There is a new Big Ten team among the top-eight seeds in FOX Sports bracket forecaster Mike DeCourcy’s latest NCAA Tournament projections.
While Auburn, Alabama, Duke and Houston remain on the 1-line in DeCourcy’s latest projections, it’s the Wisconsin Badgers who now find themselves on the 2-line, joined by Tennessee, Florida and Michigan State. The Badgers have won six of their last seven and are fresh off an 88-62 win over Washington.
Texas A&M dropped to the 3-line following a loss to Vanderbilt on Wednesday night. The Aggies are joined by St. John’s, Michigan and Iowa State on the 3-line, while Texas Tech, Missouri, Kentucky and Arizona round out the No. 4 seeds in DeCourcy’s latest projections.
As for the bubble, DeCourcy has Indiana, Texas, Wake Forest and North Carolina listed as his first four teams out of the NCAA Tournament, with Xavier, Cincinnati, Boise State and SMU as his next four teams out.
Here’s a full look at DeCourcy’s latest projections:
No. 1 seeds:
1. Auburn
2. Alabama
3. Duke
4. Houston
No. 2 seeds:
5. Tennessee
6. Florida
7. Michigan State
8. Wisconsin
No. 3 seeds:
9. St. John’s
10. Michigan
11. Texas A&M
12. Iowa State
No. 4 seeds:
13. Kentucky
14. Texas Tech
15. Missouri
16. Arizona
No. 5 seeds:
17. Purdue
18. Clemson
19. Marquette
20. Maryland
No. 6 seeds:
21. Kansas
22. Louisville
23. Mississippi State
24. Memphis
No. 7 seeds:
25. Saint Mary’s
26. Oregon
27. UCLA
28. Ole Miss
No. 8 seeds:
29. Creighton
30. Illinois
31. BYU
32. Gonzaga
No. 9 seeds:
33. Connecticut
34. New Mexico
35. Utah State
36. Vanderbilt
No. 10 seeds:
37. West Virginia
38. Baylor
39. Oklahoma
40. Nebraska
No. 11 seeds:
41. San Diego State
42. Drake
43. Arkansas v. 44. VCU
45. Georgia vs. 46. Ohio State
No. 12 seeds:
47. George Mason
48. UC San Diego
49. Yale
50. McNeese
No. 13 seeds:
51. Akron
52. High Point
53. Utah Valley
54. Lipscomb
No. 14 seeds:
55. Chattanooga
56. Jacksonville State
57. Towson
58. James Madison
No. 15 seeds:
59. Montana
60. Central Connecticut
61. Norfolk State
62. Robert Morris
No. 16 seeds:
63. Bryant
64. Marist
65. Southeast Missouri State
66. Southern
67. Omaha
68. American
Michael DeCourcy covers college basketball for FOX Sports with an emphasis on NCAA Tournament bracket projections. He has appeared on FOX Sports college basketball game broadcasts, while also serving as a college basketball studio analyst with Big Ten Network. He has been covering college basketball for nearly three decades at the Sporting News. You can follow him at @tsnmike.
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