The only two remaining unbeaten teams in college basketball, Gonzaga and Baylor, have held steady from the preseason to this point in the regular season at No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, in the rankings. So in Saturday’s annual Bracket Preview show in which the NCAA Tournament selection committee revealed its top four seeds in each region as a snapshot in time from the start of the season through Feb. 12, it should come as no surprise that the two powerhouse programs comprised half of the now-revealed No. 1 seeds.
Fittingly, No. 1 Gonzaga — the preseason No. 1 team who has stayed atop the rankings all season — also earned the top overall seed from the selection committee. No. 2 Baylor earned the second No. 1 seed. Rival Big Ten foes Michigan and Ohio State were named the other top-seeded teams.
Official early top 16 seeds
- Gonzaga
- Baylor
- Michigan
- Ohio State
- Illinois
- Villanova
- Alabama
- Houston
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Tennessee
- Oklahoma
- Iowa
- Texas Tech
- Texas
- Missouri
| Seed | Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 3 | Region 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 1 | (1) Gonzaga | (2) Baylor | (3) Michigan | (4) Ohio State |
| No. 2 | (7) Alabama | (5) Illinois | (8) Houston | (6) Villanova |
| No. 3 | (12) Oklahoma | (11) Tennessee | (10) West Virginia | (9) Virginia |
| No. 4 | (13) Iowa | (15) Texas | (16) Missouri | (14) Texas Tech |
