tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79956571841220561132024-02-06T18:17:12.062-08:00Busting the BracketBusting the Bracket is the Internet's premier source for high school and college basketball news and information. 365 days a year, Busting the Bracket provides analysis and predictions on the top players, teams and conferences in college basketball. No player goes unnoticed and no team is under the radar. Until the last second ticks off in Dallas, Busting the Bracket will keep you informed.Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09248109745602548813noreply@blogger.comBlogger2217125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7995657184122056113.post-15768183027299851032014-06-26T15:35:00.001-07:002014-06-26T15:37:34.359-07:00NBA Draft: Top 30 Big Board<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This is irrespective of the draft order, and based simply on which player I think will have a better NBA career. (Doesn't include international guys besides Exum.)</span><br />
<ol>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Andrew Wiggins</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Joel Embiid</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Jabari Parker</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Dante Exum</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Julius Randle</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Aaron Gordon</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Marcus Smart</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Nik Stauskas</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Doug McDermott</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Adreian Payne</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Noah Vonleh</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">James Young</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Elfrid Payton</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">T.J. Warren</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Tyler Ennis</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">P.J. Hairston</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Shabazz Napier</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Gary Harris</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Rodney Hood</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Cleanthony Early</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">K.J. McDaniels</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Jordan Adams</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Kyle Anderson</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Spencer Dinwiddie</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Johnny O'Bryant</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Jarnell Stokes</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mitch McGary</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Jerami Grant</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Zach LaVine</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Jordan Clarkson</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Guys I like more than most (not my next 10):</span><br />
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Jabari Brown</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Jahii Carson</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Dwight Powell</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Patric Young</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Roy Devyn Marble</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">DeAndre Daniels</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Russ Smith</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sean Kilpatrick</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Xavier Thames</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">DeAndre Kane</span></li>
</ul>
Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09248109745602548813noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7995657184122056113.post-40210214696237444102014-03-16T14:20:00.000-07:002014-03-16T14:20:59.963-07:00Final Bracket Breakdown<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 16.95pt;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">FINAL
BRACKET<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 1: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Florida, Wichita State, Arizona, Michigan</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 2: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Villaova, Wisconsin, Virginia, Iowa State</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 3: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Kansas, Louisville, Duke, Michigan State</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 4: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Syracuse, Creighton, Cincinnati, San Diego State</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 5: </span></b><span style="color: black;">UCLA, New Mexico, Connecticut, North Carolina</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 6: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Ohio State, Baylor, VCU, Oklahoma</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 7: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Saint Louis, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Texas</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 8: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Oregon, George Washington, Gonzaga, Memphis</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 9: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Colorado, Saint Joseph’s</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 10: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Pittsburgh, Stanford, Iowa, Arizona State </span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 11: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Providence, Xavier, Tennessee, Dayton, SMU</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 12: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Nebraska, BYU, North Dakota State, Harvard, Stephen F. Austin</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 13: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Manhattan, Delaware, Western Michigan, Tulsa</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 14: </span></b><span style="color: black;">New Mexico State, Mercer, UL-Lafayette, North Carolina Central</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 15: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Eastern Kentucky, American, Milwaukee, Weber State <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 16: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Wofford, Albany, Mount St. Mary’s, Coastal Carolina, Texas
Southern, Cal Poly</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">Breakdown by Conference</span></b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<li><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.95pt;">ACC (5): </b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.95pt;"> Virginia, Duke, Syracuse. North Carolina, Pittsburgh</span></li>
<li><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.95pt;">AAC (5): </b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.95pt;">Louisville,
Cincinnati, Connecticut, Memphis, SMU</span></li>
<li><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.95pt;">Big East (4): </b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.95pt;">Villanova, Creighton, Providence, Xavier</span></li>
<li><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.95pt;">Big Ten (6): </b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.95pt;">Michigan, Wisconsin, Michigan State, Ohio State, Iowa, Nebraska</span></li>
<li><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.95pt;">Big 12 (7): </b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.95pt;">Iowa State, Kansas, Baylor, Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas State,
Oklahoma State</span></li>
<li><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.95pt;">Pac-12 (6): </b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.95pt;">Arizona, UCLA, Oregon, Colorado, Stanford, Arizona State</span></li>
<li><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.95pt;">SEC (3): </b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.95pt;">Florida,
Kentucky, Tennessee</span></li>
<li><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.95pt;">Atlantic-10 (6): </b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.95pt;">VCU, Saint Louis, Massachusetts, George Washington, Saint Joseph’s,
Dayton</span></li>
<li><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.95pt;">Mountain West (2): </b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.95pt;">San Diego State, New Mexico</span></li>
<li><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.95pt;">West Coast (2): </b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.95pt;">Gonzaga, BYU</span><b style="line-height: 16.95pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> </span></o:p></b></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">One-Bid Conferences (22): </span></b><span style="color: black;">America East (Albany), Atlantic Sun (Mercer), Big Sky (Weber
State), Big South (Coastal Carolina), Big West (Cal Poly), Colonial (Delaware),
Conference-USA (Tulsa), Horizon (Milwaukee), Ivy (Harvard), MAC (Western
Michigan), MAAC (Manhattan), MEAC (North Carolina Central), Missouri Valley
(Wichita State), Northeast (Mount St. Mary’s), Ohio Valley (Eastern Kentucky),
Patriot (American), Southern (Wofford), Southland (Stephen F. Austin), Summit
(North Dakota State), Sun Belt (UL-Lafayette), SWAC (Texas Southern), WAC (New
Mexico State)</span></span></div>
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<li><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.95pt;">Last Four In: </b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.95pt;">Dayton, SMU, Nebraska, BYU</span></li>
<li><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.95pt;">Last Four Out: </b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.95pt;">California, Minnesota, Green Bay, Southern Miss</span></li>
<li><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.95pt;">Next Four Out: </b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.95pt;">NC State, Missouri, Florida State, Arkansas</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">AS OF MARCH 11, 2014</span></b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 1: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Florida, Wichita State, Arizona, Villanova</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 2: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Kansas, Wisconsin, Syracuse, Michigan</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 3: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Duke, Creighton, Virginia, Iowa State</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 4: </span></b><span style="color: black;">San Diego State, Cincinnati, Louisville, Oklahoma</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 5: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Michigan State, North Carolina, Ohio State, Texas</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 6: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Connecticut, Saint Louis, Massachusetts, VCU</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 7: </span></b><span style="color: black;">UCLA, Oregon, New Mexico, Baylor</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 8: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Memphis, Kentucky, George Washington, Kansas State</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 11: </span></b><span style="color: black;">BYU, Stanford, Nebraska, Xavier, Pittsburgh</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 14: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Georgia State, Mercer, Boston University, UC-Irvine</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 15: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Eastern Kentucky, North Carolina Central, Robert Morris, Utah Valley
