Kansas, N. Carolina, Virginia, Oregon Win No. 1 Seed
UNDATED (AP) - There's always controversy when the field is announced for the NCAA Tournament and this year is no different as Michigan State, the nation's second-ranked team and champion of the Big Ten, was skipped over for a top seed while ACC runner-up Virginia was given a No. 1.
The breakdown of top-seeds looks like this. In the East the top-seed is North Carolina while in the South it's Kansas with Virginia first in the Midwest and Oregon No. 1 in the West.
The overall No. 1 seed is Kansas.
Being a regional top-seed is nothing new to the North Carolina and Kansas programs. For the Tar Heels this is the 15th time the school has been so honored while for Kansas this marks the 12th time. Virginia has been tabbed as a No. 1 five times while for Oregon this is the second time.
In Sunday conference tournaments finals:
-The Big Ten tournament champion is Michigan State as the Spartans held off 13th-ranked Purdue 66-62. Once again Denzel Valentine keyed the way for the Spartans with 15 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists. MSU heads to the NCAA Tournament with a record of 29-15 and wins in 13 of its last 4 games.
-In the Southeastern Conference tournament final 16th-ranked Kentucky beat No. 17 Texas A&M to clinch the automatic berth in the tournament. Derek Willis's 3-pointer with 1:01 left in overtime gave the Wildcats the win 82-77. Kentucky advances with a record of 26-8 while A&M drops to 26-8.
-The winner of the Sun Belt tournament is Arkansas-Little Rock as the Trojans beat Louisiana-Monroe 70-50. Roger Woods scored 19 points in the victory which sends Arkansas-Little Rock into the tournament with a record of 29-4.
-Saint Joseph's is on its way to the NCAA tournament after beating VCU in the Atlantic 10 tournament title game 87-74. DeAndre' Bembry scored 30 points and Isaiah Miles had 26 points and 12 rebounds as the Hawks improved to 27-7.
-Connecticut is headed to the NCAA Tournament as the American Athletic Conference champs after the Huskies beat Memphis in the title game 72-58. In their win the Huskies got 13 points apiece from Shonn Miller and Sterling Gibbs. UConn goes to the NCAA Tournament with a record of 24-10.
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