2023 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament bracket reveal

It took five months, but it’s time for the ’68 field to reveal itself for the NCAA Men’s Tournament.

Automatic bids are being handed out to 32 teams, with the rest earning at-large tickets.

[Track all the automatic bids here]

Alabama is the top overall seed, awarded the No. 1 seed Sunday over Kansas and Houston, each of whom exited their conference tournaments without titles and key cogs from their teams. These teams also earned top seeds.

The defending national champion Jayhawks lost by 20 to Texas on Saturday in the Big 12 tournament. They played without their coach, Bill Self, who went to the hospital’s emergency room Wednesday night complaining of tightness chest and concerns about your balance. He has been discharged and is expected back this week.

Houston was without leading scorer Marcus Sasser, who suffered a groin injury on Saturday. The Cougars are the No. 1 seed in the Midwest Region.

Action in the 68-team tournament begins Tuesday with two games in the “First Four.” March Madness reaches its peak on Thursday and Friday with 32 games spread across eight cities. The Final Four is scheduled for April 1 and 3 at NRG Stadium in Houston.

Stay tuned as the seeds are revealed.

SOUTH REGION

1. Alabama
16. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi/SE Missouri State

8. Maryland
9. West Virginia

5. San Diego State
12. Charleston

4. Virginia
13. Furman

6. Creighton
11. NC State

3. Baylor
14. UC Santa Barbara

7. Missouri
10. State of Utah

2. Arizona
15. Princeton

MIDWEST REGION

1. Houston
16. Northern Kentucky

8. Iowa
9. Auburn

5. Miami (Florida)
12. Drake

4. Indiana
13. Kent State

6. Iowa State
11. Mississippi State/Pitt

3. Xavier
14. Kennesaw State

7. Texas A&M
10. Penn State

2. Texas
15. Colgate

WEST REGION

1. Kansas
16. Howard

8. Arkansas
9. Illinois

5. Santa Maria
12. VCU

4. UConn
13. Iona

6. TCU
11. State of Arizona/Nevada

3. Gonzaga
14. Grand Canyon

7. Northwest
10. Boise State

2. UCLA
15. UNC Asheville

SOUTH REGION

1. Purdue
16. Texas Southern/Fairleigh Dickinson

8. Memphis
9. Florida Atlantic

5. Duke
12. Roberts oral

4. Tennessee
13. Louisiana

6. Kentucky
11. Providence

3. State of Kansas
14. State of Montana

7. State of Michigan
10. U.S.C

2. Marquette
15. Vermont

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