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[QUOTE="Marsh01, post: 138250, member: 473"]
[SIZE=4][B]Top line report[/B][/SIZE]

[SIZE=3][B]Race for No. 1 seeds[/B][/SIZE]

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.
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