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Dance Card: My NCAA Tournament field
Dick Vitale
SPECIAL TO ESPN.COM
March 10, 2004 (9:00 a.m. ET)
Why wait till Selection Sunday to pick the NCAA Tournament field? Based on the Vitale Bald Dome Index (VBDI), here's my early version of who should dance plus their seeds (remember, I chose this field during Championship Week, before many conference tournaments were done).
By the way, the NCAA is no longer identifying regions by East, South, Midwest and West. Given the relatively new pod system that keeps teams closer to home, it made sense to identify regions by the sites for the regional semifinals and finals (the four locations listed below).
Answering Questions About My NCAA Field
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.
1. ST. JOE'S
2. PITTSBURGH
3. WAKE FOREST
4. CINCINNATI
5. SYRACUSE
6. MICHIGAN ST
7. TEXAS TECH
8. BOSTON COLLEGE
9. ALABAMA
10. MANHATTAN
11. W. MICHIGAN
12. MISSOURI
13. VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH
14. PRINCETON
15. LEHIGH
16. MONMOUTH
ATLANTA
1. DUKE
2. MISSISSIPPI STATE
3. CONNECTICUT
4. TEXAS
5. MEMPHIS
6. NC STATE
7. CHARLOTTE
8. FLORIDA
9. UAB
10. FLORIDA STATE
11. SOUTH CAROLINA
12. EAST TENNESSEE STATE
13. NORTHERN IOWA
14. LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE
15. CENTRAL FLORIDA
16. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE/MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
ST. LOUIS
1. KENTUCKY
2. OKLAHOMA STATE
3. ILLINOIS
4. NORTH CAROLINA
5. WISCONSIN
6. SETON HALL
7. MARYLAND
8. DEPAUL
9. LSU
10. DAYTON
11. WASHINGTON
12. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
13. WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE
14. MURRAY STATE
15. IUPUI
16. SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA
PHOENIX
1. STANFORD
2. GONZAGA
3. KANSAS
4. GEORGIA TECH
5. PROVIDENCE
6. ARIZONA
7. LOUISVILLE
8. VANDERBILT
9. UTAH STATE
10. AIR FORCE
11. NEVADA
12. BYU
13. COLORADO
14. E. WASHINGTON
15. LIBERTY
16. VERMONT
Dick Vitale
SPECIAL TO ESPN.COM
March 10, 2004 (9:00 a.m. ET)
Why wait till Selection Sunday to pick the NCAA Tournament field? Based on the Vitale Bald Dome Index (VBDI), here's my early version of who should dance plus their seeds (remember, I chose this field during Championship Week, before many conference tournaments were done).
By the way, the NCAA is no longer identifying regions by East, South, Midwest and West. Given the relatively new pod system that keeps teams closer to home, it made sense to identify regions by the sites for the regional semifinals and finals (the four locations listed below).
Answering Questions About My NCAA Field
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.
1. ST. JOE'S
2. PITTSBURGH
3. WAKE FOREST
4. CINCINNATI
5. SYRACUSE
6. MICHIGAN ST
7. TEXAS TECH
8. BOSTON COLLEGE
9. ALABAMA
10. MANHATTAN
11. W. MICHIGAN
12. MISSOURI
13. VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH
14. PRINCETON
15. LEHIGH
16. MONMOUTH
ATLANTA
1. DUKE
2. MISSISSIPPI STATE
3. CONNECTICUT
4. TEXAS
5. MEMPHIS
6. NC STATE
7. CHARLOTTE
8. FLORIDA
9. UAB
10. FLORIDA STATE
11. SOUTH CAROLINA
12. EAST TENNESSEE STATE
13. NORTHERN IOWA
14. LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE
15. CENTRAL FLORIDA
16. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE/MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
ST. LOUIS
1. KENTUCKY
2. OKLAHOMA STATE
3. ILLINOIS
4. NORTH CAROLINA
5. WISCONSIN
6. SETON HALL
7. MARYLAND
8. DEPAUL
9. LSU
10. DAYTON
11. WASHINGTON
12. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
13. WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE
14. MURRAY STATE
15. IUPUI
16. SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA
PHOENIX
1. STANFORD
2. GONZAGA
3. KANSAS
4. GEORGIA TECH
5. PROVIDENCE
6. ARIZONA
7. LOUISVILLE
8. VANDERBILT
9. UTAH STATE
10. AIR FORCE
11. NEVADA
12. BYU
13. COLORADO
14. E. WASHINGTON
15. LIBERTY
16. VERMONT