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2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament



The 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament was a 68-team single-elimination tournament to determine the men's National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball national champion for the 2017–18 season. The 80th edition of the tournament began on March 13, 2018, and concluded with the championship game on April 2 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
During the first round, UMBC became the first 16-seed to defeat a 1-seed in the men's tournament by defeating Virginia 74–54.[1][2] For the first time in tournament history, none of the four top seeded teams in a single region (the South) advanced to the Sweet 16. Also, the tournament featured the first regional final matchup of a 9-seed (Kansas State) and an 11-seed (Loyola-Chicago).
Villanova, Michigan, Kansas, and Loyola-Chicago, the “Cinderella team” of the tournament, reached the Final Four. Villanova defeated Michigan in the championship game, 79–62.
Atlantic Sun Conference champion Lipscomb made its NCAA tournament debut.
Tournament procedure

A total of 68 teams entered the 2018 tournament. 32 automatic bids were awarded, one to each program that won their conference tournament. The remaining 36 bids were "at-large", with selections extended by the NCAA Selection Committee.
Eight teams (the four lowest-seeded automatic qualifiers and the four lowest-seeded at-large teams) played in the First Four (the successor to what had been popularly known as "play-in games" through the 2010 tournament). The winners of these games advanced to the main draw of the tournament.
The Selection Committee seeded the entire field from 1 to 68.
2018 NCAA Tournament schedule and venues


The following sites were selected to host each round of the 2018 tournament:[3]
First Four
March 13 and 14
University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio (Host: University of Dayton)
First and Second Rounds
March 15 and 17
PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Host: Duquesne University)
Intrust Bank Arena, Wichita, Kansas (Host: Wichita State University)
American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas (Host: Big 12 Conference)
Taco Bell Arena, Boise, Idaho (Host: Boise State University)
March 16 and 18
Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina (Host: University of North Carolina at Charlotte)
Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan (Host: University of Detroit Mercy)
Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee (Host: Ohio Valley Conference)
Viejas Arena, San Diego, California (Host: San Diego State University)
Regional Semifinals and Finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)
March 22 and 24
West Regional, Staples Center, Los Angeles, California (Host: Pepperdine University)
South Regional, Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia (Host: Georgia Institute of Technology)
March 23 and 25
East Regional, TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts (Host: Boston College)
Midwest Regional, CenturyLink Center Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska (Host: Creighton University)
National Semifinals and Championship (Final Four and Championship)
March 31 and April 2
Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas (Host: University of Texas at San Antonio)
For the fourth time, the Alamodome and city of San Antonio are hosting the Final Four. This is the first tournament since 1994 in which no games were played in an NFL stadium, as the Alamodome is a college football stadium, although the Alamodome hosted some home games for the New Orleans Saints during their 2005 season. The 2018 tournament featured three new arenas in previous host cities. Philips Arena, the home of the Atlanta Hawks and replacement for the previously used Omni Coliseum, hosted the South regional games, and the new Little Caesars Arena, home of the Detroit Pistons and Detroit Red Wings, hosted games. And for the first time since 1994, the tournament returned to Wichita and the state of Kansas where Intrust Bank Arena hosted first round games.
The state of North Carolina was threatened with a 2018-2022 championship venue boycott by the NCAA, due to the HB2 law passed in 2016.[4] However, the law was repealed (but with provisos) days before the NCAA met to make decisions on venues in April 2017. At that time, the NCAA board of governors "reluctantly voted to allow consideration of championship bids in North Carolina by our committees that are presently meeting".[5] Therefore, Charlotte was eligible and served as a first weekend venue for the 2018 tournament.
Qualification and selection

Four teams, out of 351 in Division I, were ineligible to participate in the 2018 tournament due to failing to meet APR requirements: Alabama A&M, Grambling State, Savannah State, and Southeast Missouri State.[6] However, the NCAA granted the Savannah State Tigers a waiver which would have allowed the team to participate in the tournament, but the team failed to qualify.
Automatic qualifiers
The following 32 teams were automatic qualifiers for the 2018 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's automatic bid.[7]

