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It’s the day the college basketball world has been waiting a year for, their national holiday. Selection Sunday has arrived and plenty is still undetermined.
Before the brackets are set, The Post’s Zach Braziller breaks down the much-anticipated selection show:No. 1 seeds
The biggest question is the fourth No. 1, Purdue or UCLA.
The Boilermakers have the slight edge due to more Quad 1 wins, 10 compared to eight with one fewer loss, a better record away from home (14-3 to 12-5) while coming out of a far better league.
The Big Ten rises well above the Pac-12. I also think the committee will be wary of giving UCLA the No. 1 seed after it recently lost starting guard Jaylen Clark to a torn Achilles.
Alabama and prized freshman Brandon Miller should get the top overall seed courtesy of their 18-5 Quad 1 and 2 record, ninth-ranked strength of schedule and dominance of the SEC.
Kansas, with a mind-boggling 17 Quad 1 wins in 24 opportunities, gets the second No. 1 seed followed by two-loss Houston.
The Cougars can’t compare with the other three when it comes to the overall level of competition, but their No. 1 NET ranking, elite efficiency numbers (the only team ranked in the top 11 on both ends of the floor) and 22 wins by double figures make up for that.Bubble breakdown
One of the major questions surrounds Vanderbilt, which has performed like a top-25 team over the last month, winning 10 of its last 12 games and beating projected at-large teams Kentucky (twice), Auburn and Tennessee.
