Filling The Brackets

40 MARQUETTE / BIG EAST / 2 / The undersized Golden Eagles are counting on 6'4" freshman Vander Blue and juco D-I POY Jae Crowder to extend their NCAA streak to six.

41 ARIZONA / PAC-10 / 4 / It's Year 2 for coach Sean Miller, and last season's Pac-10 Freshman of the Year Derrick Williams (15.7 ppg) should have the Cats dancing again.

42 MARYLAND / ACC / 2 / Junior Sean Mosley and some freshmen will have to fill the backcourt void left by Greivis Vasquez, but coach Gary Williams always finds a way.

43 XAVIER / A-10 / 3 / One of only two teams to make three straight Sweet 16s, the X-men will rebuild with guards Tu Holloway and Dante Jackson and 6'8" Jamel McLean.

44 DAYTON / A-10 / 2 / Forwards Chris Wright (13.7 ppg) and Chris Johnson (11.9 ppg) return for the NIT champs, and 6-foot frosh Juwan Staten will be a star.

45 ARIZONA STATE / PAC-10 / 3 / Last year's Pac-10 runner-up will rely on three seniors and newcomers Keala King and Carrick Felix, a 6'6" juco who first committed to Duke.

46 MURRAY STATE / OVC / 3 / Eight players who averaged at least 10 minutes return to a team that tore through the Ohio Valley (17--1) and beat Vanderbilt in the NCAAs.

47 SETON HALL / BIG EAST / 4 / Herb Pope, who averaged a double double, and Jeremy Hazell (20.4 ppg) give first-year coach Ralph Willard a chance for early success.

48 NOTRE DAME / BIG EAST / 3 / The Irish start four seniors, including the emerging forward Tim Abromaitis, and add standout freshman playmaker Eric Atkins.

49 UCLA / PAC-10 / 3 / The climb back begins with guard Malcolm Lee, forward Tyler Honeycutt and a pair of freshmen, center Joshua Smith and guard Tyler Lamb.