Amid an eventful men’s college basketball weekend, there has been some significant movement in the upper lines of FOX Sports bracket forecaster Mike DeCourcy’s latest NCAA Tournament projections.
Big moves for Florida, which crushed Arkansas, 111-77, while Illinois and Purdue are back up thanks to losses from Iowa State to Texas Tech and Kansas to Arizona on Saturday. Nebraska remains going strong after beating unranked USC, but Gonzaga dropped to a No. 4 seed, thanks to a stunning 70-59 loss to Saint Mary’s on Saturday.Â
And the SEC — which could get at least 10 teams in the men’s NCAA Tournament this year — is on the rise behind Florida with Alabama, Kentucky and Missouri making upward moves.
Florida guard Isaiah Brown (Photo by David Buono/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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Here is a complete look at DeCourcy’s NCAA Tournament seed list:
No. 1 seeds
1. Duke
2. Michigan
3. Arizona
4. Connecticut
No. 2 seeds
5. Florida
6. Houston
7. Illinois
8. Purdue
No. 3 seeds
9. Alabama
10. Michigan State
11. Iowa State
12. Nebraska
No. 4 seeds
13. Texas Tech
14. Gonzaga
15. Kansas
16. Virginia
No. 5 seeds
17. Arkansas
18. North Carolina
19. St. John’s
20. Vanderbilt
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. Utah State
30. Miami Hurricanes
31. UCF
32. Miami RedHawks
No. 9 seeds
33. Georgia
34. Clemson
35. Iowa
36. Missouri
No. 10 seeds
37. NC State
38. UCLA
39. SMU
40. TexasÂ
No. 11 seeds
41. Texas A&M
42. TCU
43. New Mexico vs. 44. Indiana
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, Ohio State, Auburn, Cal and Virginia are the first four teams out of the tournament, while San Diego State, USC, Seton Hall and West Virginia 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.