Stewart Mandel's Bubble Watch

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Dirty Dozen teams in boldface. Only six in? I figured seven this year...17-9 Minnesota should be replaced by 17-7 A&M for an 11 seed. That, and UTEP has 20 wins already and they're on the outside?

PROJECTED NCAA TOURNAMENT SEEDINGS

North Carolina (22-3)* 1
Illinois (27-0)* 1
Kansas (20-3)* 1
BC (22-1)*

Oklahoma St. (20-3) 2
Arizona (23-4)* 2
Duke (19-4) 2
Wake Forest (22-4)

Kentucky (20-3)* 3
Alabama (21-4) 3
Washington (21-4) 3
Gonzaga (21-4)*

Wisconsin (17-6) 4
Syracuse (22-5) 4
Michigan St. (19-4) 4
Louisville (23-4)

Pittsburgh (18-5) 5
Charlotte (19-4) 5
Connecticut (17-6) 5
Utah (23-3)*

Villanova (17-6) 6
Oklahoma (19-6) 6
Cincinnati (20-6) 6
Texas Tech (16-7)

Pacific (22-2)* 7
Maryland (16-8) 7
Notre Dame (16-7) 7
SIU (21-6)*

DePaul (16-7) 8 Bubble Team
Iowa State (15-8) 8
Florida (16-7) 8 Bubble Team
LSU (15-8) Bubble Team

Texas (18-7) 9 Bubble Team
Nevada (20-5)* 9 Bubble Team
Georgia Tech (19-6) 9 Bubble Team
Stanford (15-9) Bubble Team

UCLA (14-9) 10 Bubble Team
Georgetown (16-8) 10
Miami of Ohio (17-6) 10
Miss. State (18-8) Bubble Team

N.C. State (15-10) 11
Vermont (19-5)* 11 Bubble Team
St. Mary's (22-7) 11 Bubble Team
Minnesota (17-9) Bubble Team

G. Washington (17-5) 12
Old Dominion (24-4)* 12 Bubble Team
Marquette (18-8) 12 Bubble Team
Miami (Fla.) (15-9)

Holy Cross (20-5)* 13 Bubble Team
Wichita St. (18-6) 13
La.-Lafayette (17-8)* 13
St. Joe's (14-9)*

14
Winthrop (22-5)* 14
UW-Mil. (21-5)* 14
Davidson (18-7)* 14
Penn (15-8)*

15

SE Louisiana (19-7)* 15
Oral Roberts (21-5)* 15
Niagara (17-8)* 15
Portland St. (18-7)*

16

Gard.-Webb (15-10)* 16
Coppin St (11-13)*/Ala. A&M (13-10)* 16
Tenn. Tech (15-10)* 16
F. inson (15-10

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UOP and SIU as sevens are ridiculous too. Throw them in the Big 12 and they're keeping Baylor company.