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Andy Katz | krikya18.com Correspondent | February 13, 2024

Arizona is new No. 1 seed in latest March Madness men's bracket predictions

Bracketology: Updated March Madness men's bracket predictions (Feb. 13)

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

View the entire table by scrolling/swiping to the left. 

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 Katzโ€™s full seed list in order, from one through 68:

  1. Purdue (1) AQ BIG 
  2. UConn (1) AQ Big East 
  3. Houston (1) AQ Big 12 
  4. Arizona (1) AQ Pac-12 
  5. North Carolina (2) AQ ACC 
  6. Tennessee (2) 
  7. Kansas (2) 
  8. Marquette (2) 
  9. Alabama (3) AQ SEC 
  10. Auburn (3) 
  11. Iowa State (3) 
  12. Baylor (3) 
  13. South Carolina (4) 
  14. Wisconsin (4) 
  15. Illinois (4) 
  16. Duke (4) 
  17. Dayton (5) 
  18. Creighton (5) 
  19. BYU (5) 
  20. Clemson (5) 
  21. Utah State (6) AQ MWC 
  22. San Diego State (6) 
  23. Oklahoma (6) 
  24. FAU (6)  
  25. Texas Tech (7) 
  26. Colorado State (7) 
  27. Kentucky (7) 
  28. Northwestern (7) 
  29. Michigan State (8) 
  30. Saint Maryโ€™s (8) AQ WCC 
  31. Virginia (8) 
  32. Indiana State (8) AQ MVC 
  33. Florida (9) 
  34. New Mexico (9) 
  35. Texas (9) 
  36. Washington State (9) 
  37. TCU (10) 
  38. Nebraska (10) 
  39. Texas A&M (10) 
  40. Mississippi State (10) 
  41. Ole Miss (11) 
  42. Butler (11) 
  43. Boise State (11) 
  44. Nevada (11) 
  45. Wake Forest (11) 
  46. Grand Canyon (11) AQ WAC 
  47. Richmond (12) AQ A10 
  48. Samford (12) AQ SoCon 
  49. Yale (12) AQ Ivy 
  50. South Florida (12) AQ American 
  51. McNeese State (13) AQ Southland 
  52. Appalachian State (13) AQ Sun Belt 
  53. UC Irvine (13) AQ Big West 
  54. Akron (13) AQ MAC 
  55. Vermont (14) AQ America East 
  56. High Point (14) AQ Big South 
  57. Louisiana Tech (14) AQ CUSA 
  58. UNC Wilmington (14) AQ CAA 
  59. Morehead State (15) AQ OVC 
  60. Eastern Washington (15) AQ Big Sky 
  61. Colgate (15) AQ Patriot 
  62. Quinnipiac (15) AQ MAAC 
  63. Green Bay (16) AQ Horizon 
  64. Southern U (16) AQ SWAC 
  65. South Dakota State (16) AQ Summit 
  66. Eastern Kentucky (16) AQ ASun 
  67. Norfolk State (16) AQ MEAC   
  68. CCSU (16) AQ NEC
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