As we enter the bulk, middle part of conference play not a whole lot has shiften near the top echelon of teams. Nebraska finally lost their first game to michigan at michigan but just by three. BYU stumbled against some formittable foes in Texas Tech, Kansas, and Arizona while Illinois and Keaton Wagler have surged as of late. Seeds are in order from top seed to low seed in each of the 4 seeds. Another way to look at this is a ranking from 1-16 of top 4 seeds projected for the 2026 tournament. (+ = improved, – = fallen)
Team and Seed:
Record (Overall and in conference
1 seeds: Region, best win 2-4 seeds: best win
1. Michigan +
20-1, 10-1
Midwest (Buffalo), @Michigan State 83-71
1. Arizona –
22-0, 9-0
West (San Diego), @Uconn 71-67
1. Uconn –
21-1, 11-0
South (Philadelphia), @Kansas 61-56
1. Duke
20-1, 9-0
East (Greenville), @Michigan State 66-60
2. Illinois +
19-3, 10-1
@Purdue 88-82
2. Nebraska –
20-2, 9-2
@Illinois 83-80
2. Iowa State –
19-2, 7-1
@Purdue 81-58
2. Houston +
19-2, 7-1
(N) vs Arkansas 94-85
3. Kansas +
17-5, 7-2
@Texas Tech 64-61
3. Purdue –
18-4, 8-3
@Alabama 87-80
3. Gonzaga –
22-1, 10-1
(N) vs Alabama 95-85
3.Michigan State +
19-3, 9-2
@Washington 80-63
4. Vanderbilt –
19-3, 6-3
Vs Alabama 96-90
4. Virginia +
18-3, 7-2
@NC State 76-61
4. Texas Tech +
16-6, 6-3
(N) vs Duke 82-81
4. Alabama –
14-7, 4-4
(N) vs Illinois 90-86
Just Outside: Florida, St. Johns, North Carolina, Tennessee