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Big East (3): </b><span style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Villanova, Creighton, Xavier</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Big Ten (6): </b><span style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Wisconsin, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Iowa, Nebraska</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Big 12 (7): </b><span style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Kansas, Iowa State, Oklahoma, Texas, Baylor, Kansas State,
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Pac-12 (7): </b><span style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Arizona, UCLA, Oregon, Arizona State, Colorado, Stanford,
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="line-height: 16.95pt;">SEC (3): </b><span style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Florida,
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Conference-USA (Louisiana Tech), Horizon (Wright State), Ivy (Harvard), MAC
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Summit (North Dakota State), Sun Belt (Georgia State), SWAC (Texas Southern),
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">AS OF MARCH 7, 2014</span></b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 1: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Florida, Arizona, Wichita State, Kansas</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 2: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Wisconsin, Villanova, Virginia, Michigan</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 3: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Syracuse, Creighton, Duke, Iowa State</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 4: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Michigan State, San Diego State, Oklahoma, Cincinnati</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 5: </span></b><span style="color: black;">North Carolina, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Texas</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 6: </span></b><span style="color: black;">VCU, UCLA, Louisville, Ohio State</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 7: </span></b><span style="color: black;">New Mexico, Saint Louis, Kentucky, Kansas State</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 8: </span></b><span style="color: black;">George Washington, Baylor, Arizona State, Oklahoma State</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 9: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Iowa, Oregon, Memphis, SMU</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 10: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Colorado, Gonzaga, Saint Joseph’s, BYU</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 11: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Dayton, Georgetown, Xavier, Stanford, Arkansas</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 12: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Providence, California, Green Bay, Louisiana Tech, Toledo</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 13: </span></b><span style="color: black;">North Dakota State, Harvard, Belmont, Iona </span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 14: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Stephen F. Austin, Delaware, Boston University, Georgia State</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 15: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Vermont, UC-Irvine, Robert Morris, North Carolina Central </span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 16: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Davidson, Florida Gulf Coast, Utah Valley, Weber State, Coastal
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">Breakdown by Conference</span></b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="line-height: 16.95pt;">ACC (4): </b><span style="line-height: 16.95pt;"> Virginia, Syracuse, Duke, North Carolina</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="line-height: 16.95pt;">AAC (5): </b><span style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Cincinnati,
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Big East (5): </b><span style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Villanova, Creighton, Georgetown, Xavier, Providence</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Big Ten (5): </b><span style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Wisconsin, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Iowa</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Big 12 (7): </b><span style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Kansas, Iowa State, Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas State, Baylor,
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Pac-12 (7): </b><span style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Arizona, UCLA, Arizona State, Oregon, Colorado, Stanford, California</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="line-height: 16.95pt;">SEC (3): </b><span style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Florida,
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Atlantic-10 (6): </b><span style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Massachusetts, VCU, Saint Louis, George Washington, Saint Joseph’s,
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Mountain West (2): </b><span style="line-height: 16.95pt;">San Diego State, New Mexico</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="line-height: 16.95pt;">West Coast (2): </b><span style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Gonzaga, BYU</span><b style="line-height: 16.95pt;"><o:p> </o:p></b></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">One-Bid Conferences (22): </span></b><span style="color: black;">America East (Vermont), Atlantic Sun (Florida Gulf Coast),
Big Sky (Weber State), Big South (Coastal Carolina), Big West (UC-Irvine),
Colonial (Delaware), Conference-USA (Louisiana Tech), Horizon (Green Bay), Ivy
(Harvard), MAC (Toledo), MAAC (Iona), MEAC (North Carolina Central), Missouri
Valley (Wichita State), Northeast (Robert Morris), Ohio Valley (Belmont),
Patriot (Boston University), Southern (Davidson), Southland (Stephen F.
Austin), Summit (North Dakota State), Sun Belt (Georgia State), SWAC (Alabama
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Next Four Out: </b><span style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Nebraska, Florida State, Utah, St. John’s</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="color: black;">AS OF MARCH 3, 2014</span></b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 1: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Florida, Arizona, Wichita State, Kansas</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 2: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Wisconsin, Syracuse, Duke, Villanova</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 3: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Virginia, Creighton, Michigan, Iowa State</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 4: </span></b><span style="color: black;">San Diego State, Michigan State, Cincinnati, North Carolina</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 5: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Oklahoma, UCLA, Texas, Connecticut</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 6: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Massachusetts, Saint Louis, Louisville, Ohio State</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 7: </span></b><span style="color: black;">VCU, Memphis, Iowa, Kentucky</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 8: </span></b><span style="color: black;">New Mexico, Arizona State, Kansas State, George Washington</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 9: </span></b><span style="color: black;">SMU, Xavier, Pittsburgh, Gonzaga</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 16: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Davidson, Florida Gulf Coast, Utah Valley, High Point, Weber
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="line-height: 16.95pt;">AAC (5): </b><span style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Cincinnati,
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Big East (3): </b><span style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Villanova, Creighton, Xavier</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Big Ten (6): </b><span style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Wisconsin, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Iowa, Minnesota</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Big 12 (7): </b><span style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Kansas, Iowa State, Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas State, Baylor,
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Pac-12 (7): </b><span style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Arizona, UCLA, Arizona State, Stanford, Oregon, Colorado,
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="line-height: 16.95pt;">SEC (3): </b><span style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Florida,
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Atlantic-10 (6): </b><span style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Massachusetts, Saint Louis, VCU, George Washington, Saint Joseph’s,
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Big Sky (Weber State), Big South (High Point), Big West (UC-Irvine), Colonial (Delaware),
Conference-USA (Southern Miss), Horizon (Green Bay), Ivy (Harvard), MAC
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State), Northeast (Robert Morris), Ohio Valley (Belmont), Patriot (Boston
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">AS OF FEBRUARY 24, 2014</span></b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 1: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Florida, Arizona, Wichita State, Syracuse</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 2: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Kansas, Duke, Wisconsin, Creighton</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 3: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Villanova, Iowa State, Michigan, Michigan State</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 4: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Cincinnati, San Diego State, Saint Louis, Virginia</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 5: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Louisville, Ohio State, Kentucky, UCLA</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 6: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Texas, Iowa, North Carolina, Massachusetts</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 7: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Connecticut, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Memphis</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 8: </span></b><span style="color: black;">VCU, George Washington, Kansas State, Arizona State</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 9: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Stanford, SMU, Colorado, California</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 10: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Pittsburgh, Gonzaga, Baylor, Missouri</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 11: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Oklahoma State, Saint Joseph’s, Xavier, Oregon, Georgetown</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 12: </span></b><span style="color: black;">BYU, Dayton, Toledo, Harvard, Green Bay</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 13: </span></b><span style="color: black;">North Dakota State, Middle Tennessee, Belmont, Stephen F. Austin </span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 14: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Delaware, Mercer, Iona, New Mexico State</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 15: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Georgia State, Boston University, UC-Santa Barbara, Vermont <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 16: </span></b><span style="color: black;">North Carolina Central, Davidson, Robert Morris, Weber State, High
