College Basketball Rumors & News: NCAA Tournament Early Release, Expectations For Duke & More

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Channel: Chat Sports · 2018 · Sports

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Welcome to another edition of the Rauf Report, where host Brian Rauf shares his biggest takeaways from the past week in college basketball. The stakes are being raised with less than a month until Selection Sunday. 

The NCAA Tournament Selection Committee is set for the top 16 seed early reveal on Sunday, and Virginia, Villanova, and Purdue are all virtually guaranteed to be No. 1 seeds. But, there are several other teams that face major questions going into the weekend.

Also, how does North Carolina's win over Duke impact both teams? We have highlights from Tobacco Road.

Here is the full list of college basketball takeaways and questions in today's Rauf Report:
1) Who is the fourth #1 seed?
2) What does the committee do with Michigan State?
3) Team that will be overseeded on Sunday - Duke
4) Duke feels a lot like the 2013-14 team that lost in the first round to Mercer
5) Team that will be underseeded on Sunday - Auburn
6) Kentucky isn't good
7) Alabama is the most frustrating team in the country
8) The Big Ten is only getting 4 teams into the NCAA Tournament
9) Should the selection committee expand the early reveal?

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