On Thursday, the East Region's No. 1 seed Duke Blue Devils will face off against the No. 4 seed Arizona Wildcats in Newark.

Auburn comes in having beaten the No. 16 Alabama State Hornets (83-63) and the No. 9 seed Creighton Blue Jays (82-70).

Both teams have AP All-Americans, which they'll lean on. Houston has fifth-year senior guard LJ Cryer, who’s averaging 15.6 ...

ESPN college basketball analyst Joe Lunardi shared his prediction for the all-SEC matchup, picking the Midwest Region's No. 2 seed, Tennessee, to beat No. 3 seed Kentucky in a nail-biter.

Instead, we have seven teams from the SEC (half of the conference's tourney-record 14 bids), four from the Big Ten, four from ...

Here's how each 1-seed reached San Antonio and their key to reaching the final, plus disagreement on one game.

1 seed. The Vols moved to the No. 5 overall seed following their 70-65 win against the Tigers, according ESPN's Joe Lunardi. Lunardi placed the Vols ahead of Alabama, which lost 104-82 to Florida.

1 seed. The Vols moved to the No. 5 overall seed following their 70-65 win against the Tigers, according ESPN's Joe Lunardi. Lunardi placed the Vols ahead of Alabama, which lost 104-82 to Florida.

The Auburn Tigers were the No. 1 overall seed and with 13 SEC teams expected to make the tournament, according to ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi, it is do-or-die for those on the bubble.