Tournament seeds
The tournament seeds were determined through the NCAA basketball tournament selection process. The seeds and regions were determined as follows:[8]
[9]




*See First Four
The 2018 tournament was the first time since the 1978 tournament that none of the six Division I college basketball-playing schools based in the Washington, DC metropolitan area – American, Georgetown, George Mason, George Washington, Howard, and Maryland – made the NCAA Tournament.[10]
Regional brackets
All times are listed as Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)

* – Denotes overtime period
First Four – Dayton, Ohio
March 13 – East Region
16
LIU Brooklyn
61
16
Radford
71

March 13 – East Region
11
St. Bonaventure
65
11
UCLA
58

March 14 – West Region
16
Texas Southern
64
16
North Carolina Central
46

March 14 – Midwest Region
11
Syracuse
60
11
Arizona State
56

South Regional – Atlanta, Georgia
First Round
Round of 64
March 15–16
Second Round
Round of 32
March 17–18
Regional Semifinals
Sweet 16
March 22
Regional Final
Elite 8
March 24
1
Virginia
54
16
UMBC
74
16
UMBC
43
Charlotte – Fri/Sun
9
Kansas State
50
8
Creighton
59
9
Kansas State
69
9
Kansas State
61
5
Kentucky
58
5
Kentucky
78
12
Davidson
73
5
Kentucky
95
Boise – Thu/Sat
13
Buffalo
75
4
Arizona
68
13
Buffalo
89
9
Kansas State
62
11
Loyola–Chicago
78
6
Miami (FL)
62
11
Loyola–Chicago
64
11
Loyola–Chicago
63
Dallas – Thu/Sat
3
Tennessee
62
3
Tennessee
73
14
Wright State
47
11
Loyola–Chicago
69
7
Nevada
68
7
Nevada
87*
10
Texas
83
7
Nevada
75
Nashville – Fri/Sun
2
Cincinnati
73
2
Cincinnati
68
15
Georgia State
53

South Regional Final



TBS


March 24
 6:09 pm EDT








#11 Loyola–Chicago Ramblers 78, #9 Kansas State Wildcats 62
Scoring by half: 36–24, 42–38Pts: B. Richardson – 23
Rebs: D. Ingram – 8
Asts: C. Custer – 5Pts: X. Sneed – 16
Rebs: X. Sneed – 6
Asts: K. Stokes – 4


Philips Arena – Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 15,477
Referees: Gerry Pollard, Terry Wymer, Bert Smith


South Regional all tournament team
Ben Richardson (Sr, Loyola-Chicago) – South Regional most outstanding player[11]
Clayton Custer (Jr, Loyola-Chicago)[11]
Donte Ingram (Sr, Loyola-Chicago)[11]
Xavier Sneed (So, Kansas State)[11]
Barry Brown Jr. (Jr, Kansas State)[11]
West Regional – Los Angeles, California
First Round
Round of 64
March 15–16
Second Round
Round of 32
March 17–18
Regional Semifinals
Sweet 16
March 22
Regional Final
Elite 8
March 24
1
Xavier
102
16
Texas Southern
83
1
Xavier
70
Nashville – Fri/Sun
9
Florida State
75
8
Missouri
54
9
Florida State
67
9
Florida State
75
4
Gonzaga
60
5
Ohio State
81
12
South Dakota State
73
5
Ohio State
84
Boise – Thu/Sat
4
Gonzaga
90
4
Gonzaga
68
13
UNC Greensboro
64
9
Florida State
54
3
Michigan
58
6
Houston
67
11
San Diego State
65
6
Houston
63
Wichita – Thu/Sat
3
Michigan
64
3
Michigan
61
14
Montana
47
3
Michigan
99
7
Texas A&M
72
7
Texas A&M
73
10
Providence
69
7
Texas A&M
86
Charlotte – Fri/Sun
2
North Carolina
65
2
North Carolina
84
15
Lipscomb
66

