Bracketology Updates: Bears still firm as 1-seed, potential matchups differ

A third loss in five games still hasn’t changed much for Baylor and that’s a major testament to the resume the Bears compiled throughout the entire regular season. The Bears finished the regular season with 11 quad one wins, second most to 12 by Kansas and ahead of Villanova (10), Seton Hall (10) and Butler (10). Baylor finished with a 3-1 record against those four teams including wins over Villanova, Butler and a regular-season split with Kansas. 

The Bears will open the Big 12 tournament with a Thursday contest against the winner of 7-seed TCU and 10-seed Kansas State and a victory in Kansas City would allow Scott Drew’s team another opportunity for an additional quad one victory.

How would a loss in the quarter finals impact the NCAA seeding? At this point, according to ESPN’s Joe Lunardi and several other bracket experts, the Bears would still remain on the 1-seed line.

Below is a look at six of the latest bracket predictions from around the internet. 

Joe Lunardi | ESPN | Link

Baylor Projection: 1 seed
Region: South (Houston) — 1^st & 2^nd Rounds in Omaha 
First Round Opponent: 16 Northern Kentucky (22-9)
Round of 32 Opponent: Winner of 8 LSU (21-10) and 9 Rutgers (20-11)

Jerry Palm | CBS | Link

Baylor Projection: 1 seed
Region: South (Houston) — 1^st & 2^nd Rounds in Omaha 
First Round Opponent: 16 Winthrop (24-10)
Round of 32 Opponent: Winner of 8 Arizona State (20-11)  and 9 Marquette (18-12)

Shelby Mast & Scott Gleeson | USA Today | Link

Baylor Projection: 1 seed
Region: South (Houston) — 1^st & 2^nd Rounds in St. Louis 
First Round Opponent: Winner of 16 Siena (19-10) and 16 North Carolina Central (17-13)
Round of 32 Opponent: Winner of 8 LSU and 9 Marquette

Dave Ommen | NBC Sports | Link

Baylor Projection: 1 seed
Region: South (Houston) — 1^st & 2^nd Rounds in St. Louis 
First Round Opponent: 16 Eastern Washington (23-8)
Round of 32 Opponent: Winner of 8 USC (22-9) and 9 Indiana (19-12)

Chris Dobbertean | SB Nation | Link 

Baylor Projection: 1 seed
Region: South (Houston) — 1^st & 2^nd Rounds in St. Louis 
First Round Opponent: 16 Little Rock (21-10)
Round of 32 Opponent: Winner of 8 St. Mary’s (26-7) and 9 Indiana (19-12)

Bracketville | Link

Baylor Projection: 1 seed
Region: South (Houston) — 1^st & 2^nd Rounds in St. Louis 
First Round Opponent: 16 Eastern Washington (23-8)
Round of 32 Opponent: Winner of 8 USC (22-9)  and 9 Indiana (19-12)