NCAA Tournament Preview: The Top Seeds

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NCAA Tournament Preview: The Top Seeds

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EAST:

School: Duke Blue Devils

Seed: 1

Conference: ACC

Record: 29-5 (14-4)

Coach: Mike Krzyzewski (39th season)

Top scorer: RJ Barrett, 22.9 PPG

Tournament history: 43 appearances, 111-37, 5

championships (1991,1992, 2001, 2010, 2015)

School: Michigan State Spartans

Seed: 2

Conference: Big Ten

Record: 28-6 (16-4)

Coach: Tom Izzo (24th season)

Top scorer: Cassius Winston, 18.9 PPG

Tournament history: 33 appearances, 65-31, 2

championships (1979, 2000)

School: LSU Tigers

Seed: 3

Conference: SEC

Record: 26-6 (16-2)

Coach: Tony Benford (Interim for Will Wade)

Top scorer: Tremont Waters, 15.1 PPG

Tournament history: 22 appearances, 24-24, 4

Final Four appearances (1953, 1981, 1986, 2006)

School: Virginia Tech Hokies

Seed: 4

Conference: ACC

Record: 24-8 (12-6)

Coach: Buzz Williams (5th season)

Top scorer: Nickeil Alexander-Walker, 16.6 PPG

Tournament history: 11 appearances, 6-10, 1

Elite Eight appearance (1967)

School: Mississippi State Bulldogs

Seed: 5

Conference: SEC

Record: 23-10 (10-8)

Coach: Ben Howland (4th season)

Top scorer: Quinndary Weatherspoon, 18.2

PPG

Tournament history: 11 appearances, 11-10, 1

Final Four appearance (1996)

School: Maryland Terrapins

Seed: 6

Conference: Big Ten

Record: 22-10 (13-7)

Coach: Mark Turgeon (8th season)

Top scorer: Anthony Cowan Jr., 16.0 PPG

Tournament history: 28 (1 vacated) appea-

rances, 41-26, 1 championship (2002)

 

WEST:

School: Gonzaga Bulldogs

Seed: 1

Conference: West Coast

Record: 30-3 (16-0)

Coach: Mark Few (20th season)

Top scorer: Rui Hachimara, 20.1 PPG

Tournament history: 22 appearances, 30-20, NCAA

tournament runner-up (2017)

School: Michigan Wolverines

Seed: 2

Conference: Big Ten

Record: 28-6 (15-5)

Coach: John Beilein (12th season)

Top scorer: Ignas Brazdeikis, 15.1 PPG

Tournament history: 29 appearances, 59-27, 1 champion

ship (1989)

School: Texas Tech Red Raiders

Seed: 3

Conference: Big 12

Record: 26-6 (14-4)

Coach: Chris Beard (3rd season)

Top scorer: Jarrett Culver, 18.5 PPG

Tournament history: 17 appearances (1 vacated), 11-17, 1

Elite Eight (2018)

School: Florida State Seminoles

Seed: 4

Conference: ACC

Record: 27-7 (13-5)

Coach: Leonard Hamilton (17th season)

Top scorer: Mfiondu Kabengele, 12.9 PPG

Tournament history: 17 appearances, 19-16, NCAA

tournament runner-up (1972)

School: Marquette Golden Eagles

Seed: 5

Conference: Big East

Record: 24-9 (12-6)

Coach: Steve Wojciechowski (4th season)

Top scorer: Markus Howard, 25 PPG

Tournament history: 33 appearances, 40-34, 1

championship (1977)

School: Buffalo Bulls

Seed: 6

Conference: MAC

Record: 31-3 (16-2)

Coach: Nate Oats (4th season)

Top scorer: CJ Massinburg, 18.3 PPG

Tournament history: 4 appearances, 1-3, Second round

(2018)

SOUTH:

School: Virginia Cavaliers

Seed: 1

Conference: ACC

Record: 29-3 (16-2)

Coach: Tony Bennett (10th season)

Top scorer: Kyle Guy, 15.6 PPG

Tournament history: 23 appearances, 29-22, 2 Final Four

appearances (1981, 1984)

School: Tennessee Volunteers

Seed: 2

Conference: SEC

Record: 29-5 (15-3)

Coach: Rick Barnes (4th season)

Top scorer: Grant Williams, 19.0 PPG

Tournament history: 22 appearances, 20-22, Elite 8 (2010)

School: Purdue Boilermakers

Seed: 3

Conference: Big Ten

Record: 23-9 (16-4)

Coach: Matt Painter (14th season)

Top scorer: Carsen Edwards, 23.0 PPG

Tournament history: 31 appearances (1 vacated), 37-29,

NCAA Tournament Runner-Up (1969)

School: Kansas State Wildcats

Seed: 4

Conference: Big 12

Record: 25-8 (14-4)

Coach: Bruce Weber (7th season)

Top scorer: Barry Brown Jr., 14.9 PPG

Tournament history: 31 appearances, 37-34, NCAA

Tournament Runner-Up (1951)

School: Wisconsin Badgers

Seed: 5

Conference: Big Ten

Record: 23-10 (14-6)

Coach: Greg Gard (3rd season)

Top scorer: Ethan Happ, 17.5 PPG

Tournament history: 24 appearances, 38-22, 1

Championship (1941)

School: Villanova Wildcats

Seed: 6

Conference: Big East

Record: 25-9 (13-5)

Coach: Jay Wright (18th season)

Top scorer: Phil Booth, 18.6 PPG

Tournament history: 39 appearances (1 vacated), 64-36,

3 Championships (1985, 2016, 2018)

MIDWEST:

School: North Carolina Tarheels

Seed: 1

Conference: ACC

Record: 27-6 (16-2)

Coach: Roy Williams (16th season)

Top scorer: Cameron Johnson, 16.9 PPG

Tournament history: 50 appearances, 124-46, 6 champion

ships (1957, 1982, 1993, 2005, 2009, 2017)

School: Kentucky Wildcats

Conference: SEC

Seed: 2

Record: 27-6 (15-3)

Coach: John Calipari (10th season)

Top scorer: PJ Washington, 14.8 PPG

Tournament history: 59 appearances (1 vacated), 128-49,

8 championships (1948, 1949, 1951, 1958, 1978, 1996, 1998,

2012)

School: Houston Cougars

Seed: 3

Conference: AAC

Record: 31-3 (16-2)

Coach: Kelvin Sampson (5th season)

Top scorer: Corey Davis Jr., 16.7 PPG

Tournament history: 21 appearances, 27-25, NCAA

Tournament runner-up (1983, 1984)

School: Kansas Jayhawks

Seed: 4

Conference: Big 12

Record: 25-9 (12-16)

Coach: Bill Self (16th season)

Top Scorer: Dedric Lawson, 19.1 PPG

Tournament History: 48 appearances, 103-45, 3 champion

ships (1952, 1988, 2008)

School: Auburn Tigers

Seed: 5

Conference: SEC

Record: 26-9 (11-7)

Coach: Bruce Pearl (5th season)

Top Scorer: Bryce Brown, 15.8 PPG

Tournament History: 10 appearances, 13-9, 1 Elite Eight

(1986)

School: Iowa St. Cyclones

Seed: 6

Conference: SEC

Record: 23-11 (9-9)

Coach: Steve Prohm (4th season)

Top Scorer: Marial Shayok, 18.6

Tournament History: 20 appearances, 19-19, 1 Final Four

(1944)