Entire 2023 Men’s NCAA Tournament Bracket Revealed
The entire field of 68 has officially been unveiled.
The entire field of 68 has been revealed for the 2023 men’s NCAA tournament, with the march to the Final Four in Houston officially underway following Selection Sunday.
The top of this year’s bracket will be headlined by Alabama, Houston, Kansas and Purdue after the programs were selected as No. 1 seeds on the heels of a thrilling week of conference championship games. Meanwhile, Arizona, Texas, UCLA and Marquette were announced as No. 2 seeds.
After finishing the season ranked No. 1 in the AP poll, AAC regular-season champion Houston secured a top seed following an impressive 31–3 campaign that ended in a 75-65 defeat on Sunday against Memphis in the conference tournament final. Kansas (27–7), the third-ranked team at the season’s end, earned a top spot less than a day after falling to Texas in the Big 12 title game. Meanwhile, SEC champion Alabama (28–5, No. 4) and Big Ten champion Purdue (28–5, No. 5) will round out a formidable group of No. 1 seeds.
The rest of the top eight will feature another trio of conference title holders: Big 12 champion Texas (26–8), Pac-12 champion Arizona (28–6) and Big East champion Marquette (28–6). UCLA (29–5), who finished the season ranked second in the country, earned a top-two seed just hours removed from a heartbreaking Pac-12 championship loss to the Wildcats.
With this year’s bracket now official, check below for the entire field of 68 for the 2023 men’s NCAA tournament (italicize indicates First Four matchup):
South (No. 1 seed Alabama):
No. 1 seed Alabama (29–5) vs. No. 16 seed. Texas A&M-CC / SE Missouri State
No. 8. Maryland (21–12) vs. No. 9. West Virginia (19–14)
No. 5. San Diego State (27–6) vs. No. 12. Charleston (31–3)
No. 4. Virginia (25–7) vs. No. 13. Furman (27–7)
No. 6. Creighton (21–12) vs. No. 11. NC State (23–10)
No. 3. Baylor (22–10) vs. No. 14. UC Santa Barbara (27–7)
No. 7. Missouri (24–9) vs. No. 10. Utah State (26–8)
No. 2. Arizona (28-6) vs. No. 15. Princeton (21-8
Midwest (No. 1 seed Houston):
No. 1. Houston (31-3) vs. No. 16. Northern Kentucky (22-12)
No. 8. Iowa (19-13) vs. No. 9. Auburn (20-12)
No. 5. Miami (25-7) vs. No. 12. Drake (27-7)
No. 4. Indiana (22-11) vs. No. 13. Kent State (28-6)
No. 6. Iowa State (19-13) vs. No. 11. Mississippi State / Pitt
No. 3. Xavier (25-9) vs. 14. No. Kennesaw State (26-8)
No. 7. Texas A&M (25-9) vs. No. 10. Penn State (22-13)
No. 2. Texas (26-8) vs. No. 15. Colgate (26-8)
East: (No. 1 seed Purdue)
1. Purdue (29-5) vs. 16. Texas Southern/Fairleigh Dickinson
8. Memphis (26-8) vs. No. 9. Florida Atlantic (31-3)
5. Duke (26-8) vs, No. 12. Oral Roberts (30-4)
4. Tennessee (23-10) vs. No. 13. Louisiana (26-7)
6. Kentucky (21-11) vs. No. 11. Providence (21-11)
3. Kansas State (23-9) vs. No. 14. Montana State (25-9)
7. Michigan State (19-12) vs. No. 10. USC (22-10)
2. Marquette (28-6) vs. No. 15. Vermont (23-10)
West: (No. 1 seed Kansas)
No. 1. Kansas (27-7) vs. No. 16. Howard (22-12)
No. 8. Arkansas (20-13) vs. No. 9. Illinois (20-12)
No. 5. Saint Mary’s (26-7) vs. No. 12. VCU (27-7)
No. 4. UConn (25-8) vs. No. 13. Iona (27-7)
No. 6. TCU (21-12) vs. No. 11. Arizona State/ Nevada
No. 3. Gonzaga (28-5) vs. No. 14. Grand Canyon (24-11)
No. 7. Northwestern (21-11) vs. No. 10. Boise State (24-9)
No. 2. UCLA (29-5) vs. No. 15. UNC Asheville (27-7)