The NCAA has initiated the final steps to expand the men's and women's basketball tournaments to 76 teams, sources told ESPN on Tuesday.
St. John's University has been eliminated from the NCAA Tournament after a crushing 75-66 loss to Arkansas.
The Red Storm took down Creighton in the Big East Championship on Saturday to earn their automatic bid. It was the first Big East title for the Red Storm in 25 years.
Auburn is the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, with Duke, Houston and Florida joining the Tigers on the No. 1 line in the March Madness brackets released Sunday.
Greg Gumbel, a veteran of CBS Sports who spent more than 50 years in sports broadcasting, has died of cancer at the age of 78, his family said Friday.
The last time Clark and Reese squared off was the most-watched women's college basketball game in history.