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Amelia Rayno's picks on the 68-team NCAA tournament field
- Updated: March 11, 2012 - 9:59 AM
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WHO'S IN
THE FIELD
College basketball writer Amelia Rayno fills in the blanks for the 68-team field:
AUTOMATIC QUALIFIERS (31)
League School
Big Ten Michigan State or Ohio State
Big East Louisville
Big 12 Missouri or Baylor
ACC North Carolina or Florida State
SEC Kentucky or Vanderbilt
Mountain West New Mexico
West Coast St. Mary's
Atlantic 10 Xavier
Pac-12 Colorado
Missouri Valley Creighton
Conference USA Memphis
Sun Belt Western Kentucky
Summit League South Dakota State
WAC New Mexico State or La. Tech
Southland Lamar
Southern Davidson
SWAC Mississippi Valley State
Patriot League Lehigh
Ohio Valley Murray State
Northeast Long Island
Mid-Eastern Athletic Norfolk State
Metro Atlantic Loyola
Mid-American Ohio
Horizon League Detroit
Ivy League Harvard
Colonial Virginia Commonwealth
Big West Long Beach State or UCSB
Big Sky Montana
Big South UNC Ashville
Atlantic Sun Belmont
America East Vermont
AT-LARGE BIDS (37)
Big Ten: Ohio State or Michigan State, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Purdue
ACC: North Carolina or Florida State, Duke, Virginia
Big 12: Missouri or Baylor, Kansas, Kansas State, Iowa State
Big East: Cincinnati, Syracuse, Connecticut, Marquette
SEC: Kentucky or Vanderbilt, Alabama, Florida
Atlantic 10: St. Louis, Temple
Mountain West: San Diego State, UNLV
Missouri Valley: Wichita State
West Coast: Gonzaga
ON THE BUBBLE
*More ! = Less likely to be selected
Arizona
BYU
California
Colorado State (!!!)
Drexel (!!)
Georgetown
Iona (!)
Massachusetts (!)
Miami (!!)
Mississippi (!!!)
Mississippi State (!)
N.C. State (!)
Northwestern (!!!)
Notre Dame
Seton Hall (!!)
South Florida (!!!)
Southern Miss
Texas (!)
Washingon (!!)
West Virginia
THE NO. 1 SEEDS
Kentucky
The Wildcats have wooed basketball fans all year with their dominance. In the past two games, though, Kentucky has just skated by. Still, the Wildcats have put the work in all season and a No. 1 seed was locked up long ago.
Syracuse
Surprising that the Orange would lose in the Big East tournament, but that doesn't change the fact that uber-talented Syracuse's RPI is tops in the land. Expect the Orange to come in -- as a No. 1 seed -- angry.
North Carolina
A win over N.C. State solidified a top seed for the Heels, but they'll need ACC defensive POY John Henson to return healthy for the tournament if they want to win a championship.
Michigan State
The Spartans are battled-tested to say the least, and they further proved their worthiness with a strong win over Wisconsin on Saturday. MSU is No. 5 in the country in RPI.
TOURNAMENT DATES
Tuesday, Wednesday: First Four in Dayton, Ohio
Thursday-Sunday: Second- and third-round games
March 22-25: Regional semifinals and finals in Boston, St. Louis, Atlanta, Phoenix
March 31, April 2: Final Four in New Orleans
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