NCAA Selection Committee reveals Top 16 seeds for upcoming March Madness Tournament

With just a few weeks of action remaining before conference tournaments, the NCAA Selection Committee has revealed their current Top 16 seeds for March Madness.

In a season where there hasn’t been a clear-cut No. 1 team, but rather a constellation of top contenders shuffling around the top of the rankings, these seeds are certainly open to debate. And they’ll almost certainly be different come selection Sunday.

As things currently stand, the Big 12 is in great shape to dominate the top seed lines. Between Kansas, Texas, Baylor, Iowa State and Kansas State, the league has a handful of teams likely to land in the Top 16. The Pac 12 and West Coast also makes a strong showing with Arizona, UCLA and Gonzaga among the top teams, nationally. The state of Texas is well repped, too, with the aforementioned Longhorns and Bears being joined by Houston near the top.

Top 16 seeds as of Feb. 18

1. Alabama
2. Houston
3. Purdue
4. Kansas
5. Texas
6. Arizona
7. Baylor
8. UCLA
9. Tennessee
10. Virginia
11. Iowa State
12. Kansas State
13. Indiana
14. Marquette
15. Gonzaga
16. Xavier

Creighton, Miami, Saint Mary’s and UConn “narrowly missed” the top 16, according to selection committee chair Chris Reynolds.

With the current seeds, Alabama, Houston, Purdue and Kansas would be No. 1 seeds, with the Crimson Tide as the top overall seed. Alabama would be in the South Region, while Houston is in the Midwest Region, Kansas is in the West Region and Purdue is in the East Region.

Plenty of the potential top seeds face weekend tests

With plenty of top-ranked teams (using the AP Poll) in action on Saturday, keep an eye out for these Top 16 seeds to shift around.

Here’s a quick rundown of the slate (all times eastern): At noon No. 7 Virginia hosts Notre Dame and No. 14 Indiana hosts Illinois, No. 10 Tennessee travels to Rupp Arena to play Kentucky at 1 p.m., at 2 p.m., No. 6 Texas hosts Oklahoma and No. 12 Kansas State hosts No. 19 Iowa State, No. 9 Baylor travels to play No. 4 Kansas at 4 p.m., No. 1 Alabama hosts Georgia at 6 p.m., No. 13 Gonzaga heads out to play at Pepperdine at 7 p.m., No. 8 Arizona hosts Colorado at 8 p.m. and No. 4 UCLA brings Cal to Westwood to round out the Top 16 action with a 10:30 p.m. tipoff.