UCLA's basketball resume looks strong and their rankings are climbing

The Bruin's men's basketball team has won three straight games and their projected seeding is climbing for the NCAA Tournament projections and their resume is looking more impressive.
ByRyan Kay|
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Let's look at their current projections for the NCAA tournament as it starts the morning of January 25th.

ESPN: 8 Seed and climbing
Fox Sports: 9 Seed
CBS Sports: 7 Seed
1-3-1 Sports: 8 Seed
D Rating: 9 Seed
Average seed projection according to The Bracket Project's Bracket Matrix: No. 8 seed

Here is a look at UCLA's resume as of the morning of 1/25/2025.

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Overall Record: 14-6 Overall
Team's Current Rankings (1/25/24): NET: #34, KenPom: #30, EvanMiya: #33, Barttorvik: #28, and BPI: #34
Significant victories this season: Washington (69-58), Arizona (57-54) in the Hall of Fame Rivalry, @ Oregon (73-71), Gonzaga (65-62) in the West Coast Hoops Showdown, Iowa (94-70), Wisconsin (85-83), and @ Washington (65-60).
Defeats this season: New Mexico (64-72) on a neutral court, North Carolina (74-74) in the CBS Sports Classic, @ Nebraska (58-66), Michigan (75-94), @ Maryland (61-79), and @ Rutgers (68-75).

UCLA has 11 regular season games remaining before the Big Ten tournament begins. Of those eleven games, only five are away games, and out of those five, one is only across town at USC. They do not leave the city of Los Angeles for their next four games, and the Bruins, if they were to win three of their next four games, can climb into the top four of the Big Ten standings.

The Bruins are building their resume for the NCAA tournament committee to look at them as a top six seed for the tournament as long as they keep winning as they have been of late. They do have a tough stretch of games from the middle of February to the first week of March but if they play as they have been, UCLA has a good chance of getting a top-four seed in the Big Ten tournament and securing those two first-round byes.

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