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Arizona Wildcats Pac-10 Conference   2008 Record: (8-5, 5-4) 2008 Bowl: Las Vegas Bowl vs. BYU (W 31-21) Coach: Mike Stoops (25-34 at Arizona, 25-34 overall) Offensive Coordinator: Sonny Dykes Defensive Coordinator: Mark Stoops   Returning Leaders Rushing: Nic Grigsby,…

Alabama Crimson Tide Southeastern Conference   2008 Record: (12-2, 8-0) 2008 Bowl: Sugar Bowl vs. Utah (L 17-31) Coach: Nick Saban (19-8 at Alabama, 110-43-1 overall) Offensive Coordinator: Jim McElwain Defensive Coordinator: Kirby Smart   Returning Leaders Rushing: Mark Ingram,…

Akron Zips Mid-American Conference   2008 Record: (5-7, 3-5) 2008 Bowl: none Coach: J.D. Brookhart (27-33 at Akron, 27-33 overall) Offensive Coordinator: Shane Montgomery Defensive Coordinator: Jim Fleming   Returning Leaders Rushing: Alex Allen, RB, 152 yards Passing: Chris Jacquemain,…

Air Force Falcons Mountain West Conference   2008 Record: (8-5, 5-3) 2008 Bowl: Armed Forces Bowl vs. Houston (L 28-34) Coach: Troy Calhoun (17-9 at Air Force, 17-9 overall) Offensive Coordinator: Clay Hendrix, Blane Morgan and Mike Thiessen Defensive Coordinator:…

Wake Forest Demon Deacons Atlantic Coast Conference (19-10, 9-7) Seed: #9 East Region   Big Wins: 12/31 Richmond (74-68), 1/3 Xavier (96-92), 1/12 Maryland (85-83) Bad Losses: 2/20 at NC State (54-68), 2/27 North Carolina (68-77), 3/11 vs Miami (62-83)…

Villanova Wildcats Big East Conference (24-7, 13-5) Seed: #2 South Region   Big Wins: 12/6 vs Maryland (95-86), 1/17 Georgetown (82-77), 2/8 at West Virginia (82-75) Bad Losses: 2/15 Connecticut (75-84), 2/21 at Pittsburgh (65-70), 3/11 vs Marquette (76-80) Last…

Washington Huskies Pacific-10 Conference (24-9, 11-7) Seed: #11 East Region   Big Wins: 12/22 Texas A&M (73-64), 1/16 California (84-69), 3/13 vs California (79-75) Bad Losses: 1/21 at UCLA (61-62), 1/23 at USC (61-87), 2/18 USC (64-67) Last NCAA Appearance:…

Virginia Tech Hokies Atlantic Coast Conference (23-8, 10-6) Seed: #1   Big Wins: 2/6 Clemson (70-59), 2/16 Wake Forest (87-83), 3/6 at Georgia Tech (88-82) Bad Losses: 1/31 at Miami (75-82), 2/24 at Boston College (60-80), 3/12 vs Miami (65-70)…

Vermont Catamounts America East Conference (25-9, 12-4) Seed: #16 West Region   Big Wins: 11/15 at Buffalo (58-57), 2/9 at Boston U (76-75), 2/20 Fairfield (77-67) Bad Losses: 12/20 Delaware (50-56), 1/24 at Binghamton (67-73), 1/27 at New Hampshire (56-75)…

Vanderbilt Commodores Southeastern Conference (24-8, 12-4) Seed: #4 West Region   Big Wins: 11/20 at St. Mary’s (72-70), 1/27 at Tennessee (85-76), 2/9 Tennessee (90-71) Bad Losses: 11/23 vs Cincinnati (58-67), 12/8 at Illinois (68-79), 12/11 vs Western Kentucky (69-76)…