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Journeyman
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Maryland GONE
Like I said yesterday they were just a mess after playing so well about 4 weeks ago and having the 3rd best ACC record, and beating Carolina.
They collapsed again last night after leading 20-5, might be time for Gary Williams to rethink whatever the hell he is doing, his teams have been awful for Maryland basketball...the erp have fallen so far since winning it all , not that long ago.
:hung
Maryland GONE
Like I said yesterday they were just a mess after playing so well about 4 weeks ago and having the 3rd best ACC record, and beating Carolina.
They collapsed again last night after leading 20-5, might be time for Gary Williams to rethink whatever the hell he is doing, his teams have been awful for Maryland basketball...the erp have fallen so far since winning it all , not that long ago.
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NickPappagiorgio
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I think Arizona should be out. There should be no way you can make the tournament with a losing conference record. VCU deserves to get in over AZ
I think Arizona should be out. There should be no way you can make the tournament with a losing conference record. VCU deserves to get in over AZ
Journeyman
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Minnesota?
They are not a bubble team.
They are in elimination mode.
Minnesota?
They are not a bubble team.
They are in elimination mode.
Bucsfan67
EOG Master
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i dont think minnesota gets in unless they win the big 10 tourney either.....i guess a case could be made if they make it to the title game and upset a ranked team along the way, but i think they have to win it all...the only thing short of that that could get them in, is the name Tubby.....but i think they need to win it all
i dont think minnesota gets in unless they win the big 10 tourney either.....i guess a case could be made if they make it to the title game and upset a ranked team along the way, but i think they have to win it all...the only thing short of that that could get them in, is the name Tubby.....but i think they need to win it all
Almost Allright
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Ohio State Out IMHO and probably just as well
Ohio State Out IMHO and probably just as well
Journeyman
EOG Master
Re: BUBBLE BUBBLE BUBBLE
Az St should be out.
Illinois St IN
IMO
Az St should be out.
Illinois St IN
IMO
Ego74
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FOX Sports on MSN - COLLEGE BASKETBALL - Breaking the Bracket: Who's in, who's out
Breaking the Bracket: Who's in, who's out
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<script type="text/javascript"> //document.getElementById('number_of_comments').innerHTML = commentCount+" Comments"; </script><!-- // Story Content // --> <script> if(fanid.length > 0 && typeof(nflDefaultLeague)!= "undefined") { leagueId = nflDefaultLeague; //find teamId of default league (if exists) for(var i=0; i < teamsInfo.length; i++){ if(teamsInfo[4] == leagueId){ defaultTeamId = teamsInfo[0]; } } var fantasyLeaguePlayerJsPath = 'http://msn.foxsports.com' + '/nugget/200002_' + leagueId + '|||' + fanid; } </script> Even though there were upsets on Friday, there wasn't a ton of movement. The team that helped itself the most was Saint Joseph's. The Hawks should be in the field and now the only question for Phil Martelli's club is whether it's with the automatic bid or as an at-large team.
Selection Sunday is tomorrow. Here's an assessment of who's in and who's out in our daily look at the bracket this week. Brackets are updated through games of March 14.
