Projecting the field of 65: Automatic bids starting to pile up

[Volmania]

Projecting the field of 65: Automatic bids starting to pile up

Breathing easier: San Diego State. The Aztecs worked their way onto the bright side of the bubble with their second victory of the season against New Mexico. There's no security like an automatic bid, though, and that's the only guarantee the Aztecs have right now.

Adios: Dayton. With their shoddy play down the stretch, the Flyers needed a quality win in the Atlantic 10 Tournament. It seemed as if they could get it against Xavier, a team they beat by 25 earlier this season, but a late meltdown ended their bid to upend the Musketeers. There's a slim possibility Dayton could get an at-large bid, but that's more a testament to the weakness of the bubble than the strength of their resume.



Thanks to a great Big East Tournament run, Greg Monroe and the Hoyas likely will have improved their seeding come Sunday.Superstar: Special nod to Western Michigan's David Kool for his 39-point performance in a losing effort to Akron, but the superstar of the day goes to Georgetown's Greg Monroe, who had 23 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists in the Hoyas's thumping of Marquette in the Big East semifinals.

1. Kansas (Big 12), Kentucky (SEC), Syracuse (Big East), Duke (ACC).

2. Ohio State (Big Ten), West Virginia, Kansas State, Georgetown.

3. Purdue, New Mexico (Mountain West), Villanova, Temple.

4. Pittsburgh, Baylor, Wisconsin, Vanderbilt.

5. Tennessee, Texas A&M, Michigan State, Xavier (Atlantic 10).

6. Maryland, Richmond, BYU, * Butler (Horizon).

7. Marquette, Oklahoma State, Florida State, Gonzaga.

8. Clemson, Texas, Louisville, * Northern Iowa (Missouri Valley).

9. Missouri, Notre Dame, UTEP (Conference USA), * St. Mary's (West Coast).

10. Georgia Tech, Florida, Wake Forest, * Old Dominion (Colonial).

11. San Diego State, California (Pac-10), Virginia Tech, UNLV.

12. Washington, Seton Hall, Illinois, Utah State (WAC).

13. * Cornell (Ivy), * Siena (Metro Atlantic), * Murray State (Ohio Valley,) * Oakland (Summit).

14. Akron (Mid-American), * Wofford (Southern), * Montana (Big Sky), Morgan State (Mid-Eastern).

15. * Winthrop (Big South), Sam Houston (Southland), * North Texas (Sun Belt), UC-Santa Barbara (Big West).

16. * Robert Morris (Northeast), Vermont (America East), * Lehigh (Patriot), UA-Pine Bluff (Southwestern), * East Tennessee State (Atlantic Sun).

* clinched automatic berths

Newcomers: Illinois, Seton Hall
Dropped out: Dayton, Mississippi
Bubble boys (in alphabetical order): Dayton, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Rhode Island

Multiple-bid leagues
Big East: 9 (Seeds: 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 12)
ACC: 7 (Seeds: 1, 6, 7, 8, 10, 10, 11)
Big 12: 7 (Seeds: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9)
Big Ten: 5 (Seeds: 2, 3, 4, 5, 12)
SEC: 4 (Seeds: 1, 4, 5, 10)
Mountain West: 4 (Seeds: 3, 6, 11, 11)
Atlantic 10: 3 (Seeds: 3, 5, 6)
Pac-10: 2 (Seeds 11, 12)
West Coast: 2 (7, 9)

[Celtic Pride]

Syrucuse still get a #1 spot after getting knocked out so early in tourney ????

[chameleons53]

You gotta love this .......... CBS is projecting My Huskies up against Vol's Orange boys!!! Can you really root for someone dressed in Orange? GO DAWGS!!!