Duke Tops NCAA Seeds; Florida Grabs No. 1 for Treasure Coast Fans

Duke received the top overall seed for the NCAA Tournament on Sunday, with Arizona, Michigan and Florida rounding out the No. 1 seeds for March Madness.

For Treasure Coast basketball fans keeping an eye on the bracket, Florida's placement as a No. 1 seed gives the Sunshine State a legitimate national title contender to follow deep into the tournament. All four top seeds reached last season's Final Four — a historic sweep — and each program enters this year's field hoping to replicate that run.

Michigan's slot at overall No. 3, rather than No. 2, may reflect the Wolverines' loss to Purdue in the Big Ten Tournament moments before the brackets were unveiled.

The tournament opens Tuesday with First Four play-in games, including a matchup between No. 11 seeds Texas and North Carolina State. Miami (Ohio), which finished the regular season 31-1 but ranked 339th in strength of schedule, also earned a No. 11 seed and will face SMU in Dayton, Ohio, on Wednesday in one of the day's most closely watched selection decisions.

The national champion will be crowned at the Final Four in Indianapolis on April 6.

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