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UNDATED (AP) \u2014 The field is set for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, and the top seeds are Villanova, Kansas, North Carolina and Gonzaga.<\/p>\nUNDATED (AP) \u2014 The field is set for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, and the top seeds are Villanova, Kansas, North Carolina and Gonzaga.<\/p>\n
Villanova is the first overall seed as it seeks a second straight national championship. The Wildcats head the East Regional, with Duke the No. 2 seed. Baylor and Florida round out the top four seeds in the regional.<\/p>\n
Kansas is No. 1 in the Midwest despite its loss to TCU in the Big 12 quarterfinals. Louisville is the second seed, followed by Oregon and Purdue.<\/p>\n
North Carolina’s loss to Duke in the ACC semifinals didn’t derail the Tar Heels’ path to the top seed in the South. North Carolina, second seed Kentucky and No. 3 UCLA have combined for 25 NCAA titles. Butler snared the fourth seed in the South.<\/p>\n
Gonzaga has a No. 1 seed for the second time and will head the West bracket. Just behind the Bulldogs in the region are Arizona, Florida State and West Virginia.<\/p>\n
Northwestern has landed in the tournament for the first time in school history, grabbing the eighth seed in the West.<\/p>\n
Teams getting left off the bubble included Syracuse and Illinois State.<\/p>\n
The tournament begins Tuesday and Wednesday in Dayton, with opening-round games that will include matchups between the last at-large teams invited into the draw: No. 11 seeds Providence vs. Southern California and Kansas State vs. Wake Forest. Mount St. Mary’s will take on New Orleans on Tuesday, one day before North Carolina Central battles UC Davis.<\/p>\n
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