With four teams on the top three lines, the Big Ten continues to show out in USA TODAY Sports’ latest installment of bracketology.
But one Big Ten heavyweight, Purdue, drops to a No. 4 seed after falling 72-67 to Indiana on Tuesday night for its third loss in a row. The Boilermakers are now 7-3 in conference play, two games behind co-leaders Michigan, Illinois Nebraska and Michigan State.
The updated bracket finds s place for the Hoosiers, who have rebounded from a four-game slide with two wins in a row to climb to 14-7 overall and 5-5 in league play.
The Wolverines remain on the No. 1 line, joined by Arizona, Duke and Connecticut. Nebraska is a No. 2, along with Illinois, while Michigan State is a No. 3.
Purdue is replaced on the No. 3 line by Texas Tech, which moved to 16-4 on the heels of a five-game winning streak that included marquee victories against Brigham Young and Houston.
There was one slight change in the SEC. Auburn and Kentucky swapped spots, with the Tigers moving up to a No. 7 after winning four in a row and the always confounding Wildcats down to a No. 8 after getting losing by 25 points to Vanderbilt on Tuesday night.
March Madness Last four in
UCLA, New Mexico, Miami (Fla.), Indiana.
March Madness First four out
TCU, Virginia Tech, Seton Hall, Missouri.
NCAA tournament bids conference breakdown
Multi-bid leagues: Big Ten (11), SEC (10), ACC (8) Big 12 (7), Big East (3), Mountain West (3), West Coast (2).
