Duke, Arizona, Michigan, Florida Earn No. 1 Seeds as Miami (Ohio) Receives Tournament Invitation

The NCAA men’s basketball tournament bracket unveiled late Sunday night rewarded Duke, Arizona, Michigan, and Florida with No. 1 regional seeds, setting the stage for a March Madness defined by powerhouse programs and potential bracket-busting intrigue. The quartet of blue-blood and resurgent squads will headline the four regions when the tournament tips off later this week.

While the top-line assignments grabbed the headlines, the selection committee also extended an at-large berth to Miami (Ohio), giving the Mid-American Conference representative an opportunity to spring an early-round upset. The RedHawks’ inclusion underscores the annual unpredictability that has become the event’s hallmark.

Officials confirmed the seedings shortly after the final conference tournaments concluded, locking in matchups that will send the nation’s top four seeds on parallel paths toward the Final Four. With the bracket now public, attention shifts to practice courts across the country as teams prepare for the single-elimination gauntlet that will crown a national champion in the coming weeks.