2015 NCAA Tournament bracket: Duke gets No. 1 seed in South Region
The Blue Devils’ road to the Final Four runs through the same city where they last won a national title.
Evan Pike-USA TODAY Sports
The 2015 NCAA Tournament bracket is out, and the Duke Blue Devils, with wins over three teams on the No. 2 seed line, are the No. 1 seed in the South Region, which terminates in regional play in Houston at NRG Arena.
Duke earned its No. 1 seed in the South Region by running the table through a fantastic non-conference schedule, downing Wisconsin and Michigan State away from Cameron Indoor Stadium, and though Mike Krzyzewski’s team didn’t win either the ACC regular season title or the ACC Tournament, they chalked up enough wins (two over North Carolina, one over Virginia, Notre Dame, and Louisville) in ACC play to deserve a place on the top line.
And, by the way, the last time Duke was the No. 1 seed in a South Regional that ended in Houston, and the Final Four was in Indianapolis, Duke won the national title.
Elsewhere: Gonzaga is a tough No. 2 seed and will play its subregional near home in Seattle, SMU makes its first NCAA Tournament appearance in two decades as a No. 6 seed, and the subregional across from Duke’s could be the most exciting in the entire field, with Georgetown, Utah, Stephen F. Austin, and Eastern Washington duking it out for a Sweet Sixteen berth.
Here’s the full bracket in the 2015 NCAA Tournament’s South Region:
No. 1 Duke
No. 16 North Florida OR Robert Morris
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No. 8 San Diego State
No. 9 St. John’s
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No. 5 Utah
No. 12 Stephen F. Austin
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No. 4 Georgetown
No. 13 Eastern Washington
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No. 6 SMU
No. 11 UCLA
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No. 3 Iowa State
No. 14 UAB
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No. 7 Iowa
No. 10 Davidson
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No. 2 Gonzaga
No. 15 North Dakota State
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