<table class="bgBdr" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="600"><tbody><tr class="bgHdr1"> <td colspan="3" align="center"> SOUTH REGIONAL/HOUSTON</td> </tr><tr class="bgHdr2" align="left"> <td>Seed</td> <td>Team</td> <td>Comment</td> </tr><tr class="bgHdr1" align="left"> <td colspan="3">At Little Rock</td> </tr><tr class="bgC"> <td>1.</td> <td>Memphis</td> <td>The final No. 1 seed after rolling through C-USA</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>16.</td> <td>Austin Peay</td> <td>Dave Loos' team won the Ohio Valley</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>8.</td> <td>Saint Mary's</td> <td>The Gaels beat Drake, Oregon and Gonzaga this season</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>9.</td> <td>Texas A&M</td> <td>Mark Turgeon's club has been up and down, but the Aggies boast a win against Texas ? and a talented frontline </td><td>
</td></tr><tr class="bgHdr1"> <td colspan="3">At Tampa</td> </tr><tr class="bgC"> <td>5.</td> <td>Drake</td> <td>Keno Davis' team swept through the Missouri Valley regular season and tourney</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>12.</td> <td>Oregon</td> <td>The Ducks swept Arizona and got a non-conference win against Kansas State</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>4.</td> <td>Vanderbilt</td> <td>The Commodores have a potent 1-2 punch with Shan Foster and A.J. Ogilvy</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>13.</td> <td>Oral Roberts</td> <td>Scott Sutton's team won the Summit tournament to punch its ticket</td> </tr> <tr class="bgHdr1"> <td colspan="3">At Birmingham</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>3.</td> <td>Xavier</td> <td>The A-10 semifinal loss shouldn't affect high seed</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>14.</td> <td>Northwestern State/UT Arlington</td> <td>The Southland title game will determine bid</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>6.</td> <td>USC</td> <td>O.J. Mayo & Co. have fared well out west</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>11.</td> <td>Ohio State</td> <td>The Buckeyes get in by closing regular season strong</td> </tr><tr class="bgHdr1"> <td colspan="3">Denver</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>7.</td> <td>West Virginia</td> <td>The Mountaineers have improved their seeding of late</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>10.</td> <td>Kentucky</td> <td>Billy Gillispie's team may have to play two today</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>2.</td> <td>Kansas</td> <td>Bill Self's club has an outside shot at a No. 1 seed, but is likely a No. 2</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>15.</td> <td>Winthop</td> <td>New coach Randy Peele has continued the winning tradition</td> </tr> </tbody></table>
<table class="bgBdr" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="600"><tbody><tr class="bgHdr1"> <td colspan="3" align="center"> WEST REGIONAL/PHOENIX</td> </tr><tr class="bgHdr2" align="left"> <td>Seed</td> <td>Team</td> <td>Comment</td> </tr><tr class="bgHdr1" align="left"> <td colspan="3">At Anaheim</td> </tr><tr class="bgC"> <td>1.</td> <td>UCLA</td> <td>Pac-10 title gives Bruins top seed out west</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>16.</td> <td>American</td> <td>The Eagles make their first NCAA tourney appearance</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>8.</td> <td>Miami</td> <td>Frank Haith's club is led by guard Jack McClinton</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>9.</td> <td>BYU</td> <td>The Cougars are the top team in the Mountain West</td> </tr><tr class="bgHdr1"> <td colspan="3">At Washington, D.C.</td> </tr><tr class="bgC"> <td>5.</td> <td>Michigan State</td> <td>The Spartans have been difficult to figure this year</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>12.</td> <td>George Mason</td> <td>Could the Patriots be a Cinderella story again?</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>4.</td> <td>UConn</td> <td>The Huskies have gotten a boost out of point guard A.J. Price this year</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>13.</td> <td>New Mexico State/Boise State</td> <td>The WAC tourney title game</td> </tr> <tr class="bgHdr1"> <td colspan="3">At Washington, D.C.</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>3.</td> <td>Louisville</td> <td>A completely different team since David Padgett returned</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>14.</td> <td>Siena</td> <td>The Saints knocked off Rider in the MAAC title game</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>6.