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NCAA bracket 2019: The full rankings, from No. 1 to No. 68

We have the full field for the 2019 NCAA Tournament, as announced on Selection Sunday.

Saint Mary’s v Gonzaga
Saint Mary’s v Gonzaga
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We’re just a couple days away from the First Four, which means it’s finally time to take a look at the full NCAA Tournament bracket for 2019. The full field of 68 teams was announced with a primetime event on Selection Sunday, as usual, 32 of which were automatic bids from conference tournaments.

Eight teams (the four bottom seeds from the automatic qualifies and four bottom seeds from teams who were invited by the selection committee) will play in the First Four on March 19 and 20, prior to the true beginning of the first round on March 21.

Not only does the selection committee name the 68 teams that will be in the NCAA Tournament field, they also seed the entire group and place them into regions. Those are broken up into East, West, South and Midwest regions. Teams are seeded overall and within their respective regions.

For first- and second-round play, games will take place in Hartford, Salt Lake City, Des Moines, Jacksonville, Tulsa, Columbus, Columbia and San Jose. Louisville, Anaheim, Washington and Kansas City will host the South, West, East and Midwest Regionals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight) while the Final Four will take place in Minneapolis on April 6 and April 8.

The full list of seeding positions can be found below, via Nicole Auerbach, from No. 1 to No. 68. And you can find the full list, sorted by region, right here.

  1. Duke2. Virginia3. North Carolina4. Gonzaga5. Tennessee6. Michigan State7. Kentucky8. Michigan9. Houston10. Texas Tech11. LSU12. Purdue13. Kansas 14. Florida State15. Kansas State16. Virginia Tech17. Marquette18. Auburn19. Wisconsin20. Mississippi State21. Villanova22. Maryland23. Buffalo24. Iowa State25. Louisville26. Nevada27. Cincinnati28. Wofford29. VCU30. Syracuse31. Ole Miss32. Utah State33. Washington34. UCF35. Baylor36. Oklahoma37. Iowa38. Seton Hall39. Minnesota40. Florida41. Ohio State42. Belmont43. Temple44. Saint Mary’s45. Arizona State46. Murray State47. St. John’s48. Oregon49. New Mexico State50. Liberty51. UC Irvine52. Vermont53. Saint Louis54. Northeastern55. Yale56. Old Dominion57. Georgia State58. Northern Kentucky59. Montata60. Colgate61. Bradley62. Abilene Christian63. Gardner-Webb64. Iona65. Prairie View66. Fairleigh Dickinson67. North Dakota State68. N.C. Central
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