Bracketology -- How Saturday's top-10 college basketball chaos impacts the 2022 NCAA tournament bracket

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The final Saturday in February was a historic day in college basketball. It was the first time in the history of the poll that the top six teams lost. A total of seven members of the AP top 10 fell.

What does it mean? Imagine a weekend in which every game ends in a tie. No team would gain or lose ground in the table. That happened in college basketball on Saturday.

Answering the most important questions.

Who were the projected No. 1 seeds after the dust settled on Saturday, and why?

We ended exactly where we started. The top three teams on the morning seed list lost major road games in hostile environments. Kentucky, Purdue and Texas Tech were the three teams in the best position to replace them. At the end of the carnage, only the top 10 teams improved their seeds. The Bears started the day sixth and finished fourth. The final 1-seed is the defending NCAA champion. Don't write it in ink. On Big Monday, the Bears visit Texas.

Of the top-10 teams to lose Saturday, whose loss was the most damaging from a bracket perspective?

Kentucky and Purdue were the only ones to slip a single spot on the seed list. The only change was that auburn fell from fourth to fifth. The 2-seeds were Kentucky and Purdue. The damage was relative and minimal.

Does Gonzaga's loss to Saint Mary's impact its standing as the No. 1 overall seed -- or did anyone move closer to the Zags on the No. 1 overall line?

If they have never been to Moraga, some will say that they suffered the worst loss in the top 10. A long list of marquee programs are reminded of the two worst words in the sport: road game. All of Saturday's upsets are connected by the common thread.

No. 7 Duke ended up as the highest-ranked team to win on Saturday -- and looked impressive in doing so. What does its result, coupled with the chaos above the Blue Devils, do for their bracket standing?

The Blue Devil's win on the road was a feat to be celebrated under the circumstances. They looked like the part of a No. 1 seed. The problem for Duke is that, no matter how impressive it plays down the stretch, it can't match the wins of the non-ACC powers this year.

Duke leapfrogged just a single team in the seed list, despite being the only winner on the top two lines, and it should tell us something about the strength of the team. The seventh and eighth positions were swapped. It was a day to remember, not build a new one. At least not yet.