seeding the field

College basketball reporter Eric Prisbell places the 65 teams in the NCAA tournament field, which will be announced next Sunday.

EAST REGION

1. Connecticut A near lock for a No. 1 seed		16. Radford Outlasted VMI in Big South title game
2. Duke Top 5 in RPI and strength of schedule		15. Morehead State Beat Austin Peay in 2-OT OVC final
3. Xavier Has six RPI top 50 victories		14. American The area's best hope?
4. Washington Surprise Pacific-10 champion		13. Davidson Not the same team as last season
5. Florida State Is Hamilton ACC coach of the year?		12. Michigan Win at Minnesota huge for chances
6. Purdue Still looking for consistency		11. Florida SEC team sneaks into field
7. West Virginia Has a 7-5 road record		10. UNLV 4-3 vs. RPI top 50 teams
8. Texas A&M Late-season run solidified berth		9. Brigham Young Beat Utah by 13

MIDWEST REGION

1. Pittsburgh Panthers No. 1 in RPI		16. ETSU/Ala. St. Ala. State just two league losses
2. Memphis Has not beaten an elite team		15. N. Dakota St. Won regular season title by two games
3. Wake Forest Size too much for Terrapins		14. Stephen F. Austin Held Central Arkansas to 39 points
4. Missouri Anderson in running for coach of year		13. W. Kentucky Won four games in a row
5. UCLA Finishing season on hot streak		12. Utah State At-large hopes looking slim
6. Syracuse Tourney drought ends this season		11. Arizona Trying to sneak in for second straight season
7. Texas Longhorns have six RPI top 50 victories		10. Minnesota Wisconsin win should get Tubby's team in
8. Ohio State Buckeyes looking for consistency		9. Boston College Eagles have three RPI top 25 victories

SOUTH REGION

1. North Carolina Defense remains prime weakness		16. Morgan State Won regular season title by three games
2. Louisville Top 20 in RPI and SOS		15. Cornell Locked up Ivy's automatic berth
3. Kansas Texas Tech loss an anomaly		14. Binghamton Did not lose in February
4. Gonzaga Unbeaten in conference season		13. VCU Needs to win CAA tournament
5. Illinois Helped solidify Penn State's berth		12. Providence Good conference record, poor RPI
6. LSU One of SEC's few deserving teams		11. Dayton Flyers have small margin for error
7. Arizona State Sun Devils headed in wrong direction		10. Penn State Followed huge win with bad loss
8. Utah Top 11 in RPI and SOS		9. Oklahoma State Late-season surge bolstered hopes

WEST REGION

1. Oklahoma Not a lock for No. 1 seed		16. Robert Morris Watch out for Mount St Mary's
2. Michigan State Spartans 11-2 vs. top 50 teams		15. Cal-Northridge 5-10 record in road games
3. Villanova Finished season with 13-5 Big East mark		14. Weber State Suffered only one loss in league play
4. Clemson Could rise a seed with win over Wake		13. Miami (Ohio) Four teams tied for East Division lead
5. Marquette Will be difficult team to seed		12. Siena Expectations were set too high for Saints
6. California Montgomery's team has three top 25 wins		11. Northern Iowa Creighton's loss opened door for Panthers
7. Butler Only 2-1 vs. RPI top 50 teams		10. Virginia Tech Needs to win in Tallahassee
8. Wisconsin Badgers have been streaky all season		9. Tennessee Blasted South Carolina on road