Eastside is loaded. In fact, St. John’s fans have legitimate complaints about their team’s fifth seed. No matter which team leaves the region, the competition will be tough. Duke is the No. 1 seed, UConn is No. 2, and so on. The selection committee squeezed all the talent it could find into these 16 teams. Taking the Red Storm as an example again, they may be tasked with facing Big 12 Kansas in the second round. It will be a fascinating game on Sunday’s TV broadcast, but Rick Pitino’s team has won 19 of its last 20 games and beat the Huskes by 20 points for the Big East title. Guess the loss to UConn and a 2-4 record against ranked teams didn’t sit well with the selectors. Look at the East End.
NCAA East Region No. 1 seed: Duke
Record: 32-2
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Resume: ACC regular season and tournament championships
Top 25 score: 12-2
NCAA East Region No. 2 seed: University of Connecticut
Record: 29-5
Resume: Big East regular season and conference tournament runner-up
Top 25 Score: 5-3
NCAA East Region No. 3 seed: Michigan State University
Record: 25-7
Resume: Tied for second in Big Ten regular season
Top 25 Score: 6-4
NCAA East Region No. 4 seed: Kansas
Record: 23-10
Resume: Tied for third in Big 12 regular season
Top 25 Score: 6-6
NCAA East Region No. 5 seed: St. John’s University
Record: 28-6
Resume: Wins Big East regular season and conference championships
Top 25 Score: 2-4
NCAA East Region No. 6 Seed: Louisville
Record: 23-10
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Resume: Finished sixth in ACC
Top 25 Score: 3-7
NCAA East Region No. 7 Seed: UCLA
Record: 23-11
Resume: Tied for sixth in the Big Ten
Top 25 Score: 4-6
NCAA East Region No. 8 Seed: Ohio State University
Record: 21-12
Resume: Ranked eighth in the top ten
Top 25 scores: 2-8
NCAA East Region No. 9 Seed: TCU
Record: 22-11
Resume: Finished sixth in Big 12
Top 25 Score: 3-6
NCAA East Region No. 10 Seed: UCF
Record: 21-11
Resume: 8th in Big 12
Top 25 Score: 3-4
NCAA East Region No. 11 Seed: South Florida
Record: 25-8
Resume: Wins U.S. regular season and conference championships
Top 25 Score: 9-1
NCAA East Region 12 Seed: Northern Iowa
Record: 23-12
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Resume: Tied for sixth at Missouri Valley, won conference championship
Top 25 score: 0-0
NCAA East Region No. 13 Seed: CA Baptist
Record: 25-8
Resume: Finished second in WAC, won conference championship
Top 25 Score: 0-1
NCAA East Region No. 14 Seed: North Dakota State University
Record: 27-7
Resume: Win Summit League regular season and conference championships
Top 25 scores:
NCAA East Region No. 15 seed: Furman
Record: 22-12
Resume: Tied for fifth in Southern Conference, won playoff title
Top 25 score: 0-0
NCAA East Region No. 16 Seed: Siena
Record: 23-11
Resume: Finished third in MAAC, won conference championship
Top 25 score: 0-0
This article originally appeared on The List Wire: NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament East