First round: Arkansas (21-10): The Razorbacks have lost five of their last seven games and are 4-6 on the road.

Second round: Texas (25-5): On one hand, UC would be facing a Hall of Fame coach (Jody Conradt); on the other hand, the Bearcats would be at home.

Sweet 16: Stanford (26-4): The Pac-10 champion Cardinal would be playing their third consecutive game at home.

Elite Eight: LSU (27-3): This No. 1 seed has experience, depth and height and great guards.

Semifinals: Connecticut (31-1): These are the same Huskies that just had a 70-game winning streak snapped.

Final:Tennessee (28-4) or Duke (31-1): The Bearcats will want to borrow a tape of Xavier's 2001 NCAA victory over Tennessee.