"By the time Selection Sunday arrives, there will have been plenty of movement in the projected field of 68 for the 2026 NCAA tournament regarding the teams that are in, as well as those looking to get in. While our Tuesday and Friday Bracketology updates allow us to look at the race to March Madness holistically in a week, results every day matter and can affect teams -- whether they're playing or not."
"Men's Bracketologist Joe Lunardi is tracking every relevant game every night -- and why shouldn't you? Here, we provide an inside look at the headlines and upcoming matchups that inform Joey Brackets' calculations on any given night, as he projects the teams that could have their names called on Selection Sunday (March 15). A couple of housekeeping things: This page will update every day around lunchtime, between Tuesday and Saturday to start -- with a few exceptions."
"The big story: Illinois moves from No. 11 overall (3-seed) to No. 6 (2-seed), after Saturday's high-end road win at Purdue. Honorable mention: Auburn, with an impressive and unexpected win at Florida, jumped two full seed lines, to a 7-seed. Bubble update: Texas moved back into the field -- replacing Seton Hall as a 10-seed -- with its fourth Quad 1 victory of the year, a 20-point thumping Saturday of 8-seed Georgia."
By Selection Sunday the projected field of 68 will undergo numerous changes as late-season results affect which teams are in and which are out. A men's bracketologist tracks every relevant game nightly and updates bracket projections around lunchtime between Tuesday and Saturday, listing games by their importance to bracket movement. Illinois moved from No. 11 overall (3-seed) to No. 6 (2-seed) after a high-end road win at Purdue. Auburn jumped to a 7-seed with an upset at Florida. Texas re-entered the projected field as a 10-seed after a Quad 1 victory over Georgia, replacing Seton Hall. Duke, at No. 2 overall, could claim the top seed with a win over Louisville combined with an Arizona loss at BYU. The Big Ten dominates the top of the bracket.
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