Wisconsin gets No. 1 seed in West Region for NCAA Tournament

March 15, 2015 5:48 PM

Site staff,

Posted: March 15, 2015 5:48 PM

by Site staff

The work of the NCAA Division 1 tournament selection committee is over and the field is set for the tournament.

As expected Kentucky is the top overall seed and No. 1 in the Midwest Region. The unbeaten Wildcats will open play Thursday in Louisville against either Manhattan or Hampton.

The top-seed in the East is Villanova of the Big East. This is the second time `Nova has been a No. 1 seed. The Wildcats will face Lafayette Thursday in Pittsburgh.

In the South Duke is the top seed. This marks the 13th time the Blue Devils have been a No. 1 seed. They open play Friday in Charlotte, North Carolina, against the winner of the North Florida and Robert Morris game in Dayton, Ohio.

And the top-seed in the West is Wisconsin. The Badgers are the top team from the Big Ten and will play Friday in Omaha, Nebraska against Coastal Carolina. This is the first time Wisconsin has been a top seed.

The 68 team field is comprised of 32 teams that won automatic berths by winning a conference championship and 36 at-large schools.

And with that the quest for a spot in the Final Four begins. The first games in the NCAA Tournament are Tuesday and Wednesday in Dayton, Ohio, in what the NCAA now calls the First Four.