NCAA Tournament Selection Committee Reveals Men’s Basketball Top 16 Seeds
Sports Illustrated • • sports
Key Points:
- The NCAA selection committee has released its initial top-16 seeds for the upcoming NCAA tournament, with Michigan, Duke, and Arizona securing three of the No. 1 seeds.
- Iowa State earned the fourth No. 1 seed after a key win over Houston, edging out UConn, which dropped to No. 5 following a loss to Creighton.
- Location and conference balancing remain critical factors, with Houston and Illinois hoping for favorable regional placements but facing challenges due to potential conflicts with other top seeds from their conferences.
- All 16 teams in the projected bracket rank in the top 17 in Wins Above Bubble (WAB), highlighting the committee's emphasis on this metric; Alabama was notably excluded despite a strong WAB ranking, partly
