There’s a lot of good news in Pittsburgh these days: the Steelers are headed to another Super Bowl, and - more important for hoops fans - the Panthers are leading the Big East and back on pace for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
Syracuse joins Duke, Ohio State and Kansas as projected No. 1 seeds in the first of our 2011 weekly bracket projections here at NBCSports.com and Bracketville.
With tip-off for the 2010-11 college basketball season upon us, we seem to know two things: Duke and Michigan State are strong favorites to make return trips to the Final Four.