NOVA PROJECTS TO 3-SEED, WOULD PLAY IN PHILLY FOR REGIONALS

By Harvey Hoffman

Villanova made it No. 9 in the NCAA’s March Madness projection, which were released yesterday.

That’s good enough for a for a 3-seed in the East Region, which projects them to the Wells if they make it to the East Regionals.

Here are the top overall 16 seeds as of Saturday, Feb. 19:

1. Gonzaga
2. Auburn
3. Arizona
4. Kansas
5. Baylor
6. Kentucky
7. Purdue
8. Duke
9. VILLANOVA
10. Texas Tech
11. Tennessee
12. Illinois
13. Wisconsin
14. UCLA
15. Providence
16. Texas

Here are the top seeds by region:

West

1. Gonzaga
2. Duke
3. Illinois
4. Texas

Midwest

1. Auburn
2. Purdue
3. Texas Tech
4. UCLA

East

1. Kansas
2. Kentucky
3. VILLANOVA
4. Wisconsin

South

1. Arizona
2. Baylor
3. Tennessee
4. Providence