March Madness: Oregon gets 3 teams in NCAA tournaments

(AP) -- The March Madness brackets were revealed Sunday, setting the schedule for more than two weeks of competition in a season that saw the Southeastern Conference dominate the rankings.

Overall, 3 teams from the state of Oregon are in the dance. But the stunning omission of the University of Portland women's team left many shaking their heads and wondering why.

The tournament opens Tuesday and Wednesday with play-in games, and the first round opens Thursday and Friday, featuring 32 games at eight sites around the country. The Final Four is in San Antonio on April 5 and 7.

Watch many of the games on KOIN 6/CBS.

MEN'S BRACKET

The Oregon Ducks were selected as a 5-seed and will play 12-seed Liberty in Seattle in the opening round of the March Madness tournament on Friday at 7:10p on TruTV.

Auburn is the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, with Duke, Houston and Florida joining the Tigers on the No. 1 line in the March Madness brackets released Sunday.

The NCAA selection committee favored the regular-season champs of the record-setting Southeastern Conference despite three losses in their last four games, along with a loss to Duke back in December in the season’s lone meeting between the teams.

The Tigers (28-5) and Gators were two of the 14 SEC teams to make the field, which are the most for a conference in the history of the tournament.

Complete brackets are at the bottom of this article

WOMEN'S BRACKET

The Oregon Ducks women were slotted with a 10-seed and will face 7-seed Vanderbilt in Durham on Friday. The time and channel for the game have not yet been determined.

The Oregon State Beavers women got a 14-seed and will take on 3-seed North Carolina Saturday in Chapel Hill. The time and channel for the game have not yet been determined.

But the fact the University of Portland Pilots, 29-4 overall, was not chosen remains a stunning committee decision.

UCLA is the top overall seed in the women's NCAA Tournament. The Bruins were joined by South Carolina, Southern California and Texas as the No. 1 seeds that the NCAA revealed Sunday night.

It's the first time in school history that the Bruins are the top team in the tournament. They had two losses on the season, both of which came to the Trojans.

Complete Men's Bracket

Men’s West Region

1. No. 1 Florida vs. No. 16 Norfolk State
2. No. 8 UConn vs. No. 9 Oklahoma
3. No. 5 Memphis vs. No. 12 Colorado State
4. No. 4 Maryland vs. No. 13 Grand Canyon
5. No. 6 Missouri vs. No. 11 Drake
6. No. 3 Texas Tech vs. No. 14 UNC-Wilmington
7. No. 7 Kansas vs. No. 10 Arkansas
8. No. 2 St. John’s vs. No. 15 Omaha

Men’s Midwest Region

9. No. 1 Houston vs. No. 16 SIU Edwardsville
10. No. 8 Gonzaga vs. No. 9 Georgia
11. No. 5 Clemson vs. No. 12 McNeese State
12. No. 4 Purdue vs. No. 13 High Point
13. No. 6 Illinois vs. No. 11 Texas/ Xavier
14. No. 3 Kentucky vs. No. 14 Troy
15. No. 7 UCLA vs. No. 10 Utah State
16. No. 2 Tennessee vs. No. 15 Wofford

Men’s East Region

17. No. 1 Duke vs. No. 16 American/Mount St. Mary’s
18. No. 8 Mississippi State vs. No. 9 Baylor
19. No. 5 Oregon vs. No. 12 Liberty
20. No. 4 Arizona vs. No. 13 Akron
21. No. 6 BYU vs. No. 11 Virginia Commonwealth
22. No. 3 Wisconsin vs. No. 14 Montana
23. No. 7 Saint Mary’s vs. No. 10 Vanderbilt
24. No. 2 Alabama vs. No. 15 Robert Morris

Men’s South Region

25. No. 1 Auburn vs. No. 16 Alabama State/Saint Francis
26. No. 8 Louisville vs. No. 9 Crieghton
27. No. 5 Michigan vs. No. 12 UC San Diego
28. No. 4 Texas A&M vs. No. 13 Yale
29. No. 6 Ole Miss vs. No. 11 San Diego St/North Carolina
30. No. 3 Iowa State vs. No. 14 Lipscomb
31. No. 7 Marquette vs. No. 10 New Mexico
32. No. 2 Michigan State vs. No. 15 Bryant

Men’s NCAA Tournament schedule
First Four: March 18-19
First round: March 20-21
Second round: March 22-23
Sweet 16: March 27-28
Elite Eight: March 29-30
Final Four: April 5
Championship game: April 7

Men’s tournament locations
The First Four will be played in Dayton, Ohio. The first and second rounds are in Cleveland; Denver; Lexington, Kentucky; Milwaukee; Providence, Rhode Island; Raleigh, North Carolina; Seattle; and Wichita, Kansas.

The regional semifinals (Sweet 16) and finals (Elite Eight) will take place in Newark, New Jersey (East Region); Atlanta (South); Indianapolis (Midwest); and San Francisco (West). The tournament ends with the Final Four and championship game at the Alamodome in San Antonio.

COMPLETE WOMEN'S BRACKET

Women’s Regional 1 bracket

No. 1 UCLA vs. No. 16 UC San Diego/Southern
No. 8 Richmond vs. No. 9 Georgia Tech
No. 5 Mississippi vs. No. 12 Ball State
No. 4 Baylor vs. No. 13 Grand Canyon
No. 6 Florida State vs. No. 11 George Mason
No. 3 LSU vs. No. 14 San Diego State
No. 7 Michigan State vs. No. 10 Harvard
No. 2 N.C. State vs. No. 15 Vermont

Women’s Regional 2 bracket

No. 1 South Carolina vs. No. 16 Tennessee Tech
No. 8 Utah vs. No. 9 Indiana
No. 5 Alabama vs. No. 12 Green Bay
No. 4 Maryland vs. No. 13 Norfolk State
No. 6 West Virginia vs. No. 11 Columbia/Washington
No. 3 North Carolina vs. No. 14 Oregon State
No. 7 Vanderbilt vs. No. 10 Oregon
No. 2 Duke vs. No. 15 Lehigh

Women’s Regional 3 bracket

No. 1 Texas vs. No. 16 High Point/William & Mary
No. 8 Illinois vs. No. 9 Creighton
No. 5 Tennessee vs. No. 12 South Florida
No. 4 Ohio State vs. No. 13 Montana State
No. 6 Michigan vs. No. 11 Iowa State/Princeton
No. 3 Notre Dame vs. No. 14 Stephen F. Austin
No. 7 Louisville vs. No. 10 Nebraska
No. 2 TCU vs. No. 15 Fairleigh Dickinson

Women’s Regional 4 bracket

No. 1 USC vs. No. 16 UNC Greensboro
No. 8 California vs. No. 9 Mississippi State
No. 5 Kansas State vs. No. 12 Fairfield
No. 4 Kentucky vs. No. 13 Liberty
No. 6 Iowa vs. No. 11 Murray State
No. 3 Oklahoma vs. No. 14 Florida Gulf Coast
No. 7 Oklahoma State vs. No. 10 South Dakota State
No. 2 UConn vs. No. 15 Arkansas State

Women’s NCAA Tournament schedule
First Four: March 19-20
First round: March 21-22
Second round: March 23-24
Sweet 16: March 28-29
Elite Eight: March 30-31
Final Four: April 4
Championship game: April 6

Women’s tournament locations
The women’s First Four is played at campus sites, which also will host first- and second-round games.

The Sweet 16 and Elite Eight games will be held at two venues — one in Birmingham, Alabama, and the other in Spokane, Washington.

The Final Four and championship game will be at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.

KOIN 6 News contributed to this report.