Reigning NCAA champ UConn tops the East Region bracket as the No. 1 overall seed in March Madness

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Reigning national champion Connecticut is the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament and headlining the East Region bracket. The Huskies earned a top regional seed for the first time since a Final Four run in 2009 and sixth time overall. UConn has lost just once since Dec. 20.

UConn head coach Dan Hurley, center, talks to guard Tristen Newton as he comes to the bench during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Marquette in the championship of the Big East Conference tournament, Saturday, March 16, 2024, in New York. UConn center Donovan Clingan reacts after dunking during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the championship against Marquette of the Big East Conference tournament, Saturday, March 16, 2024, in New York.

UConn headlines a bracket that features seventh-ranked Iowa State as the 2-seed, No. 13 Illinois as the 3 and No. 12 Auburn as the 4. That’s a stiff challenge considering the Cyclones , Illini and Tigers all won their league tournaments this week.on Saturday night, “so this is a group that seems to be making history in a place that it’s hard to make history.”

 

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