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

March 22/Norfolk, Va.
(1) LSU vs. (16) MID-CONTINENT/Valparaiso
(8) Santa Barbara vs. (9) Old Dominion
March 23/University Park, Pa.
(5) Boston College vs. (12) Michigan State
(4) Penn State vs. (13) BIG SOUTH/Liberty
March 21/Stanford, Calif.
(3)Stanford vs. (14) IVY/Harvard
(6) Utah vs. (11) WCC/Pepperdine
March 23/Lubbock, Texas
(7) Arkansas vs. (10) Charlotte
(2) Texas Tech vs. (15) MEAC/Hampton

TEAM	COMMENT
1. LSU	Made a statement in SEC final
2. Texas Tech	Rock solid all season
3. Stanford	Won on grit and guts in Pac-10 tournament
4. Penn State	Three losses in last month could hurt
5. Boston College	Longer stay in Big East may have improved seed
6. Utah	Could improve slightly with win in MWC tourney
7. Arkansas	Strong SOS
8. UC Santa Barbara	No. 26 ranking for Big West hurts
9. Old Dominion	Stong non-conference schedule, but didn't win much against it
10. Charlotte	CUSA regular season champ, but worst profile among league contenders
11. Pepperdine	Hasn't had to sweat in WCC in a while
12. Michigan State	Just squeaking in so far
13. Liberty	Great record, difficult to measure
14. Harvard	Ivy front-runner all season
15. Hampton	Delaware State right on the heels in MEAC
16. Valparaiso	Upset winner in Mid-Continent

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.