G - David Holston, Chicago State. 25 points, 14 assists, six steals, and only two turnovers in the Cougars' defeat of the Houston Baptist Huskies.

F - Casey Cantey, Alabama A&M. 22 points (on eight for 11 shooting)in the Bulldogs' loss to the Prairie View A&M Panthers.

F - Ryan Ayers, Notre Dame. 25 points (on eight for 12 shooting, including seven of 10 from behind the arc), four rebounds, and four assists in the Fighting Irish's loss to the Villanova Wildcats.

F - Demetrius Nelson, The Citadel. 22 points (on five for seven shooting, including a perfect 12 of 12 from the charity stripe) and 11 rebounds in the Bulldogs' road win at the Georgia Southern Eagles.

1. The New York Times' Pete Thamel on Jim, Cindy, and Jimmy Baron. "When Jimmy graduated from Hendricken, his only scholarship offer came from Division II Assumption College. He... has become one of the best shooters in Atlantic 10 history. He is averaging a team-high 16.7 points a game and, entering Sunday, his 45.6 percentage from 3-point range ranked him No. 7 in Division I." LINK. (Six consecutive wins have Rhode Island on the NCAA Tournament bubble. But an RPI of 60, only five quality wins over RPI Top 100 opponents, and a bad loss to Richmond leave the Rams little margin for error in the Atlantic 10 Tournament).

2. The Topeka Capital-Journal's Austin Meek on Darren Kent's heroics. "One minute, Kent was writhing on the court and the crowd was holding its breath, hoping Kent's college career hadn't ended. The next minute, Kent was knocking down a baseline jumper that helped Kansas State seal a win against Nebraska." LINK.

3. The Fayetteville Observer's Dan Wiederer on North Carolina's junior varsity squad. "UNC may just be the last major college basketball program still dabbling in the JV trade." LINK. (And/but: The Tar Heels' suited up against Hargrave Military Academy, which might raise the NCAA's eyebrows, "Rudy [Gay] Rule" and all).

4. The Lawrence Journal-World's Tom Keegan on Kansas' rapid improvement. "Markieff and Marcus Morris, lazy and lazier when the curtain opened on their college careers, now bust it up and down the court, consistently hit the boards hard and defend with passion. Tyshawn Taylor, who used to send out a press release to the opposing defenses to let them know when to set up under the hoop to take the charge, now more often picks his spots wisely and knows how to contort his body in a way to avoid knocking over a defender when finishing." LINK.

5. The Newark Star-Ledger's Tom Luicci's many hoop thoughts. For example: "Here's the problem with the whole LSU success story: Almost all of it has happened in the confines of the SEC. But outside the league, LSU has looked ordinary at best." LINK.

Quotes of the day

1. "It's a long season. You get nicked up a lot no matter what. A lot of us are playing 40 minutes a game and we're still fighting through it." -- Arizona guard Nic Wise. LINK.

2. "I should have never shot it. I apologize. But I was into the game, and I made it. It was kind of disrespectful to the fans." -- Maryland guard Greivis Vasquez . LINK.

3. "We needed that victory, and we didn't get it, so it's disappointing." -- Michigan guard C.J. Lee. LINK.

4. "Banging against [Jon Brockman] every day is real tough. Right now, to me he's like a living legend." -- Washington forward Matthew Bryan-Amaning. LINK.

5. "The cure for a loss is playing right away. Monday will be perfect." -- Notre Dame guard Tory Jackson. LINK.

Story of the day

The Syracuse Daily Orange's Kyle Austin and Jared Diamond: LINK.

Maybe Paul Harris didn't eat a big enough breakfast before Sunday afternoon's game. Because with about five minutes remaining in the first half, after point guard Jonny Flynn missed a free throw, Harris took a handful of popcorn from a fan in the front row and started munching on his way back to play defense.

G - Greivis Vasquez, Maryland. 33 points and five assists in the Terrapins' defeat of the North Carolina State Wolfpack.

