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2017 NCAA Tournament Seed List

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Reggie Miller weighs in on playing in college versus playing in the NBA and is told to decide between Duke and UCLA.

The 68 teams have heard their names called.

Now how did the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee seed them Nos. 1-68?

The No. 1 overall seed went to the reigning national champion Villanova. This time last year, the Wildcats entered the Big Dance No. 7 on the selection committee’s overall list. Rounding out the top five is Kansas (No. 1 Midwest Region), North Carolina (No. 1 South Region), Gonzaga (No. 1 West Region) and Kentucky.

REGIONAL BREAKDOWNS: East | Midwest | South | West

Here’s the full list Nos. 1-68


  1. Villanova
  2. Kansas
  3. North Carolina
  4. Gonzaga
  5. Kentucky
  6. Arizona
  7. Duke
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  9. Oregon
  10. Florida State
  11. UCLA
  12. Baylor
  13. Butler
  14. Florida
  15. West Virginia
  16. Purdue
  17. Virginia
  18. Minnesota
  19. Notre Dame
  20. Iowa State
  21. SMU
  22. Cincinnati
  23. Maryland
  24. Creighton
  25. Saint Mary’s
  26. South Carolina
  27. Michigan
  28. Dayton
  29. Wisconsin
  30. Miami
  31. Arkansas
  32. Northwestern
  33. Vanderbilt
  34. Seton Hall
  35. Michigan State
  36. Virginia Tech
  37. Oklahoma State
  38. Wichita State
  39. Marquette
  40. VCU
  41. Xavier
  42. Providence
  43. Wake Forest
  44. Rhode Island
  45. Southern Cal
  46. Kansas State
  47. Nevada
  48. Middle Tennessee
  49. UNC Wilmington
  50. Princeton
  51. Bucknell
  52. East Tennessee State
  53. Vermont
  54. Winthrop
  55. New Mexico State
  56. Florida Gulf Coast
  57. Kent State
  58. Iona
  59. Northern Kentucky
  60. Troy
  61. Jacksonville State
  62. North Dakota
  63. Texas Southern
  64. South Dakota State
  65. UC Davis
  66. North Carolina Central
  67. New Orleans
  68. Mount St. Mary’s