My 34

On Wednesday, each committee member had to submit a list of the 34 teams they consider in. Any team that gets all but two votes get in. Note that it is my understanding that Drake and Butler would get put on these ballots, even though they already qualified. To put an end to my early morning posting, the teams I feel probably got in unanimously on this ballot, in no real order:

1. UCLA
2. Memphis
3. Tennessee
4. Duke
5. UNC
6. Texas
7. Xavier
8. Georgetown
9. Kansas
10. Louisville
11. Notre Dame
12. Connecticut
13. Wisconsin
14. Stanford
15. Purdue
16. Vanderbilt
17. Marquette
18. Clemson
19. Indiana
20. Southern Cal
21. Washington St.
22. Michigan St.
23. Drake
24. Butler
25. Pittsburgh
26. West Virginia
27. Baylor

Other teams that may have gotten in on that first ballot:

1. Gonzaga
2. Arizona
3. Arizona St.
4. Oklahoma
5. Davidson

I wish I could see the votes... it would be so interesting to see what the actual committee thinks. Perhaps they could do that, since the committee is isolated and the votes anonymous even to the committee. Alas, that would kill much of the mystique of Selection Sunday. Perhaps they could reveal the votes after the fact?