West Regional Final



TBS


March 24
 5:49 pm PDT








#9 Florida State Seminoles 54, #3 Michigan Wolverines 58
Scoring by half: 26–27, 28–31Pts: P. Cofer - 16
Rebs: P. Cofer - 11
Asts: B. Angola, T. Mann, T. Forrest - 2Pts: C. Matthews – 17
Rebs: C. Matthews – 8
Asts: Z. Simpson – 5


Staples Center – Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 19,665
Referees: Randy McCall, Keith Kimble, John Gaffney


West Regional all tournament team
Charles Matthews (So, Michigan) – West Regional most outstanding player[12]
Moritz Wagner (Jr, Michigan)[12]
Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman (Sr, Michigan)[12]
Phil Cofer (Sr, Florida State)[12]
Terance Mann (Jr, Florida State)[12]
East Regional – Boston, Massachusetts
First Round
Round of 64
March 15–16
Second Round
Round of 32
March 17–18
Regional Semifinals
Sweet 16
March 23
Regional Final
Elite 8
March 25
1
Villanova
87
16
Radford
61
1
Villanova
81
Pittsburgh – Thu/Sat
9
Alabama
58
8
Virginia Tech
83
9
Alabama
86
1
Villanova
90
5
West Virginia
78
5
West Virginia
85
12
Murray State
68
5
West Virginia
94
San Diego – Fri/Sun
13
Marshall
71
4
Wichita State
75
13
Marshall
81
1
Villanova
71
3
Texas Tech
59
6
Florida
77
11
St. Bonaventure
62
6
Florida
66
Dallas – Thu/Sat
3
Texas Tech
69
3
Texas Tech
70
14
Stephen F. Austin
60
3
Texas Tech
78
2
Purdue
65
7
Arkansas
62
10
Butler
79
10
Butler
73
Detroit – Fri/Sun
2
Purdue
76
2
Purdue
74
15
Cal State Fullerton
48

East Regional Final



CBS


March 25
 2:20 pm EDT








#3 Texas Tech Red Raiders 59, #1 Villanova Wildcats 71
Scoring by half: 23–36, 36–35Pts: K. Evans – 12
Rebs: J. Gray – 9
Asts: K. Evans - 4Pts: J. Brunson – 15
Rebs: E. Paschall – 14
Asts: J. Brunson – 4


TD Garden – Boston, MA
Attendance: 19,169
Referees: Terry Oglesby, Mike Reed, Michael Stephens


East Regional all tournament team
Jalen Brunson (Jr, Villanova) – East Regional most outstanding player[13]
Omari Spellman (Fr, Villanova)[13]
Eric Paschall (Jr, Villanova)[13]
Carsen Edwards (So, Purdue)[13]
Keenan Evans (Sr, Texas Tech)[13]
Midwest Regional – Omaha, Nebraska
First Round
Round of 64
March 15–16
Second Round
Round of 32
March 17–18
Regional Semifinals
Sweet 16
March 23
Regional Final
Elite 8
March 25
1
Kansas
76
16
Penn
60
1
Kansas
83
Wichita – Thu/Sat
8
Seton Hall
79
8
Seton Hall
94
9
NC State
83
1
Kansas
80
5
Clemson
76
5
Clemson
79
12
New Mexico State
68
5
Clemson
84
San Diego – Fri/Sun
4
Auburn
53
4
Auburn
62
13
College of Charleston
58
1
Kansas
85*
2
Duke
81
6
TCU
52
11
Syracuse
57
11
Syracuse
55
Detroit – Fri/Sun
3
Michigan State
53
3
Michigan State
82
14
Bucknell
78
11
Syracuse
65
2
Duke
69
7
Rhode Island
83*
10
Oklahoma
78
7
Rhode Island
62
Pittsburgh – Thu/Sat
2
Duke
87
2
Duke
89
15
Iona
67

