Oddsmakers provide an updated look at college basketball's perceived frontrunners

And while the SEC has not been as impressive as it was last season, Lunardi still has a ton of league talent projected to crack the NCAA Tournament. 11, to be exact. The SEC currently leads all conferences in projected NCAAT teams according to Lunardi, with the Big Ten sitting at 10 and the Big 12/ACC at 8 apiece.

USC, UCLA and Ohio State are all listed in the final four teams in or out groups with the Bruins and Trojans in and the Buckeyes on the outside. That is notable since Ohio State went 2-0 in its head-to-head games against UCLA and USC, but there is far more that goes into the bubble picture than one or two head-to-head games.

The USC Trojans dropped their second straight game in a 101-65 loss to the Illinois Fighting Illini. USC is right on the NCAA Tournament bubble and will have to finish the regular season strong to feel good about their chances on Selection Sunday.

Following a week of dominant wins (Vanderbilt, Iowa State, Alabama), a lot of close calls (Michigan, UConn, Virginia) and some upsets — Indiana topped No. 12 Purdue on Tuesday — it's time for a new NCAA tournament bracket prediction. And we've got FOX ...

If the season ended today, the Spartans would land as one of the higher seeds in the NCAA Tournament, according to one college hockey analyst. A popular college hockey social media account released an updated batch of bracketology projections earlier this ...