Filling The Brackets

50 HIGH POINT | BIG SOUTH | 3 | Senior forward Arizona Reid is the only returning player in the nation who averaged more than 20 points and 9.5 boards.

51 BOSTON UNIVERSITY | AMERICA EAST | 3 | Four sophomores, led by guards Corey Lowe and Tyler Morris, has BU going to NCAAs for first time since '02.

52 KENT STATE | MAC | 4 | One of three mid-majors, along with Gonzaga and Creighton, to have won at least 20 games in nine straight seasons: Make it 10.

53 IUPUI | SUMMIT | 3 | Conference player of the year candidate George Hill is part of tough backcourt trio with Gary Patterson and Austin Montgomery.

54 CORNELL | IVY | 3 | Guard Adam Gore, the conference's rookie of the year in '06, returns after ACL surgery, joining 6-foot USC transfer Collin Robinson.

55 UC SANTA BARBARA | BIG WEST | 4 | Prolific inside-out duo of Alex Harris and Chris Devine led the Gauchos in scoring in 26 of 29 games last season.

56 HOLY CROSS | PATRIOT | 3 | Senior center Tim Clifford, the preseason conference player of the year, leads team that's averaged 23.3 wins the last three years.

57 AUSTIN PEAY | OVC | 5 | League's player of the year in '06-07 (Drake Reed), coach of the year (Dave Loos) and top rebounder (Fernandez Lockett) are back.

58 WESTERN KENTUCKY | SUN BELT | 4 | Hilltoppers have 67 wins during ultratalented swingman Courtney Lee 's three years, but have not made Big Dance.

59 MONTANA | BIG SKY | 4 | Strait shooter: Senior Andrew Strait is the nation's seventh-leading returning marksman, having shot 61.1% last year.