For the first time ever, the NCAA Selection Committee held a special midseason selection show, revealing its Top 16. The Virginia Cavaliers were named as the 10th overall seed, making them a third seed in the West Region in San Jose, CA alongside Gonzaga, Oregon, and West Virginia.
Michigan State Athletics Director Mark Hollis, who is this year’s chair of the selection committee, cited transparency and public excitement as reasons for this year’s
The overall number 1 seed of the tournament was, as expected, Villanova. Kansas, Baylor and Gonzaga rounded out the overall second, third, and fourth seeds.