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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky is heading back to the NCAA tournament.
The Wildcats made the field of 65 on Sunday as the 11th seed in the South Region and will take on No. 6-seed Marquette (24-9) in the opening round on Thursday in Anaheim, Calif.
The berth marks the 17th consecutive bid to the Big Dance for the Wildcats, who overcame a rough start and a rash of injuries to finish the season 18-12, including a 12-4 mark in the Southeastern Conference.
North Carolina, Memphis, Kansas and UCLA earned the top seeds in the NCAA tournament Sunday, and the top-ranked Tar Heels got the best deal of all: Their road to the Final Four won’t veer more than
two hours outside their Chapel Hill campus.
The Tar Heels (32-2) are the top seed in the East, with their first- and second-round games scheduled for Raleigh and the next two rounds in Charlotte.
“It’s an advantage if you play well,” said Carolina coach Roy Williams, trying to lead the Tar Heels to their second title in four years. “Just because the crowd’s cheering for you, I’ve never had a crowd win a game. I know it sounds wacko.”
Like North Carolina, Kansas, UCLA and Memphis won their conference tournaments to seal their top spots - Memphis in the South, Kansas in the Midwest and UCLA in the West.

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The NCAA tournament selection committee is meeting in Indianapolis this weekend, for the selection of the 34 best at-large basketball teams in the nation, pairing them up against the 31 automatic qualifiers and then listening to the critics instantly pick apart which teams were left out. Here are few things funs can do during the Selection Show.
1. Host a tupperware party - It’ll keep your mind off the crappy end to the season AND you’ll get some nice free gifts from the sales lady!
2. Play a video game that involves killing people in a violent manner - You can pretend your victims are prick coaches you hate like Jim Calhoun, Pete Gillen, and the quitter Bob Knight.
3. Begin spring cleaning - It’ll make your wife/girlfriend happy and maybe you’ll actually get laid in March for the first time since you became obsessed with college basketball oh so many years ago.
4. Go outside - I know this is foreign to all of us on days that involve college basketball games,news, and analysis but maybe you’ll like it. Maybe.
If all else fails swallow your pride, don’t be a hater, and wish a good friend luck on this NCAA Selection Show this Sunday.

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