In spite of dropping the semi-finals of the Big Ten Tournament to No. 13 Rutgers, No. 4 Northwestern was granted the fourth overall seed in the 2022 NCAA Tournament.
For those unfamiliar with how the bracket works, the top three teams earn a first-round bye and host a neutral competition site for two non-seeded teams that match up in play-in games. There are five other national seeds for a total of eight, which will host their first-round matchups. In the remaining rounds, the higher seed will host before heading to Baltimore for the Final Four and Championship.
After falling to Maryland in College Park the final week of the regular season, the rainy confines of Piscataway were no kinder to the ‘Cats.