After wins over Purdue, Maryland and Wisconsin to capture the Big Ten Tournament title, Michigan was rewarded by the selection committee with a No. 5 seed. ... In the South Region in the same pod as No. 1 overall seed Auburn. ...

There was no surprise about where Michigan State landed on Selection Sunday. The twist came when rival Michigan also landed in the South Region. The Spartans and Wolverines have never met in the NCAA Tournament and changing that would require both to win a trio of games before playing in the Elite Eight.

The final college basketball game before the NCAA Tournament bracket unveiled up to the hype. No. 3 seed Michigan defeated No. 5 seed Wisconsin 59-53 to capture the Big Ten Tournament Championship on Sunday.

Tre Donaldson and Vladislav Goldin each scored 11 points and No. 22 Michigan closed Sunday’s championship game on an 11-2 run to beat No. 18 Wisconsin 59-53.