March Madness 2022: NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament bracket revealed

Gonzaga, Arizona, Kansas and Baylor earned the No. 1 seeds within the NCAA Event on Sunday. Gonzaga was named the No. 1 total seed.

The Bulldogs claimed the highest seed within the West Area, and they’ll sq. off towards No. 16 Georgia State within the first spherical of the match. The Bulldogs made it to the championship final yr solely to lose to Baylor.

Within the South Area, Arizona got here away with the No. 1 seed. The Wildcats will tackle the winner of Wright State and Bryant, following their play-in recreation earlier than the match kicks off. Arizona hasn’t been to the match since 2018 and they’re a No. 1 seed for the primary time since 2014.

Kansas earned the No. 1 seed within the Midwest Area. The Jayhawks will face the winner of Texas Southern and Texas A&M-CC within the first spherical. The final time Kansas was a No. 1 seed was in 2018. The staff made it to the Last 4 that yr.

And within the East Area, Baylor, the defending champion, claimed a No. 1 seed for the second time in program historical past. The Bears will face No. 16 Norfolk State within the opening spherical on Thursday night time. Baylor is trying to turn out to be the primary repeat champion because the 2006 and 2007 Florida repeat.

The March Insanity bracket got here out Sunday for a match that begins with early-round video games Tuesday and concludes with the Last 4 in New Orleans on April 2. The championship recreation is on April 4.

The First 4 video games start on March 15-16, the primary and second-round video games start March 17-18 and March 19-20. The Candy 16 will run March 24-25, the Elite Eight will run March 26-27.

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Learn under for the matchups.

West Area

1). Gonzaga vs. 16). Georgia State

8) Boise State vs. 9). Memphis

5). UConn vs. 12). New Mexico State

4). Arkansas vs. 13). Vermont

6). Alabama vs. 11). Rutgers/Notre Dame

3). Texas Tech vs. 14). Montana State

7). Michigan State vs. 10). Davidson

2). Duke vs. 15). Cal State Fullerton

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South Area

Arizona guard Bennedict Mathurin (0) reacts after scoring towards Oregon in the course of the first half of an NCAA school basketball recreation, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, in Tucson, Ariz. 
(AP Picture/Rick Scuteri)

1). Arizona vs. 16). Wright State/Bryant

8). Seton Corridor vs. 9). TCU

5). Houston vs. 12). UAB

4). Illinois vs. 13). Chattanooga

6). Colorado State vs. 11). Michigan

3). Tennessee 14). Longwood

7). Ohio State vs. 10). Loyola Chicago

2). Villanova vs. 15). Delaware

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Midwest Area

Kansas guard Ochai Agbaji (30) will get previous TCU heart Souleymane Doumbia (25) to place up a shot in the course of the first half of an NCAA school basketball recreation Thursday, March 3, 2022, in Lawrence, Kan.
(AP Picture/Charlie Riedel)

1). Kansas vs. 16). Texas Southern/Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

8).  San Diego State vs. 9). Creighton

5). Iowa vs. 12). Richmond

4). Windfall vs. 13). South Dakota State

6). LSU vs. 11). Iowa State

3). Wisconsin vs. 14). Colgate

7). USC vs. 10). Miami-FL

2). Auburn vs. 15). Jacksonville State

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East Area

Baylor guard James Akinjo (11) shoots towards Oregon throughout an NCAA school basketball recreation in Eugene, Ore., Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021.
(AP Picture/Thomas Boyd)

1). Baylor vs. 16). Norfolk State

8). North Carolina vs. 9). Marquette

5). Saint Mary’s vs. 12). Wyoming/Indiana

4). UCLA vs. 13). Akron

6). Texas vs. 11). Virginia Tech

3). Purdue vs. 14). Yale

7). Murray State vs. 10). San Francisco

2). Kentucky vs. 15). Saint Peter’s