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Bracketology projection for NCAA Tournament field has new No. 1 seed
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There's a shakeup among the No. 1 seeds in USA TODAY Sports' updated bracketology, with Houston rising to the top line to replace Connecticut after the Huskies saw their 18-game win streak end.
Connecticut's 81-72 loss to St. John's at Madison Square Garden was the Huskies' first since losing to Arizona on Nov. 19. That dropped UConn to eighth in the NET rankings and to 5-2 against Quad 1 competition.
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Houston has now taken four in a row, most recently topping Brigham Young 77-66 in Provo, after losing to Texas Tech on Jan. 24. That moved the Cougars within one game of Arizona in the Big 12 standings.
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The new No. 1 line is Houston, which joins Arizona, Michigan and Duke .
The Blue Devils retain a No. 1 seed despite a last-second loss at North Carolina . While Duke 's second Quad 1 loss, it still leads Division I with 10 Quad 1 victories.
The rivalry win moves UNC to a No. 4 seed. The Tar Heels are now 19-4 overall and 7-3 in the ACC, 2.5 games behind co-leaders Duke and Clemson, and up to 5-4 in Quad 1 games.
March Madness Last four in
San Diego State , UCLA , Ohio State , Miami (Fla.).
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March Madness First four out
New Mexico, Missouri, California , Virginia Tech .
NCAA tournament bids conference breakdown
Multi-bid leagues: Big Ten (11), SEC (10), ACC (8) Big 12 (7), Big East (3), West Coast (3), Mountain West (2).
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: March Madness bracketology projection: NCAA tournament bracket update
