Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Another wave of upsets leaves NCAA field up in air

Louisville's Peyton Siva, at front of gorup, poses for photographs with teammates after an NCAA college basketball game against Syracuse for the Big East Conference men's tournament title, Saturday, March 16, 2013, in New York. Louisville won 78-61. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Louisville's Peyton Siva, at front of gorup, poses for photographs with teammates after an NCAA college basketball game against Syracuse for the Big East Conference men's tournament title, Saturday, March 16, 2013, in New York. Louisville won 78-61. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Kansas players celebrate after winning the Big 12 men's tournament title game against Kansas State on Saturday, March 16, 2013, in Kansas City, Mo. Kansas won the NCAA college basketball game 70-54. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Louisville's Luke Hancock (11) and teammates celebrate late in the second half of an NCAA college basketball championship game against Syracuse at the Big East Conference tournament, Saturday, March 16, 2013, in New York. Louisville won 78-61. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Kansas players celebrate their 70-54 win over Kansas State in their NCAA college Big 12 tournament championship basketball game, Saturday, March 16, 2013, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Kentucky forward Willie Cauley-Stein (15) walks off the court after their 64-48 loss to Vanderbilt in an NCAA college basketball game at the Southeastern Conference tournament, Friday, March 15, 2013, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

Another round of upsets capped a wild regular season, casting uncertainty over the coveted top seeds for the NCAA tournament. What's more, defending champion Kentucky is facing the very real chance of being left out of the 68-team field.

The selection committee is set to unveil its brackets Sunday evening. A year ago, the process was much clearer, with Kentucky, North Carolina and Syracuse as No. 1s.

Mike Bobinski, Xavier's athletic director, is the committee chairman. He considers as many as seven teams in the running for the top of the four regional brackets.

No. 1-ranked Gonzaga will be making its 15th straight NCAA appearance and is expected to land the top seed in the West. Beyond that, however, it's a bit of a mystery.

Associated Press

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