No longer are there many teams within striking distance of securing a No. 1 seed in the men's NCAA basketball tournament.
Only six realistic contenders are left after Duke and Wisconsin both suffered unexpected home losses this past weekend.
In the best position appears to be Gonzaga, who likely needs only to win the WCC tournament to assure the No. 1 overall seed. Behind the Zags, Baylor, Arizona, Auburn, Kansas and Kentucky all still have work left to do this week to seize one of the other three spots on the NCAA tournament’s top seed line.