Hempstead, N.Y.
(1) BIG TEN/Penn State vs. AMERICA EAST/Vermont-NORTHEAST/Mount St. Mary's
(8) PATRIOT/Loyola vs. Ohio State
East Hartford, Conn.
(5) Syracuse vs. BIG EAST/Villanova
(4) Virginia vs. COLONIAL/Delaware
Hempstead, N.Y.
(3) IVY/Penn vs. METRO ATLANTIC/Marist
(6) Yale vs. Notre Dame
East Hartford, Conn.
(7) Maryland vs. Cornell
(2) Duke vs. SOUTHERN/Air Force
Duke, Virginia and Syracuse: Three ACC teams that can already feel comfortable about their postseason prospects, regardless of how the conference tournament goes. …
Last four in: Maryland, Ohio State, Notre Dame, Cornell
First four out: Towson, Johns Hopkins, Denver, North Carolina
Multi-bid conferences: ACC (4), Big Ten (3), Ivy (3)