Editor's note: Teams preceded by their conference name are expected to win their league's automatic bid.

March 23/Storrs, Conn.
(1) Connecticut vs. (16) ATLANTIC SUN/Central Florida
(8) Xavier vs. (9) Georgia Tech
March 23/Athens, Ga.
(5) Georgia vs. (12) Tulane
(4) Ohio State vs. (13) OVC/Austin Peay
March 22/Boulder, Colo.
(3) Mississippi State vs. (14) AMERICA EAST/Maine
(6) Colorado vs. (11) TCU
March 22/West Lafayette, Ind.
(7) George Washington vs. (10) Chattanooga
(2) Purdue vs. (15) SWAC/Jackson State

TEAM	COMMENT
1. Connecticut	Had this spot wrapped up in January
2. Purdue	Big Ten tourney win, quality win total gets Boilermakers here
3. Mississippi State	Played very well down the stretch
4. Ohio State	Run in Big Ten tourney didn't hurt
5. Georgia	Lady Bulldogs will play on
6.Colorado	Terrific season under the radar in Big 12
7. George Washington	Best in an improved A-10
8. Xavier
9. Georgia Tech	late season push got Yellow Jackets in
10. Chattanooga	Great record against below average competition
11. TCU	Surprise winner in Conference USA tourney
12. Tulane	Selection Sunday will be anxious
13. Austin Peay	Never threatened in OVC
14. Maine	Return to dominance in America East
15. Jackson State	Must win SWAC tourney
16. Central Florida	Atlantic Sun leader heading into tourney

Charlie Creme was a writer and editor at Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook for 11 years. Click here to send him a question about his bracket projections.