G, Jonny Flynn, Syracuse. 17 points (on five of eight shooting), seven assists, and five rebounds in the Orange's win over the Cincinnati Bearcats.

G - Trevon Hughes, Wisconsin. 19 points (on seven for 11 shooting) in the Badgers' defeat of the Michigan Wolverines.

F - Weyinmi Efejuku, Providence. 28 points (on six of seven shooting from the field and 15 of 17 shooting from the charity stripe) in the Friars' road win at the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.

G-F - Josh Carter, Texas A&M. 29 points (on nine for 12 shooting, including seven of 10 from behind the arc), five rebounds, three assists, one steal, and no turnovers in the Aggies' win over Iowa State.

G - F. A.D. Vassallo, Virginia Tech. 26 points (on 10 for 17 shooting) and 10 rebounds in the Hokies' loss to the Duke Blue Devils.

F - Jordan Hill, Arizona. 27 points (on 12 for 18 shooting), 10 rebounds, and three assists in the Wildcats' loss to the Washington Huskies.

F - Patrick Patterson, Kentucky. 28 points (on 12 for 17 shooting), nine rebounds, and three assists in the Wildcats' loss to the LSU Tigers.

Honorable Mention: F - Chase Budinger, Arizona. 20 points (on eight for 13 shooting) and eight rebounds in the Wildcats' loss to the Washington Huskies.

CBSSports.com's Gary Parrish continues to rank Duke as a Top 10 team. Gary's readers continue to send him hate mail for not hating on the Blue Devils.

Who is right? Parrish, without a doubt. Not only are the Blue Devils one of the nation's best clubs, but Duke also deserves significantly more national championship consideration than the Blue Devils have received to date.

Gary is right to praise Duke's body of work. The Blue Devils are 12-5 against the RPI Top 75 and haven't lost to a team outside the RPI Top 50. More importantly, the Blue Devils are also the only team in the country that ranks in the Top 12 in both offensive and defensive efficiency. Duke is the country's sixth most prolific team on offense, averaging 1.17 points per possession, and seventh most stingy team on defense, allowing opponents only 0.88 points per possession.

Why should you care? Because according to KenPom.com, all five of the most recent NCAA Tournament champions were among the nation's Top 12 most efficient clubs on both offense and defense.

Who besides Duke may cut down the nets in April? Connecticut, North Carolina, Missouri, Kansas, and BYU. (Ok, maybe not BYU). All five clubs (the Cougars included) are among America's 20 most efficient clubs on both offense and defense.

Which teams deserve less love than they’ve been receiving? Pittsburgh and Memphis. While the Panthers are the nation's best team on offense, they are only the 34th best team on defense. Similarly, while the Tigers are the country's best defensive club, they are only the nation’s 32nd best offensive squad.

(BCS football-playing conferences)

F - Jon Brockman, Washington. 21 points (on eight for 12 shooting) and 11 rebounds in the Huskies' win over the Arizona State Sun Devils.

F - Yancy Gates, Cincinnati. 22 points (on nine for 11 shooting) and 11 rebounds in the Bearcats' win over the West Virginia Mountaineers.

F - James Johnson, Wake Forest. 28 points (on 12 of 16 shooting) and 18 rebounds in the Demon Deacons' win over ther North Carolina State Wolfpack.

F - Josh Shipp, UCLA. 24 points (on nine for 12 shooting), seven rebounds, and four assists in the Bruins' road victory over the Stanford Cardinal.

F - DeShawn Sims, Michigan. 29 points (on 13 of 16 shooting), five rebounds, two blocks, and no turnovers in the Wolverines' upset of the Purdue Boilermakers.

(Non BCS football-playing conferences)

F - J'Nathan Bullock, Cleveland State. 25 points (on nine for 11 shooting) and six rebounds in the Vikings' road win at the Valparaiso Crusaders.

F - Bobby Davis, South Carolina-Upstate. 33 points (on 11 of 18 shooting), 11 rebounds, and five assists in the Spartans' defeat of the Mercer Bears.

