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Four B1G teams listed as Top 16 seeds in early March Madness bracket
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The road to March Madness is underway.
On Saturday, CBS Sports hosted a 30-minute preview of the top 16 seeds in college basketball based on the first three months of the season. Basically, it’s college basketball’s version of the College Football Playoff rankings.
Seeds No. 1 through No. 4 were announced for each of the four regions and four B1G teams made the cut. Michigan, Michigan State, Purdue and Wisconsin were all mentioned in the latest bracket projections.
NCAA selection committee chair Bernard Muir was in studio to break down the top 16 seeds, providing a little explanation behind each selection. Here’s how the brackets look with a month of basketball still remaining.
East Region
- Duke (top overall seed)
- Michigan
- Marquette
- Iowa State
South Region
- Tennessee
- North Carolina
- Purdue
- Nevada
West Region
- Gonzaga
- Michigan State
- Kansas
- Louisville
Midwest Region
- Virginia
- Kentucky
- Houston
- Wisconsin
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB