If each of the 16 Regions was won by the highest-ranked team on Ken Pom, and the regions were drawn in the same order as they are for this year's KHSAA Tournament, the NCAA's would look like this:
(26) Ohio St. v. (15) Arkansas
Arkansas survived a surprising challenge from Ole Miss with a 93-90 OT victory in the final.
(13) Virginia v. (5) Houston
(1) Duke v. (33) Villanova
(14) Nebraska v. (6) Iowa St.
Lots of drama here. Nebraska beat Kansas for take what may be its first Regional Title ever. Iowa State edged Illinois to take the 11th Region for the third year in a row.
(4) Florida v. (2) Arizona
The most important game in the first round.
(12) Vanderbilt v. (17) St. John's
Two hot teams. Vandy beat Tennessee to win the Eighth Region for the first time since 1974, thus ending UT's three-year run as Regional Champs. The folks at Memorial Gym in Nashville went berserk. UK hasn't won the Eighth Region since 2022. U of L hasn't won it since 2020.
(3) Michigan v. (10) Gonzaga
The 10th Region, which featured Michigan, Purdue, and Michigan St., was one of the strongest in the country.
(24) Saint Mary's v. (11) UConn
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