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In under three weeks, all the dramatics will be over and we will have ourselves a national champion. Right now, we have 64 teams left and the dance is ready to begin. Maybe it is being a fan of a #1 seed that could lose anywhere starting in round two, but I see this tournament as wide open. UNC and PItt are the best teams in the tournament on paper, but they both have some questions as well....Below I am going to lay out my predicted Sweet Sixteen match ups and who I think will get to Detroit from there and eventually be crowned champion...

Midwest
Indianapolis, IN
1) Louisville vs 4) Wake Forest
6) West Virginia vs 2) Michigan State

Elite Eight, Michigan State over Wake Forest

West
Glendale, AZ
1) Uconn vs 5) Purdue
3) Missouri vs 2) Memphis

Elite Eight, Memphis over Purdue

East
Boston, MA
1) Pitt vs 5) Florida State
6) UCLA vs 2) Duke

Elite Eight, Pitt over Duke

South
Memphis, TN
1) UNC vs 4) Gonzaga
3) Syracuse vs 7) Clemson

UNC over Syracuse

Final Four
Detroit, MI
Pitt over UNC
Michigan State over Memphis

Winner: the Pitt Panthers

My picks for the top seeds are UNC, Pitt, Louisville and Memphis as #1 seeds and Connecticut, Duke, Oklahoma and Michigan State as the # 2's...Look for Uconn to be paired with Memphis out in the West Regional. Uconn might have a better resume of the two, but Memphis has been the hotter team, the Huskies are only 4-3 since they lost Jerome Dyson and quite frankly the committee is probably not in love with giving one league three #1 seeds. Louisville deserves the number one seed more than anyone and Pitt is a no brainer as well. I suppose Duke could slide in for Memphis with a win today, but I would be very surprised.

On the bubble:

28 automatic bids have been awarded and four more auto bids will be won today, and according to ESPN there are 30 locks or just about locks in total. That leaves four spots for about 10 candidates, and it could be three if Tennessee loses to Mississippi State today

I believe Minnesota is in -- so that will leave three, (maybe two, spots) for some very decent candidates...Don't be surprised to see Arizona's name pop up this evening as the last team in. Creighton, San Diego State, Providence and Auburn simply have not done enough to warrant a dance ticket, but stranger things have happened. Here is my pool of bubble boys -- fighting for the last few spots. I predict that at least two of these programs will be left out:

Arizona [19-13 (9-9), RPI: 62, SOS: 36] They appeared in 24 consecutive NCAA tournaments since 1985, the longest active streak in the country and second-longest in NCAA history.

Florida [23-10 (9-7), RPI: 52, SOS: 94] The Gators have put themselves in danger of missing the NCAA tournament for the second straight time, after winning back-to-back national championships in 2006-07.

Saint Mary's [26-6 (10-4), RPI: 48, SOS: 159] The Gaels only have two victories over RPI top-50 opponents, and have a very weak resume -- but a lofty RPI keeps them in the picture. They lost to Gonzaga three times -- including a 83-58 blowout defeat in the finals of the WCC tournament.

Penn State [22-11 (10-8), RPI: 70, SOS: 119] PSU's 10-8 finish in Big Ten play and its six victories over RPI top-50 opponents could be enough to get an invite, IF the committee decides that the relatively soft B10 is worthy of 8 invites -- it would be the most of any conference.

Maryland [20-13 (7-9), RPI: 54, SOS: 22] The Terps finished 7-9 in ACC play after losing at Virginia 68-63 in its regular-season finale. However, Maryland some good wins, including, North Carolina at home and Michigan State and Wake Forest on neutral courts. They are currently playing with the look of a tournament team, a team that could win a game or two if they get in.

