UConn Leads Top Seeds as March Madness Brackets Open
UConn earns the No 1 overall seed after a winless conference tournament for fellow top seeds Houston Purdue and North Carolina. Oregon NC State and Duquesne earned automatic bids, boosting at large selections and shrinking the bubble. The tournament starts Tuesday with First Four and runs through April 8 in Glendale Arizona.
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Illini win Big Ten title in Minneapolis as Shannon shines
Terrence Shannon Jr. scores 34 points on 15 of 17 from the line guiding Illinois past Wisconsin 93-87 for the Big Ten tournament crown. Marcus Domask adds 26 points eight assists seven rebounds as A J Starr leads Wisconsin with 24. Illinois earns No. 3 seed in East for NCAA tournament.
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Iowa, UCLA, LSU in Murderers Row region for women’s NCAA
Iowa earns 30th NCAA berth, Big Ten runners-up win conference title. UCLA LSU and defending champ South Carolina top seeds join the Albany and Portland regions. Iowa State faces Maryland in Palo Alto, Drake eyes Missouri Valley title rematch against Colorado in Manhattan.
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ISU Cyclones Eye Possible Drake Rematch in Second Round
ISU could face Drake if both win in the next round as Otzelberger’s ties to the Jackrabbits run deep through Henderson’s tenure. The Cyclones rolled to a 69 41 Big 12 title game win over Houston and feature multiple leading scorers across recent wins.
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