TUCSON, Ariz. - The bracket for the 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship was unveiled on Sunday and the Arizona Men's basketball team was chosen as a 1-seed in the West Region. It is the eighth time the Wildcats have been a 1-seed in the NCAA Tournament.
 
The Wildcats will play their First Round game on Friday, March 20 at 10:35 a.m. MST against No. 16 seed LIU at Viejas Arena in San Diego, Calif.
   
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Arizona has been selected for the NCAA Tournament all five years under head coach Tommy Lloyd and it is the second time the Wildcats have been chosen as a 1-seed under his tenure.
 
This will be the third time Arizona has played in the NCAA Tournament in San Diego and coincidentally, Arizona has been a 1-seed each time. The last time was during Lloyd's first season in 2022 where top-seeded Arizona defeated Wright State in the First Round before taking down 9-seed TCU in an overtime thriller. 

Before that, the 2013-14 Arizona Wildcats cruised past Weber State and Gonzaga in the first and second rounds.