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

March 22/Knoxville, Tenn.
(1) Tennessee vs. (16) NEC/St. Francis (PA)
(8) Notre Dame vs. (9) Virginia
March 23/Ruston, La. (5) Louisiana Tech vs. (12) Washington
(4) Rutgers vs. (13) SUN BELT/Western Kentucky
March 23/Norman, Okla.
(3) North Carolina vs. (14) PATRIOT/Holy Cross
(6) South Carolina vs. (11) Oklahoma
March 22/Albuquerque, N.M.
(7) Virginia Tech vs. (10) New Mexico
(2) Texas vs. (15) BIG SKY/Weber State

TEAM	COMMENT
1. Tennessee	Schedule makes Lady Vols most tournament ready
2. Texas	On fire heading into Big 12 tourney
3. North Carolina	Could never get over the hump called Duke
4. Rutgers	Losses in last two could effect the seed
5. Louisiana Tech	Could see them higher
6. South Carolina
7. Virginia Tech	hurt by non-conference SOS; helped by getting to Big East semis
8. Notre Dame	Didn't deliver much against top teams on schedule
9. Virginia	Wins in six of last seven games, including one over North Carolina, gets Cavaliers in
10. New Mexico	Strong finish should assure bid
11. Oklahoma	Benefits from Big 12 schedule, but could use an upset in league tourney to be sure
12. Washington	Profile not as good as perception
13. Western Kentucky	Has to finish off Sun Belt tournament
14. Holy Cross	Best team all year in Patriot
15. Weber State	Top seed and host in Big Sky tournament; has to win it
16. St. Francis (Pa.)	Winning NEC tournament final at home would mean second straight NCAA trip

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.