Mar. 11, 2001
Final projections: 5:45 p.m. ET
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SportsLine's final projections of which teams got in and where they would be seeded in this year's NCAA Tournament nailed 64 out of the 65 entries and accurately predicted all four No. 1 seeds. 31 of the projected seeds were exactly right, while an additional 20 were within one of their actual seed.
Projecting the NCAA Tournament field
| Rank |
East |
South |
Midwest |
West |
| 1. |
Duke* |
Illinois |
Michigan State |
Stanford* |
| 2. |
Boston College* |
North Carolina |
Arizona |
Kentucky* |
| 3. |
Ole Miss |
Florida |
Iowa State |
Oklahoma* |
| 4. |
UCLA |
Texas |
Maryland |
Indiana |
| 5. |
Kansas |
Syracuse |
Notre Dame |
Virginia |
| 6. |
Ohio State |
Southern Cal |
St. Joseph's |
Providence |
| 7. |
Cincinnati |
Georgetown |
Wake Forest |
Wisconsin |
| 8. |
Arkansas |
Tennessee |
Fresno State |
Creighton |
| 9. |
Iowa* |
California |
Butler* |
Oklahoma State |
| 10. |
Gonzaga* |
Penn State |
Alabama |
Georgia Tech |
| 11. |
Missouri |
Xavier |
BYU* |
Georgia State* |
| 12. |
Hofstra* |
Charlotte* |
Utah State* |
Temple* |
| 13. |
Kent State* |
Hawaii* |
Indiana State* |
Western Kentucky* |
| 14. |
George Mason* |
Iona* |
Southern Utah* |
Northridge* |
| 15. |
Monmouth* |
Hampton* |
Holy Cross* |
Eastern Illinois* |
| 16. |
Alabama St.* |
Princeton* |
Winthrop*
vs. Northwestern St.* |
UNC-Greensboro* |
* - Qualified for NCAA Tournament