Gonzaga, Arizona, Kansas and Baylor were named the top seeds for the Men’s 2022 NCAA tournament. March Madness kicks off on Tuesday with the Final Four taking place in New Orleans on April 2nd.
The Big 10 led the way with 9 tournament entries, with the Big 12, Big East, and SEC hot on their heels with 6 bids a piece. Gonzaga opens as the tournament favourites at most sports books, with Draft Kings giving them +350 odds to win it all.
Arizona is next at +650, Kentucky +800, Kansas +900, Duke +1000, and Baylor at +1200. The Bulldogs are once again the top overall seed, and will open the tournament against Georgia State. The rest of the brackets workout as follows:
West Region
1. Gonzaga
16. Georgia State
8. Boise State
9. Memphis
5. UConn
12. New Mexico State
4. Arkansas
13. Vermont
6. Alabama
11. Rutgers/Notre Dame
3. Texas Tech
14. Montana State
7. Michigan State
10. Davidson
2. Duke
15. Cal State Fullerton
East Region
1. Baylor
16. Norfolk State
8. North Carolina
9. Marquette
5. Saint Mary’s
12. Wyoming/Indiana
4. UCLA
13. Akron
6. Texas
11. Virginia Tech
3. Purdue
14. Yale
7. Murray State
10. San Francisco
2. Kentucky
15. Saint Peter’s
South Region
1. Arizona
16. Wright State/Bryant
8. Seton Hall
9. TCU
5. Houston
12. UAB
4. Illinois
13. Chattanooga
6. Colorado State
11. Michigan
3. Tennessee
14. Longwood
7. Ohio State
10. Loyola
2. Villanova
15. Delaware
Midwest Region
1. Kansas
16. Texas Southern/Texas A&M Corpus Christi
8. San Diego State
9. Creighton
5. Iowa
12. Richmond
4. Providence
13. South Dakota State
6. LSU
11. Iowa State
3. Wisconsin
14. Colgate
7. USC
10. Miami
2. Auburn
15. Jacksonville State