Bracketology: Kentucky is now a projected No. 1 seed, Tennessee falls to a 2

By ADAM ZAGORIA

Winners of 13 of their last 14, Kentucky is now projected No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, per ESPN’s Joe Lunardi and CBSSports’ Jerry Palm.

Duke, Virginia and Gonzaga are the other projected 1s, with Tennessee, Michigan, North Carolina and Michigan State as the 2s.

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Kentucky (23-4, 12-2 SEC) is tied with Tennessee and LSU atop the SEC standings with four games to play.

Palm has Seton Hall, Alabama, UCF and Utah State and his “Last 4 In.” The Pirates lost to St. John’s Saturday night.

Furman, Butler, Clemson and Georgetown are his “First 4 Out.”

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Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.