F - Noah Dahlman, Wofford. 36 points (on 16 of 23 shooting) and 10 rebounds in the Terriers' road loss to the College of Charleston Cougars.

F - Olajide Hay, Tennessee-Martin. 22 points (on 10 of 12 shooting) and 12 rebounds in the Skyhawks' defeat of the Eastern Kentucky Colonels.

F - Josh Heytvelt, Gonzaga. 29 points (on 12 of 17 shooting) and nine rebounds in the Zags' win over the Santa Clara Broncos.

The weatherman.

No, really.

Ken Pomeroy didn't forecast last night's big upset. On the Wolverines' team page, he gave Michigan only a 33 percent chance of upsetting the Purdue Boilermakers.

But Pomeroy's consistency rating also suggested to bubble watchers that they should have this week expected the unexpected from John Beilein's club. Michigan (267), Iowa (324), and Purdue (232) are all ranked as among the nation's least consistent clubs. There was always a significant possibility that on Sunday Michigan would perform particularly poorly while Iowa performed particularly well and that on Thursday Michigan would have an especially good night well while Purdue have an especially rough outing.

If past is prologue, bubble watchers should on Saturday keep a close eye on UCLA against Cal. Both the Bruins (240) and Golden Bears (234) are inconsistent, hinting that while Pomeroy forecasts Cal will lose, the stars may align for another UCLA defeat.

G - Scotty Hopson, Tennessee. 21 points (on seven for 11 shooting), six rebounds, and three assists in the Volunteers' (must-)win over the Mississippi State Bulldogs.

F - Bill Clark, Duquesne. 22 points (on eight of 12 shooting), eight rebounds, eight assists, four steals, and only two turnovers in the Dukes' road victory at the Massachusetts Minutemen.

F - Damian Hollis, George Washington. 25 points (on eight for 13 shooting, including the game-tying bucket in regulation and the first five points in overtime) and 13 rebounds in the Colonials' win over the Charlotte 49ers.

C - Hasheem Thabeet, Connecticut. 14 points (on four for four shooting) and 15 rebounds in the Huskies' win over the Marquette Golden Eagles.

Should contrarian hoopheads head Baron Rothschild’s famous advice, “when there is blood in the streets, buy real estate,” and upgrade rather than downgrade the Bulldogs after their loss last night to Cleveland State?

The arguments for buying:

First, Butler still has a solid resume, with wins over Xavier, UAB, Northwestern, and Davidson. Second, the Bulldogs are also very consistent. According to Ken Pomeroy, Butler is the nation's sixth most consistent club. Third, Cleveland State isn't half bad. The Vikings won at Syracuse and entered the Horizon League with more than twice as many wins (21) as losses (10). Fourth and finally, Butler yesterday played almost as badly as it is capable of playing -- and still only lost by three points. (Using Pomeroy's stats, I computed the difference in the Bulldogs' average and actual offensive and defensive efficiencies in each of their games this season. Only once, in a loss at Wisconsin-Green Bay, was Butler's combined deviation from their average efficiencies notably worse than last night's deviation).

The arguments for selling:

First, Butler's resume isn't exceptional. The Bulldogs' best wins came either in late November and early December or against teams that are at best on the NCAA Tournament bubble. Butler also lost at hapless Wisconsin-Milwaukee and at home (!) to Loyola of Chicago. Second, the Bulldogs aren't particularly efficient. According to Ken Pomeroy (and before last night's loss), Butler is only the nation's 58th most efficient offensive club and 46th most efficient defensive club, making their Top 25 rating hard to justify. Third, Cleveland State lost to Youngstown State, Wichita State, and Wisconsin-Milwaukee and isn't great. But last night's close contest was no fluke. Butler twice beat the Vikings by only two points before last night's loss. Fourth, finally -- and most importantly -- Butler has hit a wall on defense (contrary to what coach Brad Stevens told the Indianapolis Star's David Woods in late February). The young Bulldogs have played significantly less efficient defense in their final 11 Horizon League games than they did in their first 10. Butler allowed conference opponents to score 0.12 more points per possession than it did early in the season.

