In USA TODAY Sports' latest Bracketology update, the UC Bearcats are a No. 5 seed in the South, opening against No. 12 Nevada in Buffalo.
Earlier this week, the Bearcats were a No. 4 seed in the East, facing No. 13 Vermont in Milwaukee, according to USA TODAY's Shelby Mast.
"To the Cincinnati and West Virginia fans, your teams dropped only because of those that moved up," Mast wrote Friday.
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