Gonzaga, Auburn Lead NCAA Men’s Committee’s Initial Rankings
Feb 19, 2022, 4:01 PM
Chet Holmgren #34 of the Gonzaga Bulldogs rips a rebound away from Fousseyni Traore #45 of the BYU Cougars during the first half of their game February 5, 2022 at the Marriott Center in Provo, Utah.(Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images)
(Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images)
AP – Gonzaga, Auburn, Arizona and Kansas hold No. 1 seeds in the initial rankings for the committee that will select the field for next month’s 68-team men’s NCAA Tournament.
The Bulldogs were the top overall seed ahead of the Tigers in rankings released Saturday by the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee.
The top 16 seeds – in bracket form! 👀#BracketPreview pic.twitter.com/BLfK2pxRGO
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) February 19, 2022
Committee chairman Tom Burnett says the margin between them is “razor thin.”
Those two teams have held the No. 1 ranking in the AP Top 25 poll for the past five weeks.
The current #MarchMadness Top 16 seeds! 👏
1. Gonzaga
2. Auburn
3. Arizona
4. Kansas
5. Baylor
6. Kentucky
7. Purdue
8. Duke
9. Villanova
10. Texas Tech
11. Tennessee
12. Illinois
13. Wisconsin
14. UCLA
15. Providence
16. Texas#BracketPreview pic.twitter.com/VGznafe71y— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) February 19, 2022
Reigning national champion Baylor, Kentucky, Purdue and Duke were the No. 2 seeds in the four bracket projections.
