Here's a closer look at the latest NCAA tournament bracket projections. ESPN's Charlie Creme kept Mississippi State as No. 9 seed this week. He has the Bulldogs matched up with No. 8 California. The winner would play either No. 1 UCLA or No. 16 seeds North Carolina A&T or Texas Southern.

Vanderbilt women's basketball has settled into the No. 6-7 seed range in NCAA tournament projections. The Commodores (19-7, 6-6 SEC) have struggled somewhat against the upper echelon of the SEC, but they have won the games they're supposed to win and are guided by freshman sensation Mikayla Blakes,

Two of the top four seeds and three of the top six teams were from the conference among the prospective top 16 unveiled by the Women's Basketball Committee. Defending national champion South Carolina (No. 2, 23-2) and Texas (No. 3, 25-2) have two of the No. 1 seeds, while LSU is ranked No. 6 overall.