The men’s NCAA tournament selection committee gave the world its annual peek behind the curtain on Saturday, releasing its current top 16 teams less than one month out from Selection Sunday.
As things stand, the tourney’s No. 1 seeds would be Gonzaga (West Region), Auburn (Midwest), Arizona (South) and Kansas (East). The Bulldogs (22–2), who are on top of the seed list, recently returned to No. 1 in the men’s AP poll and are No. 1 in the NCAA NET rankings and on metrics site KenPom, as well. If the Zags capture the No. 1 overall seed again in March, they’ll have done it for the second straight year.
The current No. 2 seeds are Baylor, Kentucky, Purdue and Duke, with the the Bears leading that seed line. The top No. 3 seed is Villanova, and the top No. 4 seed is Wisconsin.
