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#Mac women's tournament results for march 10, 2017 series

Bradley Center, Milwaukee (Host: Marquette University).

Amway Center, Orlando, Florida (Hosts: University of Central Florida and Stetson University).University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio (Host: University of Dayton).The following sites were selected to host each round of the 2017 tournament The Wildcats' First Round opponent, the Vanderbilt Commodores of the Southeastern Conference, also made history: with a record of 19–15, they set the mark for the most ever losses for an at-large team in tournament history.įour conference champions also made their first NCAA appearances: North Dakota ( Big Sky Conference), UC Davis ( Big West Conference), Jacksonville State ( Ohio Valley Conference), and first-year Division I school Northern Kentucky ( Horizon League).Ģ017 Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red) (This fact is ironic considering that Northwestern hosted the first-ever NCAA Tournament in 1939). The Northwestern Wildcats of the Big Ten Conference made their first-ever NCAA Tournament in school history, officially becoming the last "power conference" school to make the tournament. The committee's selections resulted in two historic milestones. The Selection Committee also seeded the entire field from 1 to 68. The winners of these games advanced to the main draw of the tournament. Įight 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 known as " play-in games" through the 2010 tournament). On January 24, 2016, the NCAA announced that the Selection Committee would, for the first time, unveil in-season rankings of the top four teams in each division on February 11, 2017. The remaining 36 teams received "at-large" bids which are extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. On March 10, 2016, the Ivy League's council of presidents approved a four-team tournament where the top four teams in the regular season would play on March 11 and 12 at Philadelphia's Palestra.

#Mac women's tournament results for march 10, 2017 series

In previous years, had the Ivy League had two schools tied for first in the standings, a one-game playoff (or series as was the case in the 2002 season) determined the automatic bid. The Ivy League, which previously granted its automatic tournament bid to its regular season champion, hosted a postseason tournament to determine a conference champion for the first time.

5.1 University of Phoenix Stadium – Glendale, Arizonaįurther information: NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament § Current tournament formatĪ total of 68 teams entered the 2017 tournament, with all 32 conference tournament winners receiving an automatic bid.

4.5.2 South Regional all tournament team.

4.5 South Regional – Memphis, Tennessee.

4.4.3 Midwest Regional all tournament team.

4.4 Midwest Regional – Kansas City, Missouri.

4.3.3 West Regional all tournament team.

4.3 West Regional – San Jose, California.

4.2.3 East Regional all tournament team.

4.2 East Regional – New York City, New York.

North Carolina then defeated Gonzaga 71–65 to win the national championship. In the Final Four, North Carolina beat Oregon (making their first Final Four appearance since 1939) while Gonzaga defeated South Carolina (both making their first ever Final Four appearance). The championship game was the first to be contested in a Western state since 1995 when Seattle was the host of the Final Four for that year.

The 79th edition of the tournament began on March 14, 2017, and concluded with the championship game on April 3 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament involved 68 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the men's National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball national champion for the 2016–17 season. South Carolina Gamecocks (1st Final Four).