The NCAA announced its field of 68 teams for the men's national basketball tournament, as the Road to Indianapolis begins Tuesday and Wednesday with the four play-in games.
Duke (32-2) is the No. 1-overall seed in the tournament and is atop the East Regional. Michigan, was stunned by seventh-seed Purdue in the Big Ten Tournament final Sunday, but still earned the No. 1 seed in the Midwest. Purdue's win earned them the 2-seed in the West, with Arizona atop the region, and Florida is the top seed in the South.
31-1 Miami (Oh.) did make the tournament as a First Four team. They will take on SMU for the right to be the 11-seed in the Midwest.
The first four out according to the selection committee — bubble teams that did not make it — were Oklahoma, San Diego State, Auburn, and Indiana.
My take: Unlike other seasons, there really wasn't much controversy about this year's selections. Oklahoma was hot at the end of the season, but a loss in the SEC quarters likely doomed their chances. Are they better than Miami (Oh.)? Absolutely. But I don't think the selection committee wanted to exclude a 30-win, one-loss team from a mid-major conference in exchange for the 11th team in the SEC.
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NCAA men's bracket revealed
The NCAA announced its field of 68 teams for the men's national basketball tournament, as the Road to Indianapolis begins Tuesday and Wednesday with the four play-in games.
Duke (32-2) is the No. 1-overall seed in the tournament and is atop the East Regional. Michigan, was stunned by seventh-seed Purdue in the Big Ten Tournament final Sunday, but still earned the No. 1 seed in the Midwest. Purdue's win earned them the 2-seed in the West, with Arizona atop the region, and Florida is the top seed in the South.
31-1 Miami (Oh.) did make the tournament as a First Four team. They will take on SMU for the right to be the 11-seed in the Midwest.
The first four out according to the selection committee — bubble teams that did not make it — were Oklahoma, San Diego State, Auburn, and Indiana.
See the full tournament bracket here.
My take: Unlike other seasons, there really wasn't much controversy about this year's selections. Oklahoma was hot at the end of the season, but a loss in the SEC quarters likely doomed their chances. Are they better than Miami (Oh.)? Absolutely. But I don't think the selection committee wanted to exclude a 30-win, one-loss team from a mid-major conference in exchange for the 11th team in the SEC.
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