Virginia defeated Georgia Tech 72-52.
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In West Virginia’s bracket, North Carolina is the No. 1 seed and Xavier is the No. 2 seed.
The Cavaliers are also in the same region with an all-too-familiar postseason foe. Michigan State, the nation’s second-ranked team and Big Ten champion, was skipped over for a top seed while ACC runner-up Virginia was given a No. 1. They are some of the most memorable moments of the tournament and will show up on “One Shining Moment”, but even if a top seed is eliminated early, there are most likely three left.
Tony Bennett at Virginia is one of the really, really good coaches in the country, a chip off the old block as his dad, Dick Bennett, was a great one.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Sixty-eight teams will tip off in the NCAA Tournament this week. Also, there were 31 conference tournaments, and the top seed came out the champion in only 10 of those. The NCAA says it takes “this matter seriously and we are looking into it”. The victor plays top seed North Carolina in the East. That said, they are an incredibly efficient offensive team that won a good league.
First things first. Virginia’s first round opponent in Raleigh on Thursday is No. 16 seed Hampton (21-10), champions of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. “There was a lot of talk about us going to Dayton (for a First Four play-in game), but I think it’s exciting”.
Conference USA Tournament champ Middle Tennessee makes its first trip to the NCAA Tournament since earning an at-large bid from the Sun Belt Conference in 2013.
The Ducks made a surprising run to last year’s Pac-12 title game, setting the stage for their breakout season this year.
KU, which is in the South region, will open with 16th-seeded Austin Peay at around 3 p.m. Thursday in Des Moines. And how do you explain how just 10 of the No. 1 seeds heading into postseason conference tournaments managed to actually win their tournament championships?
– California: CBS basketball analyst Charles Barkley called the No. 4 seed Bears the most talented team in the tournament outside of the North Carolina Tar Heels. Jay Wright’s squad had a golden opportunity to wrap up a No. 1 seed, but was upset by a hot Seton Hall team in the championship game of the Big East Tournament.
Oklahoma Sooners guard Buddy Hield (24) shoots a jump shot as West Virginia Mountaineers forward Devin Williams (41) defends in the second half during the Big 12 Conference tournament at Sprint Center.
Sixty-eight teams will tip off in the NCAA Tournament this week with four making it to the final weekend at NRG Stadium in Houston in three weeks. 2 seed last season and No. 1 in 2014. They made it to the Sweet 16 that year, only to lose 61-59 to Michigan State. 3 seed – only the second time since seeding began in 1979 the program has been seeded as high in the big bracket – and will face No. 14 Stephen F. Austin in the East Region first round. The other is Lon Kruger.
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Cool collision course: An Indiana-Kentucky clash is always fun in the NCAA Tournament; so is North Carolina vs. the victor. The Wildcats won the 1998 national championship in his first season with Kentucky.
