Selection Sunday is over, and now the focus turns to an NCAA tournament bracket that offers plenty of intrigue.
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CONNECTTWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORESelection Sunday is over, and now the focus turns away from the bubble teams left out of the field and to an NCAA tournament bracket that offers plenty of intrigue.1. The ACC was given three No. 1 seeds. It’s the first time a conference has notched three top seeds since 2009 when the former Big East’s UConn, Louisville and Pittsburgh all were top seeds. But it’s questionable whether North Carolina or the final No.
4. Is home-court advantage fair? Should No. 4-seeded Kansas advance to the Sweet 16 and meet top-seeded North Carolina in the Midwest Regional, the Jayhawks would be playing in nearby Kansas City — giving them a legitimate home-court advantage in a matchup between two blue bloods; KU even plays a few of its home games in Kansas City.
5. The committee is starting to respect mid-majors. Buffalo was given a No. 6 seed by the committee, Wofford earned a No. 7 seed and Belmont received an at-large bid No. 11 seed to play in Dayton. UNC-Greensboro was left out of the field, but had bid-thieves Oregon and Saint Louis not won the Pac-12 and Atlantic 10 tournaments unexpectedly, the Spartans might’ve made the cut, too.
Duke , No. 1 seed in East, Atlantic Coast Conference champion Jeremy Brevard, USA TODAY SportsFullscreenMichigan State , No. 2 seed in East, Big Ten Conference champion David Banks, USA TODAY SportsFullscreenLSU , No. 3 seed in East, at-large bid out of the Southeastern Conference Stephen Lew, USA TODAY SportsFullscreenVirginia Tech , No. 4 seed in East, at-large bid out of the Atlantic Coast Conference Jeremy Brevard, USA TODAY SportsFullscreenMississippi State , No.
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