</td> <td>Washington State</td> <td>The lack of a big-time win could hurt the Cougars' seed</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>11.</td> <td>South Alabama</td> <td>Swept Western Kentucky and also knocked off Mississippi State this year</td> </tr><tr class="bgHdr1"> <td colspan="3">At Omaha</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>7.</td> <td>Gonzaga</td> <td>The 'Zags are as healthy as they've been all year</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>10.</td> <td>Arkansas</td> <td>The Razorbacks need solid point-guard play in the postseason</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>2.</td> <td>Texas</td> <td>Longhorns tied Kansas for Big 12 regular-season title</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>15.</td> <td>Belmont</td> <td>Rick Byrd's team won the A-Sun tourney and has plenty of shooters</td> </tr> </tbody></table>
<table class="bgBdr" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="600"><tbody><tr class="bgHdr1"> <td colspan="3" align="center"> EAST REGIONAL/CHARLOTTE</td> </tr><tr class="bgHdr2" align="left"> <td>Seed</td> <td>Team</td> <td>Comment</td> </tr><tr class="bgHdr1" align="left"> <td colspan="3">At Raleigh</td> </tr><tr class="bgC"> <td>1.</td> <td>North Carolina</td> <td>Talk about a nice home-court advantage</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>16.</td> <td>Play-In: SWAC winner/Mount St. Mary's</td> <td>The SWAC champion plays the Northeast champs for the right to face the Tar Heels</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>8.</td> <td>Kansas State</td> <td>The Michael Beasley Show</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>9.</td> <td>Arizona</td> <td>How will Wildcats fare in the postseason without Lute on the sideline?</td> </tr><tr class="bgHdr1"> <td colspan="3">At Denver</td> </tr><tr class="bgC"> <td>5.</td> <td>Notre Dame</td> <td>The Irish have strong guards and Luke Harangody up front</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>12.</td> <td>Illinois State</td> <td>The Redbirds finished second in the Valley, but lack a resume win</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>4.</td> <td>Butler</td> <td>Won the Horizon regular-season and tournament</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>13.</td> <td>San Diego</td> <td>The Toreros pulled off upset against Gonzaga to earn automatic bid</td> </tr> <tr class="bgHdr1"> <td colspan="3">At Little Rock</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>3.</td> <td>Wisconsin</td> <td>The Badgers have done it with balance and coaching</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>14.</td> <td>Cal State-Fullerton/UC Irvine</td> <td>The two teams meet in the Big West title game</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>6.</td> <td>Clemson</td> <td>The best team in the ACC not named Carolina or Duke</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>11.</td> <td>Arizona State</td> <td>The Sun Devils should get in thanks to wins against Xavier and Stanford as well as a sweep of Arizona. </td></tr><tr class="bgHdr1"> <td colspan="3">At Omaha</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>7.</td> <td>Mississippi State</td> <td>The Bulldogs are led by versatile guard Jamont Gordon</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>10.</td> <td>Davidson</td> <td>Bob McKillop's club tore through the Southern Conference ? again</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>2.</td> <td>Georgetown</td> <td>The Hoyas won the Big East regular-season crown</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>15.</td> <td>Portland State</td> <td>The Vikings won the Big Sky tourney for the first time</td> </tr> </tbody></table>
<table class="bgBdr" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="600"><tbody><tr class="bgHdr1"> <td colspan="3" align="center"> MIDWEST REGIONAL/DETROIT</td> </tr><tr class="bgHdr2" align="left"> <td>Seed</td> <td>Team</td> <td>Comment</td> </tr><tr class="bgHdr1" align="left"> <td colspan="3">At Birmingham</td> </tr><tr class="bgC"> <td>1.</td> <td>Tennessee</td> <td>Vols finished strong and won SEC regular-season title</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>16.</td> <td>Morgan State</td> <td>Former Cal coach Todd Bozeman's team is favored to win MEAC</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>8.</td> <td>Oklahoma</td> <td>The Sooners are led by underrated freshman big man Blake Griffin</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>9.