However, ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi not only stated during Thursday's broadcast that the Zags are " not missing the NCAA Tournament ," he moved them up from a No. 9 seed to a No. 8 seed in his Friday morning bracketology update.

In fact, in his Tuesday update, Lunardi has an incredible 13 teams in the field of 68 squads for the 2025 NCAA Tournament. That means the rest of the regular season and the SEC Tournament are going to be hugely important. Check out Lunardi’s latest SEC-related projections below.

Selection Sunday is less than a month away, and the NCAA's reveal of the current top 16 teams on Saturday will give fans some insight into how it all could break down in March.

With a month left in the regular season, the Big Ten is bolstering its NCAA Tournament lineup in a bracketology update for the conference.