One final field of 64

Editor's note: Charlie Creme has his bracket penciled in. See how he did when the official field of 64 is unveiled Sunday (ESPN, 5 p.m. ET). Click here for Creme's first-round pairings. Projection includes games through March 12.

Baylor came up big Saturday, winning its first Big 12 tournament title. But it's still not enough to bump LSU, Michigan State, Stanford or Tennessee from No. 1 seeds. In fact, with one exception (Kansas State jumping one spot to replace Vanderbilt as a No. 4 seed), the top 16 teams remained the same in this final projection. Oklahoma and Iowa dropped out.

THE FIELD OF 64
KANSAS CITY	TEMPE	CHATTANOOGA	PHILADELPHIA
1. LSU	1. Stanford	1. Tennessee	1. Michigan State
2. Ohio State	2. Baylor	2. Duke	2. North Carolina
3. Texas	3. Rutgers	3. Notre Dame	3. Connecticut
4. Minnesota	4. Kansas State	4. Texas Tech	4. Temple
5. Vanderbilt	5. DePaul	5. Penn State	5. NC State
6. Florida State	6. Arizona State	6. Virginia	6. Georgia
7. Maryland	7. New Mexico	7. TCU	7. Iowa State
8. UW-Green Bay	8. Utah	8. George Washington	8. Oregon
9. Villanova	9. Rice	9. Boston College	9. Mississippi
10. Louisville	10. Southern California	10. Louisiana Tech	10. Richmond
11. Arizona	11. Old Dominion	11. Delaware	11. Virginia Tech
12. Hartford	12. Gonzaga	12. Liberty	12. Montana
13. Bowling Green	13. UC Santa Barbara	13. Eastern Kentucky	13. Middle Tennessee
14. Santa Clara	14. Texas-Arlington	14. St. Francis (Pa.)	14. Dartmouth
15. Holy Cross	15. Oral Roberts	15. Canisius	15. Coppin State
16. Stetson	16. Alcorn State	16. Western Carolina	16. Illinois State

Last four in: Virginia Tech, Gonzaga, Arizona, Delaware.

Last four out: Oklahoma, Iowa, Purdue, Houston.

Next four out: SMS, Xavier, Chattanooga, Auburn.

Charlie Creme can be reached at cwcreme@hotmail.com. RPI and SOS ratings courtesy of collegerpi.com.

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