RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Which men’s basketball teams were selected to play in the NCAA Tournament on Selection Sunday?
Selection Sunday for the men’s NCAA basketball tournament took place at 6 p.m. on Sunday, March 17.
8News has compiled the list of men’s basketball teams who are selected to play in March Madness, and the teams that will be their first matches. Numbers in parentheses indicate the seed number assigned to each team.
East Region
- (1) UConn vs. (16) Stetson
- (8) Florida Atlantic vs. (9) Northwestern
- (5) San Diego St. vs. (12) UAB
- (4) Auburn vs. (13) Yale
- (6) BYU vs. (11) Duquesne
- (3) Illinois vs. (14) Morehead St.
- (7) Washington St. vs. (10) Drake
- (2) Iowa St. vs. (15) South Dakota St.
South Region
- (1) Houston vs. (16) Longwood
- (8) Nebraska vs. (9) Texas A&M
- (5) Wisconsin vs. (12) James Madison
- (4) Duke vs. (13) Vermont
- (6) Texas Tech vs. (11) NC State
- (3) Kentucky vs. (14) Oakland
- (7) Florida
- (2) Marquette vs. (15) Western Kentucky
Midwest Region
- (1) Purdue
- (8) Utah St. vs. (9) TCU
- (5) Gonzaga vs. (12) McNeese
- (4) Kansas vs. (13) Samford
- (6) South Carolina vs. (11) Oregon
- (3) Creighton vs. (14) Akron
- (7) Texas
- (2) Tennessee vs. (15) Saint Peter’s
West Region
- (1) North Carolina
- (8) Mississippi St. vs. (9) Michigan St.
- (5) Saint Mary’s vs. (12) Grand Canyon
- (4) Alabama vs. (13) Charleston
- (6) Clemson vs. (11) New Mexico
- (3) Baylor vs. (14) Colgate
- (7) Dayton vs. (10) Nevada
- (2) Arizona vs. (15) Long Beach St.
First Four
- (10) Virginia vs. (10) Colorado St.
- (10) Colorado vs. (10) Boise St.
- (16) Howard vs. (16) Wagner
- (16) Montana St. vs. (16) Grambling
The men’s basketball teams that received automatic bids into March Madness included the Longwood University Lancers after their championship win at the Big South Conference, and the James Madison University Dukes after their Sun Belt Conference championship win.
For more information about March Madness, visit the NCAA’s website.
