Sports 14 March 2011

Ohio State overall No. 1 seed in NCAA tournament

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Ohio State (32-2) beat Penn State, 71-60, Sunday and received the No. 1 overall seed in the 68-team NCAA Div. I men's basketball tournament.

The Buckeyes take a seven-game winning streak into the tournament.

Three of the No. 1 seeds – Ohio State, Kansas and Duke each captured their conference tournament titles. The other No. 1, Pittsburgh, was the regular season champion in the Big East Conference. The Big East placed 11 teams in the field of 68.

The Buckeyes, the Big Ten regular season and conference tournament champs, will be in the East Region. Kansas is No. 1 in the Southwest Region, Duke is in the West and Pitt is in the Southeast bracket.[[In-content Ad]]

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