Midwest Regional Final



CBS


March 25
 4:05 pm CDT








#2 Duke Blue Devils 81, #1 Kansas Jayhawks 85(OT)
Scoring by half: 36–33, 36–39Overtime: 9–13Pts: T. Duval – 20
Rebs: M. Bagley III – 10
Asts: T. Duval – 6Pts: M. Newman – 32
Rebs: S. Mykhailiuk, S. De Sousa – 10
Asts: D. Graham - 6


CenturyLink Center Omaha – Omaha, NE
Attendance: 17,579
Referees: Roger Ayers, Doug Sirmons, Jeffrey Anderson


Midwest Regional all tournament team
Malik Newman (So, Kansas) – Midwest Regional most outstanding player[14]
Trevon Duval (Fr, Duke)[14]
Gabe DeVoe (Sr, Clemson)[14]
Marvin Bagley III (Fr, Duke)[14]
Devonte' Graham (Sr, Kansas)[14]
Gary Trent Jr. (Fr, Duke)[14]
Final Four
During the Final Four round, regardless of the seeds of the participating teams, the champion of the top overall top seed's region (Virginia's South Region) plays against the champion of the fourth-ranked top seed's region (Xavier's West Region), and the champion of the second overall top seed's region (Villanova's East Region) plays against the champion of the third-ranked top seed's region (Kansas's Midwest Region).
Alamodome – San Antonio, Texas
National Semifinals
March 31
National Championship Game
April 2
S11
Loyola–Chicago
57
W3
Michigan
69
W3
Michigan
62
E1
Villanova
79
E1
Villanova
95
MW1
Kansas
79

National Semifinals



TBS


March 31
 5:09 pm CDT








#11 Loyola-Chicago Ramblers 57, #3 Michigan Wolverines 69
Scoring by half: 29–22, 28–47Pts: C. Krutwig – 17
Rebs: D. Ingram – 9
Asts: D. Ingram – 2Pts: M. Wagner – 24
Rebs: M. Wagner – 15
Asts: Z. Simpson – 3


Alamodome – San Antonio
Attendance: 68,257
Referees: Roger Ayers, Mike Roberts, Terry Oglesby





TBS


March 31
 7:49 pm CDT








#1 Kansas Jayhawks 79, #1 Villanova Wildcats 95
Scoring by half: 32–47, 47–48Pts: D. Graham – 23
Rebs: M. Newman – 8
Asts: D. Graham, S. Mykhailiuk – 3Pts: E. Paschall – 24
Rebs: O. Spellman – 13
Asts: P. Booth, J. Brunson – 6


Alamodome – San Antonio
Attendance: 68,257
Referees: Randy McCall, Michael Stephens, Kipp Kissinger


National Championship




TBS


April 2
 8:20 pm CDT








#3 Michigan Wolverines 62, #1 Villanova Wildcats 79
Scoring by half: 28–37, 34–42Pts: M. Abdur-Rahkman – 23
Rebs: M. Wagner – 7
Asts: Z. Simpson – 2Pts: D. DiVincenzo – 31
Rebs: O. Spellman – 11
Asts: D. DiVincenzo – 3


Alamodome – San Antonio
Attendance: 67,831
Referees: Doug Sirmons, Terry Wymer, Jeffrey Anderson


Final Four all-tournament team
Donte DiVincenzo (So, Villanova) – Final Four Most Outstanding Player[15]
Mikal Bridges (Jr, Villanova)[15]
Jalen Brunson (Jr, Villanova)[15]
Eric Paschall (Jr, Villanova)[15]
Moritz Wagner (Jr, Michigan)[15]
Record by conference


The R64, R32, S16, E8, F4, CG, and NC columns indicate how many teams from each conference were in the round of 64 (first round), round of 32 (second round), Sweet 16, Elite Eight, Final Four, championship game, and national champion, respectively.
The "Record" column includes wins in the First Four for the ACC, Atlantic 10, Big South, and SWAC conferences and two losses in the First Four for the Pac-12 conference.
The MEAC and NEC conferences each had one representative, eliminated in the First Four with a record of 0–1.
The Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big West, CAA, Horizon, Ivy League, MAAC, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, Summit, Sun Belt and WAC conferences each had one representative, eliminated in the First Round with a record of 0–1.
The Pac-12 lost all of its teams after the first day of the main tournament draw, marking the first time since the Big 12 began play in 1996 that one of the six major conferences—defined as the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC, and both versions of the Big East—failed to have a team advance to the tournament's round of 32.[16]
Media coverage
Television
CBS Sports and Turner Sports had U.S. television rights to the Tournament under the NCAA March Madness brand. As part of a cycle beginning in 2016, TBS held the rights to the Final Four and to the championship game.[17] Additionally, TBS held the rights to the 2018 Selection Show, which returned to a two-hour format, was presented in front of a studio audience, and promoted that the entire field of the tournament would be unveiled within the first ten minutes of the broadcast.[18] The broadcast was heavily criticized for its quality (including technical problems and an embedded product placement segment for Pizza Hut), as well as initially unveiling the 68-team field in alphabetical order (beginning with automatic qualifiers, followed by the at-large teams) rather than unveiling the matchups region-by-region (which was criticized for having less suspense than the traditional format).[19][20][21]
Television channels
First Four – TruTV
First and Second Rounds – CBS, TBS, TNT, and TruTV
Regional Semifinals and Finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight) – CBS and TBS
National Semifinals (Final Four) – TBS
National Championship – TBS
Studio hosts
Greg Gumbel (New York City and San Antonio) – First Round, Second Round, Regionals, Final Four and National Championship Game
Ernie Johnson Jr. (New York City, Atlanta, and San Antonio) – First Round, Second Round, Regional Semi-Finals, Final Four and National Championship Game
Casey Stern (Atlanta) – First Four, First Round and Second Round
Studio analysts
Charles Barkley (New York City and San Antonio) – First Round, Second Round, Regionals, Final Four and National Championship Game
Seth Davis (Atlanta and San Antonio) – First Four, First Round, Second Round, Regional Semi-Finals, Final Four and National Championship Game
Brendan Haywood (Atlanta) – First Four, First Round, Second Round, Regional Semi-Finals and Final Four
Clark Kellogg (New York City and San Antonio) – First Round, Second Round, Regionals, Final Four and National Championship Game
Gregg Marshall (Atlanta) – Regional Semi-Finals
Frank Martin (Atlanta) – Second Round
Candace Parker (Atlanta) – First Four, First Round, Second Round, Regional Semi-Finals and Final Four
Kenny Smith (New York City and San Antonio) – First Round, Second Round, Regionals, Final Four and National Championship Game
Wally Szczerbiak (New York City) – Second Round
Brad Underwood (Atlanta) – First Round
Christian Laettner (San Antonio) – Final Four
Danny Manning (San Antonio) – Final Four
Kris Jenkins (San Antonio) – Final Four
Commentary teams
Jim Nantz/Bill Raftery/Grant Hill/Tracy Wolfson – First and Second Rounds at Charlotte, North Carolina; Midwest Regional at Omaha, Nebraska; Final Four and National Championship at San Antonio, Texas
Brian Anderson/Chris Webber/Lisa Byington – First and Second Rounds at Boise, Idaho; South Regional at Atlanta, Georgia
Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel/Allie LaForce – First Four at Dayton, Ohio (Wednesday); First and Second Rounds at Detroit, Michigan; East Regional at Boston, Massachusetts
Kevin Harlan/Reggie Miller/Dan Bonner/Dana Jacobson – First and Second Rounds at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; West Regional at Los Angeles, California
Brad Nessler/Steve Lavin/Evan Washburn – First and Second Rounds at Wichita, Kansas
Spero Dedes/Steve Smith/Len Elmore/Rosalyn Gold-Onwude – First Four at Dayton, Ohio (Tuesday); First and Second Rounds at Dallas, Texas
Andrew Catalon/Steve Lappas/Jamie Erdahl – First and Second Rounds at Nashville, Tennessee
Carter Blackburn/Debbie Antonelli/John Schriffen – First and Second Rounds at San Diego, California
Team Stream broadcasts
Final Four
Matt Park/Jay Feely/Dr. Sanjay Gupta – Michigan Team Stream on TNT
Jeff Hagedorn/Jerry Harkness/Shams Charania – Loyola–Chicago Team Stream on truTV
Dave Armstrong/Scot Pollard/Rob Riggle– Kansas Team Stream on TNT
Scott Graham/Randy Foye/Kacie McDonnell – Villanova Team Stream on truTV
National Championship Game
Matt Park/Jay Feely/Dr. Sanjay Gupta – Michigan Team Stream on TNT
Scott Graham/Randy Foye/Kacie McDonnell – Villanova Team Stream on truTV
Radio
Westwood One had exclusive radio rights to the entire tournament.