Conclusion:

The arguments for and against Utah, BYU, UNLV, New Mexico and San Diego State have been hashed and rehashed by bubble watchers nationwide, including ESPN.com's Mark Schlabach and Andy Katz, SI.com's Andy Glockner, FoxSports.com' Jeff Goodman, CBSSports.com's Brian De Los Santos, and Rivals.com's Mike Huguenin.

Across the board, the Lobos are given short thrift, particularly by Schlabach, who mysteriously left the Lobos off his bubble altogether. Why is Steve Alford's club out of favor? An RPI of 68, a 4-8 record away from The Pit, and bad losses to Central Florida, Drake, and Texas Tech.

But the yocontrarian in me thinks New Mexico might soon be dancing. Why? First, the Lobos' favorable end of season schedule, comprising of road games at Colorado State and Wyoming (both of which the Lobos thrashed at home) and a game against Utah at home (where the Lobos are undefeated in conference). Second, and more notably, New Mexico is only the MWC club that has improved on both the offensive and defensive ends since the start of conference play. The Lobos are now the conference's most efficient offensive club and second most efficient defensive club.

* Importantly, for all five teams, the strength of each club's non-conference schedule is roughly equal to the strength of its conference schedule.

1. The New York Times' masterful Pat Borzi on the unique personal and professional habits of Marquette's Brent "Buzz" Williams. LINK.

2. The Philadelphia Daily News' superstar Dick Jerardi's hoop thoughts on Mike Krzyzewski's smirk, the Atlantic 10 television's contract, mid-major scheduling, Corey Fisher's skills, Temple's NCAA Tournament resume, Mike Slive's support for Davidson, and more. LINK.

3. Sports Illustrated's Luke Winn on the topsy-turvy top in college basketball. The key graf on Pittsburgh's Achilles' Heel: "Despite the fact that Providence coach Keno Davis had said before the game, 'I don't see any way to be able to stop [Blair],' his team knew exactly how to do it -- by getting him into foul trouble, the same way Louisville did when it beat the then-No. 1 Panthers on Jan. 17, and the same way Villanova did when it beat the Panthers on Jan. 28." LINK.

4. The Cleveland Plain Dealer's Elton Alexander on the Mid-American Conference. "The MAC as a league is ranked No. 22 in the country, a 10-position drop from last season. The good news is conference drops like this are common and rebounds are usually quick. Two examples; The Atlantic 10 dropped from a No. 7 league in 2004 to No. 13 in 2005 then back up to No. 10 in 2006. The Western Athletic Conference was No. 9 in 2007 and dropped to No. 17 in 2008 and is now back up to No. 11." LINK.

5. The Los Angeles Times’ Chris Foster on USC’s team meeting. “[Daniel] Hackett, [Dwight] Lewis, Taj Gibson and Keith Wilkinson were the main speakers.” LINK.

Quotes of the day:

1. "I think if Coach Calhoun had the opportunity right now, he would welcome a do over and not have that embarrassing display." -- Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell. LINK.

2. "Everyone says [Arizona's Chase Budinger] doesn't love the game." -- An unnamed NBA scout. LINK.

3."I can't ever get caught up in trying to be loved as much as Bob Huggins by our fan base." -- Cincinnati coach Mick Cronin. LINK.

4. "I told him to do this one thing for me -- don't name the court after me until after I'm dead and buried; that way I won't have to endure it." -- Living legend Pete Carril. LINK.

5.` "Our kids are smart kids. They watch the TV and read the papers, and they know we have to win games." -- Penn State coach Ed DeChellis. LINK.

Top performers of the day (before):

1. G - Travis Holmes, Virginia Military Institute. 22 points (on six for nine shooting), 10 rebounds, and seven assists in the Keydets’s road win at the Liberty Flames.

