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2016 NCAA March Madness Basketball: All Picks, Full TV Schedule, Printable Bracket
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The NCAA Basketball Tournament picks are in from the Sunday Selection committee, and if there are any surprises, it's not who's out of the big dance but who's in for the upcoming March Madness.
First seeds are Oregon, North Carolina, Kansas and Virginia.
The play-in games, who play in what is now ridiculously called the First Four, feature Michigan v.Tulsa and Vanderbilt v. Wichita State.
- Here's your printable NCAA men's basketball tournament bracket.
- Here's your full NCAA men's basketball television schedule.
The NCAA March Madness tournament begins Tuesday.
The dates for the NCAA men's basketball finals are April 2 and April 4 at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.
The Bracket: https://t.co/Jr1kdnP4HV #MarchMadness #SelectionSunday pic.twitter.com/5ljlwkYQcJ
— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) March 13, 2016
Here's the complete seed list, 1-68. #SelectionSunday #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/MQyxW8wx9X
— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) March 13, 2016
Which conferences got the most teams in the field? #SelectionSunday #MarchMadness
— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) March 13, 2016
ACC 7
Big Ten 7
Big 12 7
Pac-12 7
Big East 5
American 4
DANCING!
— Will McKay (@Will_R_Mckay) March 13, 2016
8 seed #TexasTech will take on 9 seed Butler in the Midwest region in Raleigh. #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/0DN0MhmPCi
That moment...#MarchMadness #Dancing #CuseMode pic.twitter.com/2VMPtOADPh
— Syracuse Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) March 13, 2016
.@umichbball is IN!!#LetsDance #MarchMadness #GoBlue pic.twitter.com/ftSoIbaf0R
— Michigan Athletics (@UMichAthletics) March 13, 2016
Updated 6:49 p.m. EST
MIDWEST REGION BRACKET:
No. 1 Virginia vs. No. 16 Hampton
No. 8 Texas Tech vs. No. 9 Butler
No. 5 Purdue vs. No. 12 Little Rock
No. 4 Iowa State vs. No. 13 Iona
No. 2 Michigan State vs. No. 15 Middle Tennessee
No. 7 Dayton vs. No. 10 Syracuse
No. 3 Utah vs. No. 14 Fresno State
No. 6 Seton Hall vs. No. 11 Gonzaga
How we feel about #VCU dancing in #MarchMadness !! #byeBrooklyn #enroute #RVA #LetsgoVCU pic.twitter.com/UaFeXS2i9w
— Sarah Tappen (@Setappen) March 13, 2016
WVU earns a No. 3 seed in the East Region and will face Stephen F. Austin in Brooklyn! #LETSDANCE pic.twitter.com/5T2N1gGBwH
— WVU Men's Basketball (@WVUhoops) March 13, 2016
We'll see you in Dayton! #SelectionSunday #MarchMadness #DunkCity pic.twitter.com/4KcDEdo8tO
— FGCU Men's Hoops (@FGCU_MBB) March 13, 2016
Doug Gottlieb on Michigan: "They don't belong in."
Updated 6:40 p.m. EST
EAST REGION BRACKET:
No. 1 North Carolina vs. No. 16 Florida Gulf Coast/Fairleigh Dickinson
No. 8 Southern California vs. No. 9 Providence
No. 5 Indiana vs. No. 12 Chattanooga
No. 4 Kentucky vs. No. 13 Stony Brook
No. 2 Xavier vs. No. 15 Weber State
No. 7 Wisconsin vs. No. 10 Pittsburgh
No. 3 West Virginia vs. No. 14 Stephen F. Austin
No. 6 Notre Dame vs. No. 11 Michigan/Tulsa
#LetsDance pic.twitter.com/P6beXw9iOR
— Oklahoma Basketball (@OU_MBBall) March 13, 2016
Waiting for brackets to be unveiled @CBS #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/iYYHuX1HdW
— Jay Bir (@TheJayBir) March 13, 2016
The Aggies earn a 3 seed and are headed to Oklahoma City to face Green Bay #12thMan #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/QK8jircyzg
— Aggie Men's Hoops (@AggieMensHoops) March 13, 2016
#BeaverNation, #LetsDance! Who is ready for #MarchMadness?! #GoBeavs!https://t.co/UlZu4wkDOf
— Beaver Athletics (@beaverathletics) March 13, 2016
Updated 6:16 p.m. EST:
WEST REGION BRACKET
No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 16 Holy Cross/Southern University
No. 8 Saint Joseph's vs. No. 9 Cincinnati
No. 5 Baylor vs. No. 12 Yale
No. 4 Duke vs. No. 13 UNC Wilmington
No. 2 Oklahoma vs. No. 15 California State Bakersfield
No. 7 Oregon State vs. No. 10 Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)
No. 3 Texas A&M vs. No. 14 Green Bay
No. 6 Texas vs. No. 11 Northern Iowa
Updated 6:05 p.m. EST:
Charles Barkley: "They call Austin Peay the Governors, they are only gonna be one term."
Villanova's @NovaMBB reaction when they found out they didn't get a number 1 seed #MarchMadness #NovaNation @6abc pic.twitter.com/wo7LFhch9D
— Jamie Apody (@JamieApody) March 13, 2016
Our Bulldogs are traveling to Brooklyn, NY!!!! #MarchMadness #SelectionShow pic.twitter.com/unL98QxQrF
— UNCA Bulldog Nation (@UNCADogNation) March 13, 2016
Updated: 5:57 p.m. EST
SOUTH REGION MATCHUPS
No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 16 Austin Peay
No. 8 Colorado vs. No. 9 Connecticut
No. 5 Maryland vs. No. 12 South Dakota State
No. 4 California vs. No. 13 Hawai'i
No. 2 Villanova vs. No. 15 UNC Asheville
No. 7 Iowa vs. No. 10 Temple
No. 3 Miami (FL) vs. No. 14 Buffalo
No. 6 Arizona vs. No. 11 Vanderbilt/ Wichita State (play-in game)
Updated: 5:43 p.m. EST
NO. 1 SEEDS (NO PARTICULAR ORDER)
East: North Carolina
South: Kansas
Midwest: Virginia
West: Oregon
Original Story
The time to make a case is over, Selection Sunday is finally here. The 68 teams selected to compete in the NCAA Basketball Tournament are about to be
The 68 teams set to play in this year's big dance will be named during this year's Selection Show, which began on CBS at 5:30 p.m. EST. This year's selection show will be two hours long, featuring more analysis and discussion.
According predictions from ESPN's bracketology expert Joe Lunardi, The Kansas Jayhawks are set to be the No. 1 overall seed in the tournament. Lunardi also predicts that the North Carolina Tar Heels, Virginia Cavaliers and Michigan State Spartans will also earn No. 1 seeds in their regions.
The Duke Blue Devils took the prize in last season's tournament, lead by NBA lottery selections Justise Winslow and Jahlil Okafor. The Blue Devils topped Frank Kaminsky and the Wisconsin Badgers in an instant classic.
The first round of the tournament is set to begin on March. 15 with the tournament play-in games. The second round follows shortly thereafter on March 17 and 18. The Final Four is set to begin on April 2.
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