The Midwest Regional bracket has been announced, and the North Carolina Tar Heels captured the coveted No. 1 seed. They'll draw the winner of the Lamar / Vermont game. Kansas got the No. 2 seed, and Georgetown locked up the No. 3 seed.
Here's the full Midwest Region bracket for the 2012 NCAA Tournament:
No. 1 North Carolina
No. 16 Lamar / Vermont (First Four)
No. 8 Creighton
No. 9 Alabama
No. 5 Temple
No. 12 California / South Florida (First Four)
No. 4 Michigan
No. 13 Ohio
No. 6 San Diego State
No. 11 North Carolina State
No. 2 Kansas
No. 15 Detroit
No. 7 St. Mary's
No. 10 Purdue
No. 3 Georgetown
No. 14 Belmont
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