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CBS hosted the NCAA Tournament Committee’s first-ever Bracket Preview show today, where they released the top 16 seeds as they stand today. The Villanova Wildcats were named the top overall seed and the #1 seed in the East. The Kansas Jayhawks were #2 (Midwest), the Baylor Bears were #3 (South) and the Gonzaga Bulldogs were #4 (West).
Here’s the rest of top 16 seeds in order:
The next 4 Overall Seeds as of today! #BracketPreview
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5. North Carolina
6. Florida State
7. Louisville
8. Oregon pic.twitter.com/kATtnkU3wE
#BracketPreview Overall Seeds #9-12 as of today:
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9. Arizona
10. Virginia
11. Florida
12. Kentucky pic.twitter.com/PnJTbpeRQB
Rounding out the Top 16 Overall Seeds as of today! #BracketPreview
— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) February 11, 2017
13. Butler
14. West Virginia
15. UCLA
16. Duke pic.twitter.com/e0LdaSFKsN
The ‘Cats can take a big step towards winning a fourth straight Big East with a win at Xavier today, and if they can avoid more than 1-2 losses the rest of the way will lock up a favorable draw in the East. That would mean a first weekend series in Buffalo and a potential trip to Madison Square Garden for the Regional semi’s and final backed by the massive alumni based in New York City.
Here’s the full breakout of seeds by region:
The full #BracketPreview!
— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) February 11, 2017
Is it a glimpse at this year’s Sweet 16?? pic.twitter.com/TElTZy98WG