POPULAR SEARCHES <br> BROWSE BY <br>Major conference tournaments get underway on Tuesday as the ACC and Big 12 take center stage, while the Big East, Big Ten and SEC Tournaments begin on Wednesday. There will be plenty of movement as it relates to the NCAA Tournament, as teams will have a chance to solidify their spot in the Big Dance.<br>Will Xavier be able to get past Marquette and punch its ticket to the tournament? How will Ohio State and Indiana fare in the Big Ten Tournament? And is it possible that the SEC really gets 13 of 16 teams into the Big Dance?<br>FOX Sports bracket forecaster <a href="https://twitter.com/tsnmike">Mike DeCourcy</a> is here to answer that and more with his latest NCAA Tournament projections.<br>Heading into conference tournament action, DeCourcy has <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/auburn-tigers-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Auburn</a>, <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/duke-blue-devils-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Duke</a>, <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/houston-cougars-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Houston</a> and <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/florida-gators-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Florida</a> listed as No. 1 seeds. The Tigers remain the No. 1 overall seed, despite their loss to Alabama, while Duke is listed as the No. 2 overall seed.<br><a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/michigan-state-spartans-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michigan State</a> is joined by <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/alabama-crimson-tide-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alabama</a>, <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/tennessee-volunteers-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tennessee</a> and <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/st-johns-red-storm-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener">St. John's</a> on the 2-line, while <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/texas-tech-red-raiders-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Texas Tech</a>, <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/texas-am-aggies-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Texas A&M</a>, <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/kentucky-wildcats-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kentucky</a> and <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/wisconsin-badgers-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wisconsin</a><a> </a>make up the No. 3 seeds.<br>Purdue, <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/iowa-state-cyclones-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Iowa State</a>, <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/maryland-terrapins-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Maryland</a> and <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/clemson-tigers-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Clemson</a> round out the No. 4 seeds in DeCourcy's projections.<br>As for the bubble, DeCourcy has Baylor, <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/ohio-state-buckeyes-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>Ohio State</u></a>, <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/indiana-hoosiers-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>Indiana</u></a> and <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/xavier-musketeers-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Xavier</a> among his last four teams to get into the tournament, while <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/texas-longhorns-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Texas</a>, <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/north-carolina-tar-heels-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>North Carolina</u></a>, <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/dayton-flyers-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dayton</a><a> </a>and UC Irvine are listed as DeCourcy's first four teams out.<br>Colorado State, Boise State, George Mason and Wake Forest are listed as DeCourcy's next four teams out of the NCAA Tournament.<br>Here's a full look at DeCourcy’s latest projections:<br><strong>No. 1 seeds</strong><br>1. Auburn<br>2. Duke<br>3. Houston<br>4. Florida<br><strong>No. 2 seeds</strong><br>5. Alabama<br>6. Tennessee<br>7. Michigan State<br>8. St. John’s<br><strong>No. 3 seeds</strong><br><br>9. Texas Tech<br>10. Texas A&M<br>11. Kentucky<br>12. Wisconsin<br><strong>No. 4 seeds</strong><br>13. Iowa State<br>14. Purdue<br>15. Maryland<br>16. Clemson<br><strong>No. 5 seeds</strong><br><br>17. Arizona<br>18. Oregon<br>19. Saint Mary's<br>20. Michigan<br><strong>No. 6 seeds</strong><br>21. Missouri<br>22. Louisville<br>23. Memphis<br>24. UCLA<br><strong>No. 7 seeds</strong><br>25. Marquette<br>26. Kansas<br>27. Illinois<br>28. Ole Miss<br><strong>No. 8 seeds</strong><br>29. BYU<br>30. Gonzaga<br>31. UConn<br>32. Mississippi State<br><strong>No. 9 seeds</strong><br>33. Creighton<br>34. New Mexico<br>35. Georgia<br>36. Vanderbilt<br><strong>No. 10 seeds</strong><br>37. West Virginia<br>38. Utah State<br>39. San Diego State<br>40. Arkansas<br><strong>No. 11 seeds</strong><br>41. Drake<br>42. Oklahoma<br>43. Baylor v. 44. Indiana<br>45. Ohio State v. 46. Xavier<br><strong>No. 12 seeds</strong><br>47. VCU<br>48. UC San Diego<br>49. Yale<br>50. McNeese<br><strong>No. 13 seeds</strong><br>51. Liberty<br>52. High Point<br>53. Akron<br>54. Lipscomb<br><strong>No. 14 seeds</strong><br>55. Utah Valley<br>56. UNC Wilmington<br>57. Troy<br>58. Montana<br><strong>No. 15 seeds</strong><br>59. Central Connecticut<br>60. Robert Morris<br>61. Wofford<br>62. Bryant<br><strong>No. 16 seeds</strong><br>63. Norfolk State<br>64. Omaha<br>65. Quinnipiac<br>66. Southern<br>67. SIUE<br>68. American<br><i>Michael DeCourcy covers college basketball for FOX Sports with an emphasis on NCAA Tournament bracket projections. He has appeared on FOX Sports college basketball game broadcasts, while also serving as a college basketball studio analyst with Big Ten Network. He has been covering college basketball for nearly three decades at the Sporting News. 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