Bracketology: Florida's rise gives SEC three No. 1 seeds in NCAA Tournament projection

Maintaining those lofty perches in the highly competitive league with Selection Sunday still over a month away could be challenging. Then again there are several other contenders from the conference waiting in the wings, including Tennessee back up to a No. 2 after upending Florida on Saturday.

In all, the SEC has seven of the teams seeded No. 4 or higher in our projection. The Big 12 is next with four among the top 16, with three from the Big Ten and one each from the ACC and Big East

Speaking of the Big 12, Houston remains as a No. 2 with descending Iowa State, but Texas Tech moves up to a top 16 position after beating the Cougars on the road.

Bracketology: NCAA Tournament field projection

Last four in

Ohio State, Brigham Young, Nebraska, Pittsburgh.

First four out

Wake Forest, Virginia Commonwealth, Xavier, North Carolina.

NCAA Tournament bids conference breakdown

Multi-bid leagues: SEC (13), Big Ten (10), Big 12 (8), ACC (4), Big East (4), Mountain West (3), West Coast (2).