Forget the reasoning, the RPI and the rankings. Forget the logical explanations. For a quick glance at the 64 teams we think will help put the madness into March, skim the list below.
Oh, and if you want to know how we came up with ESPN.com's bracket forecast, click here.
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AND THE INVITATION GOES TO ...
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SEED
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EAST
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MIDEAST
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MIDWEST
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WEST
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1
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Connecticut
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Tennessee
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Duke
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LSU
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2
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Purdue
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North Carolina
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Kansas State
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Texas Tech
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3
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Louisiana Tech
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Penn State
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Villanova
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Stanford
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4
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Vanderbilt
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Texas
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Georgia
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Mississippi State
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5
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Utah
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Rutgers
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Minnesota
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Boston College
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6
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South Carolina
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Arkansas
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Ohio State
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Virginia Tech
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7
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Washington
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Colorado
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Arizona
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Geo. Washington
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8
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Auburn
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Xavier
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UC Santa Barbara
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DePaul
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9
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UW-Green Bay
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Illinois
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Notre Dame
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Pepperdine
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10
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Charlotte
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BYU
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Michigan State
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Florida Int'l
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11
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Chattanooga
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Saint Joseph's
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Cincinnati
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Tulane
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12
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Indiana State
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New Mexico
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Richmond
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Oklahoma
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13
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Weber State
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Toledo
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Harvard
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Western Illinois
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14
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Liberty
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Holy Cross
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Western Kentucky
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Austin Peay
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15
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Maine
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Delaware
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Manhattan
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Hampton
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16
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UT-San Antonio
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Central Florida
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Alabama State
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St. Francis (Pa.)
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Charlie Creme was a writer and editor at Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook for 11 years. He can be reached at cwcreme@hotmail.com, or click here to send him a question about his bracket projections.
