St. Bonaventure (65)

3d:  Villanova (12)

4th:  Virginia Tech (25)

5th:  Duke (6)

6th:  Auburn (13)

7th:  Louisiana St. (10)

8th:  Tennessee (9)

9th:  Ohio St. (15)

10th:  Purdue (3)

11th:  Illinois (14)

12th:  Kansas (5)

13th:  Baylor (2)

14th:  Arizona (7)

15th:  Gonzaga (1)

16th:  UCLA (8)

The 8th Region looks like a toss-up between UT and UK.  Here are the best teams in each district:

29th District:  (11) Kentucky, (141) Morehead St.

30th District:  (52) Louisville, (78) Murray St.

31st District:  (9) Tennessee, (100) Chattanooga

32d District:  (31) Memphis, (56) Belmont

Which would give us the following quarter-finals in the region:

Louisville v. Morehead St.

Tennessee v. Belmont

Memphis v. Chattanooga

Kentucky v. Murray St.