You would think if Kentucky gets the #1 overall seed in the NCAA tournament they should get the lowest 2 seed. That may not be the case according to an article by Jeff Eisenberg of Yahoo sports.
Here is an excerpt.
There’s a very good chance that the selection committee’s bracketing principles will cause them to send the strongest No. 2 seed to the same region as top-ranked Kentucky.
Assuming the Wildcats earn the No. 1 overall seed in the field, they will become the top seed in the Midwest Region since Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena is a shorter distance from Lexington than the sites of the three other regionals. Competitive balance dictates the No. 2 seed in Kentucky’s region ought to be the weakest of the four, but the selection committee prioritizes geographic proximity ahead of making sure the regions are equitable.
The strongest No. 2 seed typically is sent to whichever regional is closest to its campus as long as the No. 1 seed in that region is not from the same conference. The selection committee does assess competitive equity by ranking the teams on the top four seed lines from 1 to 16 and totaling each region’s true seedings, but changes are not usually made unless the gap between the strongest and weakest region is greater than five.
Seven teams have emerged as viable contenders to join Kentucky as No. 1 seeds this March: Virginia, Duke, Gonzaga, Wisconsin, Villanova, Arizona and Kansas. Whichever three of those teams do land No. 1 seeds will be guaranteed not to face the unbeaten Wildcats before the Final Four.
The selection committee will make sure Kentucky has the toughest bracket.
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