Duke, Arizona, Michigan, Florida top NCAA tournament seeds - ESPN

Duke is the top overall seed for this year's men's NCAA tournament, bringing an 11-game winning streak, a 32-2 record and player of the year favorite Cameron Boozer into the three-week hoops free-for-all known as March Madness.

The Blue Devils, who top the East Region, were joined in the top four by Arizona in the West, Michigan in the Midwest and defending national champion Florida in the South.

According to NCAA selection committee chairperson Keith Gill, Michigan's loss to Purdue in the Big Ten final moments before the brackets were revealed ultimately dropped the Wolverines from the No. 2 overall seed to No. 3.

In the day's biggest nail-biter, Miami (Ohio) made the field as a No. 11 seed, but just barely. The RedHawks, with a 31-1 record but the 339th-ranked strength of schedule, were one of the last teams in the field and they face a First Four game Wednesday against SMU in Dayton, Ohio, not terribly far from home.

Gill said the committee had the RedHawks ranked above the other First Four teams: NC State, Texas and SMU, although Miami (Ohio) was ranked behind those teams in the 1-68 lineup. Among those left out of the field were San Diego State, Indiana, Oklahoma and Auburn.

Injuries also impacted how teams were ranked, according to Gill, and no team suffered more both in the bracket and on the court than North Carolina. The Tar Heels are a No. 6 seed after losing star Caleb Wilson to a broken thumb. JT Toppin's season-ending knee injury was also a factor in Texas Tech's No. 5 seeding.

The East region is stacked with big names, including UConn as the 2-seed. Hall of Fame coaches Tom Izzo from Michigan State, Bill Self from Kansas and Rick Pitino from Big East champion St. John's lead the next teams up in the 16-team