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Duke, Arizona, Michigan, Florida Earn Ncaa Top Seeds; Miami (Ohio) Last ...
Duke is the top overall seed in the 68-team NCAA men’s basketball tournament; Miami (Ohio) secured a First Four spot with a 31-1 record despite a low strength of schedule.
- On Sunday, March 15, 2026, the NCAA selection committee named unbeaten UConn the No. 1 overall seed for the 2026 NCAA Tournament, placing the Huskies atop the bracket over UCLA.
- Committee chair Amanda Braun said, "The debate was pretty close the whole time," but the final vote ultimately gave the edge to UConn after the committee watched both teams as a group.
- UCLA boasted 18 Quad 1 wins and the nation's best strength of schedule, yet the committee prioritized UConn's 50-game winning streak.
- With the top seed assignment, UConn's regional host sites and travel paths are now fixed, granting the Huskies a competitive advantage in the tournament bracket.
- Defending their 2025 national title, the Huskies enter the tournament with a 73.3% chance of repeating and open Saturday against 16-seed UTSA in Storrs, Connecticut.
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Duke, Arizona, Michigan, Florida receive No. 1 seeds
The team that went undefeated in the regular season, racked up more victories than anyone but Duke and Arizona — and fewer losses than any team at all — is anything but your run-of-themill basketball behemoth.
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