That's a lot of talent that we won't get to see in March Madness unless head coach Penny Hardaway can right the ship. Memphis, with elite freshmen Emoni Bates and Jalen Duren, misses the 2022 NCAA tournament in Katz's latest projections. Here are Andy Katz's first four teams out. The Gaels were at the bottom of Katz's bubble in the preseason.ĪNALYTICS ANALYSIS: Shot selections are becoming more uniform and that means fewer midrange 2s Memphis finds itself on the outside looking in The largest jump among the four teams comes from Saint Mary's. Belmont is no longer projected to win the OVC with Murray State winning the bid, meaning it earns the final spot in the tournament. Arkansas dropped from its projected four seed as did St. The last four teams in have a different look than in the preseason. MORE: The remaining undefeated teams in men's basketball Last four teams in
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1 seeds fare and if they can hold on to their top spot when Katz makes his next bracket prediction.ĬAN'T MISS HOLIDAY GAMES: See the full list of games to watch, with songs to match Number of bids by conference Number of Bids The shift at the top of bracket shows how fluid this season has been. Meanwhile, Arizona makes a tremendous jump from the fifth team left out of the field to the second overall seed. Baylor and Duke slightly rise from three and two seeds, respectively. 1 seed this go around as the top of the bracket sees changes. In the preseason, Andy Katz's top seeds were the following: UCLA, Gonzaga, Kansas and Purdue. SHOCKER: Here are 5 of the biggest surprises after the first month of college basketball Other No.
Combine a strong start with Katz’s prediction that Baylor takes the Big 12 automatic qualifier and that earns the Bears the top overall seed. In what has been an unpredictable 2021-22 season, the Bears have been consistent throughout. Early in the regular season, Baylor picked up wins over Michigan State, Villanova and Oregon. The defending champion Bears are back on top after starting the season undefeated. Let's take a closer look at Katz's bracket. RANKINGS: Click here for the latest NET rankings | AP Top 25 The season is flying by, but here's how Katz projects the 68-team field to look, as of Dec. That means March Madness is closing in, and correspondent Andy Katz has updated his projections for the 2022 men's basketball tournament. December is almost over, meaning March is just a few months away.
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