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="line-height: 16.95pt;">AAC (5): </b><span style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Cincinnati,
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Big East (4): </b><span style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Creighton, Villanova, Xavier, Georgetown</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Big Ten (5): </b><span style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Wisconsin, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Iowa</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Big 12 (7): </b><span style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Kansas, Iowa State, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas State, Baylor,
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Pac-12 (7): </b><span style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Arizona, UCLA, Arizona State, Stanford, Colorado, California,
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="line-height: 16.95pt;">SEC (3): </b><span style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Florida,
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Atlantic-10 (6): </b><span style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Saint Louis, Massachusetts, VCU, George Washington, Saint Joseph’s,
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Mountain West (2): </b><span style="line-height: 16.95pt;">San Diego State, New Mexico</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="line-height: 16.95pt;">West Coast (2): </b><span style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Gonzaga, BYU</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">One-Bid Conferences (22): </span></b><span style="color: black;">America East (Vermont), Atlantic Sun (Mercer), Big Sky (Weber
State), Big South (High Point), Big West (UC Santa Barbara), Colonial (Delaware),
Conference-USA (Middle Tennessee), Horizon (Green Bay), Ivy (Harvard), MAC
(Toledo), MAAC (Iona), MEAC (North Carolina Central), Missouri Valley (Wichita
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="color: black;">AS OF FEBRUARY 17, 2014</span></b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 1: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Syracuse, Florida, Wichita State, Arizona</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 2: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Kansas, Michigan State, San Diego State, Duke</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 3: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Creighton, Wisconsin, Villanova, Cincinnati</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 4: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Michigan, Iowa State, Virginia, Saint Louis</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 5: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Texas, UCLA, Ohio State, Iowa</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 6: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Kentucky, Louisville, Connecticut, North Carolina</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 7: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Oklahoma, Kansas State, Memphis, Massachusetts</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 8: </span></b><span style="color: black;">VCU, Arizona State, Pittsburgh, Gonzaga</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 9: </span></b><span style="color: black;">New Mexico, George Washington, SMU, California</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 10: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Colorado, Oklahoma State, Stanford, Minnesota</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 11: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Missouri, Xavier, Baylor, Saint Joseph’s, Georgetown</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 12: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Providence, Tennessee, Toledo, Harvard, North Dakota State </span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 13: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Green Bay, Delaware, Belmont, Mercer</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 14: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Stephen F. Austin, Middle Tennessee, Iona, Georgia State</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 15: </span></b><span style="color: black;">UC-Irvine, Boston University, Vermont, North Carolina Central </span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">No. 16: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Davidson, Robert Morris, Utah Valley, Weber State, Coastal
Carolina, Alabama State</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">Breakdown by Conference</span></b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="line-height: 16.95pt;">ACC (5): </b><span style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Syracuse, Duke, Virginia, North Carolina, Pittsburgh</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="line-height: 16.95pt;">AAC (5): </b><span style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Cincinnati,
Louisville, Connecticut, Memphis, SMU</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Big East (5): </b><span style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Creighton, Villanova, Xavier, Georgetown, Providence<b> </b></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Big Ten (6): </b><span style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Michigan State, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio State, Iowa, Minnesota</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Big 12 (7): </b><span style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Kansas, Iowa State, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas State, Oklahoma State,
Baylor</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Pac-12 (6): </b><span style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Arizona, UCLA, Arizona State, California, Colorado, Stanford<b> </b></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="line-height: 16.95pt;">SEC (4): </b><span style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Florida,
Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Atlantic-10 (5): </b><span style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Saint Louis, Massachusetts, VCU, George Washington, Saint Joseph’s</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Mountain West (2): </b><span style="line-height: 16.95pt;">San Diego State, New Mexico</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="line-height: 16.95pt;">West Coast (1): </b><span style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Gonzaga</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">One-Bid Conferences (22): </span></b><span style="color: black;">America East (Vermont), Atlantic Sun (Mercer), Big Sky
(Weber State), Big South (Coastal Carolina), Big West (UC Irvine), Colonial (Delaware),
Conference-USA (Middle Tennessee), Horizon (Green Bay), Ivy (Harvard), MAC
(Toledo), MAAC (Iona), MEAC (North Carolina Central), Missouri Valley (Wichita
State), Northeast (Robert Morris), Ohio Valley (Belmont), Patriot (Boston
University), Southern (Davidson), Southland (Stephen F. Austin), Summit (North
Dakota State), Sun Belt (Georgia State), SWAC (Alabama State), WAC (Utah
Valley)</span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Last Four In: </b><span style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Saint Joseph’s, Georgetown, Providence, Tennessee</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="line-height: 16.95pt;">Last Four Out: </b><span style="line-height: 16.95pt;">St. John’s, Oregon, Richmond, BYU</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="background-color: transparent;">Next Four
Out: </b><span style="background-color: transparent;">LSU, Southern Miss, Dayton, Florida State</span></span></li>
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<b>FINAL
BRACKET</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>No. 1: </b>Louisville,
Indiana, Kansas, Gonzaga <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>No. 2: </b>Duke, Miami, New
Mexico, Ohio State<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>No. 3: </b>Georgetown,
Michigan State, Michigan, Florida<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>No. 4: </b>Syracuse, Saint
Louis, Arizona, Wisconsin<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>No. 5: </b>Kansas State,
Marquette, Oklahoma State, UNLV<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>No. 6: </b>VCU, Notre Dame,
Butler, Pittsburgh<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>No. 7: </b>North Carolina,
UCLA, Creighton, Memphis <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>No. 8: </b>Oregon, Colorado
State, NC State, San Diego State<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>No. 9: </b>Missouri,
Illinois, Cincinnati, Minnesota<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>No. 10: </b>Wichita State,
Colorado, Temple, Villanova<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>No. 11: </b>Iowa State,
California, Oklahoma, Ole Miss<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>No. 12: </b>Belmont, Akron,
Boise State, La Salle, Saint Mary’s, Tennessee <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>No. 13: </b>New Mexico
State, Bucknell, Valparaiso, South Dakota State <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>No. 14: </b>Davidson,
Montana, Northwestern State, Harvard<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>No. 15: </b>Florida Gulf
Coast, Iona, Pacific, Albany<b> </b><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>No. 16: </b>Western
Kentucky, LIU-Brooklyn, James Madison, Southern, North Carolina A&T,
Liberty<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Breakdown by
Conference</b></div>
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<li><b>ACC (4):
</b>Duke, Miami (Fl.), North
Carolina, NC State</li>
<li><b>Big
East (8): </b>Louisville,
Georgetown, Syracuse, Marquette, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Villanova</li>
<li><b>Big Ten
(7): </b>Indiana, Ohio State,
Michigan State, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota</li>
<li><b>Big 12
(5): </b>Kansas, Kansas
State, Oklahoma State, Iowa State, Oklahoma</li>
<li><b>Pac-12
(5): </b>Arizona, Oregon,
UCLA, Colorado, California</li>
<li><b>SEC (4):
</b>Florida, Missouri, Ole
Miss, Tennessee</li>
<li><b>Atlantic-10
(5): </b>Saint Louis, VCU,
Butler, Temple, La Salle</li>
<li><b>Conference
USA (1): </b>Memphis</li>
<li><b>Missouri
Valley (2): </b>Creighton,
Wichita State</li>
<li><b>Mountain
West (5): </b>New Mexico, UNLV,
Colorado State, San Diego State, Boise State</li>
<li><b>West
Coast (2): </b>Gonzaga, Saint
Mary’s<b> </b></li>
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<b>One-Bid
Conferences (20): </b>America
East (Albany), Atlantic Sun (Florida Gulf Coast), Big Sky (Montana), Big South
(Liberty), Big West (Pacific), Colonial (James Madison), Horizon (Valparaiso),
Ivy (Harvard), MAC (Akron), MAAC (Iona), MEAC (North Carolina A&T),
Northeast (LIU-Brooklyn), Ohio Valley (Belmont), Patriot (Bucknell), Southern
(Davidson), Southland (Northwestern State), Summit (South Dakota State), Sun
Belt (Western Kentucky), SWAC (Southern), WAC (New Mexico State)</div>
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<li><b>Last
Four In: </b>Boise State, La Salle, Saint Mary’s, Tennessee</li>
<li><b>Last
Four Out: </b>Middle Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky, Massachusetts</li>
<li><b>Next
Four Out: </b>Maryland, Alabama, Southern Miss, Iowa </li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Happy Selection Sunday, folks. The most important date of
the college basketball season is upon us. With fewer than six hours remaining
until the NCAA tournament is revealed, the field of 68 is almost filled. Ole
Miss could make things much easier on itself later today by beating Florida in
the SEC tournament title game, but the rest of the action today is for seeding.
