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Selection Sunday live updates: Where will Gonzaga Bulldogs be seeded in NCAA Tournament 2023 bracket?

Follow our live updates as the 2023 NCAA Tournament bracket is revealed

March Madness has finally arrived.

It is officially Selection Sunday and the 2023 NCAA Tournament bracket for men's basketball was revealed beginning at 3 p.m. PT. The women's field will be revealed beginning at 5 p.m. 

The Gonzaga Bulldogs received the No. 3 seed in the West Region and will play No. 14 Grand Canyon on either Thursday or Friday in Denver, Colorado

Follow our live updates for the full bracket reveal:

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EAST REGION REVEALED

Purdue is the No. 1 seed in the East Region. They will play the First Four play-in winner of Texas Southern/Farleigh-Dickinson. The other matchups in that side of the bracket are No. 8 Memphis vs. No. 9 Florida Atlantic, No. 5 Duke vs. No. 12 Oral Roberts and No. 4 Tennessee vs. No. 13 Louisiana.

The other side of the East Region bracket features No. 6 Kentucky vs. No. 11 Providence, No. 3 Kansas State vs. No. 14 Montana State, No. 7 Michigan State vs. No. 10 USC and No. 2 Marquette vs. No. 15 Vermont.

WEST REGION REVEALED

The Kansas Jayhawks are the No. 1 seed in the West Region. Kansas will play No. 16 Howard in the first round. The other West Region matchups on this side of the bracket are No. 8 Arkansas vs. No. 9 Illinois, No. 5 Saint Mary's vs. No. 12 VCU and No. 4 UCONN vs. No. 13 Iona.

The other side of the West Region bracket features No. 6 TCU vs. ASU/Nevada play-in winner, No. 3 Gonzaga vs. No. 14 Grand Canyon, No. 7 Northwestern vs. No. 10 Boise State and No. 2 UCLA vs. No. 15 UNC Asheville.

MIDWEST REGION REVEALED

The Houston Cougars are the No. 1 seed in the Midwest Region. They will play No. 16 Northern Kentucky. The other matchups in that side of the bracket are No. 8 Iowa vs. No. 9 Auburn, No. 5 Miami vs. No. 12 Drake and No. 4 Indiana vs. No. 13 Kent State.

The other side of the Midwest Region bracket features No. 6 Iowa State vs. a First Four play-in winner (Mississippi State vs. Pittsburgh), No. 3 Xavier vs. No. 14 Kennesaw State, No. 7 Texas A&M vs. No. 10 Penn State and No. 2 Texas vs. No. 15 Colgate. 

SOUTH REGION REVEALED

To no one's surprise, Alabama is the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Crimson Tide will play in the South Region vs. a First Four play-in winner. The other matchups in that side of the South region bracket are No. 8 Maryland vs. No. 9 West Virginia, No. 5 San Diego State vs. No. 12 Charleston and No. 4 Virginia vs. No. 13 Furman.

The other side of the South Region features No. 6 Creighton vs. No. 11 NC State, No. 3 Baylor vs. No. 14 USCB, No. 7 Missouri vs. 10 Utah State and No. 2 Arizona vs. No. 15 Princeton.

3 p.m. PT update

The NCAA Tournament Selection Sunday Show has started on CBS. Get your popcorn. 

2:30 p.m. PT update

Sports Illustrated's Kevin Sweeney has Gonzaga as a No. 3 seed in the West Region.

1:35 p.m. PT update

CBS Sports' Jerry Palm has Gonzaga as a No. 2 seed in the West Region. He has the Zags as the No. 8 overall seed and the last team on the No. 2 line. That would put the Zags in Sacramento for the first two rounds.

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1:20 p.m. PT update

ESPN's Joe Lunardi has Gonzaga projected as a No. 3 seed in the South Region, and the No. 10 overall seed. He has the Zags slated to play No. 14 Grand Canyon in the first round in Denver. This is Lunardi's final bracket projection before the Selection Show at 3 p.m.