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The Conferences On Top

While the Pac-10 is still scorching, the Big Ten and ACC have started to shine in the later rounds.

  Pac-10 13-5
  ACC 11-5
  Big Ten 9-7
  Atlantic 10 4-3
  Conference USA 3-2
  Big East 5-5
  Missouri Valley 2-2
  SEC 5-6
  Big 12 3-6
  WAC 1-2

Deja Vu

Four years ago, two teams with the same mascot met in the Finals.  We see them matching up again - and another upset that night.  Plus, we have two double-digit seeds in the Sweet 16, a 4-seed losing in Round 1, and a 6-seed in the Final Four.  See our picks.

Our Experts Pick 'Em

We've put a dozen questions to our college basketball experts - Randy, Steen, and Cyd.  Read who they think is the cutest team, who got robbed with a bad seed, and whether they prefer baggy or tight shorts.  

Outsports Pool

Here are the Top Dozen ranked players in this year's Outsports NCAA Tourney Pool:

Player Points Winner
Charles Miller 124 UNC
Nick Delaune 123 Maryland
Bob Moylan 121 Arizona
Tiger Blues 118 Duke
Brice C. Showell 116 Maryland
Rob Bowsher 114 Duke
Selwyn Hunt 114 Stanford
David Inniss 113 Duke
Mark Heindl 113 Duke
Howard Brayer 112 Duke
Mike B 112 Duke
Richie W 112 MSU
Wade Henderson 112 Arizona


Features

Our Experts Say - Outsports basketball experts Randy, Steen and Cyd give their takes on some key tournament questions.
Outsports' Picks - Check out who we're picking in our brackets.

Top Ten Upset Potential

Outsports went 7-3 with our Top Ten upsets in the first round.  Now, if only Cincinnati had choked . . .

75% - 9 Fresno State over 8 California
70% - 9 Charlotte over 8 Tennessee

65%
- 11 Oklahoma St. over 6 USC
65% - 10 Butler over 7 Wake Forest
60% -
11 Georgia State over 6 Wisconsin
55% -
12 BYU over 5 Cincinnati
50% -
13 CS-North over 4 Kansas
48% -
10 Creighton over 7 Iowa
45% - 9 St. Joseph's over 8 Georgia Tech
40% -
10 Georgetown over 7 Arkansas