This is March, so that means madness is here. The 2022 NCAA Tournament tips off this week, so get ready to fill out your bracket.
The 2022 NCAA Tournament beginsTuesday with games featuring the “First Four” teams still trying to get into the tournament. The "First Four" games take place in Dayton at UD Arena.The first round begins on Thursday.
This year's NCAA Tournament is the 83rd edition. The finalstake place on April 4 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
The No. 1 seeds for this year's tournament are Gonzaga, Arizona, Baylor and Kansas. Gonzaga was chosen as the No. 1 overall seed for the tournament and will play in the West bracket.
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"We have eight teams that are prohibitive favorites," analyst Jay Bilas said on ESPN before the bracket was announced."But you don't feel comfortable saying 'it's thatteam.'"
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Which teams from Ohio made the NCAA Tournament?
The state of Ohio has three teams in the NCAA Tournament this year.
The University of Akron made the tournament as an automatic qualifier for winning the Mid-American Conference Tournament. The Zips beat rival Kent State 75-55 on Saturday night.
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Wright State rallied tobeat Northern Kentucky 72-71 to win the Horizon Tournament to get an automatic berth.
Ohio State was picked as one of the 36 teams not given an automatic spot for winning their conference. The Buckeyes lost to Penn State in the conference tournament's second round.
Did Ohio State make the NCAA Tournament? Yes. The Buckeyes were given the No. 7 seed in the South region and will play Loyola Chicago in the first round.
Who won the NCAA basketball championship in 2021?
A year after the NCAA Tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Baylor won the title in 2021.
The Bears beat Gonzaga in the title game 86-70 and Bears guard Jared Butler was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.
It was the first national title for Baylor, and the second year in a row team won for the first time. Virginia was a first-time winner in 2019.
NCAA Tournament 2022 schedule and game
First Four games
In Dayton, Ohio
Tuesday, March 15
No. 16 seed Texas A&M-Corpus Christi vs. No. 16 seed Texas Southern
No. 12 seed Indiana vs. No. 12 seed Wyoming
Wednesday, March 16
No. 11 seed Rutgers vs. No. 11 seedNotre Dame
No. 16 seed Wright State vs. No. 16 seed Bryant
West Region (San Francisco)
First round
In Portland, Oregon, on Thursday, March 17
No. 1 seed Gonzaga vs. No. 16 seed Georgia State
No. 8 seed Boise State vs. No. 9 seed Memphis
In Buffalo, N.Y., on Thursday, March 17
No. 5 seed UConn vs. No. 12 seed New Mexico State
No. 4 seed Arkansas vs. No. 13 Vermont
In San Diego, on Friday, March 18
No. 6 seed Alabama vs. Rutgers/Notre Dame winner
No. 3 seed Texas Tech vs. No. 14 seed Montana State
In Greenville, S.C., on Friday, March 18
No. 7 seed Michigan State vs. No. 10 seed Davidson
No. 2 seed Duke vs. No. 15 Cal State Fullerton
South Region (San Antonio)
First round
In San Diego, on Friday, March 18
No. 1 seed Arizona vs. Wright State/Bryant winner
No. 8 seed Seton Hall vs. No. 9 seed TCU
In Pittsburgh, on Friday, March 18
No. 5 seed Houston vs. No. 12 UAB
No. 4 seed Illinois vs. No. 13 seed Chattanooga
In Indianapolis, Ind., on Thursday, March 17
No. 6 seed Colorado State vs. No. 11 seed Michigan
No. 3 seed Tennessee vs. No. 14 Longwood
In Pittsburgh, on Friday, March 18
No. 7 seed Ohio State vs. No. 10 seed Loyola Chicago
No. 2 seed Villanova vs. No. 15 seed Delaware
Midwest Region (Chicago)
First round
In Fort Worth, Texas, on Thursday, March 17
No. 1 seed Kansas vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi/Texas Southern winner
No. 8 seed San Diego State vs. No. 9 seed Creighton
In Buffalo, N.Y., on Thursday, March 17
No. 5 seed Iowa vs. No. 12 seed Richmond
No. 4 seed Providence vs. No. 13 seed South Dakota State
In Milwaukee, on Friday, March 18
No. 6 seed LSU vs. No. 11 seed Iowa State
No. 3 Wisconsin vs. No. 14 seed Colgate
In Greenville, S.C., on Friday, March 18
No. 7 seed USC vs. No. 10 seed Miami (Fla.)
No. 2 seed Auburn vs. No. 15 seed Jacksonville State
East Region (Philadelphia)
First round
In Fort Worth, Texas, on Thursday, March 17
No. 1 seed Baylor vs. No. 16 seed Norfolk State
No. 8 seed North Carolina vs. No. 9 seed Marquette
In Portland, Oregon, on Thursday, March 17
No. 5 seed Saint Mary's vs. Wyoming/Indiana winner
No. 4 seed UCLA vs. No. 13 seed Akron
In Milwaukee, on Friday, March 18
No. 6 seed Texas vs. No. 11 seed Virginia Tech
No. 3 seed Purdue vs. No. 14 seed Yale
In Indianapolis, Ind., on Thursday, March 17
No. 7 seed Murray State vs. No. 10 seed San Francisco
No. 2 seed Kentucky vs. No. 15 seed Saint Peter's
