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Big East Bracketology Update (3/2): CBS, ESPN project six Big East teams; including a 1-seed!

For the past couple weeks, we've been waiting for Villanova to slide up to the 1-seed line. Today, it finally happened.

By RobertONeill31
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It's Monday, and, as always, that means a fresh set of Bracketology from our friends at ESPN and CBS. Below are the breakdowns of where ESPN's Joe Lunardi and CBS's Jerry Palm have each of the seven Big East teams they both have projected in the NCAA Tournament. Parentheses indicate change from last week. This might be the biggest update yet, as Palm and Lunardi have Villanova as a 1-seed!

ESPN

1-Seed: Villanova (+1)

5-Seed: Butler (+1)

6-Seed Georgetown, Providence (+1)

8-Seed: Xavier (-1), St. John's (+2)

CBS

1-Seed: Villanova (+1)

4-Seed: Butler (+1)

6-Seed: Providence, Georgetown (+1)

7-Seed: St. John's (+1)

10-Seed: Xavier (ON THE BUBBLE) (+1)

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