Kansas is back on the top line as a 1 seed in Joe Lunardi’s latest Mock NCAA Tournament Bracket.
Kansas is back on the top line as a 1 seed in Joe Lunardi’s latest Mock NCAA Tournament Bracket.
The Jayhawks replace North Carolina and join Villanova, Oklahoma and Iowa as 1 seeds.
Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia and Oregon are the 2 seeds.
The 3 seeds feature Miami, Michigan State, West Virginia and Xavier.
The 4s are Kentucky, Iowa State, Dayton and Texas A&M.
Unranked Duke, the defending NCAA champion, is a 6 seed, while Louisville is no longer in the bracket after self-imposing a postseason ban.
As a result, the ACC leads the way with 8 teams in the Big Dance instead of 9 from a week ago. The Pac-12 has 7 teams and the Big 12 and the Big Ten get 6 apiece.
LSU and projected No. 1 pick Ben Simmons remain in the field as a 9 seed.
From the tri-state area, UConn, Seton Hall, Yale, Monmouth, Wagner and Stony Brook are all in the field, with Seton Hall facing a play-in game as an 11 seed against Cincinnati and Wagner facing a play-in game as a 16 seed against Texas Southern.
Syracuse is listed as an 11 seed against No. 6 Providence.
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