Mar 13, 2022

Kansas will play in the NCAA Tournament Midwest Region

Posted Mar 13, 2022 10:48 PM

The Kansas Jayhawks are the top seed in the Midwest Region of the NCAA Tournament.

This is the 15th No. 1 seed for Kansas and the first since 2018. The Jayhawks open the tournament Thursday in Fort Worth, Texas. They will play either Texas Southern or Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. Those teams meet Tuesday in the First Four in Dayton, Ohio.

The Auburn Tigers are the No. 2 seed after winning the Southeastern Conference regular-season title and start Friday in Greenville, South Carolina. Auburn plays Jacksonville State with the ASUN Conference regular-season champ getting that league's berth. Bellarmine wasn't eligible due to its transition from Division II despite winning the ASUN tournament.

LSU is the No. 6 seed, playing Iowa State on Friday in Milwaukee. The Tigers will have an interim coach after firing Will Wade on Saturday.

Wisconsin is the No. 3 seed in the Midwest and starts close to home, playing Colgate on Friday in Milwaukee.