The brackets have been drawn and its time for the Madness to begin! Check out some of the stats surrounding this year's selections:

--Kentucky is the first team with 50 tournament appearances. Next is North Carolina and UCLA with 41 (neither in this year’s field). Those three are the only teams with 40, Kansas now has 39.

--Kentucky’s John Calipari and Xavier’s Chris Mack are the only coaches who made this year’s field in their first year with their current programs. Mack is in his first season as a college coach.

--For the fourth straight season, a team with a losing conference record was selected for an at-large berth (7-9 Georgia Tech). Last year it was Maryland (7-9). In 2008, it was Arizona (8-10). In 2007, it was Arkansas (7-9).

--Three of the four programs with most all-time No. 1 seeds are No. 1s again. Since seeding began in 1979, here are the leaders: North Carolina (13), Duke (11), Kentucky (10), Kansas (9).

--The 10 at-large selections from outside the so-called “power six” conferences is the highest amount since 12 were selected in 2004.

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--Printable Bracket
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--Latest Vegas Odds
--Selection Sunday Notes
--UC Headed For NIT
--Bracket Analysis

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