2018 Ncaa Division I Men's Basketball Championship Bracket
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2018 NCAA TOURNAMENT South Regional • Atlanta March 22-24, 2018 2016 20DIVISION18 NCAA I MEN’S B DIVISIONASKETB IA MEN'SLL CH BASKETBALLAMPIONSH CHAMPIONSHIPIP BRACKET BRACKET First Round Second Round Regional Regional National National Regional Regional Second Round First Round MARCH 15–16 MARCH 17–18 Semifinals Finals Semifinals Semifinals Finals Semifinals MARCH 17–18 MARCH 15–16 MARCH 22–23 MARCH 24–25 MARCH 31 MARCH 31 MARCH 24–25 MARCH 22–23 FIRST FOUR 16 LIU Brooklyn (18-16) 61 11 St. Bona. (25-7) 65 46 NC Central (19-15) 16 56 Arizona St. (20-11) 11 DAYTON MARCH 13–14 16 Radford (22-12) 71 E 11 UCLA (21-11) 58 E W 64 Tex. Southern (15-19) 16 MW 60 Syracuse (20-13) 11 Watch On 1 Virginia (31-2) 54 87 Villanova (30-4) 1 16 UMBC 43 81 Villanova 1 16 UMBC (24-10) 74 Charlotte Pittsburgh 61 Radford 16 9 Kansas St. Villanova 1 8 Creighton (21-11) 59 Mar 22 Mar 23 83 Virginia Tech (21-11) 8 9 Kansas St. 50 58 Alabama 9 9 Kansas St. (22-11) 69 86 Alabama (19-15) 9 5 Kentucky (24-10) 78 85 West Virginia (24-10) 5 5 Kentucky 95 94 West Virginia 5 12 12 Davidson (21-11) 73 Boise San Diego 68 Murray St. (26-5) 5 Kentucky West Virginia 5 4 Arizona (27-7) 68 75 Wichita St. (25-7) 4 13 Bualo 75 71 Marshall 13 13 Bualo (26-8) 89 81 Marshall (24-10) 13 SOUTH EAST 6 Miami (Fla.) (22-9) 6 62 ATLANTA March 31 FINAL FOUR March 31 BOSTON 77 Florida (20-12) 11 Loyola Chi. 63 March 24 March 25 66 Florida 6 11 SAN ANTONIO 11 Loyola Chicago (28-5) 64 Dallas Dallas 62 St. Bonaventure 11 Loyola Chi. MARCH 31 AND APRIL 2 Texas Tech 3 3 Tennessee (25-8) 73 Mar 22 Mar 23 70 Texas Tech (24-9) 3 3 Tennessee 62 69 Texas Tech 3 14 Wright St. (25-9) 47 60 S.F. Austin (28-6) 14 7 Nevada (27-7) 87 62 Arkansas (23-11) 7 7 Nevada 75 NATIONAL 73 Butler 10 10 Texas (19-14) 83 79 Butler (20-13) 10 Nashville Detroit 7 Nevada CHAMPIONSHIP Purdue 2 2 Cincinnati (30-4) 68 APRIL 2 74 Purdue (28-6) 2 2 Cincinnati 73 76 Purdue 2 15 Georgia St. (24-10) 53 48 CSU Fullerton (20-11) 15 1 Xavier (28-5) 102 76 Kansas (27-7) 1 1 Xavier 70 83 Kansas 1 16 16 Texas Southern 83 Nashville Wichita 60 Penn (24-8) 9 Florida St. Kansas 1 8 Missouri (20-12) 54 Mar 22 Mar 23 94 Seton Hall (21-11) 8 9 Florida St. 75 79 Seton Hall 8 9 Florida St. (20-11) 67 83 NC St. (21-11) 9 5 Ohio St. (24-8) 81 79 Clemson (23-9) 5 5 Ohio St. 84 84 Clemson 5 12 12 S. Dakota St. (28-6) 73 Boise San Diego 68 New Mexico St. (28-5) 4 Gonzaga Clemson 5 4 Gonzaga (30-4) 68 62 Auburn (25-7) 4 4 Gonzaga 90 53 Auburn 