Maine native Cooper Flagg will lead Duke into the NCAA Tournament as a No. 1 seed. (Lance King/Getty Images)
The madness is about to begin.
The men’s NCAA Tournament will kick off with First Four games on Tuesday. Then it’s off to the races with first-round games set to begin Thursday.
Auburn, Florida, Duke, and Houston have emerged as No. 1 seeds, while 14 of the SEC’s 16 teams received a bid to this year’s tournament—a new NCAA record. With a recent injury to ACC Player of the Year Cooper Flagg, a surprise loss for Auburn in the SEC championship, and back-to-back champion UConn looking less dominant than in previous seasons, this year’s tournament is set up to be fun.
Prepare for it by reading about some New England connections on this year’s men’s tournament teams.
