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ESPN Bracketology: MSU drops another seed line despite not playing this week

Michigan State has had the week off so far but that doesn’t mean they aren’t losing ground, according to ESPN’s Joe Lunardi.

Lunardi has been releasing his famous “Bracketology” NCAA Tournament projections for months, and to no surprise Michigan State is in the field of 68. The Spartans are one of 8 teams Lunardi currently has dancing this upcoming March.

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Check out which Big Ten teams Lunardi has listed in his latest batch of “Bracketology” below:

Illinois

Seed / Region: No. 5 seed in Midwest Region

First Round Opponent: No. 12 seed Liberty

Indiana

Seed / Region: No. 5 seed in East Region

First Round Opponent: No. 12 seed Kent State

Iowa

Seed / Region: No. 7 seed in East Region

First Round Opponent: No. 10 seed Florida Atlantic

Click here for more coverage from Hawkeyes Wire on Iowa basketball

Maryland

Seed / Region: No. 8 seed in West Region

First Round Opponent: No. 9 seed Clemson

Purdue

Seed / Region: No. 1 seed in South Region

First Round Opponent: No. 16 seed Morgan State / No. 16 seed Fairleigh Dickinson

Rutgers

Seed / Region: No. 5 seed in West Region

First Round Opponent: No. 12 seed Oral Roberts

Click here for more coverage from Rutgers Wire on Rutgers basketball

Michigan State

Seed / Region: No. 8 seed in Midwest Region

First Round Opponent: No. 9 seed Pitt

Thoughts on Draw: In a week’s time, Michigan State has dropped from a No. 6 seed and favorable path to the Sweet 16 to an No. 8 seed and tough draw to even make it out of the first round. The Spartans still matchup nicely with Pitt (as I said last week) but facing No. 1 seed Alabama again in the second round would be a tough draw for the green-and-white. Michigan State wants to avoid the No. 8 / 9 seed matchup if possible as the path to the Sweet 16 becomes much harder in that placement.

Complete Bracket Prediction

Click on the tweet below for the complete bracket prediction from Lunardi:

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