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| What's Hot, What's Not: The 2002 NCAA Tournament | ||
| Category | Hot | Not |
| Directional school |
 Southern Illinois |
 Central Connecticut State |
| Premature MOP favorite | Steve Blake | Casey Jacobsen |
| This year's Gonzaga |
 Illinois-Chicago |
 Gonzaga |
| Fan |
 Ashley Judd |
 John Stockton |
| "Forget our academics" |
 Notre Dame |
 Duke |
| Old coach | Steve Fisher | Jim Boeheim |
| Young coach | Sidney Green (Fla. Atlantic) | Matt Doherty |
| Really-needs-a-win coach | Bobby Knight | Bill Self |
| "He's due" coach |
 Kelvin Sampson (Okla.) |
 Al Skinner (B.C.) |
| Hoops hot-bed | Ohio | Georgia |
| Perennial underachiever |
 Cincinnati |
 Missouri |
| Nickname | Salukis (Southern Illinois) | Wildcats (pick any) |
| Cheerleaders |
 UCLA |
(We're not that mean) |
| Small conference |
 Horizon |
 America East |
| Mid-major conference |
 Mizzou Valley |
 WAC |
| Power conference |
 Pac-10 |
 Atlantic 10 |
| Sleeper |
 Xavier |
 Wake Forest |
| Bandwagon Final Four pick |
 Maryland |
 Arizona |
| Carry-the-team PG |
 Cordell Henry (Marquette) |
 Steve Logan (Cincy) |
| Go-to scorer | Juan Dixon (Maryland) | Kareem Rush (Mizzou) |
| Upset special | San Diego State over Illinois | Hampton, Part Deux |
| Lock to choke |
 Indiana |
 Ohio State |
| Phrase at the office | "Two entry-sheets, please." | "So, it wasn't a recession?" |
| Sub-region | Albuquerque, N.M. | Greenville, S.C. |
| NBA stock | Chris Wilcox (Maryland) | James White (Florida) |
| "State" |
 Mississippi |
 Oklahoma |
| "Williams" on hot seat | Roy (Kansas) | Gary (Maryland) |
| Sartorial style (coach) | Snappy suit | Sweaters |
| Sartorial style (player) | Roc-a-fella | Sean John |
| Bench superstition | Locked arms | Timed feet stomp |
| Jersey to be seen in |
 San Diego State |
 Miami (Fla.) |
| Say hello, say goodbye |
 Montana |
 Florida Atlantic |
| "Sound-smarter" buzzwords for the water cooler | "Record vs. RPI 1-50" | "Um ... Duke's good." |
| Conventional wisdom | You need an experienced point guard | You need depth |
| Defense | Multiple zones | Straight man-to-man |
| Hot coming in |
Gonzaga |
 Stanford |
| Hairstyle | The high 'fro | Cornrows |
| Three-point shooter |
 Kirk Hinrich (Kansas) |
 Jason Gardner (Arizona) |
| First-round matchup | Wyoming-Gonzaga | Duke-Winthrop |
| "Get over it already" | The Cincy-Oklahoma "Who's No. 1?" debate | Gonzaga as a 6 seed |
| Fashion statement | High socks | Headbands |
| Discussion topic | "How's your Greenville?" | "How's that presentation?" |
| Trend | Return of power leagues | Mid-majors are a force |
| "OH-ver-RAY-ted!" |
Indiana a 5? |
 Pittsburgh a 3? |
| NIT favorite |
 Virginia |
 Butler |
| Will screw your pool sheet every time |
 UCLA |
 The Big Ten |
| NCAA coach convention hot-button issue | Tanking the conference tourneys | Recruiting LeBron James |
| Pity for burst bubble |
 Utah State |
 Memphis |
| Strategy | 3-point bombs away | Half-court execution |
| Cliché | "Survive and advance" | "One game at a time" |
| Storyline | Fourth No. 1 as weakest link | KU, MD, Duke FF locks |
| Least likely to be underexposed | Jason Williams (Duke) | Frank Williams (Illinois) |
| Needs more hype | Luke Ridnour (Oregon) | Drew Gooden (Kansas) |
| Hottest ticket | D.C. sub-regional | 64 vs. 65 play-in |
| "One Shining Moment" cover-band wish |
 Alicia Keys |
 Enrique Iglesias |
| Duke flaw to watch | Jason William's FT percentage | Carlos Boozer's fouls |
| Spotlight-stealer | Quin Snyder to DePaul? | Tim Floyd to Purdue? |
| Human highlight reel | Marcus Hatten (St. John's) | Sam Clancy (USC) |
| Bandwagon team |
 Oklahoma |
 Illinois |
| Potential second-round matchup | Cincinnati-UCLA | Pitt-Cal |
| Page 2 bracket picks | ||
| Category | We like | We don't like |
| East fave | Maryland | Georgia |
| East sleeper | N.C. State | Texas Tech |
| West fave | Gonzaga | Cincinnati |
| West sleeper | Xavier | Missouri |
| Midwest fave | Kansas | Oregon |
| Midwest sleeper | Florida | Texas |
| South fave | Duke | Alabama |
| South sleeper | USC | Indiana |
| Has it easy | Duke | The West |
| Got hosed | Gonzaga | Georgia |
| Pick for your boss | Kansas over Duke | Alabama over Gonzaga |
| Pick for yourself |
Maryland over ... |
... Duke |