Projection
Our fourth projection. Seeds 1 through 10 follow the committee's Nov. 5 top 10; seeds 11 through 16 and the first-round road teams are our projection. Illinois State plays at SEMO because the IHSA state finals are at Hancock Stadium.
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Select a game for kickoff, site and how the teams compare.
A projection, not the NCAA field. Seeds 1–8 have first-round byes, and the higher seed hosts unless a game notes another site.