POPULAR SEARCHES <br> BROWSE BY <br>As the calander gets set to turn to 2025, college basketball is beginning to heat up with a steady dose of conference action on the way!<br>FOX Sports bracket forecaster <a href="https://twitter.com/tsnmike"><u>Mike DeCourcy</u></a> offered up his second edition of NCAA Tournament projections, and while there isn't much movement at the top, one notable blue-blood program made a big jump following an impressive victory over the weekend.<br><a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/tennessee-volunteers-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>Tennessee</u></a> (Midwest), <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/iowa-state-cyclones-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>Iowa State</u></a> (East), <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/auburn-tigers-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>Auburn</u></a> (South) and <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/oregon-ducks-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>Oregon</u></a> (West) remain the No. 1 seeds in DeCourcy's latest bracket forecast.<br><a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/duke-blue-devils-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>Duke</u></a>, <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/alabama-crimson-tide-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>Alabama</u></a>, <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/marquette-golden-eagles-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>Marquette</u></a> and <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/mississippi-state-bulldogs-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>Mississippi State</u></a> are listed as the No. 2 seeds, while <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/kentucky-wildcats-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>Kentucky</u></a>, <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/connecticut-huskies-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>UConn</u></a>, <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/kansas-jayhawks-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>Kansas</u></a> and <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/texas-am-aggies-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>Texas A&M</u></a> make up the No. 3 seeds.<br><a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/michigan-state-spartans-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>Michigan State</u></a>, <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/florida-gators-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>Florida</u></a>, <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/maryland-terrapins-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>Maryland</u></a> and <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/memphis-tigers-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Memphis</a> are the No. 4 seeds in DeCourcy's projections.<br>The biggest riser in DeCourcy's latest tournament projections is <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/ucla-bruins-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UCLA</a>. The Bruins moved up from a No. 7 seed to the No. 5 seed in the East Region following a 65-62 win over <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/gonzaga-bulldogs-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gonzaga</a> this past Saturday. Meanwhile, the Zags fell to a No. 6 seed following the loss.<br>As for teams on the bubble, DeCourcy has <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/texas-tech-red-raiders-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>Texas Tech</u></a>, <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/saint-marys-gaels-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>Saint Mary’s</u></a>, <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/vanderbilt-commodores-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>Vanderbilt</u></a> and <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/penn-state-nittany-lions-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>Penn State</u></a> as his last four teams in the tournament. <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/northwestern-wildcats-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>Northwestern</u></a>, <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/byu-cougars-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>BYU</u></a>, <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/missouri-tigers-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>Missouri</u></a> and <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/georgetown-hoyas-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>Georgetown</u></a> are listed as the first four out, while <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/iowa-hawkeyes-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>Iowa</u></a>, <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/washington-state-cougars-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>Washington State</u></a> and <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/arizona-wildcats-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>Arizona</u></a><a><u> </u></a>are the next four teams out.<br>The <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/southeastern" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>SEC</u></a> has the most representatives in DeCourcy's initial compilation, with 13 teams. The <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/big-ten" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>Big Ten</u></a> has 11 teams represented, while the <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/big-12" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>Big 12</u></a> has eight teams in the tournament, according to DeCourcy. The <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/acc" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>ACC</u></a> has four teams, while the <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/big-east" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>Big East</u></a> has three teams. The <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/mountain-west" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>Mountain West</u></a>, <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/west-coast" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>West Coast</u></a> and <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/a-10" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>Atlantic 10</u></a> follow with two teams apiece.<br>Here's a look at DeCourcy’s latest projections:<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 at the Big Ten Network. He has been covering college basketball for nearly three decades at the Sporting News. 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