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As it turns out, losing to UConn in the regular season might not hurt a team's NCAA profile too much. But landing in the eighth spot in the S-curve -- and in the same regional as the Huskies -- is the thing to be wary of.

After the first week of 2009 provided plenty of losses for Top 25 teams, the top of the S-curve got shaken up, too.

UConn will go all the way, Tennessee will stumble earlier than ever, and Auburn (!) will be the national runner-up when the women's 2009 NCAA tournament is played.

The SEC got two No. 1 seeds. But which conference really deserves bragging rights as the nation's best?

Selection Sunday is only hours away, but our bracket guru has his field of 64 penciled in.

Rutgers' loss in the Big East final allowed Ohio State, not UConn, to jump one spot to a No. 2 seed.

It's easy to focus on recent games, but when selecting the NCAA field, you must factor in the entire season, not just one weekend.

It's never too early to take a look at next season. So here's a pre-preseason look at espnW.com's 2013-14 preseason top 25.

Duke's remaining four regular-season games, and Chelsea Gray's ability to return in the postseason, will be watched very closely by the NCAA selection committee.

Charlie Creme shares his S-curve and explains why the bubble is not that strong this season.

Nothing is a lock in December. But Stanford, Connecticut, Baylor and Duke won't be easy to knock off the top line as No. 1 seeds.

There are always a handful of teams that really help shape the bubble come March. These are the five mid-major teams that have the best shot of getting an at-large bid if they fail to clinch an automatic berth.

With a career-high 33 points to help Tennessee dismantle North Carolina, Meighan Simmons is espnW's player of the week.

With new coaches and two new teams, change is the name of the game in the SEC. But reigning regular-season champ Kentucky is again considered the favorite.

From Stanford traveling to Norfolk to Miami landing in Spokane, where teams ended up in the bracket dominated any talk about snubs and who got left out.

Check back later Tuesday night for our full bracket. But for now, here are the main changes after Tuesday's Sun Belt championship game: NOTABLE • Middle Tennessee lost in the Sun Belt final to Arkansas-Little Rock but stays in the field. &#...