</td> <td>UNLV</td> <td>Lon Kruger has done a terrific job with the Running Rebs</td> </tr><tr class="bgHdr1"> <td colspan="3">At Tampa</td> </tr><tr class="bgC"> <td>5.</td> <td>Marquette</td> <td>Tom Crean's club boasts outstanding guard play</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>12.</td> <td>Saint Joseph's</td> <td>The Hawks should be in ? whether it's an automatic or at-large is the question</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>4.</td> <td>Purdue</td> <td>Matt Painter is front-runner for National Coach of the Year</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>13.</td> <td>Western Kentucky</td> <td>Earned the bid with a win in the Sun Belt's conference tourney</td> </tr> <tr class="bgHdr1"> <td colspan="3">At Anaheim</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>3.</td> <td>Stanford</td> <td>Cardinal rebounded from a tough week to beat Arizona and Washington State</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>14.</td> <td>Cornell</td> <td>A battle of academic schools</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>6.</td> <td>Indiana</td> <td>The Hoosiers have struggled of late</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>11.</td> <td>Baylor</td> <td>Despite the loss to Colorado, Scott Drew's team should get in</td> </tr><tr class="bgHdr1"> <td colspan="3">At Raleigh</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>7.</td> <td>Pittsburgh</td> <td>Success depends on health of point guard Levance Fields</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>10.</td> <td>Kent State</td> <td>Jim Christian's team always seems to win 20 games</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>2.</td> <td>Duke</td> <td>Blue Devils coming off tough home loss to UNC</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>15.</td> <td>UMBC</td> <td>Randy Monroe's club is favored to beat Hartford in Saturday's America East title game</td> </tr> </tbody></table>Notes: Washington, D.C.; Anaheim; Denver; and Omaha first- and second-round games are March 20-22; Little Rock; Tampa; Raleigh; and Birmingham first- and second-round games are March 21-23. South and Midwest regionals are March 28-30; East and West are March 27-29.
FOX Sports on MSN - COLLEGE BASKETBALL - Breaking the Bracket: Who's in, who's out
Breaking the Bracket: Who's in, who's out
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Selection Sunday is tomorrow. Here's an assessment of who's in and who's out in our daily look at the bracket this week. Brackets are updated through games of March 14.
<table class="bgBdr" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="600"><tbody><tr class="bgHdr1"> <td colspan="3" align="center"> SOUTH REGIONAL/HOUSTON</td> </tr><tr class="bgHdr2" align="left"> <td>Seed</td> <td>Team</td> <td>Comment</td> </tr><tr class="bgHdr1" align="left"> <td colspan="3">At Little Rock</td> </tr><tr class="bgC"> <td>1.</td> <td>Memphis</td> <td>The final No. 1 seed after rolling through C-USA</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>16.</td> <td>Austin Peay</td> <td>Dave Loos' team won the Ohio Valley</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>8.</td> <td>Saint Mary's</td> <td>The Gaels beat Drake, Oregon and Gonzaga this season</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>9.</td> <td>Texas A&M</td> <td>Mark Turgeon's club has been up and down, but the Aggies boast a win against Texas ? and a talented frontline </td><td>
</td></tr><tr class="bgHdr1"> <td colspan="3">At Tampa</td> </tr><tr class="bgC"> <td>5.</td> <td>Drake</td> <td>Keno Davis' team swept through the Missouri Valley regular season and tourney</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>12.</td> <td>Oregon</td> <td>The Ducks swept Arizona and got a non-conference win against Kansas State</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>4.</td> <td>Vanderbilt</td> <td>The Commodores have a potent 1-2 punch with Shan Foster and A.J. Ogilvy</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>13.</td> <td>Oral Roberts</td> <td>Scott Sutton's team won the Summit tournament to punch its ticket</td> </tr> <tr class="bgHdr1"> <td colspan="3">At Birmingham</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>3.</td> <td>Xavier</td> <td>The A-10 semifinal loss shouldn't affect high seed</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>14.</td> <td>Northwestern State/UT Arlington</td> <td>The Southland title game will determine bid</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>6.</td> <td>USC</td> <td>O.J. Mayo & Co. have fared well out west</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>11.