Projecting the Seeds

Projecting the Field

(Updated morning of Jan. 23, 2008)

The Top Seeds

Best of the rest (seeded without regard to region)

5: Vanderbilt, Pittsburgh, Arizona State, UMass

6: Xavier, West Virginia, Clemson, Villanova

7: Drake, Baylor, Marquette, Kansas State

8: Gonzaga, Saint Mary's, Arizona, Texas A&M

9: Notre Dame, Rhode Island, Mississippi State, Purdue

10: UConn, Boston College, Miami, Providence

11: Oregon, Louisville, Ohio State, Oklahoma

12: Southern California, South Alabama, San Diego State, Virginia Commonwealth

13: Kent State, Stephen F. Austin, Davidson, Utah State

14: Oral Roberts, Cal State Northridge, Siena, Winthrop

15: Belmont, Austin Peay, Hampton, Maryland-Baltimore County

16: Northern Arizona, Lafayette, Quinnipiac

Opening round: Cornell vs. Alabama State