March Madness is officially here. The NCAA Tournament released its 68-team bracket on Sunday.
Duke is the top-overall seed in the tourney and will represent the East Region. Arizona is Number-1 in the West, Michigan sits atop the Midwest and Florida is the final one-seed in the South.
Miami-Ohio slipped into the tournament despite suffering its first loss of the season in the MAC quarterfinals. They’ll face SMU on Wednesday in a First Four matchup while Lehigh battles Prairie View in the other win-and-in contest.
A pair of games kick off the First Four on Tuesday when NC State duels Texas.and Howard squares off against UMBC.
Illinois will play Penn in the first round on Thursday.
March 15, 2026