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Madness meter: Baylor, SMU are locks but what do schools like TCU, A&M and UTA need to dance in March?

The NCAA selection committee provided a nice made-for-TV moment when it released the current top 16 seeds for the tournament on Saturday.

Yes, the news was nice for No. 1 seeds Villanova, Kansas, Baylor and Gonzaga and the other 12 schools that heard their names called.

If the selection chairman Mark Hollis, the athletic director at Michigan State, wanted real angst he should have announced the final eight teams in the tournament and first eight teams out. Talk about your reality show filled with smiles and mock outrage worthy of the College Football Playoff.

As it is now, the countdown to Selection Sunday still figures to have plenty of sweaty palm moments.