FOX Sports' bracket forecaster Mike DeCourcy offers up his men's latest NCAA Tournament seed list.
Consider it the Big Ten for big movement. Following its Friday night 84-70 home loss to No. 3 Michigan, No. 10 Illinois — which posted its second consecutive loss — has slipped in FOX Sports bracket forecaster Mike DeCourcy’s latest NCAA Tournament projections, as has No. 12 Nebraska. Meanwhile, No. 13 Michigan State got a road victory over No. 8 Purdue on Thursday, which moved the Spartans up one spot. Elsewhere, Troy clinched the Sun Belt regular-season championship, getting the Trojans into the projected field. [COLLEGE HOOPS: Takeaways From UConn’s Win Over St. John’s] Here is a complete look at DeCourcy’s NCAA Tournament seed list: No. 1 seeds 1. Duke2. Michigan3. Arizona4. Connecticut No. 2 seeds 5. Iowa State6. Florida7. Houston8. Kansas No. 3 seeds 9. Illinois10. Purdue11. Gonzaga12. Michigan State No. 4 seeds 13. Nebraska14. Virginia15. Alabama16. Texas Tech No. 5 seeds 17. Arkansas18. Vanderbilt19. St. John’s20. North Carolina No. 6 seeds 21. Tennessee22. Louisville23. BYU24. Villanova No. 7 seeds 25. UCF26. Kentucky27. Saint Mary’s28. Saint Louis No. 8 seeds 29. Utah State30. Wisconsin31. Miami RedHawks32. Miami Hurricanes No. 9 seeds 33. Iowa34. NC State35. Georgia36. SMU No. 10 seeds 37. UCLA38. Missouri39. Clemson40. Texas A&M No. 11 seeds 41. Texas42. California43. TCU v. 44. Indiana45. Santa Clara v. 46. VCU No. 12 seeds 47. Belmont48. South Florida49. Yale50. Liberty No. 13 seeds 51. Stephen F. Austin52. UNC Wilmingon53. High Point54. Utah Valley No. 14 seeds 55. Hawaii56. Austin Peay57. North Dakota State58. Navy No. 15 seeds 59. Troy60. Portland State61. East Tennessee State62. Wright State No. 16 seeds 63. Merrimack64. LIU65. UMBC66. Bethune-Cookman67. Morehead State68. Morgan State And it’s never too early to check in on the bubble. According to DeCourcy’s seed list, Auburn, San Diego State, Virginia Tech and USC are the first four teams out of the tournament, while Ohio State, New Mexico, Seton Hall and Oklahoma 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 arrives.
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