ESPN’s Joe Lunardi released his ninth Bracketology of the season on Friday, and there was a shake-up among the nation’s top teams.
Kansas and Nevada — two of the top four teams from the previous bracket — have fallen from the top line after suffering blowout road losses last week. They’ve been replaced by Virginia and Michigan State, who join incumbent 1-seeds Duke and Michigan.
The Jayhawks are now the projected 2-seed in the Midwest region, and they are joined by Texas Tech, Tennessee and Gonzaga, the No. 2 seeds in the East, South and West regions, respectively.