This isn't based on coaches or AP votes. The seedings below aren't done with the aid of computers or slide rules. ESPN.com's Sweet 16 is simply a weekly ranking of the top teams in the nation.
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(Records as of Monday, Dec. 25)
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No. 1 Seeds
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TEAM
 Michigan State
Record: 9-0
 Stanford
Record: 9-0
 Duke
Record: 10-1
 Wake Forest
Record: 10-0
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COMMENT
Duke blinked, and 20-game winning streak is tough to beat -- even if you beat the No. 1 team.
Up Next: Couple of Big Ten tuneups.
Showed heart, talent and toughness. Still unbeaten with both Collins healthy. Oh, be sure to circle Jan. 6.
Up Next: Well-deserved dessert (George Mason).
Wonder if Senior had Junior shooting FTs in front of the Dunleavy home on Christmas morning?
Up Next: Sorry, N.C. A&T ... it's you.
Looks like the polls are finally catching up to us. Sure, the Owls are down. But it was still at Temple.
Up Next: Perfect non-conference finale.
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No. 2 Seeds
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TEAM
 Virginia
Record: 8-0
 Kansas
Record: 10-1
 Illinois
Record: 9-3
 Arizona
Record: 6-3
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COMMENT
Where does all the offense (93.3 ppg; 2nd in nation) come from? Try six players in double figures.
Up Next: An Ivy League experience.
Who says you have to be smart to win. Oh, don't you just love it when coaches let us into their wonderful worlds.
Up Next: Study Hall?
Schedule keeps getting in the way of winning streak. Tough win, tough loss; tough win, tough loss.
Up Next: A 10-game winning streak?
Suddenly not the all the rave in the Pac 10. Reality is getting in the way of perception. But, it's still 2000.
Up Next: Defensive drills, please!
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No. 3 Seeds
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TEAM
 Tennessee
Record: 10-1
 Florida
Record: 8-1
 Connecticut
Record: 9-1
 Syracuse
Record: 9-1
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COMMENT
Saved face in upstate New York after that mess in the Meadowlands. Slay needs to show up EVERY night.
Up Next: Where we all wish we were: Hawaii.
What, no triple-digits? Must have been feeling patriotic in 21st non-conference home win in a row.
Up Next: Two more SEC tuneups (Tulane & N.H.).
Arizona win aside, recent victories (UMass, Fairfield, N.H. Brown) rank right down there with Gators & Terps.
Up Next: Rhode Island & Stony Brook. See, we told you.
Failed first true test on home court. But we're willing to look the other way, for now. Don't let us down.
Up Next: Wins 10 & 11 before New Year.
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No. 4 Seeds
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TEAM
 Maryland
Record: 7-3
 Wisconsin
Record: 8-1
 North Carolina
Record: 7-2
 Seton Hall
Record: 7-2
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COMMENT
All we can assume is the Terps are getting more out of these wins then we see in the scores.
Up Next: Chicago State & Maryland-Eastern Shore.
Full-strength Badgers went 3-0 in-state against Marquette, Wisconsin-G.B., and Wisconsin-Milw.
Up Next: South Florida (at home). Who's idea was that?
No, it wasn't the e-mails, but rather the Heels' win at UCLA. Four wins in a row, but still need point man.
Up Next: Something called the "Food Lion MVP Classic".
OK, so we sort of knew they weren't ready for the defending champions.
Up Next: Tour de Force of Connecticut.
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ALSO SEE
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Dec. 12: Sweet 16
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