1) Uconn*, Pitt, UNC*, Oklahoma*
2) Memphis*, Michigan State*, Louisville, Kansas
3) Duke, UCLA*, Wake Forest, Villanova
4) Missouri, Washington, Xavier*, Gonzaga*
5) Purdue, Clemson, Florida State, Illinois
6) LSU, Tennessee, Syracuse, Marquette

7) West Virginia, Butler, Cal, Arizona State
8) BYU, BC, Texas, Utah*
9) Dayton, Minnesota, Oklahoma State, UNLV
10) Siena*, Wisconsin, Utah State*, Ohio State
11) Penn State, Providence, Charleston*, Arizona
12) Creighton, New Mexico, Michigan, South Carolina
13) VCU*, North Dakota State*, Northern Iowa*, Western Kentucky*
14) Stephen F Austin*, Miami (OH)*, Weber State*, Buffalo*
15) Cornell**, Bingampton*, American*, Robert Morris*,
16) Morgan State*, Radford*, East Tennessee State*,

play in: Cal State Northridge*, UT Martin*
*automatic qualifier, predicted tournament champion
**Ivy league champion

#1 -- UNC, Memphis, UCLA, Kansas
#2 -- Georgetown, Duke, Texas, Tennessee
#3 -- Louisville, Wisconsin, Stanford, Xavier
#4 -- Butler, Uconn, Purdue, Vandy
#5 -- Miss State, Indiana, Notre Dame, Wash State
#6 -- Drake, Clemson, Marquette, Mich State
#7 -- BYU, Gonzaga, Kansas State, Miami
#8 -- Baylor, Pitt, USC, Oklahoma
#9 -- West Virginia, Arkansas, St Mary's, UNLV
#10 -- South Alabama, Villanova, Kentucky, Ohio State
#11 -- Orgeon, Texas A&M, St Joe's, Western Kentucky
#12 -- Virginia Tech, George Mason, San Diego, Arizona
#13 -- Kent State, American, Davidson, Santa Barbara
#14 -- Winthrop, Cornell, Boise State, Oral Roberts
#15 -- Stephen F Austin, Mt St Mary's, Siena, Hartford
#16 -- Morgan State, Belmont, Portland State, Alabama State/Austin Peay

at large predictions (45)
winner or projected winner of one-bid leagues (teams
that would not otherwise qualify) (20)
outside looking in (w/ RPI) (11): Dayton (32), Illinois State (33), Umass (43), UAB (54), VCU (55), New Mexico (58), Arizona State (81)

Friday's Big Bubble Games
Atlantic 10:
No. 1 Xavier vs. No. 5 Saint Joseph's (6:30 p.m.)
ACC:
No. 4 Va Tech vs. No. 5 Miami (2:30 p.m.)
Big 12:
No. 3 K-State vs. No. 6 Texas A&M (9:20 p.m.)
Big Ten:
No. 4 Michigan State vs. No. 5 Ohio State (2:30 p.m.)
Mountain West:
No. 1 BYU vs. No. 4 San Diego State (9:35 p.m.)
No. 2 UNLV vs. No. 6 Utah (12:05 a.m.)
SEC:
Vanderbilt vs. Arkansas (3:15 p.m.)
Georgia vs. Kentucky (9:45 p.m.)


SWAC -- Alabama State
MEAC -- Morgan State
Ohio Valley -- Austin Peay
Atlantic Sun -- Belmont
America East -- Hartford
Big South -- Winthrop
Big Sky -- Portland State
IVY -- Cornell
Northeast -- Mount St Mary's
Summit -- Oral Roberts
Southland -- Stephen F Austin
Big West -- Santa Barbara
Western Athletic -- Boise State
MAAC -- Siena
Patriot -- American
Southern -- Davidson
Colonial -- George Mason
MAC -- Kent State
Horizon -- Butler
C-USA -- Memphis
Missouri Valley -- Drake
A-10 (2) -- Xavier, St Joe's
Sun Belt (2)-- South Alabama, Western Kentucky
Mountain West (2) -- BYU, UNLV
West Coast (3) -- Gonzaga, St Mary's, San Diego
Big 10 (5) -- Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan State, Purdue, Ohio State
SEC (5) -- Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Kentucky, Arkansas, Mississippi State
Big East (8) -- Georgetown, Connecticut, Louisville, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Marquette, West Virginia, Villanova
Big 12 (6) -- Kansas, Kansas State, Texas, Oklahoma, Baylor, Texas A&M
Pac 10 (6) -- UCLA, Stanford, Washington State, USC, Arizona, Orgeon
ACC (5) -- North Carolina, Duke, Clemson, Miami, Virginia Tech

Less than a week until the pairings are announced -- followed by the moans from a few schools that will have their bubble's burst. At large fringe teams should be pulling for teams like South Alabama, Drake, Kent State, Butler and Memphis to take their conference tournaments and prevent a Cinderella from swallowing one of the precious spots left (like VCU losing in the CAA semis).

update 3/11
San Diego upsets Gonzaga and snares a bid from the shallow at-large pool.