2. G - Kris Richard, Tulane. 23 points (on eight for 12 shooting), four rebounds, and four assists in the Green Wave’s road win at the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles.

3. G - Marcus Thornton, LSU. 32 points (on eight for 15 shooting, including 10 of 11 free throws and six of 11 from behind the arc), five rebounds, and five assists in the Tigers’ defeat of the Florida Gators.

4. F - Adam Koch, Northern Iowa. 25 points (on seven for 12 shooting, including the game-winning tip-in) and seven rebounds in the Panthers’ road win over the Illinois State Redbirds.

5. F - Carl Montgomery, Chicago State. 15 points (on five for eight shooting, including a perfect five for five from the charity stripe), 10 rebounds, and three blocks in the Cougars’ loss to the Utah Valley Wolverines.

Injury of the day

The Albany Times-Union’s Pete Iorizzo: LINK.

Siena men's basketball coach Fran McCaffery needed crutches to get around Tuesday, the result of an unfortunate sequence involving a 2-year-old and a pair of scissors.

When his son, Jack, was running with the scissors, McCaffery requested he put them down. Jack listened but in the process inadvertently threw the scissors at his father's foot. McCaffery, who didn't require stitches, hopes to be walking without aid today. He quipped, "I could play today if I had to."

Even better news for Siena, McCaffery's injury is the only one of note heading into the final two games of the season this weekend.

Dear Mr. Commissioner,

We'll miss ya next year, cowboy. C):-)

You're doing great. The "Mock Selection" reviews were awesome (excepting that of CBSSports.com's Gregg Doyel, who you know is rarely gregarious. Take heart from ESPN.com's "Selection Committee" imitation, which is the sincerest form of flattery).

But we bet you already miss Indianapolis and have a hankering for a breaded pork tenderloin sandwich right about now.

Though for the Final Four in Detroit, we gotta recommend the shawarma in Dearborn. It's primo!

Hey — cool the Johnny-come-lately criticism of Oklahoma. LINK. In the past two months, the Sooners didn't defeat a single RPI Top 25 team with Blake Griffin. So what if in the past two games, Oklahoma lost to both Texas and Kansas without him? The Sooners were never worthy of a No. 1 seed.

But mad props to John Beilein on the Manny Harris benching, even if the one and only Jamie Samuelsen disagrees. LINK. Sitting your leading scorer and second-leading rebounder with your team on the (wrong side of) the NCAA Tournament bubble takes cajones.

All right: the big news.

Georgetown's collapse is JUST terrible. "The end nears for Georgetown" suggests the Washington Times. LINK. "Since the Obama administration began, [the Hoyas'] two wins have come against Rutgers and South Florida," notes a (Mike) Wise man in the Washington Post. LINK.

A pushy political activist or a "smaht reportah" is almost certainly going to ask JTIII whether the "Princeton Offense" is the best system to employ when starting four Scout.com Top 50 recruits. Absent a Syracuse-type run in the Big East Tournament, the Hoyas will take a backdoor cut to the NIT. Georgetown is only 3-9 in its last 12 games. (Inexplicably, however, the Hoyas are still ranked 23rd in Ken Pomeroy's ratings. Take that to the BCS and shove it).

Anyway, speaking of Syracuse's 2006 run, guess who else is on the bubble?

That's right! The 2008-2009 Orange. Notes the Sporting News' Daniel Blank: "Of the Orange's seven league wins, only one came against a team that projects to be in the field of 65 -- a home triumph over West Virginia. The combined league record of the teams Syracuse has beaten is 26-70." LINK. To which, I'll add the following: Syracuse is the most overrated team in the country. Pourquoi? The Orange have seven wins over RPI Top 100 clubs, but only one "quality win."