The last few days of the major conference tournaments have made the movement
around the cutline very fluid, especially the last couple of spots.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Here’s my breakdown of the tournament:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>ACC (4): </b>Duke,
Miami (Fl.), NC State, North Carolina</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Big East (6): </b>Georgetown,
Louisville, Marquette, Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Notre Dame </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Big Ten (6): </b>Indiana,
Ohio State, Michigan State, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Big 12 (3): </b>Kansas,
Kansas State, Oklahoma State</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Pac-12 (3): </b>Arizona,
Oregon, UCLA</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>SEC (2): </b>Florida,
Missouri </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Atlantic-10 (3)</b>:
Saint Louis, VCU, Butler</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Conference-USA (1): </b>Memphis</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Missouri Valley (1)</b>:
Creighton</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Mountain West (4): </b>New
Mexico, UNLV, Colorado State, San Diego State</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>WCC (1): </b>Gonzaga<b> <o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Automatic bids from
one-bid leagues:</b> 20</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That adds up to 54 teams, leaving 14 spots still open.</span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The teams very likely to receive bids are (9):<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Cincinnati</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Villanova</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Minnesota</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Oklahoma</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Iowa State</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Colorado</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">California</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Temple</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Wichita State</span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Therefore, the teams in the mix for those final five bids are:<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Boise State</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">La Salle</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Saint Mary’s</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Middle Tennessee</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mississippi</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Tennessee</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Kentucky</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Massachusetts</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Virginia</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Iowa</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Southern Miss</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Alabama</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Maryland</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Baylor</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Who gets in? Check out my complete projected bracket at 5
p.m. to find out.</span></div>
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13, 2013</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>No. 1: </b>Duke, Indiana,
Gonzaga, Louisville<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>No. 2: </b>Kansas,
Georgetown, Michigan State, Michigan<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>No. 3: </b>New Mexico, Miami
(Fl.), Florida, Marquette<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>No. 4: </b>Ohio State,
Arizona, Kansas State, Saint Louis<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>No. 5: </b>Oklahoma State,
Wisconsin, Pittsburgh, Syracuse<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>No. 6: </b>UNLV, UCLA,
Colorado State, VCU<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>No. 7: </b>Creighton,
Butler, Notre Dame, Memphis<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>No. 8: </b>Missouri,
Illinois, NC State, North Carolina<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>No. 9: </b>Minnesota,
Oregon, California, San Diego State<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>No. 10: </b>Wichita State,
Colorado, Oklahoma, Cincinnati<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>No. 11: </b>Temple, Boise
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>No. 12: </b>La Salle,
Tennessee, Kentucky, Saint Mary’s, Belmont, Louisiana Tech<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>No. 13: </b>Bucknell, Akron,
Valparaiso, South Dakota State<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>No. 14: </b>Davidson,
Stephen F. Austin, Florida Gulf Coast, Harvard<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Long Beach State, Vermont<b> </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>No. 16: </b>Western
Kentucky, Norfolk State, LIU-Brooklyn, James Madison, Southern, Liberty<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Breakdown by
Conference</span></b></div>
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</b>Duke, Miami (Fl.), NC
State, North Carolina</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Big
East (8): </b>Georgetown,
Louisville, Marquette, Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Notre Dame, Cincinnati, Villanova</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Big Ten
(7): </b>Indiana, Michigan, Michigan
State, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Big 12
(5): </b>Kansas, Kansas
State, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Iowa State</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Pac-12
(5): </b>Arizona, UCLA,
Oregon, California, Colorado</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>SEC (4):
</b>Florida, Missouri, Tennessee,
Kentucky</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Atlantic-10
(5): </b>Saint Louis, VCU,
Butler, Temple, La Salle</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Conference
USA (1): </b>Memphis</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Missouri
Valley (2): </b>Creighton,
Wichita State</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Mountain
West (5): </b>New Mexico, UNLV,
Colorado State, San Diego State, Boise State</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>West
Coast (2): </b>Gonzaga, Saint
Mary’s<b> </b></span></li>
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Conferences (20): </b>America
East (Vermont), Atlantic Sun (Florida Gulf Coast), Big Sky (Montana), Big South
(Liberty), Big West (Long Beach State), Colonial (James Madison), Horizon
(Valparaiso), Ivy (Princeton), MAC (Akron), MAAC (Iona), MEAC (Norfolk State),
Northeast (Iona), Ohio Valley (Belmont), Patriot (Bucknell), Southern
(Davidson), Southland (Stephen F. Austin), Summit (South Dakota State), Sun
Belt (Western Kentucky), SWAC (Southern), WAC (Louisiana Tech)</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Last
Four In: </b>La Salle, Tennessee, Kentucky, Saint Mary’s</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Last
Two Out: </b>Virginia, Middle Tennessee</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Others
Considered: </b>Iowa, Ole Miss, Alabama, Baylor</span></li>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>No. 1: </b>Duke, Gonzaga,
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Michigan State, Florida, Marquette<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>No. 4: </b>Arizona,
Syracuse, Kansas State, Ohio State<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>No. 5: </b>Oklahoma State,
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>No. 7: </b>Butler, Oregon,
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>No. 8: </b>NC State,
Colorado State, Notre Dame, San Diego State<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>No. 9: </b>North Carolina,
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>No. 10: </b>California, Colorado, Temple, Cincinnati<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>No. 11: </b>Wichita State,
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>No. 13: </b>Louisiana Tech,
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Montana, Niagara, Robert Morris<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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State, Mercer, Northeastern, Norfolk State, Southern, Charleston Southern <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</b>Miami (Fl.), Duke, NC
State, North Carolina, Virginia</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Big
East (8): </b>Georgetown,
Louisville, Marquette, Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Notre Dame, Cincinnati, Villanova</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Big Ten
(7): </b>Indiana, Michigan, Michigan
State, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Big 12
(5): </b>Kansas, Kansas
State, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Iowa State</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Pac-12
(5): </b>Arizona, UCLA,
Oregon, California, Colorado</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>SEC (3):
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Atlantic-10
(5): </b>Saint Louis, VCU,
Butler, Temple, La Salle</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Conference
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Missouri
Valley (2): </b>Creighton,
Wichita State</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Mountain
West (5): </b>New Mexico, UNLV,
Colorado State, San Diego State, Boise State</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>West
Coast (2): </b>Gonzaga, Saint
Mary’s</span></li>
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East (Stony Brook), Atlantic Sun (Mercer), Big Sky (Montana), Big South (Charleston
Southern), Big West (Long Beach State), Colonial (Northeastern), Horizon
(Valparaiso), Ivy (Princeton), MAC (Akron), MAAC (Niagara), MEAC (Norfolk
State), Northeast (Robert Morris), Ohio Valley (Belmont), Patriot (Bucknell),
Southern (Davidson), Southland (Stephen F. Austin), Summit (South Dakota State),
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Next Four Out:
</b>Alabama,
Providence, Iowa, Southern Miss</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Everyone else</b>: Baylor,
Arizona State, St. John’s, Arkansas, Charlotte, BYU</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>No. 1: </b>Indiana, Duke,
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>No. 7: </b>Illinois, San
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>No. 8: </b>Memphis, UCLA,
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>No. 9: </b>Wichita State,
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>No. 10: </b>Creighton, North
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>No. 11: </b>Temple, La
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UCLA, Colorado, California</span></li>
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Kentucky</span></li>
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State, Creighton</span></li>
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Coast (2): </b>Gonzaga, Saint
Mary’s</span></li>
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Southern), Big West (Long Beach State), Colonial (Northeastern), Horizon
(Valparaiso), Ivy (Harvard), MAC (Akron), MAAC (Niagara), MEAC (Norfolk State),
Northeast (Robert Morris), Ohio Valley (Belmont), Patriot (Bucknell), Southern
(Davidson), Southland (Stephen F. Austin), Summit (South Dakota State), Sun
Belt (Middle Tennessee), SWAC (Texas Southern), WAC (Louisiana Tech)</span></div>
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Four Out: </b>Arizona State, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Maryland</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Next Four Out:
