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NCAA.com | March 12, 2017

Every seed ranked from 68 to 1

The 2017 NCAA tournament bracket is out, and every matchup is set. But a team's seed doesn't tell the whole story. Sure, Villanova, Kansas, North Carolina and Gonzaga locked down the 1 seeds, but which is the best 1 seed?

That's where the Seed List — an official ranking of all 68 teams in the tournament — comes in. Take a look:

2017 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship Tournament Seed List ​

  1. Villanova
  2. Kansas
  3. North Carolina
  4. Gonzaga
  5. Kentucky
  6. Arizona
  7. Duke
  8. Louisville
  9. Oregon
  10. Florida State
  11. UCLA
  12. Baylor
  13. Butler
  14. Florida
  15. West Virginia
  16. Purdue
  17. Virginia
  18. Minnesota
  19. Notre Dame
  20. Iowa State
  21. SMU
  22. Cincinnati
  23. Maryland
  24. Creighton
  25. St. Mary's (Calif.)
  26. South Carolina
  27. Michigan
  28. Dayton
  29. Wisconsin
  30. Miami (Fla.)
  31. Arkansas
  32. Northwestern
  33. Vanderbilt
  34. Seton Hall
  35. Michigan State
  36. Virginia Tech
  37. Oklahoma State
  38. Wichita State
  39. Marquette
  40. VCU
  41. Xavier
  42. Providence
  43. Wake Forest
  44. Rhode Island
  45. Southern California
  46. Kansas State
  47. Nevada
  48. Middle Tennessee
  49. UNCW
  50. Princeton
  51. Bucknell
  52. ETSU
  53. Vermont
  54. Winthrop
  55. New Mexico State
  56. FGCU
  57. Kent State
  58. Iona
  59. Northern Kentucky
  60. Troy
  61. Jacksonville State
  62. North Dakota
  63. Texas Southern
  64. South Dakota St.
  65. UC Davis
  66. N.C. Central
  67. New Orleans
  68. Mt. St. Mary's 

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