Selection Sunday 2015 Results: Printable NCAA Bracket, Seeds, Twitter Reaction

The 2015 NCAA tournament was revealed on Selection Sunday's CBS telecast. To no one's surprise, the 34-0 Kentucky Wildcats headline the bracket as the top overall seed in the Midwest Region.

Villanova is atop the East, and the other No. 1 teams are Duke in the South and Wisconsin in the West.

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There are some formidable foes in Kentucky's portion of the bracket, so the Wildcats' talent and depth will be tested immediately. The Midwest's fourth seed in Maryland ranked eighth in the previous AP poll, which creates a bit of potential difficulty earlier on. 

ESPN's Chad Ford doesn't think coach John Calipari's loaded Kentucky team is in too much trouble, though:

Mark Titus of Grantland spotted an interesting Midwest trend:

The road for Villanova seems a lot more arduous than Kentucky's, according to The Big Lead's Jason McIntyre:

Jeff Borzello of ESPN agreed with McIntyre's assessment:

ESPN's Bomani Jones had a humorous take on Villanova:

SI.com's Brian Hamilton felt that Duke was well deserving of a top seed, courtesy of wins over the likes of Notre Dame, Louisville and Virginia:

Having an impeccable tournament pedigree also couldn't have hurt Duke's cause, per ESPN Stats & Info:

Wisconsin was the last team to clinch an automatic Big Dance bid, defeating Michigan State in overtime to win the Big Ten tourney on Sunday. That was enough for the Badgers to garner the No. 1 seed in the West region.

Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le'Veon Bell, who starred for the Spartans, doesn't feel the Badgers have what it takes to make a deep tournament run:

John Clay of the Lexington Herald-Reader felt Wisconsin was fortunate to avoid Kentucky's region:

Missouri Valley Conference stalwarts, champion Wichita State and runner-up Northern Iowa, garnered little respect from the selection committee.

The Shockers ought to be surprised to learn that they're a seventh seed in the Midwest, tasked with taking on Indiana on Friday. Then Wichita State has to take on Kansas if it gets by the Hoosiers.

ESPN Stats & Info noted how Indiana could have been on the outside looking in for March Madness:

Myron Medcalf of ESPN is hoping for a potential matchup between the Shockers and Kansas:

CBS Sports analyst Seth Davis said on Sunday's telecast that Northern Iowa was sold short as a fifth seed, considering the team lost just three games all season long. Davis even made the bold prediction that Northern Iowa could go to the Final Four.

Ryan Fagan of Sporting News reacted to the divide between the MVC's two mid-major upstarts:

Bleacher Report's Dan Levy observed some of the other interesting takes from the selection show:

NCAA March Madness revealed the closest calls that didn't quite make the selection committee's cut:

UCLA was a controversial inclusion over some of those teams. Fox Sports' Stewart Mandel compared the Bruins' shaky resume with that of Temple's:

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Wisconsin gon get the number 1 seed and be that first number 1 seed out!  watch

— Le'Veon Bell (@L_Bell26) March 15, 2015"

But to move back to the teams that made the field, Kentucky is the unquestioned prohibitive favorite, although the Wildcats must face some challenges to make it to Indianapolis for the Final Four.

Last year's eighth-seeded team needed the incentive of urgency March Madness provides to tap its potential. The current, historic lineup in Lexington boasts amazing depth, star power and elite-level defense.

Arizona looms as a tough out in the West as a No. 2 seed, and the Wildcats of the West could face Wisconsin again in the Elite Eight. The Badgers beat them in the regional final by one point in overtime during the 2014 tournament, so that would be quite a compelling rematch.

A great backcourt of Quinn Cook and Tyus Jones, not to mention the presence of dynamic swingman Justise Winslow and a potential No. 1 NBA draft pick in center Jahlil Okafor, gives Duke a chance to go on a lengthy run.

Other teams have assets as well, but Kentucky is a cut above the rest, which shows how strong the program is that John Calipari has built. It will be quite mystifying if the Wildcats aren't cutting down the nets in Indianapolis come April 6.