Each week until Selection Sunday on March 17, college basketball writer SCOTT RICHEY will project his top four seeds for each region of the NCAA tournament. This week? More tinkering with the formula for an accurate picture of the field:
Midwest
1. Tennessee
2. Michigan State
3. Virginia Tech
4. Houston
That the Spartans lost Sunday at Purdue shouldn't detract from the season they've put together. It was their third game in seven days, and the other two were both wins against Top 25 opponents. No Joshua Langford since the start of 2019 and his potential return unclear has changed Michigan State, but Cassius Winston has kept the Spartans rolling.