</b>Baylor,
St. John’s, Massachusetts, Indiana State</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>No. 3: </b>Kansas, Arizona,
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>No. 4: </b>Georgetown,
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>No. 5: </b>Wisconsin,
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>No. 6: </b>Minnesota,
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>No. 7: </b>NC State,
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>No. 8: </b>San Diego State,
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>No. 9: </b>Missouri, VCU,
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>No. 13: </b>Akron, Louisiana
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Northeastern, Mercer, Norfolk State, Southern, High Point<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Breakdown by
Conference</span></b></div>
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</div>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>ACC (5):
</b>Miami (Fl.), Duke, NC
State, North Carolina, Maryland</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Big
East (9): </b>Syracuse,
Louisville, Georgetown, Marquette, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Notre Dame,
Villanova, St. John’s</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Big Ten
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State, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Ohio State</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Big 12
(6): </b>Kansas, Kansas
State, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Iowa State, Baylor</span></li>
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UCLA, Colorado, California, Arizona State</span></li>
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</b>Florida, Missouri</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Atlantic-10
(5): </b>Butler, VCU, Saint
Louis, La Salle, Temple</span></li>
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Valley (2): </b>Wichita
State, Creighton</span></li>
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West (4): </b>New Mexico, Colorado
State, UNLV, San Diego State</span></li>
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East (Stony Brook), Atlantic Sun (Mercer), Big Sky (Montana), Big South (High
Point), Big West (Long Beach State), Colonial (Northeastern), Horizon
(Valparaiso), Ivy (Harvard), MAC (Akron), MAAC (Niagara), MEAC (Norfolk State),
Northeast (Robert Morris), Ohio Valley (Belmont), Patriot (Bucknell), Southern
(Davidson), Southland (Stephen F. Austin), Summit (South Dakota State), Sun
Belt (Middle Tennessee), SWAC (Southern), WAC (Louisiana Tech)</span></div>
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Four Out: </b>Virginia, Ole Miss, Kentucky, Saint Mary’s</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Next Four Out:
</b>Charlotte,
Boise State, Indiana State, Alabama</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>No. 1: </b>Indiana,
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>No. 4: </b>Butler, Ohio
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>No. 5: </b>Marquette, UNLV,
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>No. 6: </b>Georgetown,
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>No. 7: </b>Colorado State,
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Big
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Louisville, Marquette, Georgetown, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Notre Dame</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Big Ten
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Big 12
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Pac-12
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>SEC
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Ole Miss</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Atlantic-10
(5): </b>Butler, VCU, Saint
Louis, La Salle, Temple</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Conference
USA (1): </b>Memphis</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Missouri
Valley (3): </b>Creighton,
Wichita State, Indiana State</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Mountain
West (5): </b>New Mexico, San
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>West
Coast (2): </b>Gonzaga, Saint
Mary’s<b> </b></span></li>
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East (Vermont), Atlantic Sun (Florida Gulf Coast), Big Sky (Montana), Big South
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(Valparaiso), Ivy (Harvard), MAC (Akron), MAAC (Niagara), MEAC (Norfolk State),
Northeast (Bryant), Ohio Valley (Belmont), Patriot (Bucknell), Southern
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>No. 5: </b>Creighton,
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>No. 1: </b>Kansas,
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>No. 2: </b>Indiana,
Arizona, Syracuse, Gonzaga</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>No. 3: </b>Louisville,
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>No. 4: </b>Butler,
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>No. 5: </b>Cincinnati,
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>No. 6: </b>NC State,
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>No. 7: </b>Georgetown,
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>No. 8: </b>Oklahoma,
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Breakdown by
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 8: </b>Gonzaga, Notre Dame, Iowa State, Kansas State</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 9: </b>Purdue, Connecticut, Alabama, Saint Louis</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 10: </b>Harvard, Southern Miss, Colorado State, West Virginia</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 11: </b>Virginia, Texas, Xavier, VCU</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 12: </b>California, Long Beach State, Seton Hall, BYU, Drexel, Marshall</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 13: </b>Colorado, St. Bonaventure, Ohio, South Dakota State</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 14: </b>New Mexico State, Belmont, Davidson, Montana</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:63.0pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">No. 15: </b>Loyola (Md.), LIU-Brooklyn, Lehigh, Detroit</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 16: </b>UNC-Asheville, Lamar, Norfolk State, Vermont, Mississippi Valley State, Western Kentucky</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Breakdown by Conference</b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"></p><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">ACC (4):</b> North Carolina, Duke, Florida State, Virginia</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Big East (9): </b>Syracuse, Marquette, Louisville, Georgetown, Cincinnati, Notre Dame, Connecticut, West Virginia, Seton Hall</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Big Ten (6): </b>Michigan State, Ohio State, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Purdue</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Big 12 (6): </b>Kansas, Missouri, Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas State, Texas</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Pac-12 (2): </b>Colorado, California</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">SEC (4): </b>Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Florida, Alabama</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Atlantic-10 (4): </b>Temple, Saint Louis, Xavier, St. Bonaventure</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Colonial (2): </b>VCU, Drexel</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Conference USA (3): </b>Memphis, Southern Miss, Marshall</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Missouri Valley (2): </b>Wichita State, Creighton</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Mountain West (4): </b>New Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV, Colorado State</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">West Coast (3): </b>Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s, BYU<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></b></span></li></ul><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">One-Bid Conferences (19): </b>America East (Vermont), Atlantic Sun (Belmont), Big Sky (Montana), Big South (UNC-Asheville), Big West (Long Beach State), Horizon (Detroit), Ivy (Harvard), MAC (Ohio), MAAC (Loyola MD), MEAC (Norfolk State), Northeast (LIU-Brooklyn), Ohio Valley (Murray State), Patriot (Lehigh), Southern (Davidson), Southland (Lamar), Summit (South Dakota State), Sun Belt (Western Kentucky), SWAC (Mississippi Valley State), WAC (New Mexico State) </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"></p><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Last Four In: </b>Seton Hall, BYU, Drexel, Marshall</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Last Four Out: </b>NC State, South Florida, Mississippi State, Iona</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Next Four Out: </b>Miami (Fl.), Washington, Dayton, Northwestern</span></li></ul><p></p> <!--EndFragment-->Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09248109745602548813noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7995657184122056113.post-85726504872755373542012-03-11T09:49:00.001-07:002012-03-11T09:49:46.655-07:00Road to Selection Sunday<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> 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<w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> <w:dontautofitconstrainedtables/> <w:dontvertalignintxbx/> </w:Compatibility> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="276"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} </style> <![endif]--> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;mso-para-margin-top:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0in;line-height:16.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#333333">Happy Selection Sunday, folks. The most important date of the college basketball season is upon us. With fewer than six hours left until the NCAA Tournament is revealed, the Field of 68 is almost filled. If St. Bonaventure wins the Atlantic 10 tournament title later today, bubble teams across the nation will become even more nervous than they already are. The last two or three days of the major conference tournaments have made the teams going to the Big Dance up in the air, especially the last handful of spots.</span><span style="font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;mso-para-margin-top:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0in;line-height:16.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;mso-para-margin-top:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0in;line-height:16.