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Okay, so in my March Madness Bracket Playout, i predicted what, as of right now, what I am going to see in the tournament. Sure, it was bold, i had VCU in the Elite Eight, Xavier in the Title Game. Well, that won't change much in my mind; I see those two teams as the biggest sleepers. But, some big games have unfolded in the last few days, and I think change is in order. So, therefore, here are my new projections on the field of the NCAA tournament, by conference. Underlined teams are in, by my predictions.

Atlantic Coast (4):

Locks: North Carolina, Duke, Clemson
Probable: Miami
Bubble: Virginia Tech, Maryland, Wake Forest

America East (1):

Tourney Winner: University of Maryland-Baltimore County

Atlantic Ten (3):

Lock: Xavier
Probables: NONE
Bubble: St. Joseph's, UMass, Dayton, Rhode Island, Temple
Notes: HUGE Bubble Conference; can go from 1 to 5.

Atlantic Sun (1):

Tourney Winner: Belmont

Big 12 (5):

Locks: Kansas, Texas
Probable: Baylor
Bubble: Oklahoma, Kansas State, Nebraska, Texas Tech, Texas A&M

Big East (7):

Locks: Georgetown, Louisville, Connecticut, Notre Dame, Marquette
Probables: West Virginia, Pittsburgh
Bubble: Villanova, Syracuse, Cincinnati, Seton Hall

Big Sky (1):

Tourney Winner: Northern Arizona

Big South (1):

Tourney Winner: UNC-Asheville

Big Ten (4):

Locks: Wisconsin, Indiana, Purdue, Michigan State
Bubble: Ohio State, Minnesota

Big West (1):

Winner: Pacific

Colonial (1):

Probable: Virginia Commonwealth
Bubble: George Mason

C-USA (3):

Lock: Memphis
Bubble: Houston, UAB

Horizon (1):

Lock: Butler
Bubble: Wright State, Valpo, Cleveland State

Ivy League (1):

CHAMP: Cornell Big Red

MAAC (1):

Tourney Champion: Rider

Mid-American (1):

Tourney Champion: Kent State

MEAC (1):

Tourney Champion: Morgan State

Missouri Valley (2):

Lock: Drake
Bubble: Illinois State, Southern Illinois, Creighton, Bradley

Mountain West (2):

Lock: BYU
Probable: UNLV
Bubble: New Mexico, SDSU

Northeast (1):

Tourney Champ: Robert Morris

Ohio Valley (1):

Tourney Champ: Austin Peay

Pacific Ten (6):

Locks: UCLA, Stanford, Washington State
Probable: USC, Arizona
Bubble: Arizona State, Cal

Patriot League (1):

Tourney Champ: Navy

SEC (6):

Locks: Tennessee, Vanderbilt
Probables: Florida, Mississippi State
Bubble: Arkansas, Mississippi, Kentucky

Southern (1):

Tourney Winner: Davidson

Southland (1):

Tourney Winner: Stephen F. Austin

Summit (1):

Tourney Champion: IUPUI

Sun Belt (2):

Tourney Champ: South Alabama
Probable: Western Kentucky

SWAC (1):

Tourney Champ: Alabama State

WAC (1):

Tourney Champ: Boise State
Other Challengers: Nevada, Utah State

West Coast (2):

Locks: Gonzaga, St. Mary's

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As a UK fan I guess I might be a bit biased, but to pick Mississippi over Kentucky at this point is ridiculous. Ole Miss has had a horrible conference run, unable to even come close to a .500 record in SEC play. Of the six you have going in, Kentucky has beat 4 of them. They came withing 3 of beating UT @ UT, which isn't easy, especially with their big man out. Right now UK has 10 conference wins, and a possibility to make it 12 before the end of the season. I believe a 19-11 (with one tourney win and loss and winning out the rest of their schedule) and UK is in. They are a tough team and fight with more heart than most other teams out there.

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Couldn't agree more. Coach K's a beast who'll have his team ready to play anyone. Put that with the great freshmen we have, Greg Paulus, Demarcus Nelson and everyone else, wins over Marquette, Wisconsin, North Carolina and there's no way we could lose. I have us beating North Carolina for a third time in the Final Four and, what the heck I'll go with the SEC, Duke over Tenessee in the national championships. This is our time for Coach K to create a new dynasty for this freshman class.

