The brackets will be revealed at 6 PM on the CBS Selection Show.

We have several different threads discussing the bubble, top seeds, etc., so I figured we could bring the final discussion to this thread.

Looks like there will be a little drama with regard to the #1 seeds as Syracuse finished off their season with two straight losses, while WVU and Duke finished strong. That said, I would think it's a battle between Duke and WVU for the final #1 seed, with KU, UK, and 'Cuse locking up a spot on the top line already, in my opinion.

MSU made a great case for an at-large bid, making a run to the SEC Final, before losing an overtime heartbreaker to UK. Minnesota is fighting for its NCAA life against OSU right now, while Illinois, Va Tech, and others are probably on the edge of their seats waiting for the official word in a little over two hours.

We'll see what happens soon.

The latest (as of 3:40 PM) version of Joe Lunardi's Bracketology.

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology

Last Three In:

Minnesota
Utah State
Illinois

Last Three Out

Virginia Tech
Miss St.
Florida


Va Tech would be the first 10-6 ACC team to miss the tournament.

I wonder if Minnesota's thrashing by the Buckeyes will have an adverse effect on their chances. The committee might have already made up its mind once Minny made the conference final, but this performance by the Gophers probably isn't encouraging. I'm still thinking that Lunardi could be wrong about Illinois also. They have some good wins and a good conference record, but 19-14 is rough.

Last 3 in:
Illinois
Utah St
Miss St

I don't think Va Tech or Florida have any argument to be in the tourney. The final 3 spots will come from the other 4 teams:

Illini
Minny
Utah St
Miss St

I think Miss St is the odd man out.

It's amazing what one game will do to a team. Around 4:00 yesterday, Illinois seem to be in after taking Ohio State to two overtimes. Now all of a sudden they could be out based on Minnesota's performance against Purdue. I can't see wait to see how all this goes down.

Utah St. has an RPI of 31

that would be a rip off to leave them out, even from a lower conference

Minnesota beat Illinois late in the season

so it's Illinois vs. Miss State

both put up good performances in the conference tournament, so it's a toss-up really

Well that made me feel a little better lol

I think the final spot will come down to Mississippi State and Illinois. MSU was only 0.1 second away from only being in the dance.

Almost time

wildcats20 wrote: Well that made me feel a little better lol

haha...same here.

Number 1 overall....Kansas


No surprise

Kansas overall #1 seed. Not a surprise.

Kansas overall #1 no surprise there

I really wish they would just reveal the bracket and THEN talk about the teams.

wildcats20 wrote: Number 1 overall....Kansas


No surprise

killer_ewok wrote: Kansas overall #1 seed. Not a surprise.

Fab1b wrote: Kansas overall #1 no surprise there

LOL

The time is officially here...

#1 Seeds

Midwest - Kansas (#1 Overall)
East - Kentucky
South - Duke
West - Syracuse

Syracuse gets a #1 seed.

Kentucky - East
Duke - South
Syracuse - West
round out 1 seeds

Guess OSU will be a #2.

killer_ewok wrote:

wildcats20 wrote: Number 1 overall....Kansas


No surprise

killer_ewok wrote: Kansas overall #1 seed. Not a surprise.

Fab1b wrote: Kansas overall #1 no surprise there

LOL

I win!!! I said it first


Um...Duke is the 3rd overall seed??? And there's no bias in the board room?!?! BS

LOL. I knew Duke would get the #1...they even got the third overall seed.

Put Ohio State in Duke's bracket!

lol at Duke being the #3 overall.

Syracuse and OSU probably