But Big Ten heavyweight Purdue falls to fourth place after falling 72-67 to Indiana on Tuesday night for its third straight loss. The Boilermakers are now 7-3 in conference play, two games behind co-leaders Michigan, Illinois Nebraska and Michigan State.
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The updated bracket finds a spot for the Hoosiers, who have rebounded from a four-game skid with two straight wins to climb to 14-7 overall and 5-5 in the league.
The Wolverines remain on the number one line, along with Arizona, Duke and Connecticut. Nebraska is in second place, along with Illinois, while Michigan State is in third place.
Purdue is replaced on the No. 3 line by Texas Tech, which moved to 16-4 after a five-game winning streak that included big wins against Brigham Young and Houston.
There was a slight change in the SEC. Auburn and Kentucky swapped spots, with the Tigers moving up to No. 7 after winning four in a row and the always-confusing Wildcats dropping to No. 8 after losing by 25 points to Vanderbilt on Tuesday night.
March Madness The last four in
UCLA, New Mexico, Miami (Florida), Indiana.
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March Madness First Four Out
TCU, Virginia Tech, Seton Hall, Missouri.
NCAA Tournament Bid Conference Breakdown
Multiple Offer Leagues: Big Ten (11), SEC (10), ACC (8) Big 12 (7), Big East (3), Mountain West (3), West Coast (2).
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: March Madness Bracketology: Big Ten leads NCAA tournament projection