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| 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 |
| 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.
