Bracketology: The race to earn a No. 1 seed is heating up with Duke leading these seven other contenders

The race for No. 1 seeds in this season’s bracket is especially interesting because there seems to be little separation between the teams that are currently No. 1 seeds and those on the No. 2 line. Also, there are a high number of games being played among this group of teams. Part of that is because three conferences have seven of the eight spots, but there have also been an unusually high amount of non-conference games among this group.

Top seeds in latest Bracketology

[Check out Palm’s full bracket with all 68 seeds and the first four four teams out on our Bracketology page]

Here is a look at each team’s path to a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.