michigan He was the No. 1 overall seed on the NCAA Tournament Men’s Basketball Selection Committee. bracket previewrevealed on Saturday, followed by duke and arizona These are what the committee chairman called the consensus top three.
The Wolverines are ranked No. 1 in six of seven metrics on the NCAA team sheet and also lead the nation in total wins in Quadrants 1 and 2. The top three teams each have 10 wins in Quadrant 1, and the Wildcats stayed in the top three despite losing two games last week.
Committee chairman Keith Gill said there was more debate over the fourth No. 1 seed. UW lost to Creighton. On Wednesday night, the Huskies were down to one line. iowa Ultimately, Iowa State took over from UW, Gill said. university university and houston All were strong choices in the No. 1 seed discussion.
Iowa State beats Houston “That was one of the deciding factors,” Gill said Monday.
UW didn’t fall too far in the standings, taking the first two seeds ahead of Houston.
“UConn’s three best wins are better than Houston’s three best wins,” Gill said. ”[The committee] We gave those wins a little more weight. ”
The top six teams could change dramatically over the next 24 hours, as Houston hosts Arizona on Saturday (3 p.m. ET, ABC) and Michigan plays Duke in Washington, D.C. (6:30 p.m. ET, ESPN).
illinois and Purdue 2 seeds completed.
Four of the 3 seeds were reigning champions. florida, Kansas, nebraska and gonzagameanwhile Texas Tech University, michigan, Vanderbilt and virginia I was a 4th seed.
Gil said Texas Tech University He was initially on the third line when he advanced to the Top 16 on Wednesday, but after the All-American forward JT Toppin It was Diagnosed with torn ACL and missed seasonthe committee had to reconsider.
“We scrubbed it Thursday morning and it ended up going down to four lines,” Gill said.
Alabama and arkansasThe teams that played a classic double-overtime game Wednesday night were the last two teams out of the top 16. Gill said the committee discussed the use of the Crimson Tide. Charles Bediakobut also noted that it wasn’t as impactful as other players’ availability, as they were 3-2 with Bediako and 16-5 without him.
“We didn’t make any significant changes to it,” he said.
There are still three weeks left until Sunday’s selection, but mock bracket announcements are often anticipated, especially at the top of the field. In seven of the eight years of bracket reveals, at least three 1-seeds were 1-seeds on Selection Sunday, and in 2023, the same 1-seed appeared in the bracket reveal and the actual bracket.
That being said, this area is clearly far from set.
“There are 800 regular season games between now and the start of the conference championships,” Gill said. “Over 800 people. There’s still a lot of basketball left to play.”
This is the only mock bracket release of the season. Choice Sunday is March 15th.