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Despite the missteps late in the regular season and the loss to Ohio State, as well as Isaiah Livers’ foot injury, Michigan basketball will enter the NCAA Tournament as a coveted 1-seed, it was revealed on Sunday.
The first time since Juwan Howard was a player for the Wolverines, as a coach, he has the maize and blue back as one of the top four teams in the entire tournament, as it was announced that Michigan is the final 1-seed in this year’s bracket.
As far as seeds in Michigan’s bracket, the east region, here’s the seeding and second-round matchups:
1. Michigan vs. 16. Mount St. Mary’s/Texas Southern
8. LSU vs. 9. St. Bonaventure
5. Colorado vs. 12 Georgetown
4. Florida State vs. 13. UNC Greensboro
6. BYU vs. 11. Michigan State/UCLA
3. Texas vs. 14. Abilene Christian
7. UConn vs. 10. Maryland
2. Alabama vs. 15. Iona
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