Baylor Men's Basketball Named No. 3 Seed in South Region

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Baylor Men’s Basketball team has been named the No. 3 seed in the South Region by the NCAA Tournament selection committee on Sunday evening. The Bears are the No. 9 overall seed in the tournament. The No. 1 seed in the region is the No. 1 overall team Alabama.

Baylor will play its first two games of the NCAA Tournament in Denver, Colorado, and is set to face No. 14 seed UC Santa Barbara in the round of 64 on Friday. That game will tip off at 12:30 PM CST on TNT. With a win over the Gauchos, Baylor would face the winner of No. 6 seed Creighton and No. 11 North Carolina State in the round of 32.

After being picked as the favorite to win the Big 12 in the preseason, the Bears finished fourth in the conference and two games behind regular-season champion Kansas. Baylor dropped its quarterfinal matchup against Iowa State in the Big 12 tournament to enter the big dance with a 22-10 overall record. 

Over the last four seasons, Baylor has amassed a 103-23 overall record and a 53-15 record in Big 12 play. 

Baylor’s Path to the Final Four

1. Alabama
16. Texas A&M CC/SE Missouri St.

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8. Maryland
9. West Virginia

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5. San Diego State
12. Charleston

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4. Virginia
13. Furman

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6. Creighton
11. North Carolina State

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3. Baylor
14. UC Santa Barbara

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7. Missouri
10.  Utah State

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2. Arizona
15. Princeton