March Madness Brackets Winners & Losers: Duke, Michigan, Florida and Arizona No. 1 Seeds

On March 15, the March Madness bracket was announced.

Sixty-eight teams are chosen to make March Madness through a combination of conference tournament winners and selections from the 12-person committee. From there, the teams are ranked 1-68. After teams are ranked, they are divided into four regions. The bottom eight teams play each other in the First Four games, which reduces the bracket from 68 to 64. This makes it so that each region has 16 teams. 

In the East region, Duke was named as the first seed. Duke went 32-2 in the regular season. They are led by freshman Cameron Boozer, who is averaging 22 points and 10 rebounds. Their offense is somewhat underwhelming, as they only have three double-digit scorers. 

In the Midwest region, Michigan was named the first seed. Michigan went 31-2 in the regular season. Michigan is led by senior Yaxel Lendeborg, who is averaging 14 points and seven rebounds. They are outside of the top 50 in fewest points allowed per game. 

In the South region, Florida was named the first seed. Florida lost seven games in the regular season but went 16-2 in a very strong SEC. Florida is led by junior Thomas Haugh, who averages 17 points and six rebounds. Florida has even bigger defensive questions than Michigan, as it ranks outside the top 100 in fewest points allowed per game. However, Florida won the championship last season.  

In the West region, Arizona was named the first seed. Arizona went 32-2 in the regular season. Arizona is led by freshman Brayden Burries, who averages 16 points and five rebounds. Just like Michigan, Arizona is outside of the top 50 in fewest points allowed per game. 

March Madness will begin on March 19, when TCU takes on Ohio State. The championship game will be on April 6.