Sunday, February 28, 2010

My Field of 65 is complete...for now

With the last full week of the college basketball regular season upon us, here is who I think should be in the dance, with seedings (including major bias, of course):

1 seeds
1. Duke
2. Kansas
3. Syracuse
4. Wisconsin

2 Seeds
5. Purdue
6. Kansas State
7. Brigham Young
8. Ohio State

3 Seeds
9. West Virginia
10. Kentucky
11. Maryland
12. Missouri

4 Seeds
13. Texas
14. Florida State
15. Villanova
16. Baylor

5 Seeds
17. California
18. Clemson
19. Xavier
20. Michigan State

6 Seeds
21. Texas A&M
22. Vanderbilt
23. Pittsburgh
24. Butler

7 Seeds
25. Tennessee
26. Temple
27. Utah State
28. Nevada-Las Vegas

8 Seeds
29. Virginia Tech
30. Arizona State
31. New Mexico
32. Texas-El Paso

9 Seeds
33. Mississippi State
34. Old Dominion
35. Oklahoma State
36. Northern Iowa

10 Seeds
37. Florida
38. Gonzaga
39. San Diego State
40. Richmond

11 Seeds
41. Saint Mary's
42. Virginia Commonwealth
43. Memphis
44. Siena

12 Seeds
45. Alabama-Birmingham
46. Murray State
47. Marshall
48. Tulsa

13 seeds
49. Wichita State
50. Cornell
51. Rhode Island
52. Kent State

14 Seeds
53. Illinois State
54. Wofford
55. Louisiana Tech
56. Sam Houston State

15 Seeds
57. IUPUI
58. Harvard
59. Akron
60. Iona

16 Seeds
61. Morehead State
62. Fairfield
63. William & Mary
64. Coastal Carolina/Northern Colorado

There's already a good baker's dozen teams that have played well enough to be considered for NCAA berths, but there just aren't enough slots: Vermont, Appalachian State, Wisconsin-Green Bay, Oakland, College of Charleston, Stephen F. Austin, Stony Brook, Western Carolina, Morgan State, North Texas, Eastern Kentucky, Quinnipiac and Robert Morris.

Heading into the final week, all sorts of madness can happen, with some big teams firmly on the bubble, particularly Georgetown, Marquette and Georgia Tech. Louisville, Dayton, Washington, Wake Forest, Illinois, Mississippi, Notre Dame and Miami could also sneak in, but it'll be tough.

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