It's a huge end of the the collegiate winter sports season, and what better way to begin than with the best tournaments of the year.
It starts with 68. Four play in games, then the rest is history. The road to the Georgia Dome is a dream for all 68, including North Carolina State, who was the 8th seed in the East. Remember they were a eighth seed in 1983 when they won it all. Who knows?
So many surprises, so many stories and possible upsets. It's March Madness for nothing.
EAST (regional semis at Verizon Center)
(1) Indiana v (16) James Madison/Long Island-Brooklyn
(8) North Carolina State v (9) Temple
(5) Nevada Las Vegas v (12) California
(4) Syracuse v (13) Montana
(6) Butler v (11) Bucknell
(3) Marquette v (14) Davidson
(7) Illinois v (10) Colorado
(2) Miami (FL) v (15) University of the Pacific
SOUTH (regional semis at Cowboys Stadium)
(1) Kansas v (16) Western Kentucky
(8) North Carolina v (9) Villanova
(5) Virginia Commonwealth v (12) Akron
(4) Michigan v (13) South Dakota State
(6) UCLA v (11) Minnesota
(3) Florida v (14) Northwestern State
(7) San Diego State v (10) Oklahoma
(2) Georgetown v (15) Florida Gulf Coast
MIDWEST (regional semis at Lucas Oil Stadium)
(1) Louisville v (16) Liberty/North Carolina A&T
(8) Colorado State v (9) Missouri
(5) Oklahoma State v (12) Oregon
(4) St. Louis v (13) New Mexico State
(6) Memphis v (11) St. Mary's/Middle Tennessee State
(3) Michigan State v (14) Valparaiso
(7) Creighton v (10) Cincinnati
(2) Duke v (15) Albany
WEST (regional semis at Staples Center)
(1) Gonzaga v (16) Southern
(8) Pittsburgh v (9) Wichita State
(5) Wisconsin v (12) Ole Miss
(4) Kansas State v (13) LaSalle/Boise State
(6) Arizona v (11) Belmont
(3) New Mexico v (14) Harvard
(7) Notre Dame v (10) Iowa State
(2) Ohio State v (15) Iona
It begins Tuesday on truTV, and continues throughout the next three weeks on CBS, TNT and tbs. Have you got your brackets ready?
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