Friday Bracket Shuffle: Bubble and Seeds Move as Conference Tourneys Heat Up

Friday’s conference-tournament action is reshaping the NCAA bracket as seeding tightens and the bubble shifts ahead of Sunday’s reveal: Illinois drops from a 2-seed to 3-seed while Wisconsin climbs into 5-seed discussion after their win. Bubble watch shows VCU moving up, Seton Hall slipping, and Oklahoma needing a big win vs Arkansas to stay in at-large contention, with New Mexico vs SDSU an elimination bout for a right-side bid. Auburn and Indiana remain on the wrong side, and bid-stealers loom from the A-10 and Mountain West as the 4-seed line stays unsettled; track all automatic bids and seed changes with On3 this weekend.