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At least one team from the 32 “all-sport” Division I conferences receives an automatic bid to the NCAA March Madness Tournament. Before the national championship tournament gets into action, get ready for the college basketball craziness with our 2019 Conference Tourney Primer. CONFERENCE Teams Teams in Conf. Tourney Reg. Season Conf. Games Balanced Sched. Reg. Season Ends Tourney
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Within minutes of Zion Williamson's shoe breaking, and the subsequent report of a minor injury, Twitter exploded with hot takes. The majority of them arguing that the NCAA has wronged Zion by "forcing" him to play a year at Duke before jumping to the NBA. This argument has significant flaws.
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Top 4 Seeds: Virginia Duke Kentucky Gonzaga Last Four In: Utah State Seton Hall Butler Arizona State First Four Out: San Francisco Alabama Nebraska Temple Next Four Out: Saint Mary's Furman Indiana Creighton Conference Breakdown: Conf ACC 9 B10 8 B12 8 SEC 7
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Top 4 Seeds: Duke Virginia Tennessee Gonzaga Last Four In: Nebraska Indiana Seton Hall Minnesota First Four Out: Butler Utah State Toledo UNC Greensboro Next Four Out: Temple Arkansas Arizona State San Francisco Conference Breakdown: Conf B10 10 ACC 9 SEC 8 B12 8 BE 4 Amer 3 Observations: Not surprisingly. Duke surpassed Virginia as the overall #1 seed. Seton Hall replaces Utah St. as the only change in at-large teams. The bubble is uniquely weak this year. Notice in the first four out, Butler is the
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Top 4 Seeds: Seed Overall Team 1 1 Virginia 1 2 Duke 1 3 Gonzaga 1 4 Tennessee 2 5 Kentucky 2 6 Michigan 2 7 North Carolina 2 8 Michigan St. 3 9 Purdue 3 10 Virginia Tech 3 11 Houston 3 12 Wisconsin 4 13 Nevada 4 14 Kansas 4 15 Louisville 4 16 Iowa St. Last Four In: Indiana UCF Nebraska Minnesota First Four Out: Arkansas Creighton Saint Mary's Temple Next Four Out: Butler Davidson San Francisco Toledo Conference Breakdown: Conf B10 10 ACC 9 B12 8 SEC 8 Amer 3 BE 3 MWC 2 Observations: First and Fan released the new bracket today in anticipation of the NCAA’s announcement on Saturday. The Sweet 16 remained the same from our last bracket. Of note, Tennessee took over the last #1 seed
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#1 Seeds: Virginia Duke Gonzaga Michigan State Last Four In: Minnesota Creighton Clemson San Francisco First Four Out: St. John's Utah State Arizona State Butler Next Four Out: Temple Oregon Northwestern Seton Hall Conference Breakdown: Conf B10 10 ACC 9 B12 8 SEC 8 Amer 3 BE 3 WCC 2 Observations: A shake up at the top. Gonzaga Jumps to #3 overall and Tennessee falls to #5, leaving Michigan St. on the 1 Seed line. Three new At-Large teams in: Baylor, Minnesota, & Creighton replacing St. John’s,
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#1 Seeds: Virginia Duke Tennessee Michigan State Last Four In: Arizona Butler Alabama Clemson First Four Out: Baylor Saint Mary's Seton Hall Utah State Next Four Out: Minnesota Fresno State Arizona State Oregon Conference Breakdown: Conf ACC 9 B10 9 SEC 8 B12 7
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#1 Seeds: Duke Virginia Tennessee Gonzaga Last Four In: Minnesota Syracuse San Francisco Clemson First Four Out: Temple Creighton Butler Alabama Next Four Out: Saint Mary's Utah State Arkansas Fresno State Conference Breakdown: Conf B10 10 ACC 9 B12 7 SEC 7 BE 4 Amer 3 P12 2 WCC 2 Observations: Tennessee jumps to #3 overall knocking Michigan to #2 seed. This shows the newfound value of good road wins as Tennessee beat both Missouri and Florida on the road this week. Washington takes over the Pac-12 lead and Arizona
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For four straight seasons, Alabama and Clemson have faced off in the College Football Playoff - three of those matchups for the National Championship. In 2016 it was #2 Alabama upsetting undefeated #1 Clemson in a fourth quarter shootout. Then in 2017 Clemson got their revenge in the National Championship,
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#1 Seeds: Duke Virginia Michigan Gonzaga Last Four In: Seton Hall Syracuse Mississippi Texas First Four Out: Minnesota Washington Arizona Toledo Next Four Out: Utah State Providence Notre Dame Murray State Conference Breakdown: Conference # of Teams ACC 9 B10 9 B12 7 SEC 7 BE 6 Amer 3 WCC 2 Observations: First off, the highest rated team in each league is awarded the automatic bid regardless of record. If you are new to First and Fan, read the Bracketbluster explanation. As expected, the Pac-12 is a one-bid league, though
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