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The 2019 ɬ�﷬��������ַ tournament was the ninth year that college basketball's postseason consisted of 68 teams. Eight teams played the First Four in Dayton before the 64-team bracket was finalized.

In 2019, Virginia won its first national championship in program history. The Cavaliers returned to the Final Four for the first time since 1984 — a year before the ɬ�﷬��������ַ adopted the 64-team field. The win also serves as a reversal from the year prior, when UVA became the first No. 1 seed to lose in the Round of 64. 

Virginia became the third straight No. 1 seed to cut down the nets, joining Villanova (2018) and North Carolina (2017). Unlike the other two, they were the lone No. 1 seed at the Final Four, joined by No. 2 seed Michigan State, No. 3 seed Texas Tech and No. 5 seed Auburn. 

2019 ɬ�﷬��������ַ tournament: Bracket

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2019 ɬ�﷬��������ַ tournament: Scores

• First Four
  • East: No. 16 North Dakota State 78, No. 16 N.C. Central 74
  • East: No. 11 Belmont 81, No. 11 Temple 70
  • West: No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson 82, No. 16 Prairie View A&M 76
  • West: No. 11 Arizona State 74, No. 11 St. John's 65
• First Round (Round of 64)
  • East Regional
    • No. 1 Duke 85, No. 16 North Dakota State 62
    • No. 2 Michigan State 76, No. 15 Bradley 65
    • No. 3 LSU 79, No. 14 Yale 74
    • No. 4 Virginia Tech 66, No. 13 Saint Louis 52
    • No. 12 Liberty 80, No. 5 Mississippi State 76
    • No. 6 Maryland 79, No. 11 Belmont 77
    • No. 10 Minnesota 86, No. 7 Louisville 76
    • No. 9 UCF 73, No. 8 VCU 58
  • West Regional
    • No. 1 Gonzaga 87, No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson 49
    • No. 2 Michigan 74, No. 15 Montana 55
    • No. 3 Texas Tech 72, No. 14 Northern Kentucky 57
    • No. 4 Florida State 76, No. 13 Vermont 69
    • No. 12 Murray State 83, No. 5 Marquette 64 | 
    • No. 6 Buffalo 91, No. 11 Arizona State 74
    • No. 10 Florida 70, No. 7 Nevada 61
    • No. 9 Baylor 78, No. 8 Syracuse 69
  • South Regional
    • No. 1 Virginia 71, No. 16 Gardner-Webb 56
    • No. 2 Tennessee 77, No. 15 Colgate 70
    • No. 3 Purdue 61, No. 14 Old Dominion 48
    • No. 13 UC Irvine 70, No. 4 Kansas State 64
    • No. 12 Oregon 72, No. 5 Wisconsin 54
    • No. 6 Villanova 61, No. 11 Saint Mary's 57
    • No. 10 Iowa 79, No. 7 Temple 72
    • No. 9 Oklahoma 95, No. 8 Ole Miss 72
  • Midwest Regional
    • No. 1 North Carolina 88, No. 16 Iona 73
    • No. 2 Kentucky 79, No. 15 Abilene Christian 44
    • No. 3 Houston 84, No. 14 Georgia State 55
    • No. 4 Kansas 87, No. 13 Northeastern 53
    • No. 5 Auburn 78, No. 12 New Mexico State 77 | 
    • No. 11 Ohio State 62, No. 6 Iowa State 59
    • No. 7 Wofford 84, No. 10 Seton Hall 68
    • No. 9 Washington 78, No. 8 Utah State 61
• Second Round (Round of 32)
  • East Regional
    • No. 1 Duke 77, No. 9 UCF 76 | 
    • No. 2 Michigan State 70, No. 10 Minnesota 50
    • No. 3 LSU 69, No. 6 Maryland 67
    • No. 4 Virginia Tech 67, No. 12 Liberty 58
  • West Regional
    • No. 1 Gonzaga 83, No. 9 Baylor 71
    • No. 2 Michigan 64, No. 10 Florida 49
    • No. 3 Texas Tech 78, No. 6 Buffalo 58
    • No. 4 Florida State 90, No. 12 Murray State 62
  • South Regional
    • No. 1 Virginia 63, No. 9 Oklahoma 51
    • No. 2 Tennessee 83, No. 10 Iowa 77 (OT)
    • No. 3 Purdue 87, No. 6 Villanova 61
    • No. 12 Oregon 73, No. 13 UC Irvine 54
  • Midwest Regional
    • No. 1 North Carolina 81, No. 9 Washington 59
    • No. 2 Kentucky 62, No. 10 Wofford 56
    • No. 3 Houston 74, No. 11 Ohio State 59
    • No. 5 Auburn 89, No. 4 Kansas 75
• Sweet 16
  • East Regional
    • No. 1 Duke 75, No. 4 Virginia Tech 73 |
    • No. 2 Michigan State 80, No. 3 LSU 63
  • West Regional
    • No. 1 Gonzaga 72, No. 4 Florida State 58
    • No. 3 Texas Tech 63, No. 2 Michigan 44
  • South Regional
    • No. 1 Virginia 53, No. 12 Oregon 49
    • No. 3 Purdue 99, No. 2 Tennessee 94 (OT) | 
  • Midwest Regional
    • No. 5 Auburn 97, No. 1 North Carolina 80
    • No. 2 Kentucky 62, No. 3 Houston 58 | 
• Elite Eight
  • East Regional
    • No. 2 Michigan State 68, No. 1 Duke 67 | 
  • West Regional
    • No. 3 Texas Tech 75, No. 1 Gonzaga 69 | 
  • South Regional
    • No. 1 Virginia 80, No. 3 Purdue 75 (OT) | 
  • Midwest Regional
    • No. 5 Auburn 77, No. 2 Kentucky 71 (OT) | 
• Final Four (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
  • National semifinals
    • No. 1 Virginia 63, No. 5 Auburn 62 | 
    • No. 3 Texas Tech 61, No. 2 Michigan State 51
  • National championship
    • No. 1 Virginia 85, No. 3 Texas Tech 77 (OT) | 

2019 ɬ�﷬��������ַ tournament: Upsets

The following double-digit seeds won games (not counting the First Four):

2019 ɬ�﷬��������ַ tournament: Stats, records

Here are the tournament leaders, with games in parentheses:

Scoring offense

1. Tennessee (3) — 84.7
2. North Carolina (3) — 83.0
3. Kansas (2) — 81.0
4. Auburn (5) — 80.6
5. Purdue (4) — 80.5

Scoring defense

1. Oregon (3) —53.7
2. Michigan (3) — 55.7
3. Houston (3) —58.7
4. Kentucky (4) — 58.8
5. Texas Tech (6) — 60.7

Rebounding margin

1. North Carolina (3) — +18.0
2. New Mexico State (1) — +15.0
3. Kansas (2) — +14.5
4. Kentucky (4) — +12.5
5. Gonzaga (4) — +11.5

Individual scoring

1. Carsen Edwards, Purdue (4) — 34.8
2. Jordan Burns, Colgate (1) — 32.0
3. Myles Powell, Seton Hall (1) and Quinndary Weatherspoon, Mississippi State (1) — 27.0 

Individual rebounding

1. Raasean Davis, N.C. Central (1) — 16.0
2. Bruno Fernando, Maryland (2) — 14.0 
3. Dylan Windler, Belmont (2) — 12.5