Mid major conference tournaments (Sun Belt, West Coast) are not helping teams like Syracuse, Nova, Arizona and Maryland. I have 22 teams playing for 11 spots -- bubble teams (from top conferences) who can string together a couple of wins in their league tourney should have some good news coming on Sunday.

Seeds --
#1 -- UNC, Memphis, UCLA, Kansas
#2 -- Georgetown, Duke, Texas, Tennessee
#3 -- Louisville, Wisconsin, Stanford, Xavier
#4 -- Butler, ND, Purdue, Miss State
#5 -- Vandy, Indiana, Uconn, Wash State
#6 -- Drake, Clemson, Marquette, Mich State
#7 -- BYU, Gonzaga, Kansas State, Miami
#8 -- Baylor, Pitt, USC, Oklahoma
#9 -- West Virginia, Arkansas, St Mary's (38), UNLV (28)
#10 -- Umass (40), Kentucky (48), Ohio State (49), Arizona (29)
#11 -- South Alabama (37), Villanova (56), Oregon (53), Florida (65)
#12 -- Virginia Tech (57), George Mason, San Diego, Western Kentucky
#13 -- Kent State, American, Davidson, Santa Barbara
#14 -- Winthrop, Cornell, Boise State, Oral Roberts
#15 -- Stephen F Austin, Robert Morris, Siena, Hartford
#16 -- Morgan State, Belmont, Portland State, Alabama State/Austin Peay

already in at large (34)
winner or projected winner of one-bid leagues (teams
that would not otherwise qualify) (20)
bubble teams w/ RPI (11)

outside looking in w/ RPI (11): Dayton (34), Illinois State (35), Mississippi (43), Texas A&M (47), UAB (50), New Mexico (52), VCU (54), St Joseph's (55), Houston (66), Maryland (69), Arizona State (76)


SWAC -- Alabama State
MEAC -- Morgan State
Ohio Valley -- Austin Peay
Atlantic Sun -- Belmont
America East -- Hartford
Big South -- Winthrop
Big Sky -- Portland State
IVY -- Cornell
Northeast -- Sacred Heart
Summit -- Oral Roberts
Southland -- Stephen F Austin
Big West -- Santa Barbara
Western Athletic -- Boise State
MAAC -- Siena
Patriot -- American
Southern -- Davidson
Colonial -- George Mason
MAC -- Kent State
Horizon -- Butler
C-USA -- Memphis
Missouri Valley -- Drake
Sun Belt (2)-- South Alabama, Western Kentucky
Mountain West (2) -- BYU, UNLV
A-10 (2) -- Xavier, Umass
West Coast (3) -- Gonzaga, St Mary's, San Diego
Big 10 (5) -- Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan State, Purdue, Ohio State
SEC (6) -- Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Kentucky, Arkansas, Mississippi State, Florida
Big East (8) -- Georgetown, Connecticut, Louisville, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Marquette, West Virginia, Villanova
Big 12 (5) -- Kansas, Kansas State, Texas, Oklahoma, Baylor
Pac 10 (6) -- UCLA, Stanford, Washington State, USC, Arizona, Oregon
ACC (5) -- North Carolina, Duke, Clemson, Miami, Virginia Tech
*automatic bid bolded
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PREDICTIONS


Wednesday, 1st Round
(9)Syracuse over (8)Villanova
(12)Providence over (5)West Virginia
(7)Pittsburgh over (10)Cincinnati
(6)Marquette over (11)Seton Hall

Thursday, Quarterfinals
(1)Georgetown over (9)Syracuse
(4)Connecticut over (12)Providence
(2) Louisville over (7)Pitt
(6)Marquette over (3)Notre Dame

Friday, Semifinals
(4)Uconn over (1)Georgetown
(2)Louisville over (6)Marquette

Saturday, Championship
(2)Louisville over (4)Uconn
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-All Big East- Teams Announced:
*denotes unanimous selection


