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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 |





