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NCAA Tournament Bracket Projections: Bubble Teams & Top Seeds (Week 14)
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This is the last week before the NCAA Tournament Bracket Projections really start to settle in.

We go based on what we think the final records will be and not where the teams are there, but as this last week showed, there's plenty of volatility with crazy upsets and plenty of movement in the standings. 

Here's our best guess for where the 68 teams would be seeded. Who would be in, and who would be on the bubble and possibly miss out? 

NCAA Tournament Bracket Projections

We do this based on projections, and not necessarily about right now. The idea is to figure out what the NCAA Tournament seeds might be a month from now - that includes conference championships.

College Basketball Rankings
51-68 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10

NCAA Tournament Bubble: Projected First Four Out

Bradley (Missouri Valley)
North Texas (AAC) 
UC Irvine (Big West)
Xavier (Big East)

NCAA Tournament Bubble: Projected Last Four In

aka, these four will probably be knocked out once the conference tournament weirdness kicks in

San Diego State (Mountain West)
SMU (ACC)
Vanderbilt (SEC)
West Virginia (Big 12)

NCAA Tournament Bubble: Four That Might Screw Everyone Up

aka, these four are projected out teams that might end up getting in after going on a splashy run in their respective conference tournaments

Arizona State (Big 12) 
Indiana (Big Ten)
Oregon State (WCC)
Villanova (Big East)

NCAA Tournament Bubble: True Bubble Teams

aka, these four are probably closer to being in than we have them

Arkansas (SEC)
USC (Big Ten)
Wake Forest (ACC) 
Xavier (Big East)

All Seeds In Alphabetical Order

NCAA Tournament Projected 16 Seeds

Akron (MAC)
Marist (MAAC)

Play-In Games
American (Patriot)
Central Connecticut State (NCC)
Little Rock (OVC)
Norfolk State (MEAC)

Last Week
Akron (MAC)
American (Patriot)
Play-In Games
Central Connecticut State (Northeast)
Little Rock (OVC)
Marist (MAAC)
Norfolk State (MEAC)

NCAA Tournament Projected 15 Seeds

Jacksonville State (CUSA)
UNC Wilmington (CAA)
UW Milwaukee (Horizon)
Yale (Ivy)

Last Week
Cleveland State (Horizon)
Liberty (CUSA)
UNC Wilmington (CAA)
Yale (Ivy)

NCAA Tournament Projected 14 Seeds

Bryant (America East)
High Point (Big South)
Lipscomb (Atlantic Sun)
Northern Colorado (Big Sky)

Last Week
Bryant (America East)
High Point (Big South)
Lipscomb (Atlantic Sun)
Northern Colorado (Big Sky)

NCAA Tournament Projected 13 Seeds

Drake (Missouri Valley)
North Dakota State (Summit)
Samford (SoCon)
Southern (SWAC)

Last Week
Bradley (MVC)
North Dakota State (Summit)
Samford (SoCon)
Southern (SWAC)

NCAA Tournament Projected 12 Seeds

Boise State (Mountain West)
Grand Canyon (WAC)
McNeese (Southland)
Southern (SWAC)

Last Week 
Arkansas State (Sun Belt)
Grand Canyon (WAC)
McNeese (Southland)
Oklahoma (SEC)

NCAA Tournament Projected 11 Seeds

SMU (ACC)
VCU (Atlantic 10)

Play-In Games
San Diego State (Mountain West)
UC San Diego (Big West)
Vanderbilt (SEC)
West Virginia (Big 12)

Last Week
BYU (Big 12)
Vanderbilt (SEC)
Play-In Games
Georgia (SEC)
UC San Diego (Big West)
West Virginia (Big 12)
VCU (Atlantic 10)

NCAA Tournament Projected 10 Seeds

Gonzaga (WCC)
New Mexico (Mountain West)
Oklahoma (SEC)
Pitt (ACC)

Last Week
North Carolina (ACC)
Ohio State (Big Ten)
Pitt (ACC)
San Diego State (Mountain West)

NCAA Tournament Projected 9 Seeds

Baylor (Big 12)
BYU (Big 12)
Mississippi State (SEC)
Ohio State (Big Ten)

Last Week
Baylor (Big 12)
Creighton (Big East)
New Mexico (Mountain West)
Texas (SEC)

NCAA Tournament Projected 8 Seeds

Clemson (ACC)
Memphis (AAC)
Michigan (Big Ten)
UCLA (Big Ten)

Last Week
Arizona (Big 12)
Clemson (ACC)
Ole Miss (SEC)
Saint Mary's (WCC)

NCAA Tournament Projected 7 Seeds

Oregon (Big Ten)
Texas (SEC)
UConn (Big East)
Utah State (Mountain West)

Last Week
Gonzaga (WCC)
Michigan (Big Ten)
UCLA (Big Ten)
UConn (Big East)

NCAA Tournament Projected 6 Seeds

Kentucky (SEC)
Louisville (ACC)
Maryland (Big Ten)
Saint Mary's (WCC)

Last Week
Kentucky (SEC)
Memphis (AAC)
Missouri (SEC)
Utah State (Mountain West)

NCAA Tournament Projected 5 Seeds

Creighton (Big East)
Illinois (Big Ten)
Ole Miss (SEC)
Wisconsin (Big Ten)

Last Week
Louisville (ACC)
Maryland (Big Ten)
Texas A&M (SEC)
St. John's (Big East)

NCAA Tournament Projected 4 Seeds

Arizona (Big 12)
Marquette (Big East)
Missouri (SEC)
Texas Tech (Big 12)

Last Week
Mississippi State (SEC)
Oregon (Big Ten)
Purdue (Big Ten)
Texas Tech (Big 12)

NCAA Tournament Projected 3 Seeds

Kansas (Big 12)
Purdue (Big Ten)
St. John's (Big East)
Texas A&M (SEC)

Last Week
Illinois (Big Ten)
Kansas (Big 12)
Marquette (Big East)
Wisconsin (Big Ten)

NCAA Tournament Projected 2 Seeds

Florida (SEC)
Iowa State (Big 12)
Michigan State (Big Ten)
Tennessee (SEC)

Last Week
Alabama (SEC)
Florida (SEC)
Iowa State (Big 12)
Tennessee (SEC)

NCAA Tournament Projected 1 Seeds

Alabama (SEC)
Auburn (SEC)
Duke (ACC)
Houston (Big 12)

Last Week
Auburn (SEC)
Duke (ACC)
Houston (Big 12)
Michigan State (Big Ten)

College Basketball Rankings
51-68 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10 

This article first appeared on College Football News and was syndicated with permission.

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