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2022 March Madness Field Set; Gonzaga, Arizona, Kentucky Favorites to Win Championship

Neil Parker

Last Updated: March 13, 2022 5:04 PM EDT • 1 min 16 sec read.

A close up view of a March Madness official game ball as we present our printable March Madness bracket.
A close up view of a March Madness official game ball during the first half between the Oregon State Beavers and the Loyola-Chicago Ramblers in the Sweet Sixteen round of the 2021 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on March 27, 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images via AFP.

It’s Selection Sunday for the NCAA Men’s Tournament bracket, and Gonzaga, Arizona, Kansas and Baylor are the No. 1 seeds.

Indiana, Notre Dame, Rutgers and Wyoming were the last four teams in, with Dayton, Oklahoma, SMU and Texas A&M listed as the first four out. 

Here's how the odds opened following the bracket release.

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The 2022 NCAA Tournament begins Tuesday. March 15, and Wednesday, March 16 with the First Four games. First-round action begins Thursday, March 17, and will continue on Thursday, March 18, with 32 games at eight different locations: Buffalo, Greenville, S.C., Milwaukee, San Diego, Portland, Indianapolis, Fort Worth and Pittsburgh. 

The four regional sites are San Francisco, Chicago, Philadelphia and San Antonio, and the 2022  Final Four will be in New Orleans on Saturday, April 2 and Monday, April 4.

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The West Region is particularly interesting. The top overall seed Gonzaga Bulldogs, and perhaps, the most recognized college coach Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski and his Duke Bull Devils are both in the same bracket. 

In the East Region, the defending champion Baylor Bears will be challenged by the Kentucky Wildcats, Purdue Boilermakers. Additionally, the No. 4 seed UCLA Bruins’ 11 titles are the most NCAA Tournament Championships of all time.

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The top-seed Kansas Jayhawks are eyeing a number of hot teams in the West Region. Iowa won the Big Ten Tournament, Creighton dulled with Villanova for the Big East Tournament, and Providence, Auburn and Wiscousin won at least a share of their regular season titles. 

The Pac-12 champion Arizona Wildcats are the No. 1 seed in the South Region, with the Big East Champion Villanova Wildcats, and SEC Champion Tennessee Volunteers also filling out the top of a deep bracket. Illinois and Houston also project to be tough early outs.

Checkout the latest odds for every game on the SBR odds page throughout the week.

Written By:
Neil Parker
A lifelong Cowboys, Cubs, Maple Leafs and Gators supporter, Neil has been covering sports in print and online since 2011. His past stops include USA TODAY, theScore, DraftKings Playbook and RotoWire among others. He's a graduate of St. Thomas University and Acadia University and spends ample time at KenWo Golf Club.