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.