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I don't care about what teams did a month ago. The committee only cares about what is happening now. and nebraska is playing better than kstate, losers of 4 in a row, and texas a&m who just got pummelled by oklahoma. kstate's only decent win was kansas at home. they lost to missouri, i mean come on. they don't deserve anything

jasonprice82 Reputation: 94 Level: All-Star Since: Jan 26, 2008	Posted on: March 1, 2008 9:00 pm Score: 58 Predicting the Field of 65 History and tradition will be on Kentucky's side to put pressure on them to get em in the tournament. I think Duke will win it all. [ Reply to Comment ]
jasonprice82 Reputation: 94 Level: All-Star Since: Jan 26, 2008	Posted on: March 1, 2008 9:01 pm Score: 57 UAB I think UAB has a good chance to make the tournament. They have a good coach and doing good this year. [ Reply to Comment ]
ukfan235 Reputation: 98 Level: Superstar Since: Jan 10, 2007	Posted on: March 2, 2008 5:04 pm Score: 0 This comment has been removed. Predicting the Field of 65
The Finisher Reputation: 92 Level: All-Star Since: Feb 16, 2008	Posted on: March 2, 2008 7:59 pm Score: 27 Predicting the Field of 65 History and traditions are about 2% value while wins losses SOS RPI LAST 10 games and your conf. consists of 98% [ Reply to Comment ]
The Finisher Reputation: 92 Level: All-Star Since: Feb 16, 2008	Posted on: March 2, 2008 8:03 pm Score: 27 Predicting the Field of 65 Finish the season and tourney good and your in with a couple bubble needing to lose. Umass could cause a problem and ST,JOE's .You had MEMPHIS on the ropes with 1 foot in the graveyard. Should of buried them then. [ Reply to Comment ]
hartatakCATS Reputation: 90 Level: All-Star Since: Mar 13, 2007	Posted on: March 3, 2008 5:53 pm Score: 40 Predicting the Field of 65 As a UK fan I guess I might be a bit biased, but to pick Mississippi over Kentucky at this point is ridiculous. Ole Miss has had a horrible conference run, unable to even come close to a .500 record in SEC play. Of the six you have going in, Kentucky has beat 4 of them. They came withing 3 of beating UT @ UT, which isn't easy, especially with their big man out. Right now UK has 10 conference wins, and a possibility to make it 12 before the end of the season. I believe a 19-11 (with one tourney win and loss and winning out the rest of their schedule) and UK is in. They are a tough team and fight with more heart than most other teams out there. [ Reply to Comment ]
KSUPHAN5 Reputation: 96 Level: Superstar Since: Sep 28, 2006	Posted on: March 3, 2008 6:04 pm Score: 75 Predicting the Field of 65 NEBRASKA?!?!?!?!?!? why would you put nebraska in over KSU or A&M. I know they beat both of them, but there is some work needed to be done here. [ Reply to Comment ]
Ike3494 Reputation: 98 Level: Superstar Since: Jan 13, 2007	Posted on: March 3, 2008 8:44 pm Score: 96 Predicting the Field of 65 How did you get Nebraska in there and not Kansas State? [ Reply to Comment ]
Illinifan4life Reputation: 78 Level: Pro Since: Mar 1, 2008	Posted on: March 3, 2008 10:10 pm Score: 24 Predicting the Field of 65 Couldn't agree more. Coach K's a beast who'll have his team ready to play anyone. Put that with the great freshmen we have, Greg Paulus, Demarcus Nelson and everyone else, wins over Marquette, Wisconsin, North Carolina and there's no way we could lose. I have us beating North Carolina for a third time in the Final Four and, what the heck I'll go with the SEC, Duke over Tenessee in the national championships. This is our time for Coach K to create a new dynasty for this freshman class. [ Reply to Comment ]
lilman_bigskill Reputation: 94 Level: All-Star Since: Nov 7, 2006	Posted on: March 3, 2008 11:05 pm Score: 89 Predicting the Field of 65 I don't care about what teams did a month ago. The committee only cares about what is happening now. and nebraska is playing better than kstate, losers of 4 in a row, and texas a&m who just got pummelled by oklahoma. kstate's only decent win was kansas at home. they lost to missouri, i mean come on. they don't deserve anything [ Reply to Comment ]

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