There’s a new top seed in Andy Katz’s latest March Madness men’s bracket predictions. Arizona joins Purdue, UConn and Houston as a No. 1 seed as North Carolina drops to a No. 2 seed.
Here is a look at Katz’s new predicted 68-team field.
March Madness men’s bracket predictions
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| SEED | MIDWEST | SOUTH | WEST | EAST |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue | Houston | Arizona | UConn |
| 16 | Norfolk State/CSSU | Southern U | Green Bay | South Dakota State/Eastern Kentucky |
| 8 | Indiana State | Michigan State | Saint Mary’s | Virginia |
| 9 | Texas | Florida | New Mexico | Washington State |
| 5 | Creighton | Dayton | Clemson | BYU |
| 12 | Yale | Samford | South Florida | Richmond |
| 4 | Duke | Wisconsin | Illinois | South Carolina |
| 13 | Akron | Appalachian State | UC Irvine | McNeese State |
| 6 | Florida Atlantic | Oklahoma | San Diego State | Utah State |
| 11 | Butler/Boise State | Nevada/Wake Forest | Grand Canyon | Ole Miss |
| 3 | Iowa State | Alabama | Auburn | Baylor |
| 14 | Vermont | High Point | Louisiana Tech | UNC Wilmington |
| 7 | Colorado State | Texas Tech | Northwestern | Kentucky |
| 10 | TCU | Texas A&M | Mississippi State | Nebraska |
| 2 | Tennessee | Marquette | Kansas | North Carolina |
| 15 | Quinnipiac | Colgate | Eastern Washington | Morehead State |
First four out: Cincinnati, Utah, Gonzaga, Colorado
Next four out: St. John’s, Memphis, Xavier, Villanova
Next next four: Providence, Kansas State, Seton Hall, Pitt
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Conferences with multiple teams in Katz’s bracket predictions
| CONFERENCE | TOTAL TEAMS | TEAMS |
|---|---|---|
| SEC | 9 | Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M |
| Big 12 | 9 | Baylor, BYU, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Oklahoma, TCU, Texas, Texas Tech |
| Big Ten | 6 | Purdue, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan State, Nebraska, Northwestern |
| MWC | 6 | Boise State, Colorado State, Nevada, New Mexico, San Diego State, Utah State |
| ACC | 5 | Clemson, Duke, North Carolina, Virginia, Wake Forest |
| Big East | 4 | Butler, Creighton, Marquette, UConn |
| Pac-12 | 3 | Arizona, Utah, Washington State |
| American | 2 | Florida Atlantic, South Florida |
| A10 | 2 | Dayton, Richmond |
Andy Katz’s field of 68
Here is Katz’s full seed list in order, from one through 68:
- Purdue (1) AQ BIG
- UConn (1) AQ Big East
- Houston (1) AQ Big 12
- Arizona (1) AQ Pac-12
- North Carolina (2) AQ ACC
- Tennessee (2)
- Kansas (2)
- Marquette (2)
- Alabama (3) AQ SEC
- Auburn (3)
- Iowa State (3)
- Baylor (3)
- South Carolina (4)
- Wisconsin (4)
- Illinois (4)
- Duke (4)
- Dayton (5)
- Creighton (5)
- BYU (5)
- Clemson (5)
- Utah State (6) AQ MWC
- San Diego State (6)
- Oklahoma (6)
- FAU (6)
- Texas Tech (7)
- Colorado State (7)
- Kentucky (7)
- Northwestern (7)
- Michigan State (8)
- Saint Mary’s (8) AQ WCC
- Virginia (8)
- Indiana State (8) AQ MVC
- Florida (9)
- New Mexico (9)
- Texas (9)
- Washington State (9)
- TCU (10)
- Nebraska (10)
- Texas A&M (10)
- Mississippi State (10)
- Ole Miss (11)
- Butler (11)
- Boise State (11)
- Nevada (11)
- Wake Forest (11)
- Grand Canyon (11) AQ WAC
- Richmond (12) AQ A10
- Samford (12) AQ SoCon
- Yale (12) AQ Ivy
- South Florida (12) AQ American
- McNeese State (13) AQ Southland
- Appalachian State (13) AQ Sun Belt
- UC Irvine (13) AQ Big West
- Akron (13) AQ MAC
- Vermont (14) AQ America East
- High Point (14) AQ Big South
- Louisiana Tech (14) AQ CUSA
- UNC Wilmington (14) AQ CAA
- Morehead State (15) AQ OVC
- Eastern Washington (15) AQ Big Sky
- Colgate (15) AQ Patriot
- Quinnipiac (15) AQ MAAC
- Green Bay (16) AQ Horizon
- Southern U (16) AQ SWAC
- South Dakota State (16) AQ Summit
- Eastern Kentucky (16) AQ ASun
- Norfolk State (16) AQ MEAC
- CCSU (16) AQ NEC
