BYU Basketball: Final NCAA Tournament Projections

Getting you ready for Selection Sunday.

After a one-year hiatus, Selection Sunday is finally here. BYU men's basketball is projected to be a single-digit seed in the upcoming NCAA Tournament. Below are the final NCAA tournament projections for BYU.

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ESPN Joe Lunardi

Lunardi has BYU penciled in as a #6 seed in his latest bracketology, up from a #7 seed last week. In Lunardi's projections, the Cougars would face #11 Michigan State for an opportunity to play either #3 Kansas or #14 Colgate in the second round.

According to Lunardi, BYU has better than a 95% chance to make the NCAA tournament.

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CBS Jerry Palm

Jerry Palm put BYU as a #8 seed in his latest projections - down from a #7 seed a few weeks ago. He has BYU facing #9 Wisconsin in the first round for an opportunity to play ( most likely) #1 Baylor.

USA Today

USA Today has BYU as a #7 seed. The Cougars would face #10 Maryland for an opportunity to play the winner of #2 Houston and #15 Drexel.

Andy Katz

Andy Katz put BYU as an #8 seed. He has BYU facing #9 LSU in the first round.

Fox College Hoops

Fox College Hoops projects BYU as a #7 seed where they would face #10 Michigan State in the first round.

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