The wait is over.
The NCAA tournament bracket was released Sunday evening. Here’s a quick look at the first-round matchups by region and a printable bracket courtesy of NCAA.com.
Louisville was given the overall No. 1 seed with Indiana, Kansas and Gonzaga following them as top seeds.
As far as locals go, Iona earned a No. 15 seed in the West and will meet No. 2 Ohio State in the first round Friday. LIU will play in one of the play-in games for a No. 16 seed against James Madison on Tuesday. The winner meets Indiana.
MIDWEST
#1 Louisville (overall) vs. #16 North Carolina A&T/Liberty
#8 Colorado State vs. #9 Missouri
#5 Oklahoma State vs. #12 Oregon
#4 Saint Louis vs. #13 New Mexico State
#6 Memphis vs. #11 Middle Tennessee/St. Mary’s
#3 Michigan State vs. #14 Valparaiso
#7 Creighton vs. #10 Cincinnati
#2 Duke vs. #15 Albany
SOUTH
#1 Kansas vs. #16 Western Kentucky
#8 North Carolina vs. #9 Villanova
#5 VCU vs. #12 Akron
#4 Michigan vs. #13 South Dakota State
#6 UCLA vs. #11 Minnesota
#3 Florida vs. #14 Northwestern State
#7 San Diego State vs. #10 Oklahoma
#2 Georgetown vs. #15 Florida Gulf Coast
EAST
#1 Indiana vs. #16 LIU/James Madison
#8 North Carolina State vs. #9 Temple
#5 UNLV vs. #12 California
#4 Syracuse vs. #13 Montana
#6 Butler vs. #11 Bucknell
#3 Marquette vs. #14 Davidson
#7 Illinois vs. #10 Colorado
#2 Miami vs. #15 Pacific
WEST
#1 Gonzaga vs. #16 Southern
#8 Pittsburgh vs. #9 Wichita State
#5 Wisconsin vs. #12 Ole Miss
#4 Kansas State vs. #13 Boise State/La Salle
#6 Arizona vs. #11 Belmont
#3 New Mexico vs. #14 Harvard
#7 Notre Dame vs. #10 Iowa State
#2 Ohio State vs. #15 Iona