Too Early Top NCAA Tournament Seeds

It’s almost February, when this will really matter and teams will be jockeying for tournament positions and seeds with each conference game.

There were only minor changes since last week. Kentucky is playing well and has crept up to the 2-seed line. Texas Tech is reeling a bit and Purdue and Louisville are trending upward.

Here’s a look at my top four seed lines if the NCAA Tournament were to start today:

1 SEEDS:

Duke (18-2) Best win: Virginia, 72-70.

Virginia (18-1) Best win: vs. Wisconsin, 53-46.

Michigan (19-1) Best win: at Villanova, 73-46.

Michigan State (18-3) Best win: Purdue, 77-59.

2 SEEDS:

Tennessee (18-1) Best win: vs. Gonzaga, 76-73.

Gonzaga (19-2) Best win: vs. Duke, 89-87.

Kentucky (16-3) Best win: vs. North Carolina, 80-72.

Kansas (16-4) Best win: vs. Michigan State, 92-87.

3 SEEDS:

North Carolina (15-4) Best win: Gonzaga, 103-90.

Purdue (14-6) Best win: at Wisconsin, 84-80 OT.

Louisville (15-5) Best win: at North Carolina, 83-62.

Wisconsin (14-6) Best win: Michigan, 64-54.

4 SEEDS:

Iowa State (15-5) Best win: at Texas Tech, 68-64.

Houston (20-1) Best win: LSU, 82-76.

Texas Tech (17-4) Best win: at Texas, 68-62.

Marquette (18-3) Best win: vs. Louisville, 77-74 OT.

Dropped Out: Virginia Tech.

Best of the Rest: Villanova; Virginia Tech; Maryland; Oklahoma; LSU; Nevada; Kansas State; Mississippi State; Iowa.

Too Early Top NCAA Tournament Seeds

We’re deep in this thing now. It’s almost time to drop the “Too Early” from the title, but not yet.

There were changes at the top based on last week’s results. And there should be more moving forward, as the top seven have separated themselves, but are very, very close to each other.

Here’s a look at my top four seed lines if the NCAA Tournament were to start today:

1 SEEDS:

Duke (15-2) Best win: Virginia, 72-70.

Virginia (16-1) Best win: vs. Wisconsin, 53-46.

Michigan State (17-2) Best win: at Nebraska, 70-64.

Michigan (17-1) Best win: at Villanova, 73-46.

2 SEEDS:

Tennessee (15-1) Best win: vs. Gonzaga, 76-73.

Gonzaga (18-2) Best win: vs. Duke, 89-87.

Kansas (16-3) Best win: vs. Michigan State, 92-87.

Texas Tech (15-3) Best win: at Texas, 68-62.

3 SEEDS:

Houston (18-1) Best win: at Oklahoma State, 63-53.

Wisconsin (12-6) Best win: Michigan, 64-54.

Kentucky (14-3) Best win: vs. North Carolina, 80-72.

North Carolina (15-4) Best win: Gonzaga, 103-90.

4 SEEDS:

Virginia Tech (15-3) Best win: vs. Purdue, 89-83.

Purdue (12-6) Best win: at Wisconsin, 84-80 OT.

Marquette (16-3) Best win: vs. Louisville, 77-74 OT.

Louisville (13-5) Best win: at North Carolina, 83-62.

Dropped Out: Nebraska; Oklahoma; Villanova.

Best of the Rest: Iowa State; Maryland; LSU; Iowa; Villanova; Oklahoma; Nevada; Buffalo; Texas.

Too Early NCAA Tournament Top Seeds

Not much changed at the top over the last week. The top four continued to dominate and the three teams on their heels, continue to be right there.

However, there has predictably been much movement when it comes to those 3 and 4 seeds. Nevada’s blowout loss to New Mexico will make it tough for them to justify a high seed, considering their relatively light resume and Auburn’s inability to win on the road so far, has the Tigers just on the outside looking in.

Meanwhile, blue bloods such as North Carolina, Villanova and Kentucky have crept back into the conversation, based on strong openings to their respective conference seasons, despite UNC’s no-show versus Louisville, Saturday.

Here’s a look at my top four seed lines in the NCAA Tournament if it were to start today:

1 SEEDS:

Michigan (17-0) Best win: at Villanova, 73-46.

Gonzaga (16-2) Best win: vs. Duke, 89-87.

Duke (14-1) Best win: vs. Texas Tech, 69-58.

Virginia (15-0) Best win: vs. Wisconsin, 53-46.

2 SEEDS:

Kansas (14-2) Best win: vs. Tennessee, 87-81.

Michigan State (15-2) Best win: at Ohio State, 86-77.

Tennessee (14-1) Best win: vs. Gonzaga, 76-73

Texas Tech (15-1) Best win: vs. Nebraska, 70-52.

3 SEEDS:

Virginia Tech (14-1) Best win: vs. Purdue, 89-83.

Houston (16-1) Best win: at Oklahoma State, 63-53.

Nebraska (12-4) Best win: at Clemson, 68-66.

Wisconsin (11-5) Best win: vs. Oklahoma, 78-58.

4 SEEDS:

Oklahoma (13-3) Best win: vs. Florida, 65-60.

Kentucky (12-3) Best win: vs. North Carolina, 80-72.

North Carolina (12-4) Best win: Gonzaga, 103-90.

Villanova (13-4) Best win: vs. Florida State, 66-60.

Best of the rest: Auburn; Nevada; Florida State; Purdue; Indiana; Marquette; Louisville; Buffalo; Mississippi.