UCLA men's basketball has struggled to find its footing at times in their first season as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

UCLA coach Mick Cronin has been very vocal this year about his disdain toward the travel schedule that comes with his team's involvement in the Big Ten. He sees

UCLA is still the team to beat ... The No. 1 seeds that year? Baylor, Mississippi State, Notre Dame and Louisville. The selection committee got it half right that year, with Baylor beating ...

Jun 24, 2013; Omaha, NE, USA; UCLA Bruins head coach John Savage (22) looks on from the dugout before game 1 of the College World Series finals against the Mississippi State Bulldogs at TD ...

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State women's basketball is moving away from the NCAA tournament bubble, according to the latest bracket predictions. The Bulldogs (20-10, 7-9 SEC) went 1-1 last week with a loss to No. 1 Texas and win at Auburn. It was enough to move them up in this week's March Madness predictions.

No. 6 Notre Dame (26-5) beat California 73-64; lost to No. 11 Duke 61-56. No. 7 NC State (26-5) beat Georgia Tech 73-72; beat No. 14 North Carolina 66-55. No. 8 TCU (30-3) beat Colorado 69-62; beat No. 16 West Virginia 71-65.

Elsewhere in the WCC, Saint Mary's is projected as a No. 6 seed in Lunardi's updated bracket, now in the West Region against No. 11 Arkansas and new head coach John Calipari. A win could pit them against No. 3 seed Wisconsin, a tough matchup made far tougher by playing in Milwaukee.