NCAA Bracket 2012: No. 1 Seeds Are Kentucky, Syracuse, North Carolina, Michigan State
On Selection Sunday, the No. 1 seeds for the four brackets of the 2012 NCAA Tournament were announced.
The Kentucky Wildcats were named as the No. 1 seed overall and will be the top seed in the South Region bracket. They finished 2012 with a 32-2 record, going a perfect 16-0 in the SEC.
The Syracuse Orange were named as the top seed in the East Bracket, capping off a season where they finished with a 31-2 overall record and were 17-1 in the Big East.
In the Midwest Bracket, the North Carolina Tar Heels took the top seed, going 29-5, with a ACC record of 14-2.
The last No. 1 seed in the Tournament is the Michigan St. Spartans, who will headline the West Bracket. The Spartans went 27-7, 13-5 in the Big Ten and captured their conference championship.
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