2007-08 All-BIG EAST First Team

*A.J. Price, Connecticut, Jr

*Roy Hibbert, Georgetown, Sr

*David Padgett, Louisville, Sr

*Luke Harangody, Notre Dame, So

Deonta Vaughn, Cincinnati, So

Jeff Adrien, Connecticut, Jr

Kyle McAlarney, Notre Dame, Jr

Sam Young, Pittsburgh, Jr

Brian Laing, Seton Hall

Kentrell Gransberry, USF, Sr

Joe Alexander, West Virginia, Jr

2 weeks until Selection Sunday
enough time is left for the bevy of fringe teams to either pad their resumes or have their bubble BURST. (Cuse looking at back-to-back NIT's after crushing loss to Pitt)


Seeds
#1 -- North Carolina, Memphis, UCLA, Kansas
#2 -- Louisville, Duke, Wisconsin, Tennessee
#3 -- Georgetown, Texas, Stanford, Xavier
#4 -- Indiana, Uconn, Purdue, Mississippi State
#5 -- Vanderbilt, Butler, Notre Dame, Washington State
#6 -- Drake, Clemson, Marquette, Michigan State
#7 -- St Mary's, Gonzaga, Pitt, Miami
#8 -- Baylor, South Alabama, USC, Arizona
#9 -- BYU, Umass, Virginia Tech, Arkansas
#10 -- Florida, VCU, Oklahoma, Kansas State
#11 -- Ohio State, West Virginia, Western Kentucky, Maryland
#12 -- UAB, UNLV, Texas A&M, Arizona State
#13 -- Kent State, American, Davidson, Cal State Northridge
#14 -- Ashville, Cornell, Boise State, Oral Roberts
#15 -- Stephen F Austin, Sacred Heart, Siena, UMBC
#16 -- Hampton, Belmont, Portland State, Alabama State/Austin Peay

**already in (29)
**projected winner of one-bid leagues (18)

SWAC -- Alabama State
MEAC -- Hampton
Ohio Valley -- Austin Peay
Atlantic Sun -- Belmont
America East -- UMBC
Big South -- UNC Asheville
Big Sky -- Portland State
IVY -- Cornell
Northeast -- Sacred Heart
Summit -- Oral Roberts
Southland -- Stephen F Austin
Big West -- Cal State Northridge
Western Athletic -- Boise State
MAAC -- Siena
Patriot -- American
Southern -- Davidson
Sun Belt (2) -- Western Kentucky, South Alabama
Colonial -- Virginia Commonwealth
MAC -- Kent State
West Coast (2) -- Gonzaga, St Mary's
Horizon -- Butler
C-USA (2) -- Memphis, UAB
Mountain West (2) -- BYU, UNLV
Missouri Valley -- Drake
A-10 (2) -- Xavier, Umass
Big 10 (5) -- Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan State, Purdue, Ohio State
SEC (5) -- Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Florida, Arkansas, Mississippi State
Big East (7) -- Georgetown, Connecticut, Louisville, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Marquette, West Virginia
Big 12 (6) -- Kansas, Kansas State, Texas, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Baylor
Pac 10 (6) -- UCLA, Stanford, Washington State, Arizona State, USC, Arizona
ACC (6) -- North Carolina, Duke, Clemson, Miami, Virginia Tech, Maryland

on the outside looking in for the moment
Ole Miss, Kentucky, Syracuse, Oregon, Villanova, Creighton, St Joseph's, Florida State, Houston, Dayton, George Mason, New Mexico, Seton Hall, Illinois State, Rhode Island, Oklahoma State

after projected tournament winners and tourney locks it looks as if there are about 34 teams playing for 18 spots. the number of spots will decrease if there are upsets in the conference tournaments such as the Missouri Valley or Horizon..a couple of wins and decent showing in league tournaments will go along way for schools like Villanova, Oregon and Florida State. On a whole the bubble resumes are very weak this year -- opportunities are there for anyone who can finish at 500 in a BCS league or any mid major who ends the year on a roll.

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Congrats to the Big Red of Cornell. The first team to clinch a birth in the NCAA tourney -- their first trip in 20 years.

