Baylor gets top seed in NCAA committee’s initial rankings
Kansas, Gonzaga, and San Diego State join the Bears as No. 1 seeds.
Baylor, Kansas, Gonzaga and San Diego State are the top seeds in the NCAA’s preliminary rankings.
The Bears were the No. 1 overall seed in rankings released Saturday by the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee.
The preliminary rankings, based on games through Friday, are designed to be a sneak peek at the selection process before the official seeds are revealed on Selection Sunday, which is March 15. The Final Four is March 27-29 in Atlanta.
Current #MarchMadness Top 16 Seeds! đź‘Ź
1. Baylor
2. Kansas
3. Gonzaga
4. San Diego St.
5. Duke
6. Dayton
7. Louisville
8. West Virginia
9. Maryland
10. Florida St.
11. Seton Hall
12. Villanova
13. Auburn
14. Oregon
15. Butler
16. Michigan St.#BracketPreview pic.twitter.com/FCwNa7cztG— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) February 8, 2020
Baylor, which is No. 1 in the AP Top 25, was slotted in the South Region in Houston with Louisville, Seton Hall and Auburn.
The third-ranked Jayhawks were the No. 2 overall seed and placed in the Midwest Region in Indianapolis with Dayton, Florida State and Michigan State.
No. 2 Gonzaga was the third overall seed and topped a West Region in Los Angeles with West Virginia, Villanova and Oregon.
The East Region, to be played in New York, was topped by No. 4 San Diego State and includes Duke, Maryland and Butler. The Aztecs are the lone remaining undefeated team in Division I.
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