samedi 12 mars 2011

Live: Duke among No. 1 seeds as NCAA tournament field is released


It's the day every college basketball fan in the country celebrates. Selection Sunday.
This year's field will feature 68 teams for the first time and play will begin with the First Four, four first-round games on Tuesday and Wednesday in Dayton. The NCAA selection committee will start to release the bracket at 6 p.m. ET.
Stay tuned in Campus Rivalry as we'll give you the tournament matchups and analysis as the No. 1 seeds are handed out and the bubble bursts from those teams contending for
the last positions.
You can also follow along with our live bracket, which will also be updated in real-time.
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Southeast Region as follows:
In Washington, D.C.
No. 1 Pittsburgh vs. UNC-Asheville-Arkansas-Little Rock winner (First Four game in Dayton)
No. 8 Butler vs. No. 9 Old Dominion
In Tucson
No. 5 Kansas State vs. No. 12 Utah State
No. 4 Wisconsin vs. No. 13 Belmont
In Tampa
No. 2 Florida vs. No. 15 UC Santa Barbara
No. 7 UCLA vs. No. 10 Michigan State
In Denver
No. 3 Brigham Young vs. No. 14 Wofford
No. 6 St. John's vs. No. 11 Gonzaga
Nice traditional matchup between Michigan State and UCLA in the first round. Could see a couple upsets in Tucson with Utah State and Belmont being dangerous teams.
Southwest Region as follows:
In Tulsa
No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 16 Boston University
No. 8 UNLV vs. No. 9 Illinois
In Denver
No. 5 Vanderbilt vs. No. 12 Richmond
No. 4 Louisville vs. No. 13 Morehead State
In Chicago
No. 2 Notre Dame vs. No. 15 Akron
No. 7 Texas A&M vs. No. 10 Florida State
No. 3 Purdue vs. No. 14 St. Peter's
No. 6 Georgetown vs. Southern California-Virginia Commonwealth winner (First Four game in Dayton)
Illinois will be facing former coach Lon Kruger in the matchup against UNLV. A win would likely pit them against another former coach, Bill Self at Kansas. Notre Dame and Purdue fans get a short trip to Chicago to support their teams. Both USC and VCU sneak in to the field.
West Region as follows:
In Charlotte
No. 1 Duke vs. No. 16 Hampton
No. 8 Michigan vs. No. 9 Tennessee
In Tulsa
No. 5 Arizona vs. No. 12 Memphis
No. 4 Texas vs. No. 13 Oakland
In Tucson
No. 2 San Diego State vs. No. 15 Northern Colorado
No. 7 Temple vs. No. 10 Penn State
In Washington, D.C.
No. 3 Connecticut vs. No. 14 Bucknell
No. 6 Cincinnati vs. No. 11 Missouri
Possible Duke matchup with Michigan or Tennessee could be interesting. Also could have Big East schools UConn and Cincinnati playing in second round. That is part of problem with 11 teams in tournament. The Huskies beat the Bearcats 67-59 in Storrs on Feb. 27 in their long meeting.
East Region as follows:
In Cleveland
No. 1 Ohio State vs. Texas-San Antonio-Alabama State winner (First Four game in Dayton)
No. 8 George Mason vs. No. 9 Villanova
In Tampa
No. 5 West Virginia vs. UAB-Clemson winner (First Four game in Dayton)
No. 4 Kentucky vs. No. 13 Princeton
In Charlotte
No. 2 North Carolina vs. No. 15 Long Island
No. 7 Washington vs. No. 10 Georgia
In Cleveland
No. 3 Syracuse vs. No. 14 Indiana State
No. 6 Xavier vs. No. 11 Marquette
Some interesting possible second-round matchups, including possible rematch between Kentucky and West Virginia. George Mason and Villanova played last year in a close game.
6:04 p.m.: Ohio State is playing in the East region. Kansas is a No. 1 seed in the Southwest. Pittsburgh is the No. 1 seed in the Southeast. Duke is the last No. 1 seed in the West.
The East and West are bracketed for the semifinals as are the Southwest and Southeast, meaning Duke-Ohio State and Kansas-Pittsburgh matchups in the Final Four if the No. 1 seeds advance.
Notre Dame and San Diego State likely fall to the No. 2 line.
6:00 p.m.: Ohio State is officially the No. 1 overall seed. CBS now explaining the new look to the tournament of 68 teams.
5:55 p.m.: Selection show is five minutes away. Hope your pencil is sharpened and you are ready to fill out your bracket.
5:45 p.m.: Just 15 minutes away from release of the field. If you are tracking the bubble teams and who is in and who is out, it looks like three spots are available for possibly seven teams. Among that list is Clemson, Alabama, Southern California, Georgia, Colorado, Virginia Commonwealth and Harvard.
5:25 p.m.: Ohio State has finished off Penn State in the Big Ten tournament final 71-60. The top-ranked Buckeyes improve to 32-2 and likely secure the top overall seed in the NCAA field of 68.

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