"I wish we had come out and played harder and acted like we wanted it more," Blake said. "We're definitely happy with getting a No. 1 seed. We've put N.C. State behind us. Now we have to step it up."
SOUTH
Duke's Carlos Boozer
TOP SEED : DUKE (29-3)
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NCAA Tournament
Regional skinny: The defending champion Blue Devils have a clear path to Atlanta. Second-seeded Alabama is not tournament-tested and No. 3 Pitt is hurting.
EAST
Maryland's Lonny Baxter
TOP SEED : MARYLAND ( 29-4)
Regional skinny: The Terps start the closest to home of the top seeds and have fading Kentucky in their half of the bracket. A rematch with UConn looms in the final.
WEST
Cincinnati's Steve Logan
TOP SEED : CINCINNATI (30-3)
Regional skinny: The Bearcats get top billing, but a number of teams enter on a roll and could emerge victorious. Check out Arizona-Gonzaga in the second round.
MIDWEST
Kansas' Nick Collison
TOP SEED : KANSAS (29-3)
Regional skinny: Is yesterday's loss in the Big 12 final a sign of more March Sadness for Roy Williams' Jayhawks? A string of talented big men awaits to knock off Kansas.
Finally No. 1
Since the NCAA tournament began seeding teams in 1979, Maryland had never been seeded higher than No. 2 until this year. The Terps' seedings through the years:
1980: 2
1995: 3
1981: 6
1996: 7
1983: 8
1997: 5
1984: 3
1998: 4
1985: 5
1999: 2
1986: 5
2000: 3
1988: 7
2001: 3
1994: 10
2002: 1
9 and counting
Maryland is in the NCAA tournament for the ninth straight year. Only a handful of schools have a longer current streak:
Team Streak Years
Arizona 18 1985-2002
Indiana 17 1986-2002
UCLA 14 1989-2002
Kansas 13 1990-2002
Cincinnati 11 1992-2002
Kentucky 11 1992-2002
Maryland 9 1994-2002
Next for Terps
Opponent: Alcorn State (21-9) or Siena (16-18) in NCAA tournament East Regional first round
When: Friday, time TBA
Site: MCI Center, Washington
TV/Radio: Chs. 13, 9/WBAL (1090 AM)
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