Selection Sunday 2016: Date, TV Coverage for Bracket Reveal

Whether you have been following college basketball all season or just tune in for the madness, it's hard to temper excitement leading up to Selection Sunday.

After four months' worth of regular-season games and conference tournaments, the selection committee will reveal just how good it feels each team has been this year by placing it in the 68-team bracket. There will certainly be some debate—there always is—but as soon as the field is announced, you can start making your predictions.

The moment we have been waiting for is creeping up, so take a look at what you need to know heading into the highly anticipated broadcast.

Selection Sunday

When: Sunday, March 13

Time: 5:30 p.m. ET

TV: CBS

What to Watch For

Who Will Be the Top Seeds?

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Considering last season featured three No. 1 seeds in the Final Four, this is a goal teams will strive for in the final days before the NCAA tournament.

According to the Bracket Matrix, most projections have Kansas, Virginia and Villanova on the top line with Oregon, Oklahoma, Michigan State and North Carolina also battling for a spot. In most cases, the results of the conference tournaments will likely play a major role in deciding which of these teams ends up No. 1. That is, except for Kansas.

The Jayhawks have been dominant over the past few weeks, winning 11 games in a row and pulling away from the rest of the field. Jeff Eisenberg of Yahoo Sports gave his thoughts on the race for the No. 1 overall seed:

Perhaps most impressive is the fact Kansas is 14-3 against the RPI top 50, while no one else in the country has more than 10 wins against such opponents. The other spots are up for grabs, but Kansas should be the top team in the field entering the NCAA tournament.

Which Bubble Teams Will Get In?

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While seeds are important to get favorable matchups, the important thing is to get a bid. Any of the 68 teams technically has a chance to win a national championship, but the first team out will have zero opportunity.

Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim, who has seemingly been on the bubble more times than anyone in the history of the sport, knows that it's best to avoid thinking about the situation. When asked about how he would approach being on the bubble with his team, the veteran coach had a simple solution, per Mike Waters of Syracuse.com:

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I'm not going to talk about it. What good would that do?

[...] 

My opinion is the selection committee will have to determine who the best teams are in the country. They've got 30 games already and then they'll have the tournament also. They'll have to make that judgment.

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The Orange will face Pittsburgh in their first game of the ACC tournament in a contest that could determine both teams' NCAA tournament fates. With a loss, like many others, Syracuse will be nervous on Selection Sunday.

Teams like Oregon State, St. Bonaventure, Michigan and just about the entire American Athletic Conference will likely be in the same situation after this weekend.

Where Will the Sleepers End Up?

The most exciting part of the NCAA tournament is the upsets. A school can go from an unknown to legend status based on one big game. Just ask Florida Gulf Coast, which had an improbable run to the Sweet 16 as a No. 15 seed in 2013 and will forever be known as Dunk City.

Fans can cheer for the Eagles once again in 2016 after they clinched a spot in the NCAA tournament with this block:

A number of other potential bracket-busters still need to secure their bids with a conference tournament win, but if they get there, a deep run will be possible. Considering how many upsets occurred during the regular season this year, the 2016 NCAA tournament could end up being the craziest one yet.

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