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.
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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
UT Martin
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
Andy Katz is an NCAA.com correspondent. Katz worked at ESPN for 18 years as a college basketball reporter, host and anchor. He’s covered every Final Four since 1992, and the sport since 1986 as a freshman at Wisconsin. He is a former president of the United States Basketball Writers Association. Katz can also be seen covering college basketball on Big Ten Network during the regular season. Follow him on Twitter at @theandykatz.
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