WHO'S IN
THE FIELD
College basketball writer Myron P. Medcalf fills in the blanks for the 68-team field:
THE AUTOMATICS
School League
Belmont Atlantic Sun
Northern Colorado Big Sky
UNC Asheville Big South
Old Dominion Colonial
Butler Horizon
St. Peter's MAAC
Indiana State Missouri Valley
Long Island Northeast
Morehead State Ohio Valley
Bucknell Patriot League
Wofford Southern
Oakland Summit
Arkansas-Little Rock Sun Belt
Gonzaga West Coast
Texas-San Antonio Southland
Hampton MEAC
Princeton Ivy League
Memphis Conference USA
Boston University America East
Akron Mid-American
UC Santa Barbara Big West
Connecticut Big East
San Diego State Mountain West
Kansas Big 12
Washington Pac-10
Alabama State SWAC
Utah State WAC
Florida or Kentucky SEC
Ohio State or Penn State Big Ten
North Carolina or Duke ACC
Dayton or Richmond Atlantic 10
THE AT-LARGES
Big East (10)
Louisville, Pittsburgh, Villanova, Syracuse, Notre Dame,
St. John's, West Virginia, Marquette, Cincinnati, Georgetown
Big Ten (6)
Ohio State or Penn State, Purdue, Wisconsin, Michigan State, Michigan, Illinois
Big 12 (5)
Texas, Texas A&M, Kansas State, Missouri, Colorado
ACC (3)
Duke or North Carolina, Florida State, Virginia Tech
Pac-10 (3)
Arizona, Southern Cal, UCLA
SEC (3)
Kentucky or Florida, Vanderbilt, Tennessee
Atlantic 10 (2)
Xavier, Temple
Mountain West (2)
Brigham Young, UNLV
Colonial (1)
George Mason
WCC (1)
Saint Mary's
Conference USA (1)
Alabama-Birmingham
THE NO. 1 SEEDS
Ohio State: The Buckeyes have been the best team in the country for weeks. They have two losses and after Sunday's matchup against Penn State, they'll have a Big Ten tournament title. They're the No. 1 overall seed and it's not even close.
Pittsburgh: The Panthers finished the season with only three conference losses in America's toughest league. They've also won tough road games.
North Carolina: The Tar Heels are the hottest team in America. Harrison Barnes has become the star most predicted he would be at the start of the year. If his team can win the ACC tournament, they'll earn a No. 1 seed.
Kansas: The Jayhawks have one of the most talented rosters in the country. They finished the year with two losses to Texas and rival Kansas State. If they win the Big 12 tournament, then they'll solidify a No. 1 seed.