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2. Tennessee, duke, Wisconsin, Texas

3. Georgetown, Louisville, Xavier, Stanford

4. DRAKE, Washington State, Connecticut, NOTRE DAME

5. michigan state, marquette, BUTLER, Indiana

6. GONZAGA, clemson, Purdue, WEST VIRGINIA

7. Usc, vanderbilt, DAVIDSON, Brigham Young

8. pittsburgh, OKLAHOMA, TEXAS A&M, Mississippi State

9. baylor, Kansas State, Miami (FL), SYRACUSE

10. OREGON, st. mary's, New Mexico, Illinois State

11. Kent State, OHIO STATE, arkansas, South Alabama

12. Massachusetts, arizona state, unlv, Western Kentucky

13. Oral Roberts, STEPHEN F. AUSTIN, GEORGE MASON, UCSB

14. Cornell, SIENA, WINTHROP, SAN DIEGO

15. Belmont, Portland State, boise state, Umbc

16. Austin Peay, American, Morgan State

Play In: SACRED HEART vs. Alabama State

NOTE: ALL CAPS indicates team has moved up, all lower case indicates team has moved down, Combination means team has stayed even.

Last 4 in: UNLV, Arizona State, Massachusetts, South Alabama

Last 4 out: Kentucky, Virginia Tech, Dayton, Florida

Next 4 out: Creighton, UAB, Maryland, Virginia Commonwealth

New Additions: Syracuse, Oregon, Stephen F. Austin, George Mason, UC Santa Barbara, Siena, Winthrop, San Diego, Sacred Heart

Deletions: Florida, Maryland, Alabama Birmingham, Virginia Commonwealth, Robert Morris, Rider, Cal State Northridge, Lamar, North Carolina Asheville

2. Tennessee, Kansas, Texas, Wisconsin

3. Georgetown, Xavier, Louisville, Stanford

4. Connecticut, Marquette, Washington State, Michigan State

5. Indiana, Notre Dame, Clemson, Drake

6. Butler, Purdue, Vanderbilt, Pittsburgh

7. BYU, Gonzaga, West Virginia, USC

8. Mississippi State, Baylor, Davidson, St. Mary's

9. Texas A&M, Miami(FL), Kansas State, Arkansas

10. Oklahoma, Illinois State, UNLV, New Mexico

11. South Alabama, Arizona State, Kent State, Florida

12. VCU, Massachusetts, Maryland, Western Kentucky

13. Ohio State, UAB, Oral Roberts, Cornell

14. Robert Morris, Boise State, Rider, CS Northridge

15. Portland State, Belmont, UMBC, Lamar

16. Austin Peay, American, Morgan State

Play In Game: North Carolina Asheville vs. Alabama State

Last 4 In: UAB, Ohio State, Western Kentucky, Maryland

Last 4 Out: Creighton, Southern Illinois, Virginia Tech, Kentucky

Next 4 Out: Oklahoma State, Houston, Minnesota, St. Joseph's

By Conference

7: Big East

6: Big 12

5: ACC, Big Ten, Pac-10, SEC

3: Mountain West

2: Atlantic 10, Conference USA, Missouri Valley, Sun Belt, West Coast

1: America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Colonial, Horizon, Ivy League, MAAC, Mid-American, MEAC, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot League, Southland, Southern, Summit League, SWAC, WAC

NOTE: I have not given any consideration to teams with a losing record in conference play. As a result, this bracketology could fluctuate significantly between now and next week.