UConn drew the No. 1 overall seed, no surprise there, and will face Albany on Saturday at 11 a.m. at Gampel Pavilion with a chance for a rematch of the national championship game with 2016
national finalist meeting Iowa State in the other first-round game on Saturday at Gampel
Pavilion.
Duke, winners of 12 of its last 14 games, is the No. 2 seed in the Bridgeport regional.
Big Ten regular-season and tournament champion Maryland is the third seed with fourth-
seeded UCLA being sent to UConn's region for the second season in a row.