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#333333">Here's my breakdown of the tournament:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.0pt;background:white"></p><ul><li><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#333333">ACC (3):</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#333333"> North Carolina, Duke, Florida State</span></li><li><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#333333">Big East (7):</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#333333"> Syracuse, Marquette, Louisville, Georgetown, Cincinnati, Notre Dame, Connecticut</span></li><li><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#333333">Big Ten (6): </span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#333333">Michigan State, Ohio State, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Purdue</span></li><li><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#333333">Big 12 (5): </span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#333333">Kansas, Missouri, Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas State</span></li><li><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#333333">Pac-10 (1):</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#333333"> Colorado</span></li><li><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#333333">SEC (4): </span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#333333">Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Florida, Alabama</span></li><li><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#333333">Atlantic-10 (3):</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#333333"> Temple, Saint Louis, Xavier</span></li><li><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#333333">Conference-USA (1): </span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#333333">Memphis</span></li><li><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#333333">Missouri Valley (2): </span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#333333">Wichita State, Creighton</span></li><li><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#333333">Mountain West (3):</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#333333"> New Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV</span></li><li><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#333333">West Coast (2): </span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#333333">Saint Mary’s, Gonzaga</span></li></ul><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;mso-para-margin-top:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0in;line-height:16.0pt;background:white"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#333333">Automatic bids from one-bid leagues:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#333333"> 20<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;mso-para-margin-top:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0in;line-height:16.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;mso-para-margin-top:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0in;line-height:16.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#333333">That adds up to 57 teams, leaving 11 spots still open.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;mso-para-margin-top:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0in;line-height:16.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;mso-para-margin-top:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0in;line-height:16.0pt;background:white"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#333333">The teams likely to receive bids are:</span></i></b><span style="font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.0pt;background:white"></p><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">Southern Miss</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">West Virginia</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">Colorado State</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">Virginia</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">Texas</span></li></ul><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;mso-para-margin-top:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0in;line-height:16.0pt;background:white"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#333333">Therefore, the teams in the mix for those final six bids are:</span></i></b><span style="font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.0pt;background:white"></p><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">Miami (Fl.)</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">North Carolina State</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">South Florida</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">Seton Hall</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">Northwestern</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">California</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">Mississippi State</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">BYU</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">Drexel</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">Washington</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">Arizona</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">Iona</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">Marshall</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">Dayton</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">Oral Roberts</span></li></ul><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;mso-para-margin-top:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0in;line-height:16.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#333333">Who gets in? Check out my complete projected bracket at 5:00 PM to find out.</span><span style="font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09248109745602548813noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7995657184122056113.post-66444493122762786132012-03-09T15:16:00.000-08:002012-03-09T15:19:21.344-08:00Ranking the bubble teams<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:documentproperties> <o:template>Normal.dotm</o:Template> <o:revision>0</o:Revision> <o:totaltime>0</o:TotalTime> <o:pages>1</o:Pages> <o:words>103</o:Words> <o:characters>591</o:Characters> <o:company>Loyola College of Maryland</o:Company> <o:lines>4</o:Lines> <o:paragraphs>1</o:Paragraphs> <o:characterswithspaces>725</o:CharactersWithSpaces> <o:version>12.0</o:Version> </o:DocumentProperties> <o:officedocumentsettings> <o:allowpng/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:trackmoves>false</w:TrackMoves> <w:trackformatting/> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:drawinggridhorizontalspacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing> <w:drawinggridverticalspacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing> <w:displayhorizontaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:displayverticaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> <w:dontautofitconstrainedtables/> <w:dontvertalignintxbx/> </w:Compatibility> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="276"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} </style> <![endif]--> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">AS OF MARCH 9, 2012 AT 6:10 P.M.</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">With so much bubble action in the past 48 hours, it’s time to reassess the situation at the cutline. Heading into the evening games on Friday, here is how we see the bubble situation.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Teams ahead of the bubble:</b> Kansas State, Connecticut, Saint Louis, Virginia, Southern Miss</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Teams not included until they lose:</b> California, Long Beach State</p> <p class="MsoNormal"></p><ul><li>1. Colorado State</li><li>2. West Virginia</li><li>3. Texas</li><li>4. BYU</li><li>5. Miami (Fl.)</li><li>6. Xavier</li><li>7. South Florida</li><li>8. Seton Hall</li><li>9. Drexel</li><li>10. North Carolina State </li></ul><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">OUT – FOR NOW</p> <p class="MsoNormal"></p><ul><li>11. Dayton</li><li>12. Mississippi State</li><li>13. Tennessee</li><li>14. Iona</li><li>15. Washington</li><li>16. Northwestern</li><li>17. Oral Roberts</li><li>18. Ole Miss</li><li>19. Oregon</li><li>20. Saint Joseph’s</li><li>21. Middle Tennessee</li><li>22. Arizona</li></ul><p></p> <!--EndFragment-->Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09248109745602548813noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7995657184122056113.post-63865695940285811572012-03-05T13:36:00.000-08:002012-03-05T13:37:04.449-08:00Bracket Breakdown<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:documentproperties> <o:template>Normal.dotm</o:Template> <o:revision>0</o:Revision> <o:totaltime>0</o:TotalTime> <o:pages>1</o:Pages> <o:words>334</o:Words> <o:characters>1908</o:Characters> <o:company>Loyola College of Maryland</o:Company> <o:lines>15</o:Lines> <o:paragraphs>3</o:Paragraphs> <o:characterswithspaces>2343</o:CharactersWithSpaces> <o:version>12.0</o:Version> </o:DocumentProperties> <o:officedocumentsettings> <o:allowpng/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:trackmoves>false</w:TrackMoves> <w:trackformatting/> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:drawinggridhorizontalspacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing> 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mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} </style> <![endif]--> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;">AS OF MARCH 5, 2012</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 1: </b>Kentucky, Syracuse, Kansas, North Carolina</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 2: </b>Duke, Michigan State, Ohio State, Missouri</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 3: </b>Marquette, Michigan, Baylor, Indiana</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 4: </b>Georgetown, Wisconsin, Temple, Wichita State</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 5: </b>UNLV, Murray State, Florida State, Creighton</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 6: </b>Vanderbilt, Louisville, Florida, Gonzaga</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 7: </b>San Diego State, Memphis, Notre Dame, New Mexico</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 8: </b>Saint Mary’s, Iowa State, Kansas State, Purdue</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 9: </b>Southern Miss, Saint Louis, Cincinnati, Alabama</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 10: </b>Virginia, Connecticut, West Virginia, California</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 11: </b>Mississippi State, Colorado State, Harvard, Seton Hall</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 12: </b>Xavier, Washington, Long Beach State, Northwestern, South Florida</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 13: </b>Miami (Fl.), VCU, Drexel, Oral Roberts, Nevada</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 14: </b>Belmont, Akron, Akron, Davidson, Denver</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:63.0pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">No. 15: </b>Loyola (Maryland), Valparaiso, Bucknell, Montana</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 16: </b>LIU-Brooklyn, UT-Arlington, UNC-Asheville, Stony Brook, Mississippi Valley State, Savannah State</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;">Breakdown by Conference</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"></p><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">ACC (5):</b> North Carolina, Duke, Florida State, Virginia, Miami (Fl.)</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Big East (10): </b>Syracuse, Marquette, Georgetown, Louisville, Notre Dame, Cincinnati, Connecticut, West Virginia, Seton Hall, South Florida</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Big Ten (7): </b>Michigan State, Ohio State, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Purdue, Northwestern</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Big 12 (5): </b>Kansas, Missouri, Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas State</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Pac-12 (2): </b>California, Washington</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">SEC (5): </b>Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi State</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Atlantic-10 (3): </b>Temple, Saint Louis, Xavier</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Colonial (2): </b>VCU, Drexel</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Conference USA (2): </b>Memphis, Southern Miss</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Missouri Valley (2): </b>Wichita State, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Creighton</i></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Mountain West (4): </b>UNLV, San Diego State, New Mexico, Colorado State</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">West Coast (2): </b>Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s</span></li></ul><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">One-Bid Conferences (19): </b>America East (Stony Brook), <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Atlantic Sun (Belmont),</i> Big Sky (Montana), <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Big South (UNC-Asheville),</i> Big West (Long Beach State), Horizon (Valparaiso), Ivy (Harvard), MAC (Akron), MAAC (Loyola MD), MEAC (Savannah State), Northeast (Long Island), <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Ohio Valley (Murray State),</i> Patriot (Bucknell), Southern (Davidson), Southland (Texas Arlington), Summit (Oral Roberts), Sun Belt (Denver), SWAC (Mississippi Valley State), WAC (Nevada)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"></p><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Last Four In: </b>Northwestern, South Florida, Miami (Fl.), VCU</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Last Four Out: </b>Dayton, BYU, Texas, Oregon</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Next Four Out: </b>Tennessee, NC State, Iona, Saint Joseph’s</span></li></ul><p></p> <!