Putting up their Dukes

? Josh Heytvelt's suspension at Gonzaga is absolutely devastating. Not only does it hurt the Zags' chances of winning the West Coast Conference, but if he's not back for the NCAA tournament, the committee has to judge them on who they are without him. That makes Saturday's home game against Memphis absolutely critical to Gonzaga's at-large chances.

? Don't discount the possibility that the Mountain West will get four bids.

? Or that the Big Ten will get three.

? Reason No. 437 to believe Florida will repeat: Joakim Noah is shooting just 64.9 percent this season from the free throw line, but he is 18 for 22 his last five games.

? Anybody who thinks Washington State is not an athletic team hasn't seen Ivory Clark play.

? If Air Force makes the Sweet 16, America is going to love getting to know Dan Nwaelele.

? You may recall that when Mike Krzyzewski was sidelined with exhaustion following his back surgery in 1995, the losses Duke suffered were charged not to Coach K's record but that of his assistant, Pete Gaudet. ( Gaudet learned of the switch by reading about it in USA Today.) When asked by a reporter about that last week, Coach K replied, "I think I should have been credited with all the losses." He's right, and hopefully Duke will now do the right thing and officially correct the record both internally and with the NCAA.