. (15th Final Four). (2nd Final Four)Winning coach(2nd title)(Villanova)«»The 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament was a of 68 teams to determine the men's (NCAA) national champion for the. The 80th annual edition of the began on March 13, 2018, and concluded with the on April 2 at the in.During the first round, to defeat a 1-seed in the men's tournament by defeating 74–54. For the first time in tournament history, none of the four top seeded teams in a single region (the South) advanced to the Sweet 16. Also, the tournament featured the first regional final matchup of a 9-seed and an 11-seed., and Loyola-Chicago, the ' of the tournament, reached the Final Four. Villanova defeated Michigan in the championship game, 79–62.champion made its NCAA tournament debut.The 2018 tournament was the first time since that none of the six Division I college basketball-playing schools based in the –, and – made the NCAA Tournament.
2019 Live NCAA tournament brackets from CBSSports.com. Check real time scores, game times, stats, live streaming, video highlights, previews and recaps. The first day of second round games on Saturday may have started with two routine wins by two of the tournament's top seeds and title contenders, as No. 1 Villanova and No. 2 Duke cruised to 20.
Further information:A total of 68 teams entered the 2018 tournament. 32 automatic bids were awarded, one to each program that won their tournament. The remaining 36 bids were 'at-large', with selections extended by the NCAA Selection Committee.Eight teams (the four lowest-seeded automatic qualifiers and the four lowest-seeded at-large teams) played in the First Four (the successor to what had been popularly known as ' through the 2010 tournament). The winners of these games advanced to the main draw of the tournament.The seeded the entire field from 1 to 68. 2018 NCAA Tournament schedule and venues. Further information:Four teams, out of 351 in Division I, were ineligible to participate in the 2018 tournament due to failing to meet requirements:,.
However, the NCAA granted the Savannah State Tigers a waiver which would have allowed the team to participate in the tournament, but the team failed to qualify.Automatic qualifiers The following 32 teams were automatic qualifiers for the 2018 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's automatic bid. ConferenceTeamRecordAppearanceLast bid24–102nd200830–432nd2th201531–222nd201723–91stNever27–747th201730–438th201726–711th201322–123rd200928–728th201720–113rd200826–75th199924–106th198725–93rd200724–824th2th201725–83rd201619–153rd201728–56th1th201518–167th201326–516th201227–735th201725–98th2th201727–73rd200128–65th201615–198th201728–65th201724–104th201530–421st201728–524th2017Tournament seeds The tournament seeds were determined through the. South Regional – First RoundRound of 64March 15–16Second RoundRound of 32March 17–18Regional SemifinalsSweet 16March 22Regional FinalElite 8March 2411616UMBC43– Fri/Sun9Kansas State508599699Kansas State615KentuckyKentucky95– Thu/Sat13BuffaloKansas State6211Loyola–Chicago1Loyola–Chicago63– Thu/Sat3Tennessee1Loyola–Chicago697Nevada7Nevada75– Fri/Sun2Cincinnati732681553South Regional Final. South Regional all tournament team. (Sr, Loyola-Chicago) – South Regional most outstanding player. (Jr, Loyola-Chicago).
(Sr, Loyola-Chicago). Xavier Sneed (So, Kansas State). (Jr, Kansas State)West Regional – First RoundRound of 64March 15–16Second RoundRound of 32March 17–18Regional SemifinalsSweet 16March 22Regional FinalElite 8March 1Xavier70– Fri/Sun9Florida State758549679Florida State754GonzagaOhio State84– Thu/Sat4GonzagaFlorida State543MichiganHouston63– Thu/Sat3MichiganMichigan997Texas A&MTexas A&M86– Fri/Sun2North Carolina652841566West Regional Final. West Regional all tournament team. (So, Michigan) – West Regional most outstanding player.
(Jr, Michigan). (Sr, Michigan). (Sr, Florida State). Terance Mann (Jr, Florida State)East Regional – First RoundRound of 64March 15–16Second RoundRound of 32March 17–18Regional SemifinalsSweet 16March 23Regional FinalElite 8March Villanova81– Thu/Sat9Alabama588839861Villanova905West VirginiaWest Virginia94– Fri/Sun13MarshallVillanova713Texas TechFlorida66– Thu/Sat3Texas TechTexas Tech782Purdue0Butler73– Fri/Sun2Purdue762741548East Regional Final. East Regional all tournament team. (Jr, Villanova) – East Regional most outstanding player. (Fr, Villanova).
(Jr, Villanova). (So, Purdue).
(Sr, Texas Tech)Midwest Regional – First RoundRound of 64March 15–16Second RoundRound of 32March 17–18Regional SemifinalsSweet 16March 23Regional FinalElite 8March Kansas83– Thu/Sat8Seton Hall798949831Kansas805ClemsonClemson84– Fri/Sun4AuburnKansas85.2Duke1Syracuse55– Fri/Sun3Michigan State1Syracuse652Duke7Rhode Island62– Thu/Sat2Duke872891567Midwest Regional Final. Final Four all-tournament team. (So, Villanova) –. (Jr, Villanova). (Jr, Villanova). (Jr, Villanova).
(Jr, Michigan)Record by conference ConferenceBidsRecordWin%R64R32S16E8F4CGNC69–5.49–4.692442111–712–7.63274431––14–1.80011111––912–9.5719542–––12–1.667111––––88–8.500862––––22–2.500211––––32–3.40032–––––32–3.40031–––––11–1.50011–––––11–1.50011–––––11–1.50011–––––11–1.5001––––––11–1.5001––––––30–3.0001––––––. First Four. and – at Dayton, OhioFirst and Second rounds. and – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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