Fighting Irish Seeded #1.
Notre Dame was the #1 seed in the Men’s Division I tournament. The Big East Conference placed seven other teams in the field, including third-seeded Georgetown (17-3-1), #4 Connecticut (15-3-1), seventh-seeded Marquette (16-3-1) and #10 Louisville (12-5-1). Marquette made its second tournament appearance, with the first one coming in 1997. Other at-large selections from the league were South Florida (8-5-4), St. John’s (10-4-4) and Syracuse (12-6), which is in for the first time since making its tournament debut in 1984.
Three Atlantic Coast Conference teams were among the top-16 seeds, with #2 Maryland (17-1-2) leading the way. Defending national champion North Carolina (15-3-2) earned the #9 seed, while Wake Forest (11-3-5) is seeded 15th. At-large selections Boston College (8-5-5) and Virginia (9-6-4) gave the ACC five teams in the tournament.
Three Atlantic Coast Conference teams were among the top-16 seeds, with #2 Maryland (17-1-2) leading the way. Defending national champion North Carolina (15-3-2) earned the #9 seed, while Wake Forest (11-3-5) is seeded 15th. At-large selections Boston College (8-5-5) and Virginia (9-6-4) gave the ACC five teams in the tournament.
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