Bracket update, 2/6:

Arizona is really becoming a baffling case. They're well in safe zone for RPI at 17, but have a real ugly profile, sitting at just 6-5 in medicore Pac 10, and not having a single top 50 RPI win. The Wildcats did this a couple of years ago, and found their way into the field. As of now, because of the lack of quality teams, they sneak in as of now, but are firmly on the bubble currently.

Speaking of Pac 10 bubbles, Washington better wake up soon, or they will take their inflated ranking straight to the NIT. Having rival Washington State get 2 of their 3 Pac 10 wins at your expexpense is just embarassing, and Huskies are also firmly on the bubble, just sneaking their way into this weeks bracket.

A notable team nowhere to be found is Maryland, as the Terrapins were swept by UNC and NC State. Without leading scorer Chris McCray, this is a team floundering and looking at real possibility of consecutive NIT's.

Colorado has once again proven that high level competition is not their friend, getting blown in Ames. For the record, that's 3 games versus legit tourney teams, and 3 defeats by 12 or more points. At this point, 15-4 means nothing to me, and until they win a game of note, they will not be in my field.

Anyway, here are seeds(teams in bold are current conference leaders):
1's: UConn, Duke, Memphis, Texas
2's: Villanova, Michigan State, West Virginia, UCLA
3's: Iowa, Illinois, Tennessee, Gonzaga
4's: Pittsburgh, Florida, LSU, Georgetown
5's: George Washington, North Carolina, Ohio State, NC State
6's: Indiana, Northern Iowa, Boston College, Kansas
7's: Creighton, Oklahoma, Marquette, Michigan
8's: Seton Hall, Wichita State, Kentucky, Syracuse
9's: Alabama, UAB, Iowa State, Miami-Florida
10's: Wisconsin, Bucknell, Temple, Nevada
11's: George Mason, Southern Illinois, Cincinnati, California
12's: Arizona, Washington, Arkansas, Wisconsin-Milwaukee
13's: Western Kentucky, San Diego State, Northwestern State, Manhattan
14's: Murray State, Kent State, Penn, UC Irvine
15's: Birmingham Southern, Delaware State, Lipscomb, Albany
16's: IUPUI, Farleigh Dickinson, Northern Arizona

Play-In Game:
Southern vs. Elon

Last five in:
Cincinnati, California, Arizona, Washington, Arkansas

Last five out:
Utah State, Colorado, Xavier, Vanderbilt, Missouri State