Overview
- Duke beat Michigan 68-63 in Washington, led by Cameron Boozer’s 18 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, handing the Wolverines a rare offensive letdown.
- Arizona won 73-66 at Houston, giving the Cougars just their second home loss in three years and reinforcing the Wildcats’ push for a No. 1 seed.
- Within hours of the NCAA selection committee’s top-16 preview, six of those teams lost, underscoring late-season volatility in seeding outlooks.
- Projected polls and bracketology now place Duke on the top line, while Michigan remains No. 1 in NET and KenPom and still profiles as a 1-seed.
- Other results with seeding impact included BYU over Iowa State 79-69, UCLA over Illinois 95-94 in OT, and Alabama’s 117-115 double-OT win at Arkansas highlighted by Darius Acuff’s 49 points.