2.26 Bracket Watch

Three out of the four predictions that we're featuring here have Cincinnati cleanly in, while Andy Glockner at SI.com has the Bearcats as a 12. A quick check of the Bracket Matrix shows them as a nine when all 87 brackets are averaged together. To be fair, the Matrix hasn't been updated since last night, and there's a lot of projections on there from before UC's most recent loss, too. How long are they going to stay in? Can they stay in?

On to the predictions!

SB NATION:
Marquette: 4 seed against 13 seed Akron
Big East: Eight teams - Georgetown (3), Louisville (3), Marquette (4), Syracuse (4), Pittsburgh (6), Notre Dame (8), Cincinnati (9), Villanova (12)
The Seven: Marquette, Georgetown, and Villanova
Rumored Partners: Gonzaga (1), Butler (5), Saint Louis (7), VCU (8), Creighton (9)

SPORTS ILLUSTRATED:
Marquette: 4 seed against 13 seed Akron
Big East: Eight teams - Georgetown (3), Louisville (3), Marquette (4), Syracuse (4), Notre Dame (7), Pittsburgh (8), Villanova (11), Cincinnati (12)
The Seven: Marquette, Georgetown, and Villanova
Rumored Partners: Gonzaga (2), Butler (5), Saint Louis (6), Creighton (9), VCU (9)

ESPN:
Marquette: Rising to a 4 seed against 13 seed Louisiana Tech
Big East: Eight teams - Georgetown (3), Louisville (3), Marquette (4), Syracuse (4), Notre Dame (6), Pittsburgh (6), Cincinnati (9), Villanova (12)
The Seven: Marquette, Georgetown, and Villanova
Rumored Partners: Gonzaga (1), Saint Louis (6), Butler (7), VCU (8), Creighton (10)

CBS SPORTS (note: posted on Sunday):
Marquette: Moving down to a 5 seed vs 12 seed Akron
Big East: Eight teams - Georgetown (2), Syracuse (3), Louisville (4), Marquette (5), Notre Dame (6), Pittsburgh (7), Cincinnati (9), Villanova (11)
The Seven: Marquette, Georgetown, and Villanova
Rumored Partners: Gonzaga (1), Butler (4), Saint Louis (4), VCU (8), Creighton (11)