Weekly Seed Report

Yes, it's early, and skepticism over some very weak schedules is running deep with many of our pollsters. (You know who we mean, Syracuse, Auburn and Florida.) Still, enough games have been played that it's possible to start thinking about where teams would be seeded were the NCAA tournament to start this week.

Keep in mind that no matter how strongly they finish, the Orangemen will be shipped out of the East because Syracuse is hosting the East Regional finals. As things look now, that could be a big boost for UConn's hopes of staying close to home, perhaps in Buffalo, N.Y.

There promises to be loads of upheaval along the way, however. (Just look at Michigan State's inexplicable loss to Wright State last week.) So with conference play about to tip off, here's the early line on the tournament lineup:

EAST

1. Connecticut (9-1)
2. Florida (11)
3. Indiana (10-1)
4. Texas (8-3)

MIDWEST

1. Cincinnati (12-1)
2. Michigan State (9-4)
3. Maryland (11-2)
4. Oklahoma State (10-1)

SOUTH

1. Arizona (11-2)
2. Auburn (12-1)
3. Syracuse (9-0)
4. North Carolina (9-4)

WEST