The biggest surprise of the evening was likely Louisville getting a No. 8 seed. The Cardinals will get to play close to home in Rupp Arena, but the competition will be stiff vs. No. 9 Creighton and almost certainly top overall No. 1 seed Auburn.
The other major surprise was North Carolina getting into the field despite being 1-12 against Quad 1 competition.
The SEC got 14 teams into the field.
First Four (Dayton)
16 Alabama State vs. 16 St. Francis PA
16 American vs. 16 Mount St. Mary’s
11 SDSU vs. 11 North Carolina
11 Texas vs.