NCAA releases first look at top sixteen seeds

BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT- MARCH 25: Head coach Geno Auriemma of the Connecticut Huskies with head coach Kelly Graves of the Oregon Ducks before the UConn Huskies Vs Oregon Ducks, NCAA Women's Division 1 Basketball Championship game on March 27th, 2017 at the Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport, Connecticut. (Photo by Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images)
BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT- MARCH 25: Head coach Geno Auriemma of the Connecticut Huskies with head coach Kelly Graves of the Oregon Ducks before the UConn Huskies Vs Oregon Ducks, NCAA Women's Division 1 Basketball Championship game on March 27th, 2017 at the Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport, Connecticut. (Photo by Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images)
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BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT- MARCH 25: Head coach Geno Auriemma of the Connecticut Huskies with head coach Kelly Graves of the Oregon Ducks before the UConn Huskies Vs Oregon Ducks, NCAA Women’s Division 1 Basketball Championship game on March 27th, 2017 at the Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport, Connecticut. (Photo by Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images)
BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT- MARCH 25: Head coach Geno Auriemma of the Connecticut Huskies with head coach Kelly Graves of the Oregon Ducks before the UConn Huskies Vs Oregon Ducks, NCAA Women’s Division 1 Basketball Championship game on March 27th, 2017 at the Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport, Connecticut. (Photo by Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images)

The NCAA released its first look at how the committee sees the top sixteen seeds Thursday evening at halftime of the Notre Dame-Tennessee game, with both of those teams finding spots in the initial group.

Our own official Joe Lunardi-trained Bracketologist, Russ Steinberg, had most of them right, reflecting how hard he studied in Bracketology class.

Still, there were some surprises, so let’s take a look at how the committee sees things right now.