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Big Dance at a Glance: Selection Sunday

At the Water Cooler What happened Sunday As expected, Duke, UConn, Michigan St. and Auburn got No. 1 seeds ... The Huskies were surprisingly shipped out West ... New Mexico , under fire for a weak RPI rating, drew a No. 9 seed (West) ... Mississippi State or Xavier may have a case for feeling snubbed, but on the whole the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee did a fine job. Name to know Arizona G Jason Terry , Sports Illustrated and Pac-10 player of the year. This 22.2 ppg scorer is the type who can carry a team deep into the tournament on his own. Top storyline A No. 1 seed has never lost in the first round, but a few 4s and 5s surely will. Random speculation Siena is this year's Valpo. Tourney trend Army fatigues. George Mason's star sophomore center, George Evans, is a 28-year-old Gulf War veteran. Patriots -- appropriate nickname -- fans have taken to wearing camouflage gear at games to salute him. Who's hot Rhode Island F Lamar Odom: Averaged 23 ppg during Atlantic 10 tournament, carrying Rams from Bubble oblivion to bid. Utah: On 22-game winning streak. Duke's offense: Averaging 93.2 ppg, tops in the nation. Who's not UCLA: Blown out by Arizona to end the regular season, missing C Dan Gadzuric (knee), star G Baron Davis hobbled by sprained toe. New Mexico C Kenny Thomas: Adding insult to injury -- already hobbled with a groin pull, Thomas must reverse a trend of stinking up the NCAAs, where he has a career average of 8.5 ppg and 6.5 ppg for generally underachieving Lobos teams. Purdue: Boilermakers have lost five of last six. The Cinderella Bandwagon Siena Saintly Creighton Poppin' Jays Murray St. Oh, Buck! Samford Princetonesque Gonzaga Gopher broke Delaware Hang Tenn Evansville Ace up sleeves Valpo Bryce ain't right

By Dan Shanoff, CNN/SI

Read a new "Dance at a Glance" Thursday through Monday throughout the NCAA Tournament.

What we know,
what we don't

We know Duke is the presumptive favorite to win it all.

We don't know if Auburn, a top-seed novice, can handle the pressure.

We know Rhode Island -- off the Bubble just days ago -- looks like a dangerous team.

We don't know who to root for between College of Charleston and Tulsa. With Duke up next for the winner, does it matter?

We know New Mexico had a pretty sorry RPI rating.

We don't know how the Lobos ended up with a No. 9 seed.

We know Ohio State -- led by former Boston College coach Jim O'Brien -- doesn't look like a classic Big Ten Big Dance underachiever.

We don't know if there is a less appealing first-round matchup than the Midwest's Villanova-Ole Miss snoozer.

We know there will be upsets galore on Thursday and Friday.

We don't know if any of the top three seeds in each region can be beaten in the first round.

We know Duke, Connecticut, Maryland and Utah would make a terrific Final Four.

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