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UNC Basketball: Where are the Tar Heels in latest ESPN Bracketology?

By Blake Cockrum

CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA - JANUARY 21: Garrison Brooks #15 and the North Carolina Tar Heels celebrtate during the second half of their game against the Virginia Tech Hokies at the Dean Smith Center on January 21, 2019 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. North Carolina won 103-82. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA - JANUARY 21: Garrison Brooks #15 and the North Carolina Tar Heels celebrtate during the second half of their game against the Virginia Tech Hokies at the Dean Smith Center on January 21, 2019 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. North Carolina won 103-82. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /
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Where did North Carolina land in latest ESPN Bracketology?

ESPN’s Joe Lunardi released his 13th Bracketology of the season on Friday, and his latest projections featured very little movement among the bracket’s top 12 teams.

There were some geographical changes on the bracket’s top line this week, but Duke, Michigan State, Tennessee and Virginia all held on to their No. 1 rankings. It’s the second consecutive bracket to feature that quartet of 1-seeds, whose combined record on the season is 68-6.

The bracket’s 2-line is exactly the same as it was at the start of the week, with Kentucky, Kansas, Gonzaga and Michigan clinging to their seeds in the East, South, West and Midwest, respectively.

The Wildcats and Jayhawks have a showdown in Lexington this Saturday that could trigger a bit of a shake-up depending on the result, and the results of the seeds below them. The strength of loss will likely be far too great to cause the Jayhawks to lose any ground. A home loss for the Wildcats, though, could be slightly more damning.

The North Carolina Tar Heels remain on the 3-line for the time being, and they are joined by Houston, Virginia Tech and Nevada. UNC is in the West region for the second consecutive week, and pitted against 14th-seeded Loyola-Chicago.

The Maryland Terrapins and Marquette Golden Eagles remain the 4-seeds in the East and South regions, respectively, and they are joined by newcomers Louisville and Texas Tech. The Cardinals were at a 9-seed and dropping just two weeks ago, but have risen all the way to a 4-seed thanks to wins over North Carolina and NC State. The Red Raiders, on the other hand, continue to slide, dropping three straight games in the Big 12.

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The Big 10 currently leads all conferences with 10 teams in the bracket. The Atlantic Coast Conference has eight, while the SEC and Big 12 both claim seven. The Big East is represented by four teams, and the American Athletic Conference has three. The lowly Pac-12 has just two teams — Washington and Arizona State — in this week’s bracket.

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