4 13 UNCG (27-7) 64 58 Charleston (26-7) 13 WEST MIDWEST 6 Houston (26-7) 67 LOS ANGELES #MarchMadness OMAHA 52 TCU (21-11) 6 6 Houston 63 March 24 March 25 55 Syracuse 11 11 Watch the tournament on these networks 11 San Diego St. (22-10) 65 Wichita Detroit 57 Syracuse 3 Michigan or online at NCAA.COM/MARCHMADNESS Syracuse 11 3 Michigan (28-7) 61 Mar 22 Mar 23 82 Michigan St. (29-4) 3 3 Michigan 64 53 Michigan St. 3 14 Montana (26-7) 47 78 Bucknell (25-9) 14 7 Texas A&M (20-12) 73 83 Rhode Island (25-7) 7 7 Texas A&M 86 62 Rhode Island 7 March 15 and 17 first-/second-round sites: Pittsburgh, Wichita, Dallas, Boise. March 16 and 18 first-/second-round sites: Charlotte, Detroit, Nashville, San Diego. 10 Providence (21-13) 69 March 22 and 24 regional sites: Los Angeles, Atlanta. March 23 and 25 regional sites: Omaha, Boston. 78 Oklahoma (18-13) 10 Charlotte Pittsburgh 7 Texas A&M Duke 2 2 North Carolina (25-10) 84 89 Duke (26-7) 2 2 North Carolina 65 87 Duke 2 15 Lipscomb (23-9) 66 67 Iona (20-13) 15 The NCAA opposes all forms of sports wagering 9 (24-11, 10-8) vs. 5 (26-10, 11-8) SCHEDULE KANSAS STATE KENTUCKY OVERALL: 26-10 | SEC: 10-8 Thursday, March 22 • 9:37 p.m. ET • Philips Arena (21,000) • Atlanta Home: 16-2 | Away: 4-6 | Neutral: 6-2 October #KSUvsUK #Sweet16 #MarchMadness • @KentuckyMBB Fri. 27 ^THOMAS MORE SEC W, 103-61 Mon. 30 ^MOREHEAD STATE1 - W, 92-67 The Basics Starters Last Game November Series Breakdown Fri. 3 ^CENTRE COLLEGE SEC W, 106-63 Overall - UK leads 9-0 In NCAA Tournament - UK leads 2-0 Fri. 10 UTAH VALLEY SEC W, 73-63 Hamidou Diallo Sun. 12 VERMONT ESPN W, 73-69 Calipari vs. KSU - 2-0 2 6-5 • 198 • Guard • Freshman Weber vs. UK - 0-1 Tue. 14 #4/3 Kansas ESPN L, 65-61 3 Queens, N.Y. | Putnam Science Academy Current UK Streak - Won 9 Fri. 17 ETSU3 SEC W, 78-61 Mon. 20 TROY3 SEC W, 70-62 Had 22 points, eight boards, two blocks and a steal vs. Buffalo | Logging 10.3 points John Calipari Bruce Weber Wed. 22 FORT WAYNE3 SEC W, 86-67 and 3.6 rebounds a game | Scored in double figures in 16 games Overall Record: 720-203* Overall Record: 437-234 Sun. 26 UIC3 SEC W, 107-73 Record at UK: 275-63 Record at KSU: 124-79 Overall Seasons: 26th Overall Seasons: 20th December Nick Richards At UK: Ninth Seasons at KSU: Sixth Sat. 2 HARVARD ESPN W, 79-70 6-11 • 240 • Forward • Freshman *on-court record Sat. 9 Monmouth4 ESPNU W, 93-76 4 Kingston, Jamaica | The Patrick School By the Numbers Sat. 16 RV/RV VIRGINIA TECH ESPN2 W, 93-86 Sat. 23 UCLA5 CBS L, 83-75 Recorded 25 points and 15 rebounds vs. Fort Wayne | Averaging 5.2 points and 4.5 