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By Eric Prisbell
Sunday, March 15, 2009

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

EAST REGION

1. North Carolina

Lawson rests up for NCAAs

16. Cal-Northridge

Matadors only 15-13

2. Oklahoma

Late season slide costs Sooners

15. Cornell

Big Red could be dangerous

3. Villanova

Headed to Philly?

14. American

Back-to-back berths for Eagles

4. Gonzaga

Final Four sleeper

13. Cleveland State

Upset of Butler gets Vikings in

5. Xavier

Atlantic 10 tourney hurts bubble teams

12. Northern Iowa

Creighton sweating it out

6. Clemson

Tigers going in wrong direction

11. San Diego State

Beat UNLV three times

7. Ohio State

Upset of Spartans boosts Buckeyes

10. Michigan

Strong nonconference wins for Wolverines

8. BYU

Knocked off by San Diego State

9. Texas

Has underwhelmed this season

MIDWEST REGION

1. Pittsburgh

Still a No. 1 despite tournament loss

16. Morgan State

Bearcats have one loss since Jan. 26

2. Duke

Impressive job by Coach K

15. East Tenn. St.

Beat Jacksonville to earn berth

3. Syracuse

Any energy left?

14. Binghamton

Best wins: sweep of Vermont

4. Washington

Huskies totally under radar

13. N. Dakota St.

First year eligible for tournament

5. Illinois

Any of these Big Ten teams any good?

12. VCU

Larry Sanders could be X-factor

6. UCLA

Don't expect a long run

11. Wisconsin

Badgers' résumé is shaky

7. Butler

Bulldogs grab at-large bid

10. Minnesota

Northwestern win gets Tubby in

8. Oklahoma State

Upset of Sooners secured bid

9. Dayton

Flyers 3-2 vs. RPI's top 50

SOUTH REGION

1. Louisville

Cardinals a true national title threat

16. Chatt./Ala. State

Winner remains in Dayton

2. Michigan State

Squandered chance at No. 1 seed

15. Radford

One loss since Jan. 21

3. Wake Forest

Didn't show up early against Terrapins

14. Portland State

Took advantage of Weber State's loss

4. Kansas

Will rebound from Baylor loss

13. W. Kentucky

Beat South Alabama in Sun Belt final

5. Arizona State

No true Final Four contender in Pacific-10

12. Penn State

Lions hurt by schedule strength

6. Marquette

Injury makes seeding uncertain

11. Southern Cal

Pacific-10 tourney run gave Trojans bid

7. Utah

Strong RPI helps Utes' seed

10. Temple

Unexpected three bids for Atlantic 10

8. LSU

Don't expect high seeds for SEC teams

9. Boston College

Eagles nearly edged Duke again

WEST REGION

1. Connecticut

Big East exit could help Huskies

16. Morehead State

Eagles have a 17-15 record

2. Memphis

Not enough top-50 wins for top seed

15. Robert Morris

Edged Mount St. Mary's by two

3. Missouri

Tigers still under the radar

14. Stephen F. Austin

Will play Southland title game today

4. Florida State

Hamilton's team a tourney dark horse

13. Akron

Lots of parity in MAC this season

5. Purdue

May start to play to potential

12. Utah State

WAC a one-bid league this season

6. West Virginia

Could not outlast tired Syracuse

11. Siena

Virtually the same as a year ago

7. Tennessee

The class of a weak conference?

10. Maryland

No coach could have done better

8. Texas A&M

Team not as good as RPI indicates

9. California

Strong season for Montgomery's team



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