Purdue claimed the top overall seed over reigning national champion Connecticut in the first look at the potential top 16 seeds for the NCAA Tournament.
Those two teams have topped The Associated Press men's college basketball poll for five straight weeks, though with the Huskies at No.
1 regional seeds, with North Carolina sitting at fifth overall as the top No.
3 region seeds.
4 seeds to round out the list.
Persons:
Charles McClelland, ___
Organizations:
Purdue, Connecticut, NCAA, Boilermakers, Press, Huskies, North Carolina, CBS, Marquette and Kansas, UNC, Iowa State, Duke, Dayton, Creighton, Clemson
Locations:
Houston, Arizona, North, Tennessee, Marquette and, Alabama, Baylor, Auburn, San Diego State , Illinois, Wisconsin, Glendale , Arizona