--EndFragment-->Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09248109745602548813noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7995657184122056113.post-38329442845838600232012-03-02T13:40:00.002-08:002012-03-02T13:50:27.531-08:00Bracket Breakdown<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:documentproperties> <o:template>Normal.dotm</o:Template> <o:revision>0</o:Revision> <o:totaltime>0</o:TotalTime> <o:pages>1</o:Pages> <o:words>329</o:Words> <o:characters>1876</o:Characters> <o:company>Loyola College of Maryland</o:Company> <o:lines>15</o:Lines> <o:paragraphs>3</o:Paragraphs> <o:characterswithspaces>2303</o:CharactersWithSpaces> <o:version>12.0</o:Version> </o:DocumentProperties> <o:officedocumentsettings> <o:allowpng/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:trackmoves>false</w:TrackMoves> <w:trackformatting/> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:drawinggridhorizontalspacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing> <w:drawinggridverticalspacing>18 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font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} </style> <![endif]--> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">AS OF MARCH 2, 2012</b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 1: </b>Kentucky, Syracuse, Duke, Kansas</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 2: </b>Michigan State, North Carolina, Ohio State, Missouri</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 3: </b>Baylor, Michigan, Marquette, Georgetown</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 4: </b>Indiana, Wichita State, Wisconsin, Temple</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 5: </b>UNLV, Florida, Murray State, Florida State</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 6: </b>Gonzaga, Louisville, Vanderbilt, Creighton</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 7: </b>Saint Mary’s, San Diego State, Notre Dame, New Mexico</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 8: </b>Kansas State, Purdue, Memphis, Iowa State</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 9: </b>Alabama, Southern Miss, Saint Louis, Cincinnati</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 10: </b>Virginia, California, Harvard, Seton Hall</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 11: </b>Washington, Connecticut, Colorado State, Long Beach State</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 12: </b>West Virginia, Mississippi State, South Florida, Texas, BYU</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 13: </b>Xavier, Northwestern, Iona, Oral Roberts, Drexel</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 14: </b>Middle Tennessee, Nevada, Akron, Belmont</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:63.0pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">No. 15: </b>Davidson, Valparaiso, Montana, Bucknell</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 16: </b>Texas-Arlington, LIU-Brooklyn, UNC-Asheville, Mississippi Valley State, Stony Brook, Savannah State</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;">Breakdown by Conference</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"></p><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">ACC (4):</b> Duke, North Carolina, Florida State, Virginia</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Big East (10): </b>Syracuse, Marquette, Georgetown, Louisville, Notre Dame, Cincinnati, Seton Hall, Connecticut, West Virginia, South Florida</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Big Ten (7): </b>Michigan State, Ohio State, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Purdue, Northwestern</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Big 12 (6): </b>Kansas, Missouri, Baylor, Kansas State, Iowa State, Texas</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Pac-12 (2): </b>California, Washington</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">SEC (5): </b>Kentucky, Florida, Vanderbilt, Alabama, Mississippi State</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Atlantic-10 (3): </b>Temple, Saint Louis, Xavier</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Conference USA (2): </b>Memphis, Southern Miss</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Missouri Valley (2): </b>Wichita State, Creighton</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Mountain West (4): </b>UNLV, San Diego State, New Mexico, Colorado State</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">West Coast (3): </b>Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s, BYU</span></li></ul><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">One-Bid Conferences (20): </b>America East (Stony Brook), Atlantic Sun (Belmont), Big Sky (Monday), Big South (UNC-Asheville), Big West (Long Beach State), Colonial (Drexel), Horizon (Valparaiso), Ivy (Harvard), MAC (Akron), MAAC (Iona), MEAC (Savannah State), Northeast (Long Island), Ohio Valley (Murray State), Patriot (Bucknell), Southern (Davidson), Southland (Texas Arlington), Summit (Oral Roberts), Sun Belt (Middle Tennessee), SWAC (Mississippi Valley State), WAC (Nevada)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"></p><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Last Four In: </b>Texas, BYU, Xavier, Northwestern</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Last Four Out: </b>Dayton, Miami (Fl.), Arizona, Oregon</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Next Three Out: </b>VCU, Saint Joseph’s, NC State</span></li></ul><p></p> <!--EndFragment-->Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09248109745602548813noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7995657184122056113.post-25577762501101223962012-02-28T10:49:00.001-08:002012-02-28T10:49:57.356-08:00Bracket Breakdown<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:documentproperties> <o:template>Normal.dotm</o:Template> <o:revision>0</o:Revision> <o:totaltime>0</o:TotalTime> <o:pages>1</o:Pages> <o:words>336</o:Words> <o:characters>1917</o:Characters> <o:company>Loyola 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<w:dontvertalignintxbx/> </w:Compatibility> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="276"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} </style> <![endif]--> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;">AS OF FEBRUARY 28, 2012</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 1: </b>Kentucky, Syracuse, Michigan State, Duke</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 2: </b>Kansas, North Carolina, Ohio State, Missouri</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 3: </b>Marquette, Michigan, Georgetown, Baylor</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 4: </b>Indiana, Wichita State, Louisville, Wisconsin</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 5: </b>Temple, UNLV, Florida, Murray State</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 6: </b>Gonzaga, Florida State, Vanderbilt, Creighton</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 7: </b>Saint Mary’s, San Diego State, Notre Dame, New Mexico</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 8: </b>Iowa State, Kansas State, Purdue, Memphis</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 9: </b>Alabama, Virginia, Southern Miss, Saint Louis</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 10: </b>California, 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style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">No. 15: </b>Davidson, Weber State, Bucknell, Valparaiso</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 16: </b>Texas-Arlington, LIU-Brooklyn, UNC-Asheville, Mississippi Valley State, Stony Brook, Savannah State</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;">Breakdown by Conference</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"></p><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">ACC (5):</b> Duke, North Carolina, Florida State, Virginia, Miami (Fl.)</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Big East (9): </b>Syracuse, Marquette, Georgetown, Louisville, Notre Dame, Connecticut, Cincinnati, Seton Hall, West Virginia</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Big Ten (7): </b>Michigan State, Ohio State, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Purdue, Northwestern</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Big 12 (5): </b>Kansas, Missouri, Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas State</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Pac-12 (2): </b>California, Washington</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">SEC (5): </b>Kentucky, Florida, Vanderbilt, Alabama, Mississippi State</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Atlantic-10 (5): 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style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">One-Big Conferences (20): </b>America East (Vermont), Atlantic Sun (Belmont), Big Sky (Weber State), Big South (UNC-Asheville), Big West (Long Beach State), Colonial (Drexel), Horizon (Valparaiso), Ivy (Harvard), MAC (Akron), MAAC (Iona), MEAC (Savannah State), Northeast (Long Island), Ohio Valley (Murray State), Patriot (Bucknell), Southern (Davidson), Southland (Texas Arlington), Summit (Oral Roberts), Sun Belt (Middle Tennessee), SWAC (Mississippi Valley State), WAC (Nevada)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"></p><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Last Four In: </b>Dayton, Northwestern, Saint Joseph’s, Colorado State</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Last Four Out: </b>Texas, BYU, Arizona, South Florida</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Next Four Out: </b>VCU, Oregon, UCF, Colorado</span></li></ul><p></p> <!