Vols are new number one in the land, when brackets are released I say they will be a two seed though

less than three weeks until Selection Sunday! these are my future predictions and not what i would select if the season were over today

Seeds
#1 -- North Carolina, Memphis, UCLA, Kansas
#2 -- Louisville, Duke, Wisconsin, Tennessee
#3 -- Georgetown, Texas, Stanford, Xavier
#4 -- Indiana, Vanderbilt, Purdue, Mississippi State
#5 -- Connecticut, Butler, Notre Dame, Washington State
#6 -- St Mary's, Kansas State, Marquette, Michigan State
#7 -- Western Kentucky, Drake, Arkansas, Clemson
#8 -- Oklahoma, Texas A&M, USC, George Mason
#9 -- BYU, Umass, Gonzaga, Arizona
#10 -- Florida, Pitt, Miami, Baylor
#11 -- New Mexico, West Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky
#12 -- UAB, UNLV, South Alabama, Arizona State
#13 -- Kent State, American, Davidson, Pacific
#14 -- Ashville, Cornell, Boise State, Oral Roberts
#15 -- Stephen F Austin, Sacred Heart, Siena, UMBC
#16 -- Hampton, Belmont, Portland State, Alabama State/Austin Peay (play-in)
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SWAC -- Alabama State
MEAC -- Hampton
Ohio Valley -- Austin Peay
Atlantic Sun -- Belmont
America East -- UMBC
Big South -- UNC Asheville
Big Sky -- Portland State
IVY -- Cornell
Northeast -- Sacred Heart
Summit -- Oral Roberts
Southland -- Stephen F Austin
Big West -- Pacific
Western Athletic -- Boise State
MAAC -- Siena
Patriot -- American
Southern -- Davidson
Sun Belt (2) -- Western Kentucky, South Alabama
Colonial -- George Mason
MAC -- Kent State
West Coast (2) -- Gonzaga, St Mary's
Horizon -- Butler
C-USA (2) -- Memphis, UAB
Mountain West (3) -- BYU, UNLV, New Mexico
Missouri Valley -- Drake
A-10 (2) -- Xavier, Umass
Big 10 (4) -- Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan State, Purdue
SEC (6) -- Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Florida, Arkansas, Mississippi State, Kentucky
Big East (7) -- Georgetown, Connecticut, Louisville, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Marquette, West Virginia
Big 12 (6) -- Kansas, Kansas State, Texas, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Baylor
Pac 10 (6) -- UCLA, Stanford, Washington State, Arizona, Arizona State, USC
ACC (5) -- North Carolina, Duke, Clemson, Miami, Maryland

the next 10 -- on the outside looking in for the moment (listed in order of current RPI): Illinois State (41), St Joseph's (43), Syracuse (48), Villanova (50), the Ohio State (54), Texas Tech (55), Rhode Island (56), Houston (63), Wake Forest (62), Virginia Tech (64)

good site for RPI information, kenpom

4 weeks until Selection Sunday.

Seeds
#1 -- North Carolina, Memphis, UCLA, Kansas
#2 -- Georgetown, Duke, Wisconsin, Tennessee
#3 -- Connecticut, Texas, Indiana, Xavier
#4 -- Washington State, Kansas State, Louisville, Mississippi State
#5 -- Notre Dame, Butler, Clemson, Stanford
#6 -- Arkansas, Vanderbilt, Texas A&M, Michigan State
#7 -- Western Kentucky, Drake, Arizona, Purdue
#8 -- Oklahoma, Pitt, St Mary's, George Mason
#9 -- BYU, Dayton, Florida, Baylor
#10 -- Gonzaga, Marquette, Maryland, West Virginia
#11 -- the Ohio State, Syracuse, Wake Forest, Rhode Island
#12 -- Kent State, UNLV, South Alabama, Arizona State
#13 -- UNC Asheville, Bucknell, Davidson, Pacific
#14 -- Creighton, Cornell, Boise State, Oral Roberts
#15 -- Stephen F Austin, Sacred Heart, Siena, Vermont
#16 -- Hampton, Belmont, Portland State
Alabama State/Austin Peay (play-in)

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by league (in league current conference RPI order)

