NCAA Basketball Tournament: Destination: Salt Lake City

SALT LAKE CITY — Four of these teams will compete for a berth in the Final Four at the West Regional finals March 25 and 27 at EnergySolutions Arena.

SYRACUSE (28-4): Keep an eye on Arinze Onuaku, who hurt his leg in a loss to Georgetown in the Big East tournament. The Orange have plenty of depth, but he occupies a lot of space in the middle.

VERMONT(25-9): The Catamounts have won 11 of their last 12 games behind Marqus Blakely, who had 24 points, 18 rebounds and five assists in the America East title game.

GONZAGA (26-6): Making the NCAA tournament is becoming routine. Doing it off an 81-62 loss to St, Mary's in the West Coast Conference title game is something entirely new.

FLORIDA STATE (22-9): The Seminoles seem to be perpetually on the rise, though this season it's more evident than ever. For proof, look no further than sophomores Solomon Alabi and Chris Singleton, who help to give Florida State one of the best defenses in the ACC.

BUTLER (28-4): The Bulldogs take a nation-leading 20-game win streak into the NCAA tournament after routing Wright State 70-45 in the Horizon League title game. They're the first team in league history to run unbeaten through the conference regular season and tournament.

UTEP (26-6): Head coach Tony Barbee and scoring leader Randy Culpepper swept the top two individual awards in Conference USA voting. Barbee joins Don Haskins and Billy Gillispie as the only coach of the year winners in school history, while Culpepper joined Tim Hardaway as the only players of the year from UTEP.

VANDERBILT (24-8): Top scorer Jermaine Beal's nickname is "Dolla," as in, "Dolla Beal." Maybe he ought to major in finance, because he's been handing out a lot of dimes, too. Beal set a school record for assists by a sophomore two years ago.

MURRAY STATE (30-4): The Racers are the first school from the Ohio Valley Conference to win 30 games, setting a school record by beating Morehead State in the league tournament.

XAVIER (24-8): The A-10 regular-season co-champions feature Jordan Crawford, the league's leading scorer, and Jason Love, a senior who has already broken the school record for wins in a career.

MINNESOTA (21-13): Sharpshooter Blake Hoffarber is second in the nation in 3-point field goal percentage, while Lawrence Westbrook is one of the best scorers in the Big Ten.