He led the program to the Summit League title and its first NCAA bid since 2008.Ībmas, who had 42 points against South Dakota State on Feb. The 6-foot-1, 165-pound sophomore is averaging 24.2 points for the Golden Eagles, who are the 15-seed and will open against Ohio State. The bracket features the nation's leading scorer in Oral Roberts' Max Abmas.
22 Virginia Tech, which checked in as a No. 7 seed Florida.įurther down, the ACC also had two teams with the Tar Heels and No. The Big 12 has Baylor and sixth-seeded Texas Tech, while the SEC has Arkansas and No.
The Big Ten had Ohio State and fourth-seeded Purdue, led by Trevion Williams (15.6 points and 9.0 rebounds). The Big 12, Big Ten and Southeastern Conference combined to take six of the top seven seeds in the South bracket. That includes his 15-year tenure at Kansas, as well as his first 17 years at his alma mater. When his eighth-seeded Tar Heels (18-10) face ninth-seeded Wisconsin, Williams will look to improve to 30-0 in first-round NCAA Tournament games. North Carolina coach Roy Williams always has his teams ready for an NCAA opener. The Razorbacks (22-6) are averaging 82.4 points to rank seventh nationally, with Moses Moody (17.4 points) leading the way. 1 overall seed Gonzaga (92.1) in scoring offense while also ranking among national leaders in shooting percentage (49.8%) and 3-point percentage (40%), The Raiders (14-1) won the Patriot League title and entered Selection Sunday averaging 86.3 points, led by Jordan Burns' 17-point average. 14 Villanova to round out the top five.įans wanting high-scoring offense should probably tune in for the matchup between Arkansas and 14th-seeded Colgate. 4 for three weeks in February.Įighth-ranked Arkansas is the 3-seed, followed by No. Chris Holtmann's Buckeyes (21-9) started the year ranked 23rd but spent the last six weeks of the season ranked inside the top 10 - peaking at No. 2 seed in the South after losing in overtime to Illinois in Sunday's Big Ten Tournament final. Here are things to know about the South Region, with all first-round games taking place Friday. I don't care if it's a Cinderella story or we're expected to win. "I never was one of those kids that imagined to be like the one-hit wonder or what not," Butler said. 2 in every AP Top 25 poll this season except one, when it spent a week at No. The Bears regrouped with three straight wins against NCAA Tournament teams West Virginia, Oklahoma State and Texas Tech, and they enter the tourney ranked third in KenPom's adjusted offensive efficiency (averaging 124 points per 100 possessions).īaylor was ranked No. They finished atop the Big 12 despite a three-week pause related to COVID-19 concerns, followed by struggles coming out of that break that included barely beating an Iowa State team that finished with two wins and losing its only regular-season meeting with Kansas. Led by the backcourt of Jared Butler and MaCio Teague, the Bears won their first regular-season conference championship since 1950, though they were upset by Oklahoma State in the Big 12 Tournament semifinals. … Seeding numbers don't matter, it's who plays best in that 40 minutes." "It doesn't necessarily guarantee you're going to be successful in the tournament, which we all know. So there's always a lot of pride in being able to get a No. "It means people appreciate what (players) were able to achieve for the year. "It means that people think the accomplishments are worthy of a No. 1 Seedīaylor head coach Scott Drew has guided the Bears to two regional finals but never to a Final Four in his first 17 seasons. Baylor Headlines South Region Bracket With First No. The championship game will take place on April 5 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. This year's NCAA tournament will take place entirely in the state of Indiana in an effort to limit travel due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The winner of this First Four matchup will play the one-seed, Michigan, in the first round. Mary's in the First Four on Thursday night. The Texas Southern Tigers will play Mount St. Houston is the two seed in the Midwest and gets Cleveland State in round one. The Mean Green are the 13 seed in the South and take on Purdue in the first round. Several other schools from Texas were selected, including Conference USA champion North Texas. Who Are the Youngest, Oldest Head Coaches in the NBA?
0 kommentar(er)