SWAC -- Alabama State
MEAC -- Hampton
Ohio Valley -- Austin Peay
Atlantic Sun -- Belmont
America East -- Vermont
Big South -- UNC Asheville
Big Sky -- Portland State
IVY -- Cornell
Northeast -- Sacred Heart
Summit -- Oral Roberts
Southland -- Stephen F Austin
Big West -- Pacific
Western Athletic -- Boise State
MAAC -- Siena
Patriot -- Bucknell
Southern -- Davidson
Sun Belt (2) -- Western Kentucky, South Alabama
Colonial -- George Mason
MAC -- Kent State
West Coast (2) -- Gonzaga, St Mary's
Horizon -- Butler
C-USA -- Memphis
Mountain West (2) -- BYU, UNLV
Missouri Valley (2) -- Drake, Creighton
A-10 (3) -- Xavier, Rhode Island, Dayton
Big 10 (5) -- Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan State, Purdue, Ohio State
SEC (5) -- Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Florida, Arkansas, Mississippi State
Big East (8) -- Georgetown, Connecticut, Louisville, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Marquette, West Virginia, Syracuse
Big 12 (6) -- Kansas, Kansas State, Texas, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Baylor
Pac 10 (5) -- UCLA, Stanford, Washington State, Arizona, Arizona State
ACC (5) -- North Carolina, Duke, Clemson, Maryland, Wake Forest

on the outside looking in: USC, Villanova, Virginia Tech, California, Oregon, St Joseph's, Kentucky, Ole Miss, Houston

Here is my crack at the field of 65, keep in mind that this is how I project these teams to finish up and is a reflection of that. Not how things stand right now. I will update every Monday until the tournament is announced. The goal is simple -- beat Joe Lunardi on selection Sunday..

















Seeds
#1 -- North Carolina, Memphis, UCLA, Kansas
#2 -- Georgetown, Duke, Wisconsin, Tennessee
#3 -- Connecticut, Texas, Indiana, Xavier
#4 -- Washington State, Kansas State, Louisville, Vanderbilt
#5 -- Notre Dame, Butler, Florida, Stanford
#6 -- Clemson, Arizona, Baylor, Ole Miss
#7 -- Western Kentucky, Drake, Michigan State, Texas A&M
#8 -- Purdue, Pitt, St Mary's, George Mason
#9 -- BYU, Dayton, Arkansas, USC
#10 -- Gonzaga, Marquette, Virginia Tech, West Virginia
#11 -- Ohio State, Syracuse, Maryland, Rhode Island
#12 -- Kent State, UNLV, South Alabama, Massachusetts
#13 -- UNC Asheville, Bucknell, Davidson, Pacific
#14 -- Creighton, Cornell, Boise State, Oral Roberts
#15 -- Stephen F Austin, Sacred Heart, Siena, Vermont
#16 -- Hampton, Belmont, Portland State
Alabama State/Austin Peay (play-in)


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by league (in league RPI order -- starting with the worst) projected tournament champion listed first, then league finish order for multiple bid conferences
SWAC -- Alabama State
MEAC -- Hampton
Ohio Valley -- Austin Peay
Atlantic Sun -- Belmont
America East -- Vermont
Big South -- UNC Asheville
Big Sky -- Portland State
IVY -- Cornell
Northeast -- Sacred Heart
Summit -- Oral Roberts
Southland -- Stephen F Austin
Big West -- Pacific
Western Athletic -- Boise State
MAAC -- Siena
Patriot -- Bucknell
Southern -- Davidson
Sun Belt (2) -- Western Kentucky, South Alabama
Colonial -- George Mason
MAC -- Kent State
West Coast (2) -- Gonzaga, St Mary's
Horizon -- Butler
C-USA -- Memphis
Mountain West (2) -- BYU, UNLV
Missouri Valley (2) -- Drake, Creighton
A-10 (4) -- Xavier, Dayton, Rhode Island, Massachusetts
Big 10 (5) -- Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan State, Purdue, Ohio State
SEC (5) -- Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Florida, Ole Miss, Arkansas
Big East (8) -- Georgetown, Connecticut, Louisville, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Marquette, Syracuse, West Virginia
Big 12 (5) -- Kansas, Kansas State, Texas, Texas A&M, Baylor
Pac 10 (5) -- UCLA, Stanford, Washington State, Arizona, USC
ACC (5) -- North Carolina, Duke, Clemson, Maryland, Virginia Tech

bubble watch, on the outside: Mississippi State, Arizona State, NC State, California, Oregon, St Joseph's, Oklahoma, Houston

let me know what you think...