southern conference championship, davidson got bounced in the first round of the big dance last year. western kentucky also back in the big dance after claiming the sun belt title. squeaking by florida international, 65-63, the hill toppers are in. and finally, the dukes of james madison university. yes all right, lewis. lewis bergdorf making an appearance after winning the title. they beat northeastern last night 70-57. they ve got a team in the big dance and an alum wearing one of those big gulp hats on national television. stop it. all within 12 hours. gross. to the nfl, a couple of playoff teams from the same division making big moves on offense. percy harvin headed to seattle for exchange in a package that includes the seattle seahawks this year.
if they get home, playoff teams will be tough to beat. thanks so much. david ignatius joins us for his must-read op-ed. willie, he had a remarkable must-read op-ed on friday about egypt and everything that s happened since then. i d like one of those desserts and some coffee.
national playoff system. bcs commissioner drew up the plan last week. t will replace the current system coming 2014. the way it works right now. some crazy computer somewhere in kalamazoo basically picks a top two teams at the end of the season under that new format. some kind of committee would pick the four playoff teams. so you can hate people instead of machines. we re told officials still need to work out some details but that the all decision makers are behind the plan. the death of the bcs comes at long last. the feds say they have helped bus more than two dozen people around the world in the biggest international cyber crime sting ever. the fbi led the investigation which reportedly targeted people buying and selling stolen identities, credit cards and more online. the feds say the sting protected more than 400,000 potential cyber crime christmas and prevented more than 200 million until potential credit theft. how did they they catch these
still missing star point guard derek rose. the mvp last season. third, thunder up big when russell westbrook elevates, throws down over a 7-footer. he finished with 27 points, 5 assists, 4 steals for westbrook. thunder beat the bulls winning their sixth in a row clinching a spot in the playoffs. in boston, another likely matchup of playoff teams. the celtics face off against the heat. this one about jraja rondo. dishes outside to paul pierce for three. notches a trip hefl double. new york knicks playoff hopes took a hit this weekend when jeremy lin announced he will undergo surgery to repair a tear in his minnis cueniscus int knee. he ll likely miss the rest of the regular season. keep those number 17 jerseys
season. here to talk about it, jon wertheim, senior investigative reporter for sports illustrated. happy new year to you, jon. you too. let s start with the nfl, who wrapped up its regular season today. any big surprises among the playoff teams? no, i think the big surprises are the teams that didn t make it. the new york jets, that s a team that a lot of people thought might win the super bowl. they didn t make it. i don t think people expected the 49ers to be as good as they are. you look at the strong teams, green bay, new england, new orleans, that s pretty much what people thought. this has been an exciting season. we ll see what happens in the playoffs. and green bay rested most of its regulars today, including quarterback aaron rodgers, but it looks like it was a wise move. do you think so? you know, it s interesting, they still won the game, which is a good sign. team always have this, why would you injure someone, why would you injure a key player when there s so l