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2023 NCAA Tournament: Field of 68 bracket revealed for March Madness

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The tickets have been punched and the at-large bids have been selected. Now, the 2023 NCAA Tournament bracket is set.

Alabama is the No. 1 overall seed, while Houston is the No. 2 overall seed. Kansas came in as the No. 3 overall seed and Purdue — shortly after winning the Big Ten Tournament — is the No. 4 seed.

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Conversely, the selection committee also confirmed the first four teams out of the tournament field. Oklahoma State, Rutgers, North Carolina and Clemson just missed the cut, meaning they’ll be the top seeds in the NIT.

Here is the full Field of 68, as announced on CBS. The first round of the NCAA Tournament tips off March 16 and 17.

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2023 NCAA Tournament: South Region (Louisville)

No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 16 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi/Southeast Missouri State

No. 8 Maryland vs. No. 9 West Virginia

No. 5 San Diego State vs. No. 12 Charleston

No. 4 Virginia vs. No. 13 Furman

No. 6 Creighton vs. No. 11 NC State

No. 3 Baylor vs. No. 14 UC Santa Barbara

No. 7 Missouri vs. No. 10 Utah State

No. 2 Arizona vs. No. 15 Princeton

2023 NCAA Tournament: Midwest Region (Kansas City)

No. 1 Houston vs. No. 16 Northern Kentucky

No. 8 Iowa vs. No. 9 Auburn

No. 5 Miami vs. No. 12 Drake

No. 4 Indiana vs. No. 13 Kent State

No. 6 Iowa State vs. No. 11 Mississippi State/Pittsburgh

No. 3 Xavier vs. No. 14 Kennesaw State

No. 7 Texas A&M vs. No. 10 Penn State

No. 2 Texas vs. No. 15 Colgate

2023 NCAA Tournament: West Region (Las Vegas)

No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 16 Howard

No. 8 Arkansas vs. No. 9 Illinois

No. 5 St. Mary’s vs. No. 12 VCU

No. 4 UConn vs. No. 13 Iona

No. 6 TCU vs. No. 11 Arizona State/Nevada

No. 3 Gonzaga vs. No. 14 Grand Canyon

No. 7 Northwestern vs. No. 10 Boise State

No. 2 UCLA vs. No. 15 UNC Asheville

2023 NCAA Tournament: East Region (New York)

No. 1 Purdue vs. No. 16 Texas Southern/Fairleigh Dickinson

No. 8 Memphis vs. No. 9 Florida Atlantic

No. 5 Duke vs. No. 12 Oral Roberts

No. 4 Tennessee vs. No. 13 Louisiana

No. 6 Kentucky vs. No. 11 Providence

No. 3 Kansas State vs. No. 14 Montana State

No. 7 Michigan State vs. No. 10 USC

No. 2 Marquette vs. No. 15 Vermont