Duke, Arizona, Michigan, and defending champion Florida are the four No. 1 seeds, and are heavy favorites to win their first round matchups. In the First Four, UMBC is a slight favorite over Howard and NC State are slight favorites over Texas.
Last March, all four No. 1 seeds bulldozed their way to the Final Four for only the second time in NCAA tournament history. This season, the teams projected to make the top seed line once again are absolute wrecking machines. Michigan (29-2) won the outright Big Ten title by four full games in a league that could send as many as 10 teams to the NCAA tournament.