The 2022 NCAA Tournament's field of 68 is officially in place after Selection Sunday revealed the teams that will start their climb toward college basketball's largest prize.
A gripping conference championship season provided 32 automatic bids to the Big Dance, meaning the selection committee was tasked with granting 34 teams at-large bids — which always brings its fair share of drama to the brackets.
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College basketball fans won't have to wait long for the festivities to begin as the First Four games kick off on Tuesday, serving as an appetizer for the gauntlet that is the second and third rounds beginning Thursday.
Here is how the bracket shapes up by region with each team's odds to make the Final Four, courtesy of DraftKings [2]:
Selection Sunday: 2022 NCAA Tournament teams, matchups
West
[caption id="attachment_391" align="alignnone" width="2560"] Chet Holmgren of Gonzaga/Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports[/caption]
No. 1 Gonzaga (-120) vs. No. 16 Georgia State (+10000)
No. 8 Boise State (+3000) vs. No. 9 Memphis (+2000)
No. 5 UConn (+1200) vs. No. 12 New Mexico State (+10000)
No. 4 Arkansas (+900) vs. No. 13 Vermont (+10000)
No. 6 Alabama (+1200) vs. No. 11 Rutgers (+5000)/Notre Dame (+3000)
No. 3 Texas Tech (+500) vs. No. 14 Montana State (+20000)
No. 7 Michigan State (+2000) vs. No. 10 Davidson (+5000)
No. 2 Duke (+240) vs. No. 15 Cal State Fullerton (+20000)
South
[caption id="attachment_390" align="alignnone" width="2560"] Arizona's Bennedict Mathurin/Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports[/caption]
No. 1 Arizona (+130 vs. No. 16 Wright State (+20000)/Bryant (+20000)
No. 8 Seton Hall (+4000) vs. No. 9 TCU (+3000)
No. 5 Houston (+800) vs. No. 12 UAB (+10000)
No. 4 Illinois (+800) vs. No. 13 Chattanooga (+6000)
No. 6 Colorado State (+4000) vs. No. 11 Michigan (+2500)
No. 3 Tennessee (+500) vs. No. 14 Longwood (+10000)
No. 7 Ohio State (+1500) vs. No. 10 Loyola-Chicago (+3000)
No. 2 Villanova (+550) vs. No. 15 Delaware (+20000)
Midwest
[caption id="attachment_389" align="alignnone" width="2560"] William Purnell-USA TODAY Sports[/caption]
No. 1 Kansas (+26) vs. No. 16 Texas Southern (+20000)/Texas A&M-CC (+10000)
No. 8 San Diego State (+4000) vs. No. 9 Creighton (+5000)
No. 5 Iowa (+750) vs. No. 12 Richmond (+9000)
No. 4 Providence (+2000) vs. No. 13 South Dakota State (+8000)
No. 6 LSU (+1800) vs. No. 11 Iowa State (+5000)
No. 3 Wisconsin (+12000) vs. No. 14 Colgate (N/A)
No. 7 USC (+1800) vs. No. 10 Miami (FL)
No. 2 Auburn vs. No. 15 Jacksonville State (+3000)
East
[caption id="attachment_388" align="alignnone" width="2560"] Adam Flagler of Baylor/Michael C. Johnson-USA TODAY Sports[/caption]
No. 1 Baylor (+250) vs. No. 16 Norfolk State (+20000)
No. 8 North Carolina (+2000) vs. No. 9 Marquette (+1800)
No. 5 Saint Mary's (+2000) vs. No. 12 Wyoming (+5000)/Indiana (+3000)
No. 4 UCLA (+600) vs. No. 13 Akron (+20000)
No. 6 Texas (+1500) vs. No. 11 Virginia Tech (+3000)
No. 3 Purdue (+300) vs. No. 14 Yale (+10000)
No. 7 Murray State (+3000) vs. No. 10 San Francisco (+4000)
No. 2 Kentucky (+160) vs. No. 15 Saint Peter's (+20000)
*Odds subject to change
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[2] https://sportsbook.draftkings.com/leagues/basketball/88670771?category=team-futures&subcategory=to-make-final-four
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