Fans were treated to a loaded slate of men’s college basketball games on Tuesday, which led to several notable changes in FOX Sports bracket forecaster Mike DeCourcy’s latest NCAA Tournament projections.
Most notably, Purdue jumped up to a No. 3 seed, while Texas Tech fell to the 4-line following a loss to TCU. Both Georgia and Iowa also ascended to the 8-line after Utah State fell to UNLV and UCF lost to Oklahoma State.
Here is a complete look at DeCourcy’s NCAA Tournament seed list:
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No. 1 seeds
1. Duke
2. Michigan
3. Arizona
4. UConn
No. 2 seeds
5. Florida
6. Houston
7. Illinois
8. Michigan State
No. 3 seeds
9. Iowa State
10. Alabama
11. Nebraska
12. Purdue
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No. 4 seeds
13. Virginia
14. Gonzaga
15. Texas Tech
16. Kansas
No. 5 seeds
17. North Carolina
18. Arkansas
19. Vanderbilt
20. St. John’s
No. 6 seeds
21. Tennessee
22. Louisville
23. BYU
24. Kentucky
No. 7 seeds
25. Villanova
26. Saint Mary’s
27. Saint Louis
28. Wisconsin
No. 8 seeds
29. Miami Hurricanes
30. Miami RedHawks
31. Georgia
32. Iowa
No. 9 seeds
33. Clemson
34. Utah State
35. UCF
36. Missouri
No. 10 seeds
37. UCLA
38. Texas
39. NC State
40. TCU
No. 11 seeds
41. Texas A&M
42. SMU
43. New Mexico vs. 44. Ohio State
45. Santa Clara vs. 46. VCU
No. 12 seeds
47. Belmont
48. South Florida
49. Yale
50. Liberty
No. 13 seeds
51. Stephen F. Austin
52. UNC Wilmingon
53. High Point
54. Utah Valley
No. 14 seeds
55. Hawaii
56. Navy
57. North Dakota State
58. Austin Peay
No. 15 seeds
59. Portland State
60. Wright State
61. Troy
62. East Tennessee State
No. 16 seeds
63. Merrimack
64. LIU
65. Howard
66. UMBC
67. Bethune-Cookman
68. Morehead State
And it’s never too early to check in on the bubble.
According to DeCourcy’s seed list, Indiana, Auburn, Cal and Virginia Tech are the first four teams out of the tournament, while Cincinnati, USC, Seton Hall and San Diego State are the next four out.
Selection Sunday is less than one month away, and this list will inevitably evolve. For now, DeCourcy’s latest seed list offers a clear snapshot of who’s rising, who’s falling and which programs are already building the résumés they’ll need when March Madness arrives.
