Chapter 62 Seed Team

"March Madness, here we come!"

After the game, the front page of the Kangda media, the scene of Walker kissing the stadium became the picture of the news.

The fans of the University of Concord are extremely excited. After winning the final championship, they have never had the confidence.

The core lineup of Walker, Lamb, Tang Tian, ​​and Oriarch, plus role players such as Napier, Smith, Orland, Forsyth, and Art Majuk.

Such a lineup will definitely pay off in the tournament.

Just as crazy as UConn are fans from 31 other schools, and 32 championship teams have secured their places in the tournament.

Among them are super famous schools such as North Carolina, Duke, and Kentucky, as well as schools such as Behrend, Pennsylvania, and Richmond that have reached the championship for the first time.

Miracles and unpopular places, hot blood and exciting battlefields, the footsteps of March Madness are coming quietly.

Shortly after the league championship games ended, the NCAA selection committee announced the final results of the "Sunday Announcement" on March 11, televised.

Thirty-six colleges and universities became the tournament's wild-card teams after more than three months of scrutiny by the selection committee.

On the Big East side, a total of 4 colleges and universities were selected for the final tournament, including Georgetown University, which made it to the finals, Louisville University, the civilian powerhouse, Marquette University, which was upset, and Providence College, which was unexpectedly selected.

Compared with 8 colleges and universities selected every year in the past few years, only 5 schools were selected this year, which has dropped a lot.

In this way, the tournament's 68 teams are finalized.

The 68 teams will be divided into four divisions: East, West, Southeast and Southwest, with a total of 17 teams per season.

The NCAA Organizing Committee will consider the division according to the strength of the team and the region.

At the same time as the division, the organizing committee will also rank according to the strength of the team, and prefix it with the number of seeds.

This is also crucial for major colleges and universities. The higher the seed ranking, the weaker the opponents you will encounter in the subsequent games, and the greater the possibility of advancing to the final sweet sixteen.

Before the final results were announced, it was a lot of suffering for the players and fans of the major colleges and universities.

"The old man came to me in front, and he said that we are likely to be in the same district as North Carolina and Kansas." After the team's daily training, Walker chatted with Tang Tian alone.

Before the division of the NCAA Organizing Committee came out, theoretically, no news would be leaked, but after all, these things were done by people. Kahun has coached in the NCAA for 40 years and has a wide network of contacts. It is completely normal to get some news.

"Isn't that good?" Tang Tian said with a smile, the strongest school this year was Duke led by Owen, and it was not bad not to be with Duke.

"Very good? Apart from Duke this year, the strongest player is North Carolina, and if Kansas is there, we will most likely be the No. 3 or No. 4 seed. No. 3 is okay, if No. 4, we may be at 16. Entering 8 is about to encounter North Carolina." Walker's words revealed a burst of worry.

His concerns are not unreasonable. In order to win the championship, in addition to strength, luck is also very important. As he said, if you avoid Duke and North Carolina before the final four battles, or when it comes to the finals They meet, and that is the most likely championship schedule.

Now they are in the same district as North Carolina. If the No. 3 seed can advance to the final 16, then they will meet North Carolina in the district finals, that is, in the 8-to-4 game. The bottom line is the top 8. On the contrary, if it is For the No. 4 seed, they will face North Carolina in the 16-to-8 game, and they may not even make it to the top 8.

He waited until his junior year, and winning the championship is naturally the biggest goal, but there are small goals under the big goal, and the top 8 is obviously better than the top 16.

"God bless, I hope we are the No. 3 seed not the No. 4 seed." Walker thought involuntarily put his hands together in prayer.

"North Carolina's strength is the same this year. The core Harris Barnes is just a freshman. If you really encounter it, you can't tell who will win and who will lose." Tang Tian said.

"And isn't the goal we agreed to be champions? It's 16 to 8, 8 to 4, it's just a matter of playing early and late." He saw that Walker didn't respond, and then said with a smile.

Walker put down his hand and turned to look at Tang Tian, ​​feeling the confidence in Tang Tian's smile, and he laughed along with him.

"You're right, don't worry about North Carolina, we're going to kill them all!" Walker said, clenching his right hand.

He played the tournament for three consecutive years, and subconsciously felt a sense of awe at these super famous schools, but Tang Tian's words made him wake up at once, Kangda is strong this year, and it has the strength to fight against these super famous schools.

"That's right! Okay, let's go eat, we have to practice at night." Tang Tian patted Walker and stood up.

"Well, extra training!" Walker also stood up, different from when he was praying before, his eyes were full of fighting intent now.

The major colleges and universities are preparing for the battle, and soon after the selection on Sunday, the groupings of each competition area have been released one after another.

Several high-profile colleges and universities, Duke and North Carolina, the sworn enemies of the same North Carolina state, are not in the same division because of the top three strengths.

Duke is in the Southwest, and North Carolina is in the West. Both teams are No. 1 seeds in the division.

In addition, Kentucky, which was strong in the past, was ranked in the Eastern District because of its relatively weak strength this year, and it was only the No. 3 seed.

On the Big East side, of the five teams that entered the tournament, Providence College is the No. 17 seed in the Eastern Division, Marquette University is the No. 11 seed in the Southeast Division, and the University of Louisville and Georgetown University are divided together. Southwest, they are the No. 8 and No. 3 seeds in the tournament.

It can be seen from the grouping that, in addition to considering the region and strength, the organizing committee also tries to divide the teams of the same league into different zones.

As for the University of Concord, just like the news that Kahun got in advance, it was divided into the West District along with North Carolina!

And Walker's prayers did not come true in the end. They are the No. 4 seed in the West after North Carolina, Kansas, and Texas in the West!

This also means that if they eventually advance to the Sweet 16, they will encounter North Carolina in the 16-to-8 game!

This is obviously not good news for Kangda, but Walker is relieved to see this result.

If you can't avoid it, let's have a good fight!

Moreover, this is the NCAA Championship, a game that is often unpopular. To enter the top 16, you need to win two rounds, whether it is UConn or North Carolina, no one dares to say that they are sure to enter.

With the divisions and seedings in place, most of the first-round matchups in the tournament have been released, and UConn will face the No. 13 seed in the Western Conference in a 64-32 first-round matchup against San Diego State, led by Kawhi Leonard. the University.

Thanks to the evening star, Xingfeng Xiaoye for the reward.