--EndFragment-->Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09248109745602548813noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7995657184122056113.post-91647397346171470152012-02-21T08:44:00.001-08:002012-02-21T08:45:27.363-08:00Bracket Breakdown<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:documentproperties> <o:template>Normal.dotm</o:Template> <o:revision>0</o:Revision> <o:totaltime>0</o:TotalTime> <o:pages>1</o:Pages> <o:words>331</o:Words> <o:characters>1891</o:Characters> <o:company>Loyola College of Maryland</o:Company> <o:lines>15</o:Lines> <o:paragraphs>3</o:Paragraphs> <o:characterswithspaces>2322</o:CharactersWithSpaces> <o:version>12.0</o:Version> </o:DocumentProperties> <o:officedocumentsettings> <o:allowpng/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> 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mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} </style> <![endif]--> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;">AS OF FEBRUARY 21, 2012</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 1: </b>Syracuse, Kentucky, Missouri, Duke</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 2: </b>Michigan State, Kansas, Ohio State, North Carolina</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 3: </b>Marquette, Georgetown, Michigan, Baylor</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 4: </b>Louisville, Wisconsin, Indiana, Wichita State</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 5: </b>Florida, UNLV, Florida State, Temple</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 6: </b>New Mexico, Gonzaga, Creighton, Murray State</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 7: </b>Vanderbilt, Notre Dame, San Diego State, Saint Mary’s</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 8: </b>Virginia, Saint Louis, Southern Miss, California</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 9: </b>Kansas State, Iowa State, West Virginia, Memphis</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 10: </b>Harvard, Purdue, Connecticut, Mississippi State</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 11: </b>Alabama, BYU, Xavier, Cincinnati</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 12: </b>Seton Hall, Northwestern, Long Beach State, Miami (Fl.), Washington</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 13: </b>Dayton, Texas, Middle Tennessee, Iona, Oral Roberts</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 14: </b>Akron, Nevada, Drexel, Belmont</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:63.0pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">No. 15: </b>Davidson, Valparaiso, Weber State, Bucknell</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 16: </b>LIU-Brooklyn, Texas-Arlington, UNC-Asheville, Vermont, Mississippi Valley State, Savannah State</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;">Breakdown by Conference</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"></p><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">ACC (5):</b> Duke, North Carolina, Florida State, Virginia, Miami (Fl.)</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Big East (9): </b>Syracuse, Marquette, Georgetown, Louisville, Notre Dame, West Virginia, Connecticut, Seton Hall, Cincinnati</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Big Ten (7): </b>Michigan State, Ohio State, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Purdue, Northwestern</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Big 12 (6): </b>Missouri, Kansas, Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas State, Texas</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Pac-12 (2): </b>California, Washington</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">SEC (5): </b>Kentucky, Florida, Vanderbilt, Mississippi State, Alabama</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Atlantic-10 (4): </b>Temple, Saint Louis, Xavier, Dayton</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Conference USA (2): </b>Southern Miss<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">,</b> Memphis</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Missouri Valley (2): </b>Wichita State, Creighton</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Mountain West (3): </b>UNLV, New Mexico, San Diego State</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">West Coast (3): </b>Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s, BYU<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></b></span></li></ul><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">One-Big Conferences (20): </b>America East (Vermont), Atlantic Sun (Belmont), Big Sky (Weber State), Big South (UNC-Asheville), Big West (Long Beach State), Colonial (Drexel), Horizon (Valparaiso), Ivy (Harvard), MAC (Akron), MAAC (Iona), MEAC (Savannah State), Northeast (Long Island), Ohio Valley (Murray State), Patriot (Bucknell), Southern (Davidson), Southland (Texas Arlington), Summit (Oral Roberts), Sun Belt (Middle Tennessee), SWAC (Mississippi Valley State), WAC (Nevada) </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"></p><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Last Four In: </b>Miami (Fl.), Washington, Dayton, Texas</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Last Four Out: </b>Saint Joseph’s, Arizona, Colorado State, NC State</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Next Four Out: </b>UCF, Minnesota, Oregon, South Florida</span></li></ul><p></p> <!--EndFragment-->Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09248109745602548813noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7995657184122056113.post-81464665982251859232012-02-21T08:44:00.000-08:002012-02-21T08:45:26.273-08:00Bracket 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style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 4: </b>Louisville, Wisconsin, Indiana, Wichita State</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 5: </b>Florida, UNLV, Florida State, Temple</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 6: </b>New Mexico, Gonzaga, Creighton, Murray State</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 7: </b>Vanderbilt, Notre Dame, San Diego State, Saint Mary’s</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 8: </b>Virginia, Saint Louis, Southern Miss, California</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 9: </b>Kansas State, Iowa State, West Virginia, Memphis</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 10: </b>Harvard, Purdue, Connecticut, Mississippi State</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 11: </b>Alabama, BYU, Xavier, Cincinnati</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 12: </b>Seton Hall, Northwestern, Long Beach State, Miami (Fl.), Washington</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 13: </b>Dayton, Texas, Middle Tennessee, Iona, Oral Roberts</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 14: </b>Akron, Nevada, Drexel, Belmont</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:63.0pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">No. 15: </b>Davidson, Valparaiso, Weber State, Bucknell</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 16: </b>LIU-Brooklyn, Texas-Arlington, UNC-Asheville, Vermont, Mississippi Valley State, Savannah State</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;">Breakdown by Conference</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"></p><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">ACC (5):</b> Duke, North Carolina, Florida State, Virginia, Miami (Fl.)</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Big East (9): </b>Syracuse, Marquette, Georgetown, Louisville, Notre Dame, West Virginia, Connecticut, Seton Hall, Cincinnati</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Big Ten (7): </b>Michigan State, Ohio State, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Purdue, Northwestern</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Big 12 (6): </b>Missouri, Kansas, Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas State, Texas</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Pac-12 (2): </b>California, Washington</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" 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style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">West Coast (3): </b>Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s, BYU<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></b></span></li></ul><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">One-Big Conferences (20): </b>America East (Vermont), Atlantic Sun (Belmont), Big Sky (Weber State), Big South (UNC-Asheville), Big West (Long Beach State), Colonial (Drexel), Horizon (Valparaiso), Ivy (Harvard), MAC (Akron), MAAC (Iona), MEAC (Savannah State), Northeast (Long Island), Ohio Valley (Murray State), Patriot (Bucknell), Southern (Davidson), Southland (Texas Arlington), Summit (Oral Roberts), Sun Belt (Middle Tennessee), SWAC (Mississippi Valley State), WAC (Nevada) </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"></p><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Last Four In: 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</w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="276"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} </style> <![endif]--> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;">AS OF FEBRUARY 17, 2012</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 1: </b>Syracuse, Kentucky, Missouri, Duke</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 2: </b>Kansas, North Carolina, Ohio State, Michigan State</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 3: </b>Baylor, Georgetown, Michigan, Marquette</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 4: </b>Indiana, Louisville, UNLV, Wisconsin</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 5: </b>Wichita State, Florida State, Gonzaga, Temple</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 6: </b>Florida, San Diego State, Creighton, Saint Mary’s</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 7: </b>Vanderbilt, Murray State, Notre Dame, New Mexico</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 8: </b>Southern Miss, Mississippi State, Memphis, Virginia</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 9: </b>Saint Louis, Connecticut, Purdue, West Virginia</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 10: </b>Harvard, Iowa State, Alabama, California</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 11: </b>Kansas State, Seton Hall, BYU, Xavier</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 12: </b>Texas, Illinois, Miami (Fl.), Northwestern, Long Beach State</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 13: </b>Cincinnati, Dayton, Middle Tennessee, Oral Roberts, Nevada</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 14: </b>Iona, Akron, Drexel, Davidson</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 15: </b>Valparaiso, Bucknell, Belmont, Weber State</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">No. 16: </b>LIU-Brooklyn, Texas-Arlington, UNC-Asheville, Vermont, Mississippi Valley State, Savannah State</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;">Breakdown by Conference</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"></p><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">ACC (5):</b> Duke, North Carolina, Florida State, Virginia, Miami (Fl.)</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Big East (9): </b>Syracuse, Georgetown, Marquette, Louisville, Notre Dame, Connecticut, West Virginia, Seton Hall, Cincinnati</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Big Ten (8): </b>Ohio State, Michigan State, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Purdue, Illinois, Northwestern</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Big 12 (6): </b>Missouri, Kansas, Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas State, Illinois</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Pac-12 (1): </b>California</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">SEC (5): </b>Kentucky, Florida, Vanderbilt, Mississippi State, Alabama</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Atlantic-10 (4): </b>Temple, Saint Louis, Xavier, Dayton</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Conference USA (2): </b>Southern Miss<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">,</b> Memphis</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Missouri Valley (2): </b>Wichita State, Creighton</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Mountain West (3): </b>UNLV, San Diego State, New Mexico</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">West Coast (3): </b>Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s, BYU</span></li></ul><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">One-Big Conferences (20): </b>America East (Vermont), Atlantic Sun (Belmont), Big Sky (Weber State), Big South (UNC-Asheville), 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