Wide-open race for No. 1 seeds

So you want to be a No. 1 seed? Or the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA tournament? Then don't go to the polls. Or, more accurately, don't look to be ranked No. 1 in the country.

Sorry, Indiana, that's you (again).

The Hoosiers have been here before. They began the year in the nation's top spot, only to lose that epic overtime game to Butler in mid-December.

Then it was Duke's turn. The Blue Devils held on to No. 1 overall through the holidays and into the first few weeks of ACC play. Then the Blue Devils lost their first two true road games, at NC State and Miami, leading many to think Coach K's guys had perhaps peaked too early.

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