Fans were treated to a loaded slate of men’s college basketball games on Tuesday, which led to several notable changes in FOX Sports bracket forecaster Mike DeCourcy’s latest NCAA Tournament projections. Most notably, Purdue jumped up to a No. 3 seed, while Texas Tech fell to the 4-line following a loss to TCU. Both Georgia and Iowa also ascended to the 8-line after Utah State fell to UNLV and UCF lost to Oklahoma State. Here is a complete look at DeCourcy’s NCAA Tournament seed list: No. 1 seeds 1. Duke2. Michigan3. Arizona4. UConn No. 2 seeds 5. Florida6. Houston7. Illinois8. Michigan State No. 3 seeds 9. Iowa State10. Alabama11. Nebraska12. Purdue [COLLEGE HOOPS: New Men’s NCAA Rankings Have Florida in Top 5] No. 4 seeds 13. Virginia14. Gonzaga15. Texas Tech16. Kansas No. 5 seeds 17. North Carolina18. Arkansas19. Vanderbilt20. St. John’s No. 6 seeds 21. Tennessee22. Louisville23. BYU24. Kentucky No. 7 seeds 25. Villanova26. Saint Mary’s27. Saint Louis28. Wisconsin No. 8 seeds 29. Miami Hurricanes30. Miami RedHawks31. Georgia32. Iowa No. 9 seeds 33. Clemson34. Utah State35. UCF36. Missouri No. 10 seeds 37. UCLA38. Texas39. NC State40. TCU No. 11 seeds 41. Texas A&M42. SMU43. New Mexico vs. 44. Ohio State45. Santa Clara vs. 46. VCU No. 12 seeds 47. Belmont48. South Florida49. Yale50. Liberty No. 13 seeds 51. Stephen F. Austin52. UNC Wilmingon53. High Point54. Utah Valley No. 14 seeds 55. Hawaii56. Navy57. North Dakota State58. Austin Peay No. 15 seeds 59. Portland State60. Wright State61. Troy62. East Tennessee State No. 16 seeds 63. Merrimack64. LIU65. Howard66. UMBC67. Bethune-Cookman68. Morehead State And it’s never too early to check in on the bubble. According to DeCourcy’s seed list, Indiana, Auburn, Cal and Virginia Tech are the first four teams out of the tournament, while Cincinnati, USC, Seton Hall and San Diego State 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 Madness arrives. Read More
2026 Men’s NCAA Tournament Seed Projections: Purdue Moves Up After Texas Tech Loss
Fans were treated to a loaded slate of men's college basketball games on Tuesday, which led to several notable changes in FOX Sports bracket forecaster Mike DeCourcy’s latest NCAA Tournament projections. Most notably, Purdue jumped up to a No. 3 seed, while Texas Tech fell to the 4-line following a loss to TCU. Both Georgia and Iowa also ascended to the 8-line after Utah State fell to UNLV and UCF lost to Oklahoma State. Here is a complete look at DeCourcy's NCAA Tournament seed list: No. 1 seeds 1. Duke2. Michigan3. Arizona4. UConn No. 2 seeds 5. Florida6. Houston7. Illinois8. Michigan State No. 3 seeds 9. Iowa State10. Alabama11. Nebraska12. Purdue [COLLEGE HOOPS: New Men's NCAA Rankings Have Florida in Top 5] No. 4 seeds 13. Virginia14. Gonzaga15. Texas Tech16. Kansas No. 5 seeds 17. North Carolina18. Arkansas19. Vanderbilt20. St. John's No. 6 seeds 21. Tennessee22. Louisville23. BYU24. Kentucky No. 7 seeds 25. Villanova26. Saint Mary's27. Saint Louis28. Wisconsin No. 8 seeds 29. Miami Hurricanes30. Miami RedHawks31. Georgia32. Iowa No. 9 seeds 33. Clemson34. Utah State35. UCF36. Missouri No. 10 seeds 37. UCLA38. Texas39. NC State40. TCU No. 11 seeds 41. Texas A&M42. SMU43. New Mexico vs. 44. Ohio State45. Santa Clara vs. 46. VCU No. 12 seeds 47. Belmont48. South Florida49. Yale50. Liberty No. 13 seeds 51. Stephen F. Austin52. UNC Wilmingon53. High Point54. Utah Valley No. 14 seeds 55. Hawaii56. Navy57. North Dakota State58. Austin Peay No. 15 seeds 59. Portland State60. Wright State61. Troy62. East Tennessee State No. 16 seeds 63. Merrimack64. LIU65. Howard66. UMBC67. Bethune-Cookman68. Morehead State And it’s never too early to check in on the bubble. According to DeCourcy's seed list, Indiana, Auburn, Cal and Virginia Tech are the first four teams out of the tournament, while Cincinnati, USC, Seton Hall and San Diego State 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 Madness arrives. Read More
