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Three teams will be making their first appearance in the NCAA Division I men's tournament: Marist, Northwestern and Western Illinois.
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The Big Ten led all conferences with six of its seven teams making the NCAA tournament. Indiana, Penn State, Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern and Ohio State all qualified. Only Wisconsin didn't advance. The ACC and Big East had five representatives.
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Wake Forest was picked as the No. 1 seed for the NCAA tournament, even though it finished with a record of only 13-5-1 record after losing to Virginia in the semifinals of the ACC tournament. The Demon Deacons earned the top spot on the basis of their strength of schedule. Thirteen of 19 games were played against teams in the NCAA tournament.
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The top 16 seeds in order were Wake Forest, defending champion Indiana, Maryland, Virginia, Notre Dame, UCLA; SMU, UNC Greensboro, UC Santa Barbara, Penn State, St. John's, Old Dominion, New Mexico; Creighton, Boston College and VCU. They receive a first-round bye.