Projecting the women's field of 65
Selection Sunday is 15 days away. Here are Times staff writer Brian Landman's best guesses at who will make the field of 65.
By Brian Landman, Times Staff Writer
Published March 1, 2008
Automatic berths (31)
Md-Balt. Co. America East
Xavier Atlantic 10
North Carolina ACC
Belmont Atlantic Sun
Kansas Big 12
Georgetown Big East
Portland State Big Sky
Winthrop Big South
Indiana Big Ten
Cal-Fullerton Big West
VCU Colonial
Memphis Conference USA
Butler Horizon League
Cornell Ivy League
Niagara Metro Atlantic
Kent State Mid-American
Morgan State MEAC
Drake Missouri Valley
BYU Mountain West
Robert Morris Northeast
Austin Peay Ohio Valley
UCLA Pac-10
American Patriot
Tennessee SEC
Davidson Southern
S.F. Austin Southland
Alabama St. SWAC
Oral Roberts Summit
South Alabama Sun Belt
Saint Mary's West Coast
Boise State WAC
At-large berths (34)
Atlantic 10 (2): Saint Joseph's, UMass
ACC (5): Duke, Clemson, Miami, Maryland, Virginia Tech
Big East (7): Louisville, Connecticut, Notre Dame, Marquette, Pittsburgh, West Virginia, Syracuse
Big 12 (5): Texas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Baylor, Texas A&M
Big Ten (3): Wisconsin, Purdue, Michigan State
CUSA (1): UAB
Missouri Valley (1): Southern Illinois
Mountain West (1): UNLV
Pac-10 (4): Stanford, Washington State, Arizona, USC
SEC (4): Vanderbilt, Arkansas, Mississippi State, Florida
West Coast (1): Gonzaga
Last four in
Florida
Virginia Tech
Southern Illinois
Syracuse
Last four out
Kentucky
Ohio State
Wake Forest
Houston
Bracket-shaping games
Kansas State at No. 6 Kansas, 9 tonight, ESPN: The Jayhawks are still playing for a possible No. 1 seed (nor have they forgotten the 84-75 loss in Manhattan on Jan.30, their first there in 25 years). The Wildcats and player-of -the year candidate Michael Beasley are playing for a better seed.
Kentucky at No. 1 Tennessee, noon Sunday, Ch. 10: The Volunteers hope to bounce back from Tuesday's loss at Vanderbilt and move a step closer to a No. 1 seed. A sweep of Tennessee probably gets Kentucky, which has won four straight and nine of 10, into the field.
Women's Final Four
When: April 6 and 8
Where: St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa
Tickets: Sold out
On the Web: For ongoing coverage of women's basketball leading up to the Final Four, go to sports.tampabay.com and click on the link to our special index page.
Men's NCAA Tournament
What: First- and second-round games
When: March 21 and 23
Where: St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa
Tickets: Tickets are still available at $208, including a service charge, for the six games. For information, call (813) 301-6600 or go to sptimesforum.com/ncaa2008.