Have a look. Syracuse's best win came against Kansas (RPI: 5) -- three months ago, before the young Jayhawks were any good. The Orange's second best victory came against Memphis (RPI: 10) -- two months ago, before John Calipari made Tyreke Evans point guard and before the Tigers were any good. Syracuse's third best win came against West Virginia (RPI: 17) -- which I will concede is a good victory, even if it came in the Carrier Dome against a Mountaineer team that has yet to lock up an NCAA Touranment bid. The Orange's fourth best victory came against Florida (RPI: 38) -- three months ago, before the young Gators were any good. Syracuse's fifth and sixth best wins came against Georgetown (RPI: 48) and Notre Dame (RPI: 72) -- at home and against NIT-bound clubs whose troubles have been well documented. Finally, the Orange's seventh best victory came against Virginia (RPI: 99) -- at home... by three... to a Cavaliers club that lost to Liberty and Auburn in Charlottesville and has a 3-9 record in the ACC.

If there is a less qualitatively impressive set of seven quantitatively significant victories, I'd love to hear about it.

Elsewhere, I trust that by now you have heard about Rick Majerus and his girlfriend. LOL. Lucky girl.

Yee-hah: LSU is selling $5 tickets to tonight's Fat Tuesday showdown with Florida. LINK. (Likelihood ESPN's announcing crew of Brad Nessler, Jimmy Dykes, and Jeannine Edwards will wear beads during the game: 65 percent).

This John Feinstein op-ed is a must read. Gary Williams' money quote about a possible retirement: "There are only so many times that you can walk on the damn beach." LINK.

This Doug Haller observation is important to keep in mind. "The Arizona State men's basketball team is most dangerous when it doesn't have to rely on James Harden to score. Over the Sun Devils' past five games, all wins, Harden has scored fewer than 20 points four times... ASU is 9-1 when Harden dishes five or more assists." LINK.

Gosh, you must be sooo happy that the Mountain West Conference is a mountainous mess, with five teams in contention for an NCAA bid. Persuading your editor to pay for your trip to Vegas (for the MWC Tournament) has never been easier. Jay Drew, Gary Parrish, Ed Graney (host), Jason King, and Mick McGrane. Would be quite a poker table, no?

But really, all anyone in Vegas to be talking about is the leaked version of Seth Davis' new book, and we know how much you hate reliving the Bird-Magic years, in which the dress code on the court was not even the worst thing going on.

And wouldn't you know it: the MWC won't want to be fancy in these tough economic times, so they're likely serve the same chicken dinner available to reporters at college basketball games nationwide.

Yeah, as if the Gang of 500 wouldn't make postgame reservations regardless at the Wynn!

Why would anyone ever eat gametime grub? Eat dinner beforehand! Sheesh.

LOLROTF!

All right … Enough navel-gazing... The WWLIS' not-so-secret project to convince the world that Florida State is worth watching tonight against Boston College… it's working!

Therefore, without further ado, your three lunchtime reads:

1. The Kansas City Star's Mike DeArmond explains how DeMarre Carroll turned himself into a three point threat. Last season, Carroll made 18 percent of his attempts from behind the arc. This season, the Missouri forward is connecting on 43 percent of long range attempts. All summer long, “I couldn’t leave the gym unless I made 350 shots... Sometimes I had to shoot twice a day. I had to leave and come back.” LINK.

2. The Providence Journal's Kevin McNamara notes that the Friars have consistently beaten the Big East's bad teams -- and lost to the conference's quality squads. Providence's eight wins have come against DePaul, Rutgers, Seton Hall, South Florida, St. John's, Cincinnati (twice) and Syracuse (at home). The Friars' seven losses were to Connecticut, Marquette, Louisville, Villanova, West Virginia, Notre Dame, and Georgetown. "The problem is that if PC continues to follow this expected form, the Friars’ season will end in three weeks without an NCAA Tournament berth." LINK.

3. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Ray Fittipaldo explores whether Tyrell Biggs is back. "Biggs had gone 10 games between posting double digits before he scored 13 points in Pitt's victory against DePaul Saturday." LINK.

l8tr, gtr.

