Who's in the field?
The Star Tribune projects the 68 tournament teams:
at-large bids (36)
ConferenceTeam
ACCDuke
ACCMiami
ACCVirginia
ACCPittsburgh
American Ath.Cincinnati
American Ath.Temple
American Ath.UConn/Memphis
Atlantic 10Dayton
Atlantic 10St. Joseph's/ VCU
Big 12Baylor
Big 12West Virginia
Big 12Oklahoma
Big 12Texas
Big 12Texas Tech
Big EastButler
Big EastNotre Dame
Big EastProvidence
Big EastVillanova
Big EastXavier
Big TenIndiana
Big TenIowa
Big TenMaryland
Big TenMichigan
Big TenPurdue/Michigan State
Big TenWisconsin
Missouri ValleyWichita State
Mtn. WestSan Diego State
Pac-12Arizona
Pac-12California
Pac-12Colorado
Pac-12Iowa State
Pac-12Utah
Pac-12Oregon State
Pac-12USC
SECKentucky/Texas A&M
West CoastSt. Mary's
AUTOMATIC (32)
ConferenceTeam
America EastStony Brook
ACCNorth Carolina
Atlantic SunFlorida Gulf Coast
Big 12Kansas
Big EastSeton Hall
Big SkyWeber State
Big SouthN.C.-Asheville
Big WestHawaii or Long Beach
Colonial Ath.N.C.-Wilmington
Conf. USAMiddle Tennessee
HorizonGreen Bay
Ivy LeagueYale
Mid-AmericanBuffalo
Mid-Eastern Ath.Hampton
Missouri ValleyNorthern Iowa
Mtn. WestFresno State
MAACIona
NortheastFairleigh Dickinson
Ohio ValleyAustin Peay
Pac-12Oregon
PatriotHoly Cross
SummitSouth Dakota State
SouthernChattanooga
SouthlandStephen F. Austin
SWACSouthern
West CoastGonzaga
WACNew Mexico St. or CS Bakersfield
(title games are Sunday)
American Ath.UConn or Memphis
Atlantic 10St. Joseph's or VCU
Big TenMichigan State or Purdue
SECKentucky or Texas A&M
Sun BeltArkansas-LR or La. Monroe
Who gets No. 1 seeds?
Kansas: Big 12 champions should be the No. 1 overall seed.
Michigan State: Could seal the deal by beating Purdue on Sunday.
North Carolina: Won ACC regular-season, tournament titles.
Oregon: Is 28-6, pulled off a Pac-12 double, beat Utah by 31 Saturday.
the actual field
The Selection Sunday show on CBS (Ch. 4) begins at 4:30 p.m.
TOUNAMENT DATES
First Four games: Tuesday, Wednesday; Dayton, Ohio
First- and second-round games: Thursday through Sunday
Regional weekend: March 24-27
Final Four in Houston: Semifinals April 2; title game April 4
