For the first time in NCAA tournament history 11 teams from one conference qualified for the Big Dance.
Eleven of the Big East’s 16 team received an invitation to the Big Dance Sunday night with regular season champ Pittsburgh getting the top seed in the Southeast Region, while tournament winner Kemba Walker and Connecticut got a No. 3 seed in the West Region.
Notre Dame (No. 2 in Southwest), Louisville (No. 4 in Southwest), Syracuse (No. 3 in East), St. John’s (No. 6 in Southeast), West Virginia (No. 5 in East), Cincinnati (No. 6 in the West), Georgetown (No. 6 in Southwest), Villanova (No. 9 in the East), and Marquette (No. 11 in the East) will be joining them.
Here’s the full field:
EAST
1. Ohio State vs. 16. UTSA/Alabama State
8. George Mason vs. 9. Villanova
5. West Virginia vs. 12. UAB/Clemson
4. Kentucky vs. 13. Princeton
3. Syracuse vs. 14. Indiana State
6. Xavier vs. 11. Marquette
7. Washington vs. 10. Georgia
2. North Carolina vs. 15. Long Island University
SOUTHWEST
1. Kansas vs. 16. Boston University
8. UNLV vs. 9. Illinois
4. Louisville vs. 13. Morehead State
5. Vanderbilt vs. 12. Richmond
3. Purdue vs. 14. Saint Peter’s
6. Georgetown vs. 11. USC/VCU
7. Texas A&M vs. 10. Florida State
2. Notre Dame vs. 15. Akron
SOUTHEAST
1. Pittsburgh vs. 16. UNC-Asheville/Arkansas Little Rock
8. Butler vs. 9. Old Dominion
4. Wisconsin vs. 13. Belmont
5. Kansas State vs. 12. Utah State
3. BYU vs. 14. Wofford
6. St. John’s vs. 11. Gonzaga
7. UCLA vs. 10. Michigan State
2. Florida vs. 15. UCSB
WEST
1. Duke vs. 16. Hampton
8. Michigan vs. 9. Tennessee
4. Texas vs. 13. Oakland
5. Arizona vs. 12. Memphis
3. UConn vs. 14. Bucknell
6. Cincinnati vs. 11. Missouri
7. Temple vs. 10. Penn State
2. San Diego State vs. 15. Northern Colorado
East winner plays West winner in Final Four.
Southwest winner plays Southeast winner in Final Four.