After weeks of speculation surrounding the potential March Madness field, the brackets for the 2018 NCAA Tournament will finally become official this evening.
IN GAME THREAD Selection Sunday
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Here are the top four seeds:
Virginia in the South. Villanova in the East. Kansas in the Midwest. Xavier in the West.
Not really a surprise.
Virginia in the South. Villanova in the East. Kansas in the Midwest. Xavier in the West.
Not really a surprise.
South region.
No. 1 Virginia vs. No. 16 Maryland Baltimore County
No. 8 Creighton vs. No. 9 Kansas State
No. 5 Kentucky vs. No. 12 Davidson
No. 4 Arizona vs. No. 13 Buffalo
No. 6 Miami (Fla.) vs. No. 11 Loyola (Ill.)
No. 3 Tennessee vs. No. 14 Wright State
No. 7 Nevada vs. No. 10 Texas
No. 2 Cincinnati vs. No. 15 Georgia State
A huge potential second-round game between Arizona and Kentucky. Winner will be a big test for Virginia. Loyola could be dangerous team in bottom half.
No. 1 Virginia vs. No. 16 Maryland Baltimore County
No. 8 Creighton vs. No. 9 Kansas State
No. 5 Kentucky vs. No. 12 Davidson
No. 4 Arizona vs. No. 13 Buffalo
No. 6 Miami (Fla.) vs. No. 11 Loyola (Ill.)
No. 3 Tennessee vs. No. 14 Wright State
No. 7 Nevada vs. No. 10 Texas
No. 2 Cincinnati vs. No. 15 Georgia State
A huge potential second-round game between Arizona and Kentucky. Winner will be a big test for Virginia. Loyola could be dangerous team in bottom half.
What a fucking joke. This is becoming a farce. WE should really start some kind of year end tournament for the bubble teams to play or something. The fact that some of these schools get left out... i.e. USC is fucking ridiculous.
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EXACTLY. But Tre Young sells... NCAA knows that... they've been watching the ratings.
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The last region is the West
No. 1 Xavier vs. No. 16 North Carolina Central/Texas Southern
No. 8 Missouri vs. No. 9 Florida State
No. 5 Ohio State vs. No. 12 South Dakota State
No. 4 Gonzaga vs. No. 13 UNC-Greensboro
No. 6 Houston vs. No. 13 San Diego State
No. 3 Michigan vs. No. 14 Montana
No. 7 Texas A&M vs. No. 10 Providence
No. 2 North Carolina vs. No. 15 Lipscomb
This looks like it will give the Midwest as the most-difficult region. Xavier, Gonzaga, Michigan and North Carolina all have potential to reach Final Four. If those four teams all reach the Sweet 16, it will be two great matchups.
No. 1 Xavier vs. No. 16 North Carolina Central/Texas Southern
No. 8 Missouri vs. No. 9 Florida State
No. 5 Ohio State vs. No. 12 South Dakota State
No. 4 Gonzaga vs. No. 13 UNC-Greensboro
No. 6 Houston vs. No. 13 San Diego State
No. 3 Michigan vs. No. 14 Montana
No. 7 Texas A&M vs. No. 10 Providence
No. 2 North Carolina vs. No. 15 Lipscomb
This looks like it will give the Midwest as the most-difficult region. Xavier, Gonzaga, Michigan and North Carolina all have potential to reach Final Four. If those four teams all reach the Sweet 16, it will be two great matchups.
Bracket sets up well for Villanova if it can get past the Sweet 16. West Virginia and Wichita State loom in a potential second-round showdown, but the Mountaineers and Shockers have tricky opening games.
Notre Dame was the team knocked out by Davidson's last-second win against Rhode Island in the Atlantic 10 final, according to the committee chair Bruce Rasmussen. Hard pill for the Irish to swallow.
Explaining omission of Saint Mary's, it was cited the Gaels had 24 of 28 wins against the bottom two quadrants, so despite the win against Gonzaga it was not enough.
Early Final Four for me. (Certainly subject to change when I look closer)
Kentucky
North Carolina
West Virginia
Michigan State.
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Kentucky
North Carolina
West Virginia
Michigan State.
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Lmao. They do this every year. This year is a topper. Will Oklahoma be fav 1st game.
