Ohio State is in the field of 65 right now, but they shouldn't get comfortable. A 9 seed right now, the Buckeyes can make or break their season in the next four games. If they go 4-0 (they almost certainly won't) in the next 4, they'll be sitting pretty, heading into February, with some fat in the schedule. If they go 3-1, they should be fine, but will have some work to do. Worse than that, and they could have problems.

Northwestern doesn't quite crack the field yet, but if they beat the Buckeyes this week, they'll have a legitimate beef.

They might not be the only braniac school sweating selection day. Could the Ivy league actually get an at-large berth? Right now, no. But watch out for Cornell and Harvard. Think that's upside down? Consider powerhouses North Carolina, Louisville, and Connecticut, (along with UAB) among the last 4 in.

1. Syracuse

16. Pacific

8. Vanderbilt

9. Texas A&M

5. BYU

12. Arizona St.

4. Wisconsin

13. UAB

3. Gonzaga

14. Texas A&M Corpus Christi

6. Wake Forest

11. Mississippi

7. Rhose Island

10. Siena

2. Kansas St.

15. Coastal Carolina

1. Texas

16. Weber State

8. Dayton

9. Florida St.

5. Butler

12. Louisville

4. Tennessee

13. Buffalo

3. Pittsburgh

14. Vermont

6. New Mexico

11. VCU

7. Cal

10. William & Mary

2. Michigan St.

15. Murray State

1. Kentucky

16. Jackson St./Lafayette

8. Missouri

9. Ohio State

5. Clemson

12. Old Dominion

4. West Virginia

13. Cornell

3. Temple

14. Western Kentucky

6. Baylor

11. North Carolina

7. Minnesota

10. UNLV

2. Villanova

15. Oakland

1. Duke

16. Morgan St.

8. Mississippi St.

9. Richmond

5. Purdue

12. Connecticut

4. Xavier

13. Marshall (just like the movie)

3. Georgetown

14. La. Tech

6. Northern Iowa

11. Charleston

7. Georgia Tech

10. Oklahoma St.

2. Kansas

15. Campbell

Last 4 out: USC, Harvard, Northwestern, Notre Dame

next 4 out: Wichita St., Saint Louis, Maryland, Tulsa