The brackets for the NCAA males’s basketball match — aka “March Insanity” — had been revealed at the moment, bringing pleasure and tears in equal quantities to groups chosen and shunned.
The defending champions from 2023, the UConn Huskies, had been introduced because the No. 1 general seed taking part in out of the East area.
Houston is the No. 1 seed within the South area, and Purdue earned the No. 1 seed within the Midwest. North Carolina was named the No. 1 seed within the West, beating out observe projected contenders Iowa State and Arizona.
Some 32 groups get computerized berths by advantage of profitable their respective convention match. The remaining 36 are hand-selected by the match committee as at-large groups. The committee chooses groups primarily based on their résumé, after which seeds groups and locations them in one of many 4 areas.
The UConn Huskies defeated Marquette for the Massive East match championship on Saturday. That, mixed with Purdue’s loss to Wisconsin within the Massive Ten match semifinals, gave the Huskies the No. 1 seed.
This yr’s revamped UConn roster produced a 31-3 document, together with a 13-3 slate towards Quad 1 groups. UConn secured non-conference wins over Gonzaga, Texas and North Carolina, then swept the Massive East common season and match championships.
The schedule:
East Area
No. 1 UConn vs. No. 16 Stetson
No. 8 Florida Atlantic vs. No. 9 Northwestern
No. 5 San Diego State vs. No. 12 UAB
No. 4 Auburn vs. No. 13 Yale
No. 6 BYU vs. No. 11 Duquesne
No. 3 Illinois vs. No. 14 Morehead State
No. 7 Washington State vs. No. 10 Drake
No. 2 Iowa State vs. No. 15 South Dakota State
South Area
No. 1 Houston vs. No. 16 Longwood
No. 8 Nebraska vs. No. 9 Texas A&M
No. 5 Wisconsin vs. No. 12 James Madison
No. 4 Duke vs. No. 13 Vermont
No. 6 Texas Tech vs. No. 11 NC State
No. 3 Kentucky vs. No. 14 Oakland
No. 7 Florida vs. No. 10/Boise State/Colorado winner
No. 2 Marquette vs. No. 15 Western Kentucky
Midwest Area
No. 1 Purdue vs. No. 16 Montana State/Grambling State winner
No. 8 Utah State vs. No. 9 TCU
No. 5 Gonzaga vs. No. 12 McNeese State
No. 4 Kansas vs. No. 13 Samford
No. 6 South Carolina vs. No. 11 Oregon
No. 3 Creighton vs. No. 14 Arkon
No. 7 Texas vs. No. 10 Virginia/Colorado State winner
No. 2 Tennessee vs. No. 15 Saint Peter’s
West Area
No. 1 North Carolina vs. No. 16 Howard/Wagner winner
No. 8 Mississippi State vs. No. 9 Michigan State
No. 5 Saint Mary’s vs. No. 12 Grand Canyon
No. 4 Alabama vs. No. 13 Charleston
No. 6 Clemson vs. No. 11 New Mexico
No. 3 Baylor vs. No. 14 Colgate
No. 7 Dayton vs. No. 10 Nevada
No. 2 Arizona vs. No. 15 Lengthy Seashore State
