2017 NCAA Tournament Bracket: Latest Projection of the Field of 68

Projections for the NCAA tournament can change in the blink of an eye, but it has been three days since the NCAA selection committee released its top 16 seeds, and we still have the same four No. 1 seeds they had Saturday afternoon: Villanova, Gonzaga, Kansas and Baylor.Those teams have fierce challengers, though. The ACC doesn't have a team in the top four, but it does have six in the top 14. Arizona, Oregon, Kentucky and even Florida are all in the mix for a spot on the top line.At the opposite end of the spectrum, the bubble is a convoluted mess. The difference between being a No. 9 seed and being the ninth team out is minimal at best. Plenty of teams on the wrong side of the cut line are just one quality win away from jumping comfortably into the field, while teams currently projected for the tournament could be one bad loss away from the NIT.Hate on RPI all you want, but it's still the primary metric the NCAA selection committee uses in selecting and seeding the field. KenPom.com rankings and strength of schedule were also crucial pieces of this projection, but prepare yourself for many mentions of how teams have fared against the teams in varying ranges of RPI ranks.As always, we'll take a look at the last five teams to make the field, the first five out and a few on the horizon.After that, we'll present each seeded region, includingthe subregional locations in which each pod would be playedand some commentary on which teams have moved the most in each region since last week. Then we'll defend the rankings of the No. 1 seeds, followed by a summary of the entire field broken up by conference.Begin Slideshow
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