Here are my "unofficial" top 4 seed lines with regions and pod sites assigned. Just for kicks.

  East South Midwest West
1 UNCRaleigh MemphisLittle Rock KansasOmaha UCLAAnaheim
2 TennesseeBirmingham TexasLittle Rock DukeRaleigh WisconsinOmaha
3 GeorgetownBirmingham StanfordAnaheim XavierD.C. ButlerD.C.
4 IndianaDenver LouisvilleTampa DrakeDenver PittTampa

Note: Indiana was moved up to the No. 4 line because to satisfy bracketing rules.

Crashing the Dance is an attempt to predict the behavior of the NCAA Men's Basketball Committee using artificial intelligence techniques. For more, see About Crashing the Dance.

New: Now you can visually compare profiles with our new sparklines. The sparklines are in the tables below, and you can read more details here.

Don't forget to check out the Crashing the Dance blog for (mostly) daily comments leading up to Selection Sunday

At-Large Selection (who's on the bubble?) (jump to seeding) (jump to site distances) (questions? see the selection notes)

2008 Results through Sunday's games. Coaches poll estimated through Sunday's games. Sagarin ratings through Saturday's games. Now using several new attributes for selection and seeding. Move the mouse over the data for more information.

 RankConfN/CSparkline1-251-501-1001-200101+
SchoolConf.TypeW-LSag.PollRPIRPI+/-RPIWW+/-W+/-+/-L
DrakeMVCQ26-415161015151817686172
GeorgetownBEL (1)27-598861316362105190
TennesseeSECL (2)28-4772512131071612220
UCLAP10Q30-32251172661192018211
StanfordP10L (3)26-71011149960373136120
XavierA10L (4)27-612129121213295126170
DukeACCL (5)27-559781074841410181
MemphisCUSAQ33-133371932651514250
LouisvilleBEL (6)24-813131314925571115112
WisconsinB10Q29-46511111723562106200
 RankConfN/CSparkline1-251-501-1001-200101+
SchoolConf.TypeW-LSag.PollRPIRPI+/-RPIWW+/-W+/-+/-L
KansasB12Q30-3446413101861512230
ButlerHorzQ29-3241017211620021107170
TexasB12L (7)27-68643111231171712161
North CarolinaACCQ32-21112152611101917250
VanderbiltSECL (8)26-73519122746141126141
PittsburghBEQ25-91718152361156092132
ConnecticutBEL (9)24-82215192273046182122
Michigan StB10L (10)25-8182016326836082112
Washington StP10L (11)24-81121233641504-312470
Kent StMACQ28-6423021331319020118133
 RankConfN/CSparkline1-251-501-1001-200101+
SchoolConf.TypeW-LSag.PollRPIRPI+/-RPIWW+/-W+/-+/-L
IndianaB10L (12)25-719232224937150104111
ClemsonACCL (13)23-9162218165551508-1100
Notre DameBEL (14)24-723142613911235-17090
Southern CaliforniaP10L (15)21-112129312646524-412251
MarquetteBEL (16)23-91427202552924-47-270
BYUMWCL (17)27-730252517137122-28281
GonzagaWCCL (18)25-72524294512271509260
UNLVMWCQ25-7442420114322-110491
PurdueB10L (19)24-829174418111614516284
OklahomaB12L (20)22-1131283823506-211161
 RankConfN/CSparkline1-251-501-1001-200101+
SchoolConf.TypeW-LSag.PollRPIRPI+/-RPIWW+/-W+/-+/-L
ArkansasSECL (21)22-113633353423529274
Texas A&MB12L (22)23-1026404213215-28-270
West VirginiaBEL (23)23-1020273154533-55-481
St. Mary'sWCCL (24)24-63330356891712-17160
Miami-FloridaACCL (25)21-103838500312408254
ArizonaP10L (26)18-14283683-2535-310-2-12
South AlabamaSBL (27)24-65533374114500324173
Illinois StMVCL (28)23-945343096202-350104
Saint Joseph'sA10L (29)21-1251434346325-18034
Kansas StB12L (30)19-1132453737813-36-431
 RankConfN/CSparkline1-251-501-1001-200101+
SchoolConf.TypeW-LSag.PollRPIRPI+/-RPIWW+/-W+/-+/-L
Mississippi StSECL (31)22-1040284119812601-55-580
DaytonA10L (32)21-10663085042409374
BaylorB12L (33)20-1037464914803-57-241
VillanovaBEL (34)20-1252515603924-37-154
DavidsonSCQ25-6272632282311800-30-472
TempleA10Q21-1264482991131408054
New MexicoMWCL24-843605855411-26052
OregonP10L18-13345654-14714-58-3-12
Western KentuckySBQ25-647353934179400-41-461
SyracuseBEL19-13465477-13423-56-552
 RankConfN/CSparkline1-251-501-1001-200101+
SchoolConf.TypeW-LSag.PollRPIRPI+/-RPIWW+/-W+/-+/-L
Ohio StateB10L19-1339497812812-87-402
MassachusettsA10L21-1058426332201-46-163
CreightonMVCL20-1050478121401-54-363
Arizona StP10L19-1241327953-110925-27-3-32
KentuckySECL18-1259335910721623-37-401
Florida StACCL19-14575846-26713-47-2-15
CharlotteA10L20-138070573991508065
Virginia TechACCL19-1349503928601-65-315
VCUCAAL24-7625767124100-23074
FloridaSECL21-11537859-18112-45-422
 RankConfN/CSparkline1-251-501-1001-200101+
SchoolConf.TypeW-LSag.PollRPIRPI+/-RPIWW+/-W+/-+/-L
Oral RobertsSumQ23-8705548179000-44-222
Southern IllinoisMVCL17-1467616535915-26-206
MississippiSECL21-104852129-392528365
UABCUSAL22-1071534079200-23-245
IUPUISumL23-769666913830102-213
Stephen F. AustinSlndL22-590658910490113133
George MasonCAAQ23-108862769560214167
SienaMAACQ22-10966793115311-12-236
CornellIvyQ21-510564471412400-11-222
CS FullertonBWQ23-88280711110500-21-4-13
 RankConfN/CSparkline1-251-501-1001-200101+
SchoolConf.TypeW-LSag.PollRPIRPI+/-RPIWW+/-W+/-+/-L
Boise StWACQ24-81018772111171105104
GeorgiaSECQ16-16949670-413803-45-7-74
San DiegoWCCQ20-1311193441115703-34-7-52
Portland StBskyQ21-911892621414200-22-116
UMBCAEQ23-812688104137300-21-166
BelmontAsunQ24-813283611310300-10-454
WinthropBSthQ20-1111010411999701-23-1-37
Austin PeayOVCQ24-1015384103154400-22-3-15
AmericanPatQ21-111569160912900-21-228
TX-ArlingtonSlndQ17-111661471701820002-217
 RankConfN/CSparkline1-251-501-1001-200101+
SchoolConf.TypeW-LSag.PollRPIRPI+/-RPIWW+/-W+/-+/-L
Mt St. Mary'sNECQ18-14181158137720300-10-3-611
Coppin StMEACQ14-20286228233322700-60-7-913
Miss Valley StSWACQ15-15302224230925300-40-6-89
Back to selection
    Notes:
  • This list reflects the latest estimate of the 34 teams that would be selected for at-large berths in the 2008 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship, based on the past behavior of the selection committee. Q indicates automatic qualifiers and L signifies at-large selections.
  • RPI numbers may vary slightly from other published sites due to classification of certain games as neutral vs. home/road or vice versa.
  • The selections are estimated as if the season ended today. No effort is made to predict future games.
  • Shaded teams would be in the field. Bold teams have clinched berths.
  • The order should not be interpreted as the seeding order. It is only meant to predict whether teams would be at-large selections, based on how the committee has treated similar teams in the past.
  • Where automatic bids are still in play, the current conference leader is used. This is either the team with the best Sagarin rating among those with the fewest losses (if the regular season has not ended) or the highest remaining seed in the conference tournament.
  • We only consider the top 105 RPI teams for at-large selection. The lowest-ranked RPI team to receive an at-large bid was #74 New Mexico in 1999 (courtesy CollegeRPI.com).

