Following an action-packed weekend of college basketball that saw the top-two teams in the AP Top 25 Poll lose, FOX Sports bracket forecaster Mike DeCourcy is here to deliver his latest NCAA Tournament projections.
Duke (East), Auburn (South), Alabama (Midwest) and Tennessee (West) remain No. 1 seeds in DeCourcy's latest projections.
Houston jumped to a No. 2 seed following back-to-back wins over Colorado and Baylor. The Cougars now sit at 20-4 and have won 16 of their last 17 games. Houston is joined by Florida, Purdue and Texas A&M on the 2-line.
Iowa State fell to the 3-line in DeCourcy's latest NCAA Tournament projections. The Cyclones have lost three of their last four, but are coming off a dominant 30-point victory over TCU. Iowa State is joined by Michigan State, Kentucky and St. Johns on the 3-line. Rick Pitino's team has now won 10 in a row and sit in first place in the Big East.
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Kansas, Ole Miss, Memphis and Wisconsin make up the No. 4 seeds in DeCourcy's latest projections.
As for the bubble, DeCourcy has Texas, San Diego State, Georgia and SMU among his last four teams to get into the tournament, while Arkansas, VCU, Boise State and BYU are listed as DeCourcy's first four teams out.
San Francisco, Cincinnati, UC Irvine and Pitt are DeCourcy's next four teams out of the NCAA Tournament.
The SEC has the most representatives in DeCourcy's latest compilation, with 13 teams. The Big Ten has 10 teams represented, while the Big 12 has seven teams in the tournament, according to DeCourcy. The ACC has five teams, while the Big East has four. The Mountain West has three teams in the mix, while the West Coast has two teams.
Here's a full look at DeCourcy’s latest projections:
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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