There's a major shakeup in FOX Sports bracket forecaster Mike DeCourcy's latest NCAA Tournament projections, as the Houston Cougars, winners of seven straight and fresh off an impressive 69-61 win over No. 10 Texas Tech on the road, moved up to a No. 1 seed.
The Cougars are joined by Auburn, Alabama and Duke on the 1-line in DeCourcy's latest projections.
Florida fell to a No. 2 seed following an 88-83 loss to SEC foe Georgia on Tuesday night. The Gators are listed as the No. 6 overall seed in DeCourcy's latest projections, joined by Tennessee, Michigan State and Texas A&M on the 2-line.
Wisconsin, St. John's, Michigan and Iowa State land on the 3-line, while Texas Tech, Missouri, Kentucky and Maryland round out the No. 4 seeds in DeCourcy's latest projections.
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As for the bubble, DeCourcy has Ohio State, Texas, Indiana 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. Texas A&M
No. 3 seeds:
9. Wisconsin
10. St. John’s
11. Michigan
12. Iowa State
No. 4 seeds:
13. Texas Tech
14. Missouri
15. Kentucky
16. Maryland
No. 5 seeds:
17. Arizona
18. Purdue
19. Clemson
20. Marquette
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. Utah State
31. Illinois
32. BYU
No. 9 seeds:
33. Gonzaga
34. Connecticut
35. New Mexico
36. West Virginia
No. 10 seeds:
37. Baylor
38. Vanderbilt
39. Oklahoma
40. Nebraska
No. 11 seeds:
41. San Diego State
42. Drake
43. Wake Forest v. 44 Arkansas
45. Georgia vs. 46. VCU
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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