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.