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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Texas
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Kansas State
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Texas Tech
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3
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Mississippi State
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North Carolina
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Villanova
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Stanford
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4
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Ohio State
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Rutgers
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Vanderbilt
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Penn State
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5
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Georgia
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Louisiana Tech
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Arizona
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Boston College
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6
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Colorado
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South Carolina
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Minnesota
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Utah
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7
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George Washington
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Virginia Tech
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Wisconsin-Green Bay
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Arkansas
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8
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Xavier
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Notre Dame
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Illinois
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UC Santa Barbara
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9
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Georgia Tech
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Virginia
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Saint Joseph's
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Old Dominion
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10
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Chattanooga
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New Mexico
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DePaul
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Charlotte
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11
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TCU
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Oklahoma
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Cincinnati
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Pepperdine
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12
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Tulane
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Washington
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Colorado State
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Michigan State
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13
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Austin Peay
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Western Kentucky
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Creighton
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Liberty
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14
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Maine
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Holy Cross
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Manhattan
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Harvard
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15
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Jackson State
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Weber State
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Toledo
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Hampton
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16
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Central Florida
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St. Francis (Pa.)
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UT-San Antonio
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Valparaiso
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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.
