Selection Sunday: Alabama, Houston, Kansas, Purdue grab No. 1 seeds

Selection Sunday: Alabama, Houston, Kansas, Purdue grab No. 1 seeds

The madness has arrived.

Alabama was announced as the No. 1 overall seed for the NCAA Tournament during the bracket reveal on Selection Sunday. The Crimson Tide will head to the South Region fresh off their second SEC Tournament title in three years with a comfortable win Sunday over Texas A&M.

Houston fell in the AAC title game Sunday but still snagged a top seed as the Cougars are No. 1 in the Midwest. Kansas also lost its conference title game this weekend, but its resume was strong enough to grab the No. 1 seed in the West. Purdue rounds out the top slots with the No. 1 position in the East.

View the matchups for the entire 68-team field below (all times ET).

First Four

11 Mississippi State vs. 11 Pitt – 9:10 p.m., Tuesday, March 14
11 Arizona State vs. 11 Nevada – 9:10 p.m., Wednesday, March 15
16 Texas Southern vs. 16 FDU – 6:40 p.m., Wednesday, March 15
16 Texas A&M CC vs. 16 SE Missouri State  6:40 p.m., Tuesday, March 14

South Region

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Alabama vs. 16 Texas A&M CC/SE Missouri State – 2:45 p.m., Thursday, March 16
Maryland vs. 9 West Virginia – 12:15 p.m., Thursday, March 16
San Diego State vs. 12 Charleston – 3:10 p.m., Thursday, March 16
Virginia vs. 13 Furman – 12:40 p.m., Thursday, March 16
Creighton vs. 11 NC State – 4:00 p.m., Friday, March 17
Baylor vs. 14 UC Santa Barbara – 1:30 p.m., Friday, March 17
Missouri vs. 10 Utah State – 1:40 p.m., Thursday, March 16
Arizona vs. 15 Princeton – 4:10 p.m., Thursday, March 16

Midwest Region

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Houston vs. 16 Northern Kentucky – 9:20 p.m., Thursday, March 16
Iowa vs. 9 Auburn – 6:50 p.m., Thursday, March 16
Miami vs. 12 Drake – 7:25 p.m., Friday, March 17
Indiana vs. 13 Kent State – 9:55 p.m., Friday, March 17
Iowa State vs. 11 Mississippi State/Pitt – 3:10 p.m., Friday, March 17
Xavier vs. 14 Kennesaw State – 12:40 p.m., Friday, March 16
Texas A&M vs. 10 Penn State – 9:55 p.m., Thursday, March 16
Texas vs. 15 Colgate – 7:25 p.m., Thursday, March 16

West Region

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Kansas vs. 16 Howard – 2:00 p.m., Thursday, March 16
Arkansas vs. 9 Illinois – 4:30 p.m., Thursday, March 16
Saint Mary’s vs. 12 VCU – 2:00 p.m., Friday, March 17
UConn vs. 13 Iona – 4:30 p.m., Friday, March 17
TCU vs. 11 Arizona State/Nevada – 10:05 p.m., Friday, March 16
Gonzaga vs. 14 Grand Canyon – 7:35 p.m., Friday, March 16
Northwestern vs. 10 Boise State – 7:35 p.m., Thursday, March 16
UCLA vs. 15 UNC Asheville – 10:05 p.m., Thursday, March 16

East Region

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Purdue vs. 16 Texas Southern/FDU – 6:50 p.m., Friday, March 17
Memphis vs. 9 Florida Atlantic – 9:20 p.m., Friday, March 17
Duke vs. 12 Oral Roberts – 7:10 p.m., Thursday, March 16
Tennessee vs. 13 Louisiana – 9:40 p.m., Thursday, March 16
Kentucky vs. 11 Providence – 7:10 p.m., Friday, March 17
Kansas State vs. 14 Montana State -9:40 p.m., Friday, March 17
Michigan State vs. 10 USC – 12:15 p.m., Friday, March 17
Marquette vs. 15 Vermont – 2:45 p.m., Friday, March 17

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