Gonzaga earned the top overall seed in the 2022 NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament bracket. Arizona, Kansas and Baylor are the other top seeds in the 68-team field.
The tournament starts with two First Four round games tomorrow (Tuesday) and Wednesday. First round games air Thursday and Friday.
The men’s Final Four will be April 2 and the National Championship game is scheduled for April 4. The month-long tournament will air on CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV.
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The Big Ten leads all conferences, with nine teams in the field. Six teams apiece were selected from the Big East, Big 12 and SEC. Five ACC teams are in the field.
Indiana, Notre Dame, Rutgers and Wyoming were the last four teams to make the tournament as at-large bids. Dayton, Oklahoma, SMU and Texas A&M just missed the field.
No. 16 seeds Texas A&M Corpus Christi and Texas Southern battle in the first First Four matchup tomorrow (Tuesday) to determine who will advance to a first-round matchup against top-seeded Kansas.
No. 12 seeds Indiana and Wyoming also face off tomorrow (Tuesday) in a First Four matchup for the right to take on No. 5 Saint Mary’s in the first round.
No. 1 Gonzaga, also ranked No. 1 in the Coaches Poll, is the favorite to win the title. No. 2 seed Kentucky, No. 1 Arizona and No. 2 Duke and No. 1 Baylor are among the other favorites.
The West region, led by Gonzaga, also features Duke, Michigan State and UConn, among other top programs. Baylor’s East region features traditional powerhouses Kentucky, North Carolina and UCLA.
Arizona’s West region includes Villanova, Ohio State, Tennessee, Michigan and Illinois. The Midwest region, led by Kansas, also includes top teams Auburn, Wisconsin and Iowa.
