Overview
- ClutchPoints projects Kansas as a No. 4 seed in the Midwest, noting the BYU win came despite Darryn Peterson’s cramping issues, and suggests a road win at Texas Tech could nudge the Jayhawks toward a No. 3 seed.
- Florida followed a decisive win over Alabama with pointed postgame remarks from coach Todd Golden directed at Nate Oats, sharpening the SEC storyline.
- The Bubble Watch lists Indiana, Miami (FL), New Mexico and UCLA as the Last Four Byes, with Ohio State, USC, Texas and Virginia Tech as the Last Four In.
- Multi-bid projections currently favor the Big Ten with 11 bids, the SEC with 10, the ACC with 9 and the Big 12 with 7, with the Big East at 3 and the Mountain West and WCC at 2 each.
- Upcoming matchups likely to influence movement include Kansas at Texas Tech on Monday and Saturday tilts such as Duke at North Carolina, Illinois at Michigan State and Florida at Texas A&M.