Is it safe to put Duke on the champion line of a bracket without filling out the rest?
The Blue Devils, as expected, earned the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament when the bracket was revealed Sunday. Expect star freshman Zion Williamson and company to dominate tournament talk as one of the most fascinating players in modern history.
But March Madness is unpredictable, so of course there will be other storylines to follow.
Virginia, North Carolina and Gonzaga earned the other top seeds. It was a good day for the ACC, which became only the second conference to have three No. 1s. (The Big East did it in 2009 with Connecticut, Louisville and Pittsburgh.)
Michigan State's sweep of the Big Ten regular-season and tournament titles _ including an impressive comeback victory Sunday against Michigan at the United Center _ wasn't enough to bump the Spartans to the top line ahead of North Carolina or Gonzaga.
The Spartans, who play No. 15 seed Bradley in the first round, might be the toughest No. 2, but they drew a brutal potential Elite Eight matchup against Duke in the East.
Michigan also earned a No. 2 seed along with Tennessee and Kentucky out of the SEC. The Volunteers, with two victories against Kentucky and one against Gonzaga, had a shot to possibly move up to the top line but were crushed by Auburn in Sunday's SEC championship game.
Stanford athletic director Bernard Muir, chairman of the selection committee, said Michigan State overtook Kentucky on the 2-seed line with Sunday's win, but "at the same token, we thought Michigan and Michigan State would both be on the 2 line."
Here are other storylines from Selection Sunday:
