![]() Kansas State misses the tournament in Katz's bracket after advancing to the Elite Eight in the 2023 NCAA tournament during the first year of the Jerome Tang era. Here are Katz's first four teams out of his projected bracket. (via Podcast P with Paul George, /yMg0eXHRXU- NCAA March Madness Teams on the outside looking in "He's going to push SC to another level that we haven't seen" □ĭeMar DeRozan's expectations are high for Bronny James and □ 3 seed Southern California is the highest-seeded Pac-12 team, and all eyes will be on the Trojans with McDonald's All-Americans Isaiah Collier and Bronny James -the latter being the son of NBA superstar LeBron James - joining the roster. The Pac-12 got six teams in Katz's projections, but two of the six teams - Arizona State and Oregon - would be playing in the First Four. Similarly, the Big East only has three teams on a top six seed line out of its seven projected in the field, led by defending conference champion Marquette as a two-seed ahead of defending national champion UConn and Elite Eight team Creighton as three seeds. The Cougars give the Big 12 seven teams in these early projections, but only three teams - No. 4 seed in Katz's first bracket projection of 2024. You might notice that Houston, the newest member of the Big 12, earned a No. 1 seeds and only one team on a lower seed line, No. The Big Ten leads Katz's bracket projection with nine teams in the tournament. Northwestern, Ohio State, Purdue, Rutgers, Wisconsinĭuke, Miami, North Carolina, Pittsburgh, Virginia Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan State, POWER 36: See Andy Katz's men's basketball rankings after the NBA draft deadline Number of bids by conference Conferences with multiple teams in Katz's bracket projections Conference San Diego State retains another member of its Final Four roster, as LeDee announces his return! /r0eDCIwzkO- NCAA March Madness May 30, 2023 Meanwhile, the Aztecs will have key players Lamont Butler and Jaedon LeDee returning in 2023-24. The Huskies will be looking to replace 2023 NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player Adama Sanogo, plus Jordan Hawkins and Andre Jackson. The two national championship game teams will enter the season on opposite ends of the spectrum. 3 seed in his early bracket projections and the defending runner-up San Diego State as a No. Katz placed the defending champion UConn as a No. Yet, neither of those teams played in the 2023 national championship game. The Hurricanes have finished with an appearance in at least the Elite Eight in each of the last two years, while the Owls are joining the American Athletic Conference after their deepest tournament run in program history. ![]() 2 seeds as Miami (FL) and Florida Atlantic bring a South Florida flare to the bracket. ![]() The first 2023 Final Four teams appear as No. Now, it’s happened two years in a row □ /b6MFRyZMpM- NCAA March Madness J2023 Final Four teams 1 seed in Katz's bracket projections.Ī National Player of the Year hadn’t returned since 2008 Speaking of returnees, reigning National Player of the Year Zach Edey is coming back to Purdue making the Boilermakers one of two Big Ten teams - the other being Michigan State - to earn a No. Duke grabbed the top seed in the east region in coach Jon Scheyer's second season as a loaded freshman class and mix of returnees like Jeremy Roach and Mark Mitchell look to carry the Blue Devils. Kansas is the top seed in the south region in Katz's bracket, bolstered by the addition of Michigan transfer center Hunter Dickinson. Let's take a closer look at Katz's bracket. March Madness bracket predictions SeedĢ024 MARCH MADNESS: Tournament schedule, dates | Selection Sunday info Here's how Katz projects the 68-team field to look, through the first day of June.įirst, here's the bracket in table form (scroll to the right to view the full bracket). With the NBA draft's early entrant deadline in the rearview, March Madness correspondent Andy Katz has updated his projections for the 2024 NCAA men's basketball tournament. As of Thursday, June 1, we know which men's college basketball players are staying in school and which players have entered the 2023 NBA draft.
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