Check out full field for NCAA tourney

Check out full field for NCAA tourney

Published Mar. 11, 2012 12:00 a.m. ET

 

South
Seed Team
1  Kentucky
16  MVSU/W. Ky.
9  Connecticut
8  Iowa State
5  Wichita State
12  VCU
13  New Mexico St.
4  Indiana
3  Baylor
14  S. Dakota St.
11  Colorado
6  UNLV
7  Notre Dame
10  Xavier
15  Lehigh
2  Duke
West
Seed Team
1  Michigan State
16  LIU Brooklyn
9  Saint Louis
8  Memphis
5  New Mexico
12  Long Beach St.
13  Davidson
4  Louisville
3  Marquette
14  BYU/Iona
11  Colorado St.
6  Murray State
7  Florida
10  Virginia
15  Norfolk St.
2  Missouri
East
Seed Team
1  Syracuse
16  UNC Asheville
9  Southern Miss
8  Kansas State
5  Vanderbilt
12  Harvard
13  Montana
4  Wisconsin
3  Florida State
14  St. Bonaventure
11  Texas
6  Cincinnati
7  Gonzaga
10  West Virginia
15  Loyola (MD)
2  Ohio State
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Midwest
Seed Team
1  North Carolina
16  Lamar/Vermont
9  Alabama
8  Creighton
5  Temple
12  Cal/S. Florida
13  Ohio
4  Michigan
3  Georgetown
14  Belmont
11  NC State
6  San Diego State
7  Saint Mary's
10  Purdue
15  Detroit
2  Kansas



Here we go. Kentucky gets the overall No. 1 seed in the South region. No big surprise there. Syracuse will be the No. 1 in the East region. Also no surprise. North Carolina is No. 1 in the Midwest region. The surprise: Michigan State, getting rewarded for their Big Ten tournament title with the No. 1 seed in the West region.

South region

Kentucky will open in Louisville, taking on the winner of a First Four game between Mississippi Valley State and Western Kentucky. Also in Louisville, No. 8 seed Iowa State will face No. 9 Connecticut.

Duke is the No. 2 seed in the region, playing in Greensboro against No. 15 Lehigh in the opener. They're joined in Greensboro by No. 7 Notre Dame and No. 10 Xavier.

Baylor gets the No. 3 seed after a run to the Big 12 tournament title game, playing in Albuquerque. They'll face No. 14 South Dakota State, making its first-ever tournament appearance. No. 6 UNLV faces No. 11 Colorado in the other Albuquerque contest.

In Portland, Indiana is the top seed at No. 4. They'll play No. 13 New Mexico State in the opener. No. 5 Wichita State will face No. 12 VCU — a surprise Final Four team last season — in the other Portland showdown.

West region

Michigan State gets sent to Columbus for the initial rounds. They'll face No. 16 seed LIU Brooklyn in the opener. Also in Columbus, No. 8 seed Memphis will face No. 9 Saint Louis.

The No. 2 seed in the West is Missouri, facing No. 15 Norfolk State in Omaha. No. 7 Florida faces No. 10 Virginia in Omaha as well.

No. 3 seed Marquette will open in Louisville, taking on the winner of a First Four game between BYU and Iona — a surprise entrant in the field. Also in Louisville, No. 6 seed Murray State — which went 30-1 in the regular season — will battle No. 11 Colorado State.

Portland will host No. 4 seed Louisville, champions of the Big East tournament. They'll face No. 13 Davidson in the opener. They are joined in Portland by No. 5 New Mexico and No. 12 Long Beach State.

East region

Syracuse draws No. 16 seed UNC Asheville in their opener in Pittsburgh. They're joined there by No. 8 Kansas State and No. 9 Southern Miss.

Ohio State is the No. 2 seed in the East and will face No. 15 Loyola (MD), also in Pittsburgh. The winner of that game plays the winner of No. 7 Gonzaga against No. 10 West Virginia.

Florida State earns the No. 3 seed after an impressive run to the ACC tourney title. They'll play in Nashville against No. 14 St. Bonaventure. Also in Nashville: No. 6 Cincinnati against No. 11 Texas.

Wisconsin gets the No. 4 seed and will debut in Albuquerque against No. 13 Montana. Also on site there will be No. 5 Vanderbilt — the surprise SEC tournament champions — against No. 12 seed Harvard.

Midwest region

North Carolina opens in Greensboro against the winner of Lamar and Vermont in the First Four. No. 8 Creighton will also play in Greensboro against No. 9 Alabama.

No. 2 seed Kansas will join Missouri in Omaha and will play against No. 15 Detroit. No. 7 Saint Mary's will face No. 10 Purdue in Omaha as well.

Georgetown will be the No. 3 seed, playing in Columbus against No. 14 Belmont. The 6-11 game in Columbus will be San Diego State against North Carolina State.

Michigan gets the No. 4 seed in the Midwest, wrapping up a strong showing from the Big Ten. They'll play in Nashville against No. 13 Ohio. Also in Nashville: No. 5 Temple will face the winner of the First Four matchup between Cal and South Florida.

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