March could be the best month of the year for lovers of college hoops. Even non-fans participate in the excitement by creating an NCAA Tournament bracket. The top 68 teams in the nation are represented in the 2024 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament field. Each team's ranking in the U.S. News Best Colleges is shown here. Schools are arranged by seed and divided into the following regions: East, West, South, and Midwest. The "First Four" of the tournament pits the top 16 and 10 seeds against one another in four games to determine who advances to the main 64-team bracket. First-round games for the 64-team competition take place on March 21 and 22, followed by the Final Four in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 6.
Connecticut University
One seed
Area: East
Big East Conference is the conference.
U.S. News category and rank: 58 (tie) National Colleges
Enrollment of undergraduates (fall 2022): 18,983
$20,366 in-state tuition & fees for 2023–2024
$43,034 in out-of-state tuition and fees for 2023–2024
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Iowa State University of Technology and Science
Two seeds
Area: East
Big 12 Conference is the conference in question.
U.S. News category and rank: National Universities, 115 (tie).
Fall 2022 enrollment for undergraduates: 25,241
$10,133 is the in-state tuition and fees for 2023–2024.
$20,617 in out-of-state tuition and fees for 2023–2024
The Iowa State University of Science and Technology is worth learning more about.
Illinois Urbana-Champaign University
3 seeds
Area: East
Big Ten Conference is the conference.
U.S. News ranking and category: National Universities, 35 (tie).
Fall 2022 undergraduate enrollment: 35,120
2023–2024 in-state tuition & fees: $17,572
Paying tuition outside of the state (2023–2024): $36,068
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4 seeds
Area: East
Southeastern Conference is the conference in question.
U.S. News ranking and category: National Universities, 93 (tie).
Fall 2022 enrollment for undergraduates: 25,379
$12,536 for in-state tuition and fees in 2023–2024
2023–2024 out-of-state tuition and fees: $33,944
Find out more about Auburn University.
