Selection Show recap: MSU gets Bucknell at LCA, UM draws Montana
Michigan and MSU both got a 3-seed in the NCAA Tournament, but one of these 3-seeds is not like the other.
Though the Wolverines beat Tom Izzo's squad both times the teams squared off, the Spartans will be playing their opening weekend games with a bit of a homecourt advantage, as they drew Bucknell on Friday at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit as part of the Midwest region.
Michigan will head to Wichita, where it will square off with 14th-seeded Montana on Thursday in the West region.
As for the rest of the Big Ten, Purdue was given the highest seed of all Big Ten teams with a 2-seed in the East. Ohio State was the fourth and final Big Ten team to make the big dance and was given a 5-seed and a meeting with South Dakota State in the West.
West region
1. Xavier vs. 16. NC Central/Texas Southern (play-in game)
8. Missouri vs. 9. Florida State
5. Ohio St vs. 12. South Dakota St
4. Gonzaga vs. 13. UNC Greensboro
6. Houston vs. 11. San Diego St
3. Michigan vs. 14. Montana (in Wichita, KS)
7. Texas A&M vs. 10. Providence
2. North Carolina vs. 15. Lipscomb
Midwest region
1. Kansas vs. 16. Penn
8. Seton Hall vs. 9. NC State
5. Clemson vs. 12. New Mexico State
4. Auburn vs. 13. Charleston
6. TCU vs. 11. Arizona State/Syracuse (play-in game)--in Detroit
3. Michigan State vs. Bucknell (in Detroit)
7. Rhode Island vs. 10. Oklahoma
2. Duke vs. 15. Iona
Purdue coming to Detroit
The South and the East region matchups were revealed, and while we wait on Michigan and MSU's fate, we know four of the eight teams heading to Detroit to play at Little Caesars Arena next weekend.
Purdue, seeded second in the East, will face 15th-seeded Cal State Fullerton. Seventh-seeded Arkansas draw 10th-seeded Butler.
East region
1. Villanova vs. 16. LIU Brooklyn/Radford (play-in game)
8. Virginia Tech vs. 9. Alabama
5. West Virginia vs. 12. Murray State
4. Wichita State vs. 13. Marshall
6. Florida vs. 11. St Bonaventure/UCLA (play-in game)
3. Texas Tech vs. 14. Stephen F. Austin
7. Arkansas vs. 10 Butler (in Detroit)
2. Purdue vs. 15. Cal State Fullerton (in Detroit)
South region
1.Virginia vs. 16.UMBC
8. Creighton vs. 9. Kansas State
5. Kentucky vs. Davidson
4. Arizona vs. 13. Buffalo
6. Miami (FL) vs. 11. Loyola-Chicago
3. Tennessee vs. Wright State
7. Nevada vs. 10. Texas
2. Cincinnati vs. 15. Georgia State
The Selection Show just revealed the four #1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament
Virginia (#1 overall)
Villanova
Xavier
Kansas
Full field revealed
In a new twist to the Selection Show in 2018, the 68 teams in the field were announced without specific matchups or destinations being revealed. Here's that list, split up by at-large teams and automatic qualifiers that won their conference tournament.
Teams that were thought to be on the bubble coming into today are noted.
At-large bids:
Alabama
Arizona State (Bubble)
Arkansas
Auburn
Butler
Clemson
Creighton
Duke
Florida
Florida State
Houston
Kansas State
Miami (FL)
Michigan State
Missouri
N.C. State
Nevada
North Carolina
Ohio State
Oklahoma (Bubble)
Providence
Purdue
Rhode Island
Seton Hall
St Bonaventure
Syracuse (Bubble)
TCU
Tennessee
Texas (Bubble)
Texas A&M
Texas Tech
UCLA
Virginia Tech
West Virginia
Wichita State
Xavier
Automatic qualifiers:
Arizona
Bucknell
Buffalo
Cal St Fullerton
Charleston
Cincinnati
Davidson
Georgia State
Gonzaga
Iona
Kansas
Kentucky
Lipscomb
LIU Brooklyn
Loyola-Chicago
Marshall
Michigan
Montana
Murray State
NC Central
New Mexico St
Penn
Radford
San Diego State
Stephen F. Austin
South Dakota State
Texas Southern
University of Maryland-Baltimore County
UNC Greenboro
Villanova
Virginia
Wright St
NCAA TOURNAMENT SELECTION SHOW
When: Sunday, 6 p.m.
TV: TBS
Notable: The eight teams that will play first- and second-round games at Little Caesars Arena also will be announced.
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