Duke, Arizona, Michigan, Florida top NCAA tournament seedsESPN News ServicesMultiple AuthorsMar 15, 2026, 06:29 PM ET
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Duke is the top overall seed for this year’s men’s NCAA tournament, bringing an 11-game winning streak, a 32-2 record and player-of-the-year favorite Cameron Boozer into the three-week hoops free-for-all known as March Madness.
The Blue Devils, who top the East Region, were joined in the top four by Arizona in the West, Michigan in the Midwest and defending national champions Florida in the South.
According to NCAA selection committee chairman Keith Gill, Michigan’s loss to Purdue in the Big Ten final moments before the brackets were revealed ultimately dropped the Wolverines from the No. 2 overall seed to No. 3.
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In the day’s biggest nail-biter, Miami (Ohio) made the field as a No. 11 seed, but just barely. The RedHawks, with a 31-1 record but the 339th-ranked strength of schedule, were one of the last teams in the field and they face a First Four game Wednesday against SMU in Dayton, Ohio, not terribly far from home.
Gill stated the committee had the RedHawks ranked above the other First Four teams: NC State, Texas and SMU.
The East region is stacked with big names, including UConn as the 2-seed. Hall of Fame coaches Tom Izzo from Michigan State, Bill Self from Kansas and Rick Pitino from Big East champion St. John’s lead the next teams up in the 16-team bracket.
In the West, Arizona will look to make its first Final Four since 2001, but will have to go through a region that features Purdue — which went from a 3-seed to a 2-seed with their win over Michigan — Gonzaga, Arkansas and Wisconsin.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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