Lurking in the Bruins’ region are No. 1 Baylor, No. 3 Purdue, No. 5 St. Mary’s, and No. 2 Kentucky.
A year removed from its magical NCAA Tournament run from the First Four to the Final Four in 2021, the UCLA men’s basketball team is headed back to the big dance as the No. 4 seed in the East region and will take on No. 13 Akron at the Moda Center in Portland, Ore., Thursday.
The placement could be considered favorable due to the Bruins avoiding the top three No. 1 seeds in Gonzaga, Duke and Kansas. Lurking in the Bruins’ region is No. 1 Baylor, No. 3 Purdue, No. 5 St. Mary’s, and No. 2 Kentucky, UCLA will enter the NCAA Tournament winning five of its last six games after falling to Arizona, 84-76, in the Pac-12 Conference Tournament final Saturday night.Arizona received the No. 1 seed in the South Region and will face the No. 16 seed Friday in San Diego, which will be the winner of Wright State and Bryant’s play-in game.
USC is the No. 7 seed in the Midwest region and will take on No. 10 Miami in Greenville, South Carolina Friday.
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