BRACKETOLOGY: Sucks to be a Wildcat.

If you're a fan of Arizona, Kentucky or Villanova-you had a rough week last week. Those three schools combined to play six games last week and they lost five of them (It would've been six but Rutgers choked one away). Now, for Villanova, it's just a blip on the screen so they're fine. However, Kentucky and Villanova better be careful. Arizona had lost 3 of their last four including a double whammy losing to Oregon and Oregon St over the weekend. Not good. Kentucky, not to be outdone, has lost 3 in a row including getting pasted by 27 at Kansas.

Arizona is schizophrenic so in the long run, I think they'll be alright (they play in the weak Pac-10 too). There are some real concerns with Kentucky. I was willing to attribute their early-season losses to Randolph Morris being out, but now he's back and they can't protect home court against Alabama and Vanderbilt. Whatever their problem is, they better fix it and fix it fast or they'll be playing in the wrong tournament in March.

To the bracket, I had to move some teams up and down a seed line this week for the first time this year. This was the toughest week to seed by far. There arent enough 1 seeds at the top and from seeds 5-7, nobody really stands out. Congrats to the CAA...welcome to world of multiple bids. Once again, the Final Four would be Washington, DC vs. Oakland and Minneapolis vs. Atlanta.

Washington, DC
1.Duke16.Robert Morris Greensboro, NC
8.UAB9.Bucknell
5.Syracuse12.Washington St San Diego, CA
4.Iowa13.Western Kentucky
6.Tennessee11.Southern Illinois Auburn Hills, MI
3.Wisconsin14.Valparaiso
7.Maryland10.Nebraska Dayton, OH
2.Pittsburgh15.Murray St
Oakland
1.UCONN16.Albany Philadelphia, PA
8.Iowa St9.Vanderbilt
5.Northern Iowa12.Air Force San Diego, CA
4.UCLA13.Manhattan
6.Cincinnati11.Boston College Auburn Hills, MI
3.Michigan St14.Akron
7.Xavier10.Old Dominion Jacksonville, FL
2.Florida15.Georgia Southern
Minneapolis
1.Texas16.UC-Irvine Dallas, TX
8.Louisville9.LSU
5.Ohio St12.George Mason Salt Lake City, UT
4.Washington13.Wisconsin-Milwaukee
6.George Washington11.Arkansas Salt Lake City, UT
3.Gonzaga14.Northwestern St
7.Creighton10.Wake Forest Philadelphia, PA
2.Villanova15.Southern
Atlanta
1.Memphis16.Delaware St/Florida Atlantic Dallas, TX
8.Nevada9.Marquette
5.Indiana12.Wichita St Jacksonville, FL
4.NC State13.Winthrop
6.North Carolina11.Oklahoma Greensboro, NC
3.West Virgnia14.Montana
7.Arizona10.Kentucky Dayton, OH
2.Illinois15.Penn