Everybody, take out your pens and pencils: We now know exactly what the men’s March Madness bracket looks like.
Sunday’s selection show had all the fun twists and revelations we’ve come to expect. The SEC dominated the proceedings, boasting two No. 1 seeds in Auburn (the No. 1 overall seed) and Florida as two of the conference’s 14 teams, an NCAA Tournament record. St. John’s, the best story in college basketball, rode its hot finish to a No. 2 seed. North Carolina was a notable inclusion while West Virginia and Indiana found themselves on the outside looking in.
You can find printable versions of both the men’s and women’s NCAA Tournament brackets from Yahoo here.
Read on for all the info from the bracket reveal:
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The SEC set an NCAA Tournament record with 14 teams selected. The Big Ten came in second this season with eight.
Conferences with multiple bids
| SEC | 14 |
| Big Ten | 8 |
| Big 12 | 7 |
| Big East | 5 |
| ACC | 4 |
| Mountain West | 4 |
| West Coast | 2 |
The last four teams in were Texas, Xavier, San Diego State and North Carolina.
The first four teams out were West Virginia, Indiana, Ohio State and Boise State.
The Big Ten took it on the chin with the Hoosiers and Buckeyes on the wrong side of the bubble.
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The Red Storm lost just four games en route to sweeping the Big East titles for the season, so the 2-seed is well-earned. They face Omaha in the 2-15 game.
No. 6 seed Missouri vs. No. 11 seed Drake will have upset potential after the Bulldogs went 30-3 this season.
Texas Tech vs. UNC Wilmington is the 3-14 game. Kansas is the No. 7 seed going up against No. 10 Arkansas.
The Gators won the SEC title Sunday, and with it, the West’s No. 1 seed. Norfolk State is the 16-seed there.
UConn looks for its third consecutive title, this time from the 8-seed line. The Huskies begin that tall task against Oklahoma, the 9-seed.
Maryland at the 4-seed shows the Big Ten’s depth, and the Terrapins will play Grand Canyon in Seattle to tip things off.
Another Sunday automatic qualifier, Memphis, enters the action as a 5-seed and will play No. 12 seed Colorado State.
Tennessee continues the heavy SEC influence on the bracket and will go up against Wofford in Lexington, Kentucky.
No. 6 seed Illinois is another traditional Big Ten team that is happy to be in the Midwest, facing the winner of the Texas and Xavier First Four game for the No. 11 seed in Milwaukee in the first round.
UCLA is the 7-seed, and both the Bruins and their first-round opponent, No. 10 seed Utah State, will travel a ways to Lexington.
All these teams going to Lexington is ironic with Kentucky, the region’s No. 3 seed, heading to Milwaukee. The Wildcats will face No. 14 seed Troy.
It’s no surprise to see Houston as a No. 1 seed after winning the Big 12 tournament. The Cougars begin their quest for a title against SIU Edwardsville.
Purdue finished the season on a bit of a downturn but enters the Midwest region as the No. 4 seed and will play 13-seed High Point.
Gonzaga vs. Georgia is a fantastic 8-9 game as both teams have beaten elite squads this season. Clemson vs. McNeese could be a popular upset pick in the 5 vs. 12 game.
The Crimson Tide faced a gauntlet in the SEC, and the committee recognized that with the 2-seed here. Robert Morris is the first-round matchup for them.
Wisconsin snags a 3-seed after falling in the Big Ten tournament final and will go up against 14-seed Montana. BYU and VCU face off in what should be an intriguing 6-11 game. Rounding out the East is No. 7 Saint Mary’s, fresh off a disappointing loss in the West Coast Conference tournament final to Gonzaga, against No. 10 seed Vanderbilt out of the SEC.
The Blue Devils won the ACC tournament despite losing Cooper Flagg to injury and are rewarded with the top seed in the East region. They face the winner of the other 16-seed First Four game, American vs. Mount St. Mary’s, and Flagg’s health will be a key storyline entering the tournament.
Elsewhere, Mississippi State draws Baylor in the 8-9 game. Oregon gets a 5-seed and will face a Liberty team that shoots a lot of threes at a high level from the 12-seed line. No. 4 Arizona vs. No. 13 Akron rounds out the top of the East.
The committee continued to reward full-season performance as Michigan State got the 2-seed in the first regional reveal. The Spartans will take on 15-seed Bryant in the first round in Cleveland, Ohio.
The other big news from the bottom of the South is North Carolina making it as an 11-seed. The Tar Heels were firmly on the bubble after their ACC semifinal loss to Duke but will face fellow 11-seed San Diego State in the First Four. The winner of that game gets No. 6 seed Ole Miss.
The 3-seed in the South is Iowa State, which will face No. 14 seed Lipscomb. The 7-10 is Marquette vs. New Mexico.
Despite losing in the semifinals of the SEC tournament, Auburn is your No. 1 overall seed out of the South region. The Tigers will face the winner of Alabama State and Saint Francis on the 16-seed line.
Louisville and Creighton make for a wonderful 8-9 game. Newly-minted Big Ten tournament champion Michigan is the 5-seed, going up against 12-seed UC San Diego. No. 4 seed Texas A&M and No. 13 seed Yale conclude the top half of the South region.
Legendary broadcaster Greg Gumbel died in December at 78.
Here are all the automatic qualifiers for the men’s NCAA Tournament.
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Michigan and Memphis secure the final two automatic qualifiers out of the Big Ten and American, respectively. Will the Wolverines secure a 3-seed or better on the strength of their run in Indianapolis? Where do the Tigers end up?
