Regional final match-ups include only one scenario that could produce a Final Four meeting within the same conference, that being the potential South-West game that could come down to an all-SEC showdown between Florida and Kentucky.
Suffered the worst in regional play was the Big Ten, which entered the week with five teams still in the hunt (Wisconsin, Ohio State, Purdue, Michigan State and Indiana), but was decimated in the semi-finals, leaving only the Buckeyes to fend for the conference.
The Big East, which sent nine teams to the tournament, still has two left - Syracuse and Louisville. Syracuse could eliminate the Big Ten completely with a win over Ohio State on Saturday, while the Cardinals hope to whittle the SEC down to one with a win over Florida, also on Saturday.
Two potential meetings in the championship game could involve teams from the same conference. Syracuse could face Louisville in an all-Big East final or Kansas could meet up with Baylor, a Big 12 championship assured.
The SEC, which sent only four teams to the tourney, leads the way with a 7-2 record. Alabama went down ot Creighton in the opening round, while Vanderbilt won one game before falling to Wisconsin in the sub-regional round of 32.
Through games of Friday, March 23
| Conference | W | L |
| Atlantic-10 | 4 | 4 |
| ACC | 6 | 4 |
| Big East | 13 | 7 |
| Big Ten | 10 | 5 |
| Big 12 | 8 | 5 |
| Conf-USA | 0 | 2 |
| Missouri Valley | 1 | 2 |
| Mountain West | 1 | 4 |
| Ohio Valley | 1 | 1 |
| PAC-12 | 1 | 2 |
| SEC | 7 | 2 |
| West Coast | 2 | 3 |
| All others | 7 | 20 |
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