Weiss’ Weekly Watch

The University of Tennessee (20-1) that already has non-league victories over Gonzaga and Louisville and has won a school record 16 straight games is three games away from an epic Feb. 16 showdown against Kentucky at Rupp Arena. The Vols, who are 8-0 in the SEC, played one of their best games of the season during a 93-76 victory over Texas A &M in which forward Grant Williams scored 21 points and four others hit double figures. Tennessee shot 64.1 percent and had 28 assists on 40 field goals. Rick Barnes has always been a successful coach but this may be his best coaching job ever, with the possible exception of his 2003 Texas team that reached the Final Four.

1. Tennessee (20-1)
2. Duke (19-2)
3. Virginia (20-1)
4. Kentucky (18-3)
5. Gonzaga (21-2)
6. Michigan (20-2)
7. Michigan State (18-4)
8. North Carolina (17-4)
9. Marquette (19-3)
10. Villanova (18-4)
11. Nevada (21-1)
12. Virginia Tech (18-3)
13. Kansas (17-5)
14. Houston (21-1)
15. Purdue (16-6)
16. Louisville (16-6)
17. Texas Tech. (17-5)
18. Wisconsin (16-6)
19. Iowa (17-4)
20. Iowa State (17-4)
21. LSU (17-4)
22. Kansas State (16-5)
23. Mississippi State (16-5)
24. Maryland (17-6)
25. Cincinnati (19-3)

Bracket Watch – NCAA Tournament Seeds

Top Four Seeds by Region

EAST                     MIDWEST        SOUTH       WEST

Duke                      Virginia             Tennessee   Kentucky

Michigan State    Michigan           UNC            Gonzaga

Villanova              Marquette         Kansas        Virginia Tech

Houston               Nevada               Purdue       Louisville