Seeding (S-Curve) (jump to selection) (jump to site distances) (questions? see the seeding notes)

2008 Results through Sunday's games. Coaches poll estimated through Sunday's games. Sagarin ratings through Saturday's games. Now using several new attributes for selection and seeding. Move the mouse over the data for more information.

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Seed lines 1 to 4RankConfN/CSparkline1-251-501-1001-200101+
S-CurveSchoolConf.PtsW-LSag.PollRPIRPI+/-RPIWW+/-W+/-+/-L
-1MemphisCUSA16.0033-133371932651514250
-2North CarolinaACC16.0032-21112152611101917250
^3KansasB1215.9930-3446413101861512230
^4UCLAP1015.9230-32251172661192018211
v5TennesseeSEC15.8928-4772512131071612220
^6TexasB1215.1627-68643111231171712161
v7DukeACC15.1327-559781074841410181
^8WisconsinB1015.1029-46511111723562106200
v9GeorgetownBE14.4827-598861316362105190
v10XavierA1014.4727-612129121213295126170
-11StanfordP1014.2026-71011149960373136120
-12ButlerHorz13.8129-3241017211620021107170
^13DrakeMVC13.7526-415161015151817686172
v14LouisvilleBE13.6524-813131314925571115112
^15PittsburghBE12.8425-91718152361156092132
^16VanderbiltSEC12.5726-73519122746141126141
Seed lines 5 to 8RankConfN/CSparkline1-251-501-1001-200101+
S-CurveSchoolConf.PtsW-LSag.PollRPIRPI+/-RPIWW+/-W+/-+/-L
v17ConnecticutBE12.4624-82215192273046182122
v18IndianaB1012.3425-719232224937150104111
^19ClemsonACC12.1423-9162218165551508-1100
v20Michigan StB1012.1025-8182016326836082112
v21Notre DameBE11.9324-723142613911235-17090
v22Washington StP1011.9124-81121233641504-312470
^23GonzagaWCC11.0025-72524294512271509260
v24MarquetteBE10.8423-91427202552924-47-270
^25PurdueB1010.3424-829174418111614516284
v26BYUMWC9.9627-730252517137122-28281
^27Kent StMAC9.7728-6423021331319020118133
-28West VirginiaBE9.6523-1020273154533-55-481
v29OklahomaB129.5322-1131283823506-211161
v30Texas A&MB129.3823-1026404213215-28-270
^31ArkansasSEC9.2622-113633353423529274
v32Southern CaliforniaP109.1821-112129312646524-412251
Seed lines 9 to 12RankConfN/CSparkline1-251-501-1001-200101+
S-CurveSchoolConf.PtsW-LSag.PollRPIRPI+/-RPIWW+/-W+/-+/-L
v33ArizonaP109.1118-14283683-2535-310-2-12
^34UNLVMWC8.9525-7442420114322-110491
^35Kansas StB128.2219-1132453737813-36-431
v36Miami-FloridaACC8.0921-103838500312408254
^37St. Mary'sWCC8.0424-63330356891712-17160
v38BaylorB127.8220-1037464914803-57-241
-39Mississippi StSEC6.8122-1040284119812601-55-580
-40Saint Joseph'sA106.7321-1251434346325-18