UC is a No. 3 seed in the East Region, according to the latest USA TODAY Sports Bracketology update from Shelby Mast and Scott Gleeson, and is projected to meet No. 14 Rider in Wichita in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
The USA TODAY bracket still has Xavier as the Midwest No. 1 seed, facing No. 16 Nicholls State/Texas Southern in Detroit. It has Ohio State as the East No. 4, meeting No. 13 New Mexico State in San Diego; Kentucky as the East No. 5, facing No. 12 South Dakota State in San Diego; and Wichita State as the South No.