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North Carolina is back on the top line as a 1 seed in Joe Lunardi’s latest Mock NCAA Tournament Bracket.
The Tar Heels replace Iowa and join Villanova, Oklahoma and Kansas as 1 seeds.
Maryland, Iowa, Virginia and Xavier are the 2 seeds.
The 3 seeds feature West Virginia, Miami, Oregon and Michigan State.
The 4s are Kentucky, Dayton, Texas A&M and Iowa State.
LSU and projected No. 1 pick Ben Simmons moved up to a 7 seed and would face No. 10 Syracuse.
The ACC leads the way with 8 teams in the Big Dance. The Big Ten has 7 and the SEC, Pac-12 and Big 12 6 apiece.
From the tri-state area, UConn, Seton Hall, Yale, Monmouth, Wagner and Stony Brook are all in the field.
