In March Madness betting, there are many at-large bids still yet to be decided as conference tournament play rages on, but the Big East may have a clearer picture than any other conference. As many as seven teams probably have berths locked up, so seeding is the only thing really left to figure out.

Not only does the Big East have plenty of March Madness betting seeds locked up, it has some major contenders; UConn and Pittsburgh are among the top-three schools in the nation and their rivalry strengthens with every faceoff. Could one of them dethrone North Carolina in the Final Four? Villanova and Louisville can’t be forgotten either.

The most exciting story heading into Selection Sunday has to be Syracuse‘s unbelievable win over UConn in six overtimes at Madison Square Garden Thursday night. If Syracuse‘s bid for a high seed in March Madness betting was in doubt before that legendary clash, that may have changed. The Orangemen were already ranked 18^th in the nation and showed they could beat a top-three team with their overtime thriller; do they not deserve at least a three seed?

The only team whose fate wasn’t quite decided in March Madness betting entering the Big East tournament was probably Providence. It got pummeled by Louisville in the first round of the tourney and, considering it went 2-8 against RPI top-50 foes and was repeatedly blown out by its ranked divisional peers on the road this season, Providence’s March Madness betting dream appears over for 2009.\

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