</td> <td>Ohio State</td> <td>The Buckeyes get in by closing regular season strong</td> </tr><tr class="bgHdr1"> <td colspan="3">Denver</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>7.</td> <td>West Virginia</td> <td>The Mountaineers have improved their seeding of late</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>10.</td> <td>Kentucky</td> <td>Billy Gillispie's team may have to play two today</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>2.</td> <td>Kansas</td> <td>Bill Self's club has an outside shot at a No. 1 seed, but is likely a No. 2</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>15.</td> <td>Winthop</td> <td>New coach Randy Peele has continued the winning tradition</td> </tr> </tbody></table>
<table class="bgBdr" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="600"><tbody><tr class="bgHdr1"> <td colspan="3" align="center"> WEST REGIONAL/PHOENIX</td> </tr><tr class="bgHdr2" align="left"> <td>Seed</td> <td>Team</td> <td>Comment</td> </tr><tr class="bgHdr1" align="left"> <td colspan="3">At Anaheim</td> </tr><tr class="bgC"> <td>1.</td> <td>UCLA</td> <td>Pac-10 title gives Bruins top seed out west</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>16.</td> <td>American</td> <td>The Eagles make their first NCAA tourney appearance</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>8.</td> <td>Miami</td> <td>Frank Haith's club is led by guard Jack McClinton</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>9.</td> <td>BYU</td> <td>The Cougars are the top team in the Mountain West</td> </tr><tr class="bgHdr1"> <td colspan="3">At Washington, D.C.</td> </tr><tr class="bgC"> <td>5.</td> <td>Michigan State</td> <td>The Spartans have been difficult to figure this year</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>12.</td> <td>George Mason</td> <td>Could the Patriots be a Cinderella story again?</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>4.</td> <td>UConn</td> <td>The Huskies have gotten a boost out of point guard A.J. Price this year</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>13.</td> <td>New Mexico State/Boise State</td> <td>The WAC tourney title game</td> </tr> <tr class="bgHdr1"> <td colspan="3">At Washington, D.C.</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>3.</td> <td>Louisville</td> <td>A completely different team since David Padgett returned</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>14.</td> <td>Siena</td> <td>The Saints knocked off Rider in the MAAC title game</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>6.</td> <td>Washington State</td> <td>The lack of a big-time win could hurt the Cougars' seed</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>11.</td> <td>South Alabama</td> <td>Swept Western Kentucky and also knocked off Mississippi State this year</td> </tr><tr class="bgHdr1"> <td colspan="3">At Omaha</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>7.</td> <td>Gonzaga</td> <td>The 'Zags are as healthy as they've been all year</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>10.</td> <td>Arkansas</td> <td>The Razorbacks need solid point-guard play in the postseason</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>2.</td> <td>Texas</td> <td>Longhorns tied Kansas for Big 12 regular-season title</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>15.</td> <td>Belmont</td> <td>Rick Byrd's team won the A-Sun tourney and has plenty of shooters</td> </tr> </tbody></table>
<table class="bgBdr" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="600"><tbody><tr class="bgHdr1"> <td colspan="3" align="center"> EAST REGIONAL/CHARLOTTE</td> </tr><tr class="bgHdr2" align="left"> <td>Seed</td> <td>Team</td> <td>Comment</td> </tr><tr class="bgHdr1" align="left"> <td colspan="3">At Raleigh</td> </tr><tr class="bgC"> <td>1.</td> <td>North Carolina</td> <td>Talk about a nice home-court advantage</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>16.</td> <td>Play-In: SWAC winner/Mount St. Mary's</td> <td>The SWAC champion plays the Northeast champs for the right to face the Tar Heels</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>8.</td> <td>Kansas State</td> <td>The Michael Beasley Show</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>9.</td> <td>Arizona</td> <td>How will Wildcats fare in the postseason without Lute on the sideline?</td> </tr><tr class="bgHdr1"> <td colspan="3">At Denver</td> </tr><tr class="bgC"> <td>5.</td> <td>Notre Dame</td> <td>The Irish have strong guards and Luke Harangody up front</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>12.</td> <td>Illinois State</td> <td>The Redbirds finished second in the Valley, but lack a resume win</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>4.