LAST UPDATED: 02/01/10 3:00 PM ET

 
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Here's Charlie's latest projection through games as of Jan. 31. Scroll over a team name for more analysis. Records reflect Division I competition only.

Automatic bids are in CAPS.

• Procedural bumps indicate teams whose seed was adjusted up or down to adhere to bracketing principles. For Charlie's latest column, click here.


ON THE BUBBLE

LAST FOUR IN

Mississippi
Rutgers
DePaul
Temple

FIRST FOUR OUT

Marquette
Vermont
New Mexico
Drexel

NEXT FOUR OUT

Arizona State
SMU
Syracuse
Miami

BIDS BY CONFERENCE

Big 12 (8)
Big East (7)
SEC (7)
ACC (6)
Big Ten (4)
Atlantic 10 (3)
Pac-10 (3)
MWC (2)
America East (2)
CAA (2)

PROCEDURAL BUMPS

UP: Mississippi, No. 11 seed (from No. 12)
UP: Temple, No. 10 seed (from No. 11)
UP: Maryland, No. 8 seed (from No. 9)
DOWN: Rutgers, No. 12 seed (from No. 11)
DOWN: UCLA, No. 11 seed (from No. 10)
DOWN: Marist, No. 9 seed (from No. 8)