First Four
Ted Emrich and Austin Croshere – at Dayton, Ohio
First and Second rounds
Scott Graham and Kelly Tripucka – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Brandon Gaudin and Donny Marshall – Wichita, Kansas
Ryan Radtke and Jim Jackson – Dallas, Texas
Jason Benetti and Dan Dickau – Boise, Idaho
Kevin Kugler  and Eric Montross/John Thompson – Charlotte, North Carolina (Montross – Friday night; Thompson – Friday Afternoon & Sunday)
Chris Carrino and P. J. Carlesimo – Detroit, Michigan
Ted Emrich – Friday Afternoon/Craig Way – Friday Night & Sunday and Will Perdue – Nashville, Tennessee
John Sadak and Mike Montgomery – San Diego, California

Regionals
Gary Cohen and P. J. Carlesimo – East Regional at Boston, Massachusetts
Kevin Kugler and Donny Marshall – Midwest Regional at Omaha, Nebraska
Brandon Gaudin and John Thompson – South Regional at Atlanta, Georgia
Tom McCarthy and Jim Jackson – West Regional at Los Angeles, California
Final four
Kevin Kugler, John Thompson, Clark Kellogg, and Jim Gray – San Antonio, Texas

Internet
Video
Live video of games was available for streaming through the following means:[22]
NCAA March Madness Live (website and app, no CBS games on digital media players; access to games on Turner channels requires TV Everywhere authentication through provider; 3 hour preview for Turner games is provided before authentication is required)
CBS All Access (only CBS games, service subscription required)
CBS Sports website and app (only CBS games)
Bleacher Report website and Team Stream app (only Turner games, access requires subscription)
Watch TBS website and app (only TBS games, requires TV Everywhere authentication)
Watch TNT website and app (only TNT games, requires TV Everywhere authentication)
Watch truTV website and app (only truTV games, requires TV Everywhere authentication)
Websites and apps of cable, satellite, and OTT providers of CBS & Turner (access requires subscription)
Audio
Live audio of games was available for streaming through the following means:
NCAA March Madness Live (website and app)
Westwood One Sports website
TuneIn (website and app)
Websites and apps of Westwood One Sports affiliates
See also

2018 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament
2018 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament
2018 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament
2018 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament

2018 National Invitation Tournament
2018 Women's National Invitation Tournament
2018 Women's Basketball Invitational
2018 College Basketball Invitational
2018 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
2018 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament

2018 U Sports Men's Basketball Championship
2018 UMBC vs. Virginia men's basketball game