Welcome to the Madness.
After a disappointing showing in Las Vegas and defeat to Arizona in the Pac-12 Tournament semifinals, UCLA was drawn as the South region’s 3 seed to face off against 14 seed Kent State out of the MAC on Friday night in Sacramento. You can see the rest of the NCAA Tournament bracket here.
The South regional looks to be the top-heaviest, with UCLA alongside top seed North Carolina and 2 seed Kentucky, both of whom won their respective conferences in runaways. A rematch with Kentucky looms in the Sweet 16 in Memphis if seeds hold and Dayton or Wichita State don’t pull the Round of 32 upset.