Bracketology: Illinois hops to No. 1 seed, Ohio State drops a rung

It’s official: The month of madness is finally here. March’s first edition of Bracketology sees a shake-up among the top seeds for the NCAA tournament, according to FOX Sports bracketologist Mike DeCourcy. A series of three consecutive losses bumped No. 7 Ohio State to a 2-seed in DeCourcy’s latest projections for the tourney. Misfortune for the Buckeyes is prosperity for No. 4 Illinois, which slides up to fill the vacancy and joins No. 1 Gonzaga, No. 2 Michigan and No. 3 Baylor among the 1-seeds. The Illini bounced back from last week’s defeat to Michigan State to take down Nebraska and No. 25 Wisconsin, setting up a mouthwatering top-five matchup against the Wolverines on Tuesday. Illinois is holding out hope that superstar guard Ayo Dosunmu will be back from injury and ready to square off against Michigan.  Here’s a look at DeCourcy’s latest bracket: Aside from the top-seed shuffle, the No. 9 Houston Cougars moved up a rung…

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