Selection Sunday is just a week away, but here are Times college basketball writer Brian Landman's best guesses - who needs a committee, RPI data or a satellite dish? - at which teams can expect to earn a spot in the 65-team NCAA Tournament field:
AUTOMATIC BERTHS (31)
Vermont America East
Saint Joseph's Atlantic 10
Duke ACC
Central Fla. Atlantic Sun
Pittsburgh Big East
E. Washington Big Sky
Liberty Big South
Michigan St. Big Ten
Okla. State Big 12
Utah St. Big West
Va. Commonwealth Colonial
Cincinnati C-USA
Wis.-Milwaukee Horizon
Princeton Ivy
Manhattan Metro Atlantic
W. Michigan Mid-American
Valparaiso Mid-Continent
S. Carolina St. MEAC
S. Illinois Missouri Valley
BYU Mountain West
Monmouth, N.J. Northeast
Murray State Ohio Valley
Stanford Pac-10
American Patriot
Kentucky SEC
East Tenn. St. Southern
SE Louisiana Southland
Miss. Valley St. S'western Ath.
La.-Lafayette Sun Belt
Gonzaga West Coast
Nevada WAC
AT-LARGE BIDS (34)
Dayton A-10
Richmond A-10
N.C. State ACC
Wake Forest ACC
North Carolina ACC
Georgia Tech ACC
Maryland ACC
Connecticut Big East
Syracuse Big East
Providence Big East
Seton Hall Big East
Boston College Big East
Wisconsin Big Ten
Illinois Big Ten
Purdue Big Ten
Colorado Big 12
Texas Big 12
Kansas Big 12
Texas Tech Big 12
Missouri Big 12
Oklahoma Big 12
Louisville C-USA
Memphis C-USA
Charlotte C-USA
UAB C-USA
DePaul C-USA
Air Force MWC
Arizona Pac-10
Mississippi St SEC
Florida SEC
Vanderbilt SEC
Alabama SEC
South Carolina SEC
LSU SEC
WHO'S HOT: Illinois. The Fighting Illini have roared back to the top of the Big Ten standings by winning nine in a row and play today at Ohio State.
WHO'S NOT: South Carolina. The Gamecocks have lost six of their past eight and have slid dangerously close to the "bubble" entering the SEC tournament.
ON THE BUBBLE: Virginia. A few weeks ago, the Cavaliers needed another couple of wins just to qualify for the NIT. But they've won four of five, including against Georgia Tech, North Carolina and Wake Forest, making today's game at Maryland as important for them as it is for the Terrapins.
