2018 NCAA Tournament bracket: Full matchups and seedings on Selection Sunday

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Virginia enters the tournament as a No. 1 seed after winning the ACC. | Abbie Parr/Getty Images

Xavier, Kansas, Villanova, and Virginia are the No. 1 seeds in the 2018 NCAA Tournament, which revealed its full bracket Sunday on TBS. The 68-team field is full of surprises as always, so there will surely be a lot to discuss before the First Four games begin in a couple days.

TBS, which broadcast the show for the first time, changed the format a bit this year. The full field of 68 teams was revealed alphabetically at the beginning of the program, then we got to find out who was playing who and what the bracket actually looked like.

The selection committee brought some surprises as usual, so there will surely be some fan bases from bubble teams disappointed by the decisions. Louisville, Saint Mary’s, Notre Dame, and USC are among the teams that were left out of the mix.

Virginia is the No. 1 overall seed for the tournament, while Texas Southern is the No. 68 overall seed.

The 2018 NCAA Tournament begins Tuesday with the First Four games. The first round begins Thursday, and the Final Four is set for March 31 at the Alamodome in San Antonio. The final two teams will play in the national championship game on April 2.

2018 NCAA Tournament bracket

West Region

No. 1 Xavier vs. No. 16 NC Central/Texas Southern

No. 8 Missouri vs. No. 9 Florida State

No. 5 Ohio State vs. No. 12 South Dakota State

No. 4 Gonzaga vs. No. 13 UNC Greensboro

No. 6 Houston vs. No. 11 San Diego State

No. 3 Michigan vs. No. 14 Montana

No. 7 Texas A&M vs. No. 10 Providence

No. 2 North Carolina vs. No. 15 Lipscomb

Midwest Region

No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 16 Penn

No. 8 Seton Hall vs. No. 9 NC State

No. 5 Clemson vs. No. 12 New Mexico State

No. 4 Auburn vs. No. 13 Charleston

No. 6 TCU vs. No. 11 Arizona State/Syracuse

No. 3 Michigan State vs. No. 14 Bucknell

No. 7 Rhode Island vs. No. 10 Oklahoma

No. 2 Duke vs. No. 15 Iona

East Region

No. 1 Villanova vs. No. 16 LIU Brooklyn/Radford

No. 8 Virginia Tech vs. No. 9 Alabama

No. 5 West Virginia vs. No. 12 Murray State

No. 4 Wichita State vs. No. 13 Marshall

No. 6 Florida vs. No. 11 St. Bonaventure/UCLA

No. 3 Texas Tech vs. No. 14 Stephen F. Austin

No. 7 Arkansas vs. No. 10 Butler

No. 2 Purdue vs. No. 15 Cal State Fullerton

South Region

No. 1 Virginia vs. No. 16 UMBC

No. 8 Creighton vs. No. 9 Kansas State

No. 5 Kentucky vs. No. 12 Davidson

No. 4 Arizona vs. No. 13 Buffalo

No. 6 Miami (FL) vs. No. 11 Loyola

No. 3 Tennessee vs. No. 14 Wright State

No. 7 Nevada vs. No. 10 Texas

No. 2 Cincinnati vs. No. 15 Georgia State

2018 NCAA Tournament field

At-large bids

Alabama

Arizona State

Arkansas

Auburn

Butler

Clemson

Creighton

Duke

Florida

Florida State

Houston

Kansas State

Miami (Fla.)

Michigan State

Missouri

NC State

Nevada

North Carolina

Ohio State

Oklahoma

Providence

Purdue

Rhode Island

Seton Hall

St. Bonaventure

Syracuse

TCU

Tennessee

Texas

Texas A&M

Texas Tech

UCLA

Virginia Tech

West Virginia

Wichita State

Xavier

Automatic bids

Arizona

Bucknell

Buffalo

Cal State Fullerton

Charleston

Cincinnati

Davidson

Georgia State

Gonzaga

Iona

Kansas

Kentucky

Lipscomb

LIU Brooklyn

Loyola-Chicago

Marshall

Michigan

Montana

Murray State

New Mexico State

North Carolina Central

Penn

Radford

San Diego State

South Dakota State

Stephen F. Austin

Texas Southern

UMBC

UNC Greensboro

Villanova

Virginia

Wright State

How to watch Selection Sunday

Time: 5 p.m. CT

TV: TBS

Live stream: NCAA.com

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