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Message: [QUOTE="bballnut90, post: 3435009, member: 2117"] UCONN is out of the running IMO unless something strange happens. They just don't have any chances left to boost their stock playing in the AAC, where the other schools all have great opportunities to get big resume boosting wins. NC State and Maryland are top contenders if they win out rest of the way. NC State has a tough game on Thursday vs. Louisville who has Balogun back. I'm not sure how it works, but Louisville and Stanford may not be penalized as harshly for losses since Jones/Balogun were out. UCLA can jump to 1 if they lose just 1 more game the rest of the way (which will likely require wins over Oregon schools and another Stanford meeting. Same with Stanford which means they'll need to beat both Oregon schools, both AZ schools on the road, beat UCLA in the PAC 12 semis. Wont be easy. Lots of big games left so who knows what'll happen, but right now it looks to me like: Locks: South Carolina, Oregon, Baylor Top Finalists: Maryland, NC State Outside looking in it: UCLA, Louisville (need to win out and hope committee isn't harsh on them for losing with EB out), Stanford Long shot: UCONN, Mississippi State, Arizona, Northwestern [/QUOTE]