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1. Wake Forest 1. Wake Forest Record: 24-5 1. Wake Forest Record: 24-5 Automatic bid 1. Wake Forest Record: 24-5 Automatic bid as ACC champion 1. Wake Forest Record: 24-5 Automatic bid as ACC championLast year: lost in 1. Wake Forest Record: 24-5 Automatic bid as ACC championLast year: lost in second round to Kansas 1. Wake Forest Record: 24-5 Automatic bid as ACC championLast year: lost in second round to Kansas Probable Starters: F: Ricky Peral, 6-10, So. C: Tim Duncan, 6-10, So. G: Randolph Childress, 6-2, Sr. G: Jerry Braswell, 6-1, Fr.. Key Statistics: A tenacious defensive team, the Deacons held opponents to 38.7 % shooting, good for seventh in the nation . The ACC champs also can do it from the charity stripe, ranking third in the country in free throw percentage (77%). Wake Forest is powered by an inside-outside combo of Childress (18.4 ppg., 5 apg.) and Duncan (16.5 ppg., 12..2 rpg., 4 bpg.). However, the Deacons are not sharp shooters from three-point land, placing last in the ACC in that category ( 34.3%). Season Highlights: Arguably the hottest team in the nation, Wake Forest is on a ten-game roll that included two wins over No. 2 seed North Carol ina, a win over No. 3 seed Maryland, and two wins over No. 4 seed Virginia. The second win over North Carolina, a 82-80 edging, gave the Deacons the ACC championship and the coveted No. 1 seed. 16. N. Carolina A&T; Record: 15-14 Automatic bid as MEAC champion Last year: lost in first round to Arkansas Probable Starters: F: John Floyd, 6-6, Sr. F: Anthony Jones, 6-6, Sr. C: Phil Allen, 6-2, Sr. G: Tarik Beasley 6-3, So G: Tyrone Brice, 6-0, Sr. Key Statistics: Aggies are hoping that senior savvy can make up for lack of size. Their tallest starter is 6-6. Floyd leads North Carolina A&T; with 17.3 points and 5.5 rebounds a game. Allen is good for 13.5 pts a game. Both can hit the three. They force opponents into committing 15.2 turnovers a game, but foes shoot 47% from the field. Aggies only shoot 43% from the field and 62% from the line. They were outscored by their opponents this year, 71.7 ppg to 69.0 ppg. Season Highlights: Making the tournament by was the highlight of the season. Defeated Coppin State, 66-64, in the MEAC final. Best efforts of the season came in losses. Lost to Georgia Tech only by four, 85-81. Also, took George Mason to double overtime before losing, 98-90. 2. Massachusetts Record: 26-4 Automatic bid as as Atlantic 10 champion Last year: lost in second round to Maryland Probable Starters: F: Lou Roe, 6-7, Sr. F: Dante Bright, 6-6, Jr. C: Marcus Camby, 6-11, So G: Derek Kellogg, 6-3, Sr. G: Edgar Padilla, 6-2, So Key Statistics: Roe (17.4 ppg, 8..2 rpg) and Camby (14.4 ppg, 3..2 bpg) should be in the NBA already and are both capable of taking over a game. Kellogg gives the Minutemen steady leadership at point and is better than his stats -- 7.7 ppg., 3.3 apg. -- indicate. UMass is also one of the deepest and most balanced team's in the nation. Junior forward Dana Dingle leads the charge off the bench averaging 7.3 points and 5.8 rebounds. Season Highlights: The Minutemen started their season with a bang, routing defending national champion Arkansas, 104-80. UMass won 17 out of its first 18 and was the No. 1 ranked team in the nation. Its two losses to GW can be blamed, in part, to an injury to Camby. With the center's return, the Minutemen coasted to victory in Atlantic 10 tournament. They beat Temple, 63-44, in the final. 15. St. Peter's Record: 19-10 Automatic Bid as MAAC champion Last year: Did not make the NCAAs Probable Starters: F: Luis Arrosa, 6-8, Jr. F: Moe Segar, 6-5, So. C: Bas Voogd, 7-0, So. G: Randy Holmes, 6-2, Jr. G: Mike Frensley, 5-10, Jr. Key Statistics: Arrosa leads the team in points (15.4 ppg) and rebounds ( 7.6). Peacocks have balanced attack. Holmes (15.1 ppg), Frenley (9.6 ppg), and junior guard Brian Griffith (7.5 ppg) all contribute on the offensive end. Voogd might be a tall fella, but the seven-footer averages less than four boards a game. An aggressive man-to-man defense is St. Peter's strength. The peacocks keep their opponents to a 67-point average. Three-point shooting is a weakness. Season Highlights: Defeated Siena, Canisius, and Manhattan to win the MAAC and gain the NCAA berth. Win over the Jaspers, 80-78, was especially sweet since the Peacocks were routed by Manhattan twice in the regular season. Besides the Jaspers, the only tournament team they beat was No. 16 seed North Carolina A&T.; St. Peters is coming into the NCAAs winning 11 of 14. 