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03/15 17:41 CDT Duke, Arizona, Mich, Florida get top seeding for March Madness,
Miami (Ohio) squeaks in as 11 seed
Duke, Arizona, Mich, Florida get top seeding for March Madness, Miami (Ohio)
squeaks in as 11 seed
By EDDIE PELLS
AP National Writer
Duke received the top overall seed for March Madness on Sunday, followed by
Arizona, Michigan and Florida, each of whom would love a repeat of last season
when all four No. 1s made it all the way to the Final Four.
The top line was the most predictable thing to come out of Selection Sunday,
with Michigan's placement at overall No. 3, not 2, possibly a result of the
Wolverines' loss to Purdue moments before the brackets were revealed.
In the day's biggest nail-biter, Miami (Ohio) made the field as a No. 11 seed,
but just barely. The RedHawks, with a 31-1 record but the 339th-ranked strength
of schedule, were one of the last teams in the field and they face a First Four
game Wednesday against SMU in Dayton, Ohio, not terribly far from home.
The tournament starts Tuesday with other play-in games, including one pitting
bubble teams and No. 11 seeds Texas and North Carolina State. The national
champion will be crowned at the Final Four in Indianapolis on April 6.
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