</td> <td>Butler</td> <td>Won the Horizon regular-season and tournament</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>13.</td> <td>San Diego</td> <td>The Toreros pulled off upset against Gonzaga to earn automatic bid</td> </tr> <tr class="bgHdr1"> <td colspan="3">At Little Rock</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>3.</td> <td>Wisconsin</td> <td>The Badgers have done it with balance and coaching</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>14.</td> <td>Cal State-Fullerton/UC Irvine</td> <td>The two teams meet in the Big West title game</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>6.</td> <td>Clemson</td> <td>The best team in the ACC not named Carolina or Duke</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>11.</td> <td>Arizona State</td> <td>The Sun Devils should get in thanks to wins against Xavier and Stanford as well as a sweep of Arizona. </td></tr><tr class="bgHdr1"> <td colspan="3">At Omaha</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>7.</td> <td>Mississippi State</td> <td>The Bulldogs are led by versatile guard Jamont Gordon</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>10.</td> <td>Davidson</td> <td>Bob McKillop's club tore through the Southern Conference ? again</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>2.</td> <td>Georgetown</td> <td>The Hoyas won the Big East regular-season crown</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>15.</td> <td>Portland State</td> <td>The Vikings won the Big Sky tourney for the first time</td> </tr> </tbody></table>
<table class="bgBdr" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="600"><tbody><tr class="bgHdr1"> <td colspan="3" align="center"> MIDWEST REGIONAL/DETROIT</td> </tr><tr class="bgHdr2" align="left"> <td>Seed</td> <td>Team</td> <td>Comment</td> </tr><tr class="bgHdr1" align="left"> <td colspan="3">At Birmingham</td> </tr><tr class="bgC"> <td>1.</td> <td>Tennessee</td> <td>Vols finished strong and won SEC regular-season title</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>16.</td> <td>Morgan State</td> <td>Former Cal coach Todd Bozeman's team is favored to win MEAC</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>8.</td> <td>Oklahoma</td> <td>The Sooners are led by underrated freshman big man Blake Griffin</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>9.</td> <td>UNLV</td> <td>Lon Kruger has done a terrific job with the Running Rebs</td> </tr><tr class="bgHdr1"> <td colspan="3">At Tampa</td> </tr><tr class="bgC"> <td>5.</td> <td>Marquette</td> <td>Tom Crean's club boasts outstanding guard play</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>12.</td> <td>Saint Joseph's</td> <td>The Hawks should be in ? whether it's an automatic or at-large is the question</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>4.</td> <td>Purdue</td> <td>Matt Painter is front-runner for National Coach of the Year</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>13.</td> <td>Western Kentucky</td> <td>Earned the bid with a win in the Sun Belt's conference tourney</td> </tr> <tr class="bgHdr1"> <td colspan="3">At Anaheim</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>3.</td> <td>Stanford</td> <td>Cardinal rebounded from a tough week to beat Arizona and Washington State</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>14.</td> <td>Cornell</td> <td>A battle of academic schools</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>6.</td> <td>Indiana</td> <td>The Hoosiers have struggled of late</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>11.</td> <td>Baylor</td> <td>Despite the loss to Colorado, Scott Drew's team should get in</td> </tr><tr class="bgHdr1"> <td colspan="3">At Raleigh</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>7.</td> <td>Pittsburgh</td> <td>Success depends on health of point guard Levance Fields</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>10.</td> <td>Kent State</td> <td>Jim Christian's team always seems to win 20 games</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>2.</td> <td>Duke</td> <td>Blue Devils coming off tough home loss to UNC</td> </tr> <tr class="bgC"> <td>15.</td> <td>UMBC</td> <td>Randy Monroe's club is favored to beat Hartford in Saturday's America East title game</td> </tr> </tbody></table>Notes: Washington, D.C.; Anaheim; Denver; and Omaha first- and second-round games are March 20-22; Little Rock; Tampa; Raleigh; and Birmingham first- and second-round games are March 21-23. South and Midwest regionals are March 28-30; East and West are March 27-29.