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Midwest ───┐ ┌── East at large bid: BCS conf.: 30
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West ───┘ └── South

Conference Breakdown: ACC: 7, Big Ten: 7, Big East: 7, Big 12: 6, Pac-10: 6

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Midwest

(1) Louisville / (16) Alabama st. & Morehead St. (play in)
(8) Ohio St. / (9) Siena

(5) Utah / (12) Arizona
(4) Wake Forest / (13) Cleveland St.

(6) West Virginia / (11) Dayton
(3) Kansas / (14) North Dakota St.

(7) Boston College / (10) Southern California
(2) Michigan St. / (15) Robert Morris

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West

(1) Connecticut / (16) Chattanooga
(8) Brigham Young / (9) Texas A&M

(5) Purdue / (12) Northern Iowa
(4) Washington / (13) Mississippi State

(6) Marquette / (11) Utah St.
(3) Missouri / (14) Cornell

(7) California / (10) Maryland
(2) Memphis / (15) Cal St. Northridge

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East

(1) Pittsburgh / (16) East Tennessee State
(8) Oklahoma St. / (9) Tennessee

(5) Florida St. / (12) Wisconsin
(4) Xavier / (13) Portland State

(6) UCLA / (11) Virginia Commonwealth
(3) Villanova / (14) American

(7) Texas / (10) Minnesota
(2) Duke / (15) Binghamton

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South

(1) North Carolina / (16) Radford
(8) Lousiana State / (9) Butler

(5) Illinois / (12) Western Kentucky
(4) Gonzaga / (13) Akron

(6) Arizona St. / (11) Temple
(3) Syracuse / (14) Stephen F. Austin

(7) Clemson / (10) Michigan
(2) Oklahoma / (15) Morgan St.

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小心得.. St. Mary's 真的可惜, 因為 USC, Miss St. 這兩個原本根本不會是 at large
的 bid, 亂入拿下了 conference 冠軍, 結果讓很多 non-major conference 的 at large
例如 St. Mary's, Creighton, San Diego St. 都沒辦法拿到門票
也造成了今年 non-major conference 的 at large 只有 4 隊, 也是 6 年新低

另外就是 Big Ten Conference, Michigan 和 Minnesota 真的是 "吊車尾" 進去
以今年 Big Ten 實力而言, 7/11 的球隊進了 tournament 實在令人意外
而 Penn St. 可惜的可能是 11,12月 賽程太軟, 最後沒能得到青睞
不過 Michigan 季初也有在 neutral court 打敗 UCLA, Duke, 也是有機會扮豬吃老虎.

至於 Big East, 風光的搶下三個 #1 seed (L'ville 甚至是選出來的整體 #1)
而且這三個 #1 也相當有機會問鼎今年冠軍 更不要講說 Syracuse, Villanova
都有可能殺入 Elite 8

ACC 方面, UNC 的路看起來相當不錯, 有機會看到 Hansbrough vs Griffin 的好戲
另外像是 Duke, FSU, WF, 賽程都不會太差.

Pac-10, 最有爭議的應該就是 Arizona. 但是 Arizona 在季賽也打敗眾多強隊
(KU, Zaga, UCLA...) 也算是不容忽視的後段班種子球隊. UCLA 則是被排到 #6 種子
且第一輪面對 Eric Maynard 的 VCU, 過了這關還有 Nova, Duke, Texas/Minn 等著
路途艱辛.

至於 Big XII 和 SEC, KU 安靜的被排在 #3 種子應該有機會走進 Sweet 16;
OKSU 則和 Tennessee 第一輪對幹, 非常 50/50 的比賽. OU 小心 cuse, 如無意外,
OU 也有機會和 UNC 挑戰.


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