The defending champions from 2023, the UConn Huskies, were announced as the No.
1 overall seed playing out of the East region.
Houston is the No.
Chase Ross #2 of the Marquette Golden Eagles dribbles as Cam Spencer #12 and Stephon Castle #5 of the Connecticut Huskies defend.Sarah Stier/Getty Images
1 seed in the South region, and Purdue earned the No.
1 seed in the Midwest.
North Carolina was named the No.
1 seed in the West, beating out follow projected contenders Iowa State and Arizona.
The remaining 36 are hand-selected by the tournament committee as at-large teams.
The UConn Huskies defeated Marquette for the Big East tournament championship on Saturday.
The schedule:
East Region
No.
1 UConn vs. No.
4 Auburn vs. No.
6 BYU vs. No.
14 Morehead State
No.
2 Iowa State vs. No.
15 South Dakota State
South Region
No.
1 Houston vs. No.
9 Texas A&M
No.
5 Wisconsin vs. No.
4 Duke vs. No.
11 NC State
No.
7 Florida vs. No.
10/Boise State/Colorado winner
No.
2 Marquette vs. No.
15 Western Kentucky
Midwest Region
No.
1 Purdue vs. No.
16MontanaState/Grambling State winner
No.
5 Gonzaga vs. No.
3 Creighton vs. No.
7 Texas vs. No.
10 Virginia/Colorado State winner
No.
15 Saint Peters
West Region
No.
1 North Carolina vs. No.
16 Howard/Wagner winner
No.
9 Michigan State
No.
5 Saint Marys vs. No.
12 Grand Canyon
No.
6 Clemson vs. No.
3 Baylor vs. No.
2 Arizona vs. No.
