Author: Eddie Timanus, Paul Myerberg and Erick Smith, USA TODAY

One major college basketball program has returned to the tournament field in this week’s bracketology but another is departing after another loss.

There’s some significant changes in the latest version of USA TODAY Sports Bracketology with Kansas up to a No. 1 seed and Kentucky rejoining field.

Selection Sunday is less than four weeks away and one of the biggest men’s college basketball teams is out of the tournament in our new bracketology.

Selection Sunday is five weeks away so it’s time to make our first bracket projection for the NCAA men’s tournament. Purdue starts as the No. 1 seed.