Where the selection committee stumbled a bit: selecting North Carolina over more deserving teams like West Virginia. The Tar Heels snared the final at-large spot in the field despite going 1-12 in Quadrant 1 games and only defeating one at-large-caliber NCAA tournament team.

The hopes of No. 1 seed Houston of cutting down the NCAA Tournament nets might rest on J’Wan Roberts’ ailing right ankle. Or Duke star Cooper Flagg’s left one.

DENVER — Michigan will be shorthanded for its NCAA Tournament opener and possibly beyond. Two reserves, Sam Walters and Justin Pippen, did not make the trip to Denver with the team. Michigan plays a first-round game against UC San Diego on Thursday night (10 p.m. ET, TBS). The winner will advance to Saturday’s second round.

There have been 55 times in which the No. 12 seed triumphed since the NCAA Tournament field expanded in 1985, including twice last year.

With the tournament just days away, these are a few dark horses on the women's side you need to look out for and pencil in on your women’s bracket.

After Selection Sunday for the men's NCAA Tournament aired on CBS, the women's selection show aired at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN. College basketball fans got to eagerly see the bracket be finalized for the women's NCAA Tournament and the ratings were through the roof.