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After an exciting week in men's college basketball, Andy Katz has revealed his latest NCAA tournament bracket predictions as the SEC and Big Ten claim the most spots in his latest field.
Take a look at his newest predicted 68-team field below.
RANKINGS: AP Top 25 Poll | NET rankings
| Seed | West | South | East | MIDWEST |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona | Nebraska | Duke | UConn |
| 16 | Bethune-Cookman/UMES | Merrimack | LIU/Vermont | Navy |
| 8 | Texas A&M | UCF | Georgia | Iowa |
| 9 | USC | SMU | Wisconsin | Miami (Fla.) |
| 5 | Virginia | Arkansas | St. John's | Alabama |
| 12 | Yale | Liberty | Belmont | Stephen F. Austin |
| 4 | Florida | BYU | Vanderbilt | Kansas |
| 13 | Florida Atlantic | Hawaii | UNC Wilmington | Troy |
| 6 | Tennessee | North Carolina | Clemson | Louisville |
| 11 | San Diego State | New Mexico/Missouri | UCLA/Texas | Miami (Ohio) |
| 3 | Gonzaga | Purdue | Houston | Texas Tech |
| 14 | Portland State | Winthrop | UT Arlington | North Dakota State |
| 7 | Villanova | Auburn | Kentucky | Saint Louis |
| 10 | NC State | Ohio State | Saint Mary's | Utah State |
| 2 | Michigan State | Iowa State | Illinois | Michigan |
| 15 | Wright State | East Tennessee State | Lipscomb |
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Conferences with multiple teams in Katz's bracket predictions
| Conference | total teams | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| SEC | 11 | Alabama, Auburn, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt |
| Big Ten | 10 | Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Ohio State, Purdue, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin |
| ACC | 8 | Clemson, Duke, Miami (Fla.), Louisville, North Carolina, NC State, SMU, Virginia |
| Big 12 | 7 | Arizona, BYU, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Texas Tech, UCF |
| Big East | 3 | St. John's, UConn, Villanova |
| Mountain West | 3 | New Mexico, San Diego State, Utah State |
| West Coast | 2 | Gonzaga, Saint Mary's |
Andy Katz's field of 68
Here is Katz’s full seed list in order, from one through 68:
- Arizona (1) AQ Big 12
- Duke (1) AQ ACC
- UConn (1) AQ Big East
- Nebraska (1) AQ Big Ten
- Michigan (2)
- Illinois (2)
- Iowa State (2)
- Michigan State (2)
- Gonzaga (3) AQ WCC
- Purdue (3)
- Texas Tech (3)
- Houston (3)
- BYU (4)
- Vanderbilt (4)
- Kansas (4)
- Florida (4)
- Virginia (5)
- Arkansas (5)
- Alabama (5)
- St. John’s (5)
- North Carolina (6)
- Louisville (6)
- Clemson (6)
- Tennessee (6)
- Auburn (7)
- Kentucky (7)
- Saint Louis (7) AQ A10
- Villanova (7)
- Georgia (8)
- Iowa (8)
- Texas A&M (8) AQ SEC
- UCF (8)
- SMU (9)
- USC (9)
- Wisconsin (9)
- Miami (Fla.) (9)
- Saint Mary’s (10)
- Utah State (10)
- NC State (10)
- Ohio State (10)
- UCLA (11)
- New Mexico (11)
- Texas (11)
- San Diego State (11) AQ MWC
- Missouri (11)
- Miami (Ohio) (11) AQ MAC
- Belmont (12) AQ MVC
- Yale (12) AQ Ivy
- Liberty (12) AQ CUSA
- Stephen F. Austin (12) AQ Southland
- Florida Atlantic (13) AQ American
- UNC Wilmington (13) AQ CAA
- Troy (13) AQ Sun Belt
- Hawaii (13) AQ Big West
- North Dakota State (14) AQ Summit
- UT Arlington (14) AQ WAC
- Winthrop (14) AQ Big South
- Portland State (14) AQ Big Sky
- Lipscomb (15) AQ ASUN
- East Tennessee State (15) AQ Southern
- UT Martin (15) AQ OVC
- Wright State (15) AQ Horizon
- Navy (16) AQ Patriot
- Merrimack (16) AQ MAAC
- LIU (16) AQ NEC
- Vermont (16) America East
- Bethune-Cookman (16) AQ SWAC
- Maryland Eastern Shore (16) AQ MEAC
First eight out: Virginia Tech, Cal, Santa Clara, Seton Hall, George Mason, Indiana, Stanford, Oklahoma State
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