Right behind those warm-weather conferences, though, was the Big Ten, a league that not long ago was an afterthought on selection day. The Big Ten advanced a record five teams into the field of 64 and has a national seed for the second year in a row, this time No. 6 Illinois. ''For us to have this type of year with the quality in this league, it's very satisfying, but it's not the ultimate goal.'' Pac-12 champion UCLA (42-14) edged out Southeastern Conference regular-season champion LSU (48-10) for the No. 1 national seed. More...