Selection Sunday: SEC Shatters Men’s Tournament Record With 14 Bids — Auburn (M) & UCLA (W) Claim No. 1 Overall Seeds
Win six games over the next 21 days? Become an NCAA champion. That’s the dream for 68 teams (x2) — men and women. It’s a long, long road to San Antonio (men) and Tampa (women), but there's nothing quite like it sports. Selection Sunday revealed the brackets last night. I'll go full send with tourney talk, picks, sleepers and more on Wednesday morning. For now, here's a quick recap while we wait for Madness (1st Round begins Thursday).
📋 Men’s NCAA Tournament Bracket
1s: Auburn, Duke, Houston, Florida
2s: MSU, Alabama, St. John’s, Tennessee
3s: Iowa State, Wisconsin, Texas Tech, Kentucky
4s: Texas A&M, Arizona, Maryland, Purdue
🫧 The Bubble (Men)
Last 4 In: Texas, Xavier, SDSU, North Carolina
First 4 Out: West Virginia, Indiana, Ohio State, Boise State
🚨 SEC Makes History
The SEC’s 14 conference bids shattered the NCAA Tournament record (Previous: 11). There are three scenarios in the bracket that could produce an all-SEC matchup in Round 2.
🏟️ Best 1st Week Site: Coaching Legends
Rick Pitino (#2 St. John’s), Bill Self (#7 Kansas) and John Calipari (#10 Arkansas) will mix it up at the same site (Providence, RI) on opening weekend. Those three coaches have five combined championships.
📋 Women’s NCAA Tournament Bracket
1s: UCLA, South Carolina, USC, Texas
2s: NC State, Duke, UConn, TCU
3s: LSU, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Notre Dame
4s: Baylor, Maryland, Kentucky, Ohio State
🫧 The Bubble (Women)
Last 4 In: Iowa State, Colombia, Princeton, Washington
First 4 Out: Virginia Tech, Saint Joseph’s, James Madison, UNLV
