Baylor back in NCAA Tournament as No. 1 seed in East Region
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Baylor men’s basketball has been named the No. 1 seed in the East Region by the NCAA Tournament committee on Sunday evening. The Bears are the No. 4 overall seed in the tournament.
Baylor will play its first two games of the NCAA Tournament in Fort Worth and is set to face No. 16 seed Norfolk St. in the round of 64 on Thursday. With a win over the Spartans, Baylor would face the winner of No. 8 seed North Carolina and No. 9 Marquette in the round of 32.
The Defending Big 12 and National Champions, Scott Drew’s program won its second consecutive league championship with a 14-4 record. Baylor dropped its quarterfinal matchup against Oklahoma in the Big 12 tournament to enter the big dance with a 26-6 overall record.
Over the previous three season Baylor has amassed an 80-12 overall record and a 42-8 record in Big 12 play.
Baylor’s Path to the Final Four
1. Baylor
16. Norfolk State
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8. North Carolina
9. Marquette
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5. Saint Mary’s
12. Wyoming/Indiana
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4. UCLA
13. Akron
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6. Texas
11. Virginia Tech
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3. Purdue
14. Yale
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7. Murray St.
10. San Francisco
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2. Kentucky
15. Saint Peter’s