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Top line report
Race for No. 1 seeds
TeamS-CurveNo. 1 Seed Odds
Syracuse No. 1 65 percent
Kentucky No. 2 60 percent
North Carolina No. 3 60 percent
Ohio State No. 4 50 percent
Duke No. 5 40 percent
Baylor No. 6 20 percent
Missouri No. 7 15 percent
Kansas No. 8 15 percent
Georgetown No. 9 10 percent
Indiana No. 10 10 percent
Michigan St. No. 11 10 percent
Connecticut No. 12 10 percent
"FIELD" -- 35 percent
There are some awfully good teams in college basketball this year, but Syracuse has emerged as No. 1 in the polls and the clear No. 1 overall seed for NCAA tournament projection purposes. More importantly, the Orange boast the nation's best slate of quality wins and have obviously not hurt themselves with any bad losses. The first half of the Big East schedule is also relatively friendly, so Syracuse could still be perfect at the end of January. All of that combines to give the Orange the best shot of securing a No. 1 seed come March, as reflected in their No. 1 odds of 65 percent. But that doesn't mean they won't be passed for No. 1 overall.
Kentucky and North Carolina are No. 2 and No. 3, respectively, and it wouldn't take much of a slide by Syracuse for either to move up. Ohio State is No. 4 overall and grabs the last spot on this week's top line thanks mainly to its December blowout of Duke. As is so often the case, we can look down the road to whomever wins the Duke-Carolina season series as an almost certain No. 1 seed. Everyone else on this list likely needs a clear-cut conference championship to stay in the conversation for a spot on the top line in March.
Race for No. 1 seeds
TeamS-CurveNo. 1 Seed Odds
Syracuse No. 1 65 percent
Kentucky No. 2 60 percent
North Carolina No. 3 60 percent
Ohio State No. 4 50 percent
Duke No. 5 40 percent
Baylor No. 6 20 percent
Missouri No. 7 15 percent
Kansas No. 8 15 percent
Georgetown No. 9 10 percent
Indiana No. 10 10 percent
Michigan St. No. 11 10 percent
Connecticut No. 12 10 percent
"FIELD" -- 35 percent
There are some awfully good teams in college basketball this year, but Syracuse has emerged as No. 1 in the polls and the clear No. 1 overall seed for NCAA tournament projection purposes. More importantly, the Orange boast the nation's best slate of quality wins and have obviously not hurt themselves with any bad losses. The first half of the Big East schedule is also relatively friendly, so Syracuse could still be perfect at the end of January. All of that combines to give the Orange the best shot of securing a No. 1 seed come March, as reflected in their No. 1 odds of 65 percent. But that doesn't mean they won't be passed for No. 1 overall.
Kentucky and North Carolina are No. 2 and No. 3, respectively, and it wouldn't take much of a slide by Syracuse for either to move up. Ohio State is No. 4 overall and grabs the last spot on this week's top line thanks mainly to its December blowout of Duke. As is so often the case, we can look down the road to whomever wins the Duke-Carolina season series as an almost certain No. 1 seed. Everyone else on this list likely needs a clear-cut conference championship to stay in the conversation for a spot on the top line in March.
