The NCAA Tournament Selection Committee had the first of two scheduled “top 16” reveals on Thursday night, revealing which teams are currently on track to receive No. 1-4 seeds and host games in the opening weekend of March Madness.
South Carolina and Stanford were locks as the top two overall seeds, and Ohio State joining them up top was not a surprise. The unexpected twist came as Colorado snagged the final No. 1 seed.
The Buffaloes don’t have as many NET top 50 wins as teams like Iowa or UCLA but they haven’t dropped a game to a team with a NET below 17.
Overall, the Pac-12 claimed five of the top 11 spots as Oregon State cemented its spot among the conference elite, and Virginia Tech joined the Beavers on the No. 3 line on the heels of an eight-game winning streak.
Big names like UConn (No. 3 seed) and LSU (No. 4 seed) who don’t have any more NET top 25 games left on the schedule are coming to face with their ceilings, while Gonzaga (25-2, NET 11) was surprisingly left out of the reveal, leaving the Bulldogs to wonder if running the table will be enough to earn a hosting spot.
We’ll receive the second top 16 reveal on Feb. 29. There will no doubt be many changes between now and Leap Day, but…
