Last year, Purdue became the second team in NCAA Tournament history to lose to a No. 16 seed. This season, the Boilermakers haven't been detered to date and appear primed to make a run in the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 seed in the Midwest Region.
The Boilermakers, behind the player of Wooden Award favorite Zach Edey, secured a second straight No. 1 seed in the Midwest Region. The team will look to get over the hump this year in a crowded region that features No. 2 seed Tennessee, led by Dalton Knecht.
Elsewhere in the bracket, Gonzaga looms as a No.