Final No. 1 Seed Hinge: UConn Favored Over Florida as Bracket Projections Tighten

Three No. 1 seeds are already locked in (Duke, Arizona, Michigan) with UConn vying for the final top seed as Florida heats up and could claim it if it wins the SEC; focus shifts to the bubble, where Auburn and USC slipped and Miami (Ohio) remains on the edge. The latest projection lists Santa Clara, SMU, Indiana and New Mexico as the Last Four In, Auburn, San Diego State, VCU and California as First Four Out, and lays out seed lines from No. 2 to No. 16 across conferences.