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Weekly Bracketology Watch ...

As we get closer and closer to the madness that is college hoops in March, the bracket predicting geeks (that's a compliment by the way!) get better and better at deciphering who will go where, how they'll be seeded and who they might match up with in the second round. Here is how ESPN.com's Joe Lunardi has them placed this week, followed by what I think (seed-wise) seems logical:

- Illinois is listed as a falling 2 seed, in the Minneapolis bracket (playing in Dayton), slated to face Birmingham Southern. The 7 seed for round two there is Creighton. The number one in the bracket is Memphis. I see them as a 2 or 3 when all is said and done, despite the gut-wrenching loss to Penn State at home.

- Michigan State is listed as a rising 2 seed, in the Atlanta bracket (playing in Auburn Hills), slated to play IUPUI. The 7 seed would give us a nice little coach-tutor matchup between Izzo and Tom Crean's Marquette squad. The number one in the bracket is Duke. I see them as a 2 or 3 when all is said and done.

- Iowa is listed as a steady 4 seed, in the Oakland bracket (playing in Auburn Hills), slated to play UW-Milwaukee. The 5 seed is defending champ North Carolina. The number one in the Oakland bracket is Texas. I see them as a 4 or 5 when all is said and done.

- Ohio State is listed as a falling 6 seed, in the Washington D.C. bracket (playing in Jacksonville), slated to play Bucknell. The 3 seed is Florida. The number one in the Washington D.C. bracket is UConn. I see them as a 5 or 6 when all is said and done.

- Indiana is listed as a falling 6 seed, in the Oakland bracket (playing in Jacksonville), slated to play San Diego State. The 3 seed is LSU. The number one in the Oakland bracket is Texas. I see them as an 8 or 9 when all is said and done.

- Wisconsin is listed as a falling 7 seed, in the Oakland bracket (playing in Philly), slated to play Miami-FLA. The 2 seed is Villanova, reigning champ in the city of brotherly love. The number one in the Oakland bracket is Texas. I see them as a 10 when all is said and done.

- Michigan is listed as a falling 7 seed, the Washington D.C. bracket (playing in Salt Lake City), slated to play Colorado. The 2 seed is Gonzagaa. The number one in the Washington D.C. bracket is UConn. I see them as a 7 or 8 when all is said and done.

Check out the entire bracket breakdown, weekly, at http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/bracketology