UCLA secured a No. 2 seed in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament Sunday and will play 15th-seeded North Carolina-Asheville in the first round of the West Regional on Thursday as it continues its quest to win its first national championship since 1995.
USC made the NCAA tournament as a No. 10 seed and will play No. 7 Michigan State in the first round of the East Regional in Columbus, Ohio, on Friday.
Fourteenth-seeded UC Santa Barbara (27-7), the Big West conference co-champion, will play No. 3 Baylor in a South Region showdown Friday in Denver.
The second-ranked Bruins (29-5) lost to Arizona in the Pac-12 tournament championship game for the second straight year Saturday, stifling their chances of landing a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. USC (22-10) fell to Arizona State in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament.
Alabama, Houston, Kansas and Purdue were the top seeds in each respective region.
Here’s a rundown of the matchups for the First Four and the first round of the 2023 NCAA tournament:
SOUTH REGION
No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 16 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi/Southeast Missouri State
No. 8 Maryland vs. No. 9 West Virginia
No. 5 San Diego State vs. No. 12 Charleston
No. 4 Virginia vs. No. 13 Furman
No. 6 Creighton No. 11 NC State
No. 3 Baylor vs. No. 14 UC Santa Barbara
No. 7 Missouri vs. No. 10 Utah State
No. 2 Arizona vs. No. 15 Princeton
MIDWEST REGION
No. 1 Houston vs. No. 16 Northern Kentucky
No. 8 Iowa vs. No. 9 Auburn
No. 5 Miami vs. No. 12 Drake
No. 4 Indiana vs. No. 13 Kent State
No. 6 Iowa State vs. Mississippi State/Pittsburgh
No. 3 Xavier vs. No. 14 Kennesaw State
No. 7 Texas A&M vs. No. 10 Penn State
No. 2 Texas vs. No. 15 Colgate
WEST REGION
No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 16 Howard
No. 8 Arkansas vs. No. 9 Illinois
No. 5 Saint Mary’s vs. No. 12 VCU
No. 4 Connecticut vs. No. 13 Iona
No. 6 TCU vs. No. 11 Arizona State/Nevada
No. 3 Gonzaga vs. No. 14 Grand Canyon
No. 7 Northwestern vs. No. 10 Boise State
No. 2 UCLA vs. No. 15 North Carolina-Asheville
EAST REGION
No. 1 Purdue vs. No. 16 Texas Southern/Fairleigh Dickinson
No. 8 Memphis vs. No. 9 Florida Atlantic
No. 5 Duke vs. No. 12 Oral Roberts
No. 4 Tennessee vs. No. 13 Louisiana
No. 6 Kentucky vs. No. 11 Providence
No. 3 Kansas State vs. No. 14 Montana State
No. 7 Michigan State vs. No. 10 USC
No. 2 Marquette vs. No. 15 Vermont
This is a developing story. The Times will have more on the NCAA tournament bracket soon.
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