3. Villanova Record: 25-7 Automatic bid as Big East champion Last year: won the NIT championship Probable Starters: F: Eric Eberz, 6-7, Jr. F: Chuck Kornegay, 6-9, So. C: Jason Lawson, 6-11, So G: Jonathan Haynes, 6-3, Sr. G: Kerry Kittles, 6-5, Jr. Key Statistics: Kittles, the Big East player of the year, can do everything on the court and just about does for the Wildcats. He averages 21.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 2.2 steals. Kittles can also hit the three (41.8%) and so can teammates Eberz (47%) and Haynes (40.6%). Lawson, who provides solid defense and board work, often gets into foul trouble. He averages 3.6 fouls a game and has gotten tossed out five times. Season Highlights: Villanova closed out its season winning 17 of 19. The Wildcats defeated Connecticut, 94-78, to become Big East champions. Defeated the Huskies previously at Connecticut, 96-73. Villanova scored a solid six-point victory over Georgetown. The Wildcats also beat tournament teams ' Louisville, Florida, Syracuse and Penn in the regular season. 14. Old Dominion Record: 20-11 Automatic bid as CAA champion Last year: Did not make NCAAs Probable Starters: F: Petey Sessoms , 6-7, Sr. F: Mario Mullen, 6-6, Jr. C: David Harvey, 6-8, Sr. G: Mike Jones , 6-5 , Sr. G: Brian Dunlap, 5-11, Fr. Key Statistics: Sessoms, the league MVP, averages 21.9 points and 8.5 rebounds a game. Jones (16.4 ppg) and Mullin (13.0 ppg) are the other offensive weapons for the Monarchs. Sessoms and Jones combined to hit a 158 three pointers this season. Junior center Derrick Parker (8.5 rpg) comes off the bench to provide much needed help on the boards. The 5-11 Dunlap is good for nearly six assists a game. Old Dominion's free-throw shooting percentage is a solid 71.7%. Season Highlights: Beat James Madison in the CAA final, 80 - 75. Defeated George Mason three times this season. The Monarch's played competitive ball with No. 4 seed, Virginia, before falling 83-80. They had solid wins over South Carolina (79-65) and twice over Richmond (65-46, 70-60). They ended the regular season with victories over East Carolina and William & Mary. Won eight of last nine. 4. Oklahoma State Record: 23-9 Automatic bid as Big 8 champion Last year: lost in second round to Tulsa Probable Starters: F: Terry Collins, 6-6, Sr. F: Scott Pierce, 6-8, Sr. C: Bryant Reeves, 7-0, Sr. G: Randy Rutherford, 6-3, Sr. G: Andre Owens, 5-10, Jr. Key Statistics: "Big Country" Reeves, who weighs 292 points and is a potential lottery pick, averages 22.3 points and 9.5 rebounds a game. The sharp-shooting Rutherford (19.5 ppg) compliments Reeves on the outside. Rutherford is outstanding from long range, hitting 42.8% of his three pointers in the regular season and averaging 4.2 three pointers a game. The Cowboys play punishing, physical defense. Opponents shoot only 40.7% from the field. Season Highlights: Swept Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Iowa St. in winning the Big 8 tournament. Impressive in a 79-69 win over No. 1 seed Kansas. One of only four losses for the Jayhawks. The Cowboys also defeated Tulsa, the team that knocked them out of the NCAAs a year ago, 93-88. 13. Drexel Record: 22-7 Automatic bid as NAC champion Last year: lost in first round to Temple Probable Starters: F: George Hudgins, 6-6, Sr. F: Jeff Myers, 6-2, So. C: Malik Rose, 6-7, Jr. G: Leland Redmond, 5-11, Fr. G: Brian Holden, 6-4, Sr. Key Statistics: The Dragons are led by Rose and Holden. Rose averages 19.9 points a game and is among the nation's leaders in rebounding with 13.5 per contest. Holden also contributes mightily to the point producion averaging 17.3 points and 4.1 assists. Drexel defense has been stingy this year. Its opponents average only a 40% clip from the field and 65.7 points per game. The Dragons average a healthy 76.3 points. However, they faced weak competition. Season Highlights: Scored three decisive victories over Hofstra, Boston University, and Northeastern to take the NAC. Only the 62-53 victory over BU was within 10 points. Drexel's rout of Northeastern, 72-52, in the NAC final was sweet revenge for a previous loss in the regular season. The Dragons also recorded victories over Rider and Delaware.