Washington at New Mexico

This is a classic case of Big Conference vs. mid-major. Everyone knows about Washington and the Pac-10, but New Mexico was a No. 3 seed because they come into this game with 30 wins! The Pac-10 was down this year, and Washington won the conference tournament but could muster no better than an 11 seed, which is indicative of the true power of the Pac-10 this season - it simply was not up to the level of the other five big conferences. The Lobos have it all with four scorers, and 3-point shooters, rebounding and defense. Three of their four losses came at the hands of NCAA Tourney teams, and they have nine wins against tourney teams, including California - arguably the best Pac-10 team this season. This line is made from reputation not merit, so I'll go with New Mexico here.