UK all-time wins, NCAA Fri. 29 RV/RV LOUISVILLE CBS W, 90-61 rebounds | Leads the team with a .616 field-goal percentage 2,263 Sun. 31 GEORGIA* ESPN W, 66-61 leader Perentage of scoring by January Kevin Knox .867 Wed. 3 at LSU* SEC W, 74-71 6-9 • 215 • Forward • Freshman the Wildcats’ freshmen Sat. 6 at #23/22 Tennessee* SEC L, 76-65 5 Tampa, Fla. | Tampa Catholic 57 NCAA leader in all-time Tue. 9 vs. RV/RV TEXAS A&M* ESPN W, 74-73 SEC Co-Freshman of the Year | First Team All-SEC | Leading UK with 15.6 points NCAA tourney appearances Sat. 13 at Vanderbilt* ESPN W, 74-67 points per game | SEC All-Tournament Team | Scored 10-plus in 12 of last 13 Tue. 16 at South Carolina* ESPN L, 76-68 UK’s all-time appearanc- Sat. 20 RV/RV FLORIDA* ESPN L, 66-64 26 Tue. 23 MISSISSIPPI STATE* ESPN W, 78-65 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander es in the Sweet 16 Sat. 27 at #7/7 West Virginia6 ESPN W, 83-76 OT 6-6 • 180 • Guard • Freshman Tale of the Tape Tue. 30 VANDERBILT* ESPN W, 83-81 22 Hamilton, Ontario | Hamilton Heights February Second Team All-SEC | SEC Tournament MVP | Leads team in assists (184) and steals UK STAT KSU Sat. 3 at Missouri* CBS L, 69-60 (61) | Averaging 21.8 points, 5.8 boards and 6.6 assists in postseason 77.3 Points PG 71.6 Tue. 6 #15/14 TENNESSEE* ESPN L, 61-59 70.5 Opp. Points PG 66.9 Sat. 10 at Texas A&M* ESPN L, 85-74 38.6 Rebounds PG 30.8 Wed. 14 at #10/11 Auburn* ESPN2 L, 76-66 PJ Washington 13.4 14.0 Sat. 17 RV/RV ALABAMA* CBS W, 81-71 6-7 • 236 • Forward • Freshman Assists PG Tue. 20 at RV/RV Arkansas* ESPN W, 87-72 4.8 Blocks PG 3.0 25 Dallas | Findlay Prep Sat. 24 RV/NR MISSOURI* ESPN W, 87-66 5.6 Steals PG 7.9 Wed. 28 OLE MISS* ESPN2 W, 96-78 Averaging 10.6 points and 5.4 rebounds per game | Logging 12.5 points and 6.1 .474 FG Pct. .470 rebounds over the last 11 games | Scored in double figures in 22 games .360 3-Pt FG Pct. .343 March .701 FT Pct. .735 Sat. 3 at RV/RV Florida* CBS L, 80-67 .405 Opp. FG Pct. .423 Fri. 9 vs. Georgia7 ESPN W, 62-49 Need to Know Last Time Out 7 .298 Opp. 3-Pt FG Pct. .327 Sat. 10 vs. Alabama ESPN W, 86-63 • Kentucky is making its NCAA-leading • UK advanced to its seventh Sweet 16 Sun. 11 vs. #13/12 Tennessee7 ESPN W, 77-72 57th NCAA Tournament appearance under John Calipari and second in a Thu. 15 vs. RV/RV Davidson8 CBS W, 78-73 LEADERS 8 and 26th Sweet 16 since the NCAA row with a 95-75 victory over Buffalo Points Per Game Sat. 17 vs. RV/RV Buffalo CBS W, 95-75 started tracking them in 1975 in Boise, Idaho UK - Kevin Knox (15.6) Thu. 22 vs. RV/RV Kansas St.9 CBS 9:39 p.m.