Therefore, the Gang of 500 ought to cease including these records when evaluating the bubble.

The NCAA Tournament’s Selection Committee’s “Selection Sheets” also do NOT include teams’ records in their last 10 games. Instead, the “Selection Sheets” include teams’ records during their previous 12 games.

Therefore, the Gang of 500 ought to stop using teams’ records over their last 10 games when evaluating the bubble. Instead, pundits should consider teams’ records over their previous 12 games. [Another example: During "Big Monday," ESPN just showed Georgetown's record over the Hoyas' past 10 rather than 12 contests].

G - Greivis Vasquez, Maryland. 35 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists in the Terrapins' upset of the North Carolina Tar Heels.

G - Gerald Henderson, Duke. 35 points (on 11 for 15 shooting, including 12 of 14 from the charity stripe) in the Blue Devils' defeat of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.

G - Taylor Rochestie, Washington State. 33 points (including five of seven shooting from behind the arc), five rebounds, and four assists in the Cougars' road win at the UCLA Bruins.

F - Quincy Pondexter, Washington. 22 points (on 10 of 13 shooting) and five rebounds in the Huskies' road win at the USC Trojans.

F - Mike Davis, Illinois. 22 points (on 11 for 14 shooting) and eight rebounds in the Fighting Illini's road win over the Ohio State Buckeyes.

First Team (Non BCS football-playing conferences)

G - Aaron Jackson, Duquesne. 25 points (on 11 for 16 shooting) and eight assists in the Dukes' road victory over the La Salle Explorers.

G - Kenny Thomas, Radford. 28 points (on 10 for 16 shooting), seven rebounds, and six assists in the Highlanders' road win at the Virginia Military Institute Keydets.

F - Tony Danridge, New Mexico. 25 points (on eight for 12 shooting) in the Lobos' win over the San Diego State Aztecs.

F - Jared Mintz, Lafayette. 21 points (on 10 for 14 shooting) and 12 rebounds in the Leopards' road win over the Lehigh Mountain Hawks.

F - Justin Rutty, Quinnipiac. 23 points (on 11 for 16 shooting) and 16 rebounds in the Bobcats' road win at the Long Island Blackbirds.

Second Team (BCS football-playing conferences plus Memphis and the Atlantic 10)

G - Tyreke Evans, Memphis. 25 points (on nine for 13 shooting) and eight rebounds in the Tigers' win at the UTEP Miners.

G - Jimmy Baron, Rhode Island. 29 points (on 10 of 12 shooting, including six of eight from long range) in the Rams' road win at the Fordham Rams.

F - Trevor Booker, Clemson. 21 points (on seven for nine shooting) and 12 rebounds -- seven offensive -- in the Tigers' road win at the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.

F - James Johnson, Wake Forest. 26 points (on 11 for 17 shooting) and 11 rebounds in Demon Deacons' road loss to the Duke Blue Devils.

F - Lavoy Allen, Temple. 20 points (on eight for eight shooting), 18 rebounds, and four assists in the Owls' win over the Saint Bonaventure Bonnies.

Second Team (Non BCS football-playing conferences)

G - Ryan Tillema, Wisconsin-Green Bay. 30 points (on 10 of 17 shooting, including seven of 10 from behind the arc) in the Phoenix's road win at the Long Beach State 49ers.

G - Blake Cushingberry, Oakland. 24 points (on eight for 11 shooting) in the Golden Grizzlies' victory at the IUPUI Jaguars.

F - Gerald Lee, Old Dominion. 26 points (on 13 for 16 shooting) and seven rebounds in the Monarchs' defeat of the Liberty Flames.

F - Reggie Fuller, Binghamton. 22 points and 10 rebounds in the Bearcats' defeat of the New Hampshire Wildcats.

F - Joseph Harris, Coastal Carolina. 32 points (on 13 of 17 shooting) and 12 rebounds -- seven offensive -- in the Chanticleers' loss to the UNC-Asheville Bulldogs.