Baylor MBB Earns NCAA Tournament No. 1 Seed for Second-Straight Year

[Roberts, Matt]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – March 13, 2022
Baylor MBB Earns NCAA Tournament No. 1 Seed for Second-Straight Year
BU will open their tournament run in Fort Worth
For more information, contact: David Kaye, 254-709-5147, David_Kaye at baylor.edu<mailto:David_Kaye at baylor.edu>
WACO, Texas - Baylor men's basketball has been awarded an NCAA Tournament No. 1 seed for the second time in program history. The Bears were the top seed in the East Region in the 2022 NCAA Tournament bracket announced Sunday on CBS.


Baylor (26-6, 14-4 Big 12) will open the 2022 NCAA Tournament on Thursday against No. 16 seed Norfolk State (24-6, 12-2 MEAC) at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth at a to-be-determined time. The winner of that game will then play a second-round matchup on Saturday against the winner of Thursday’s first-round game between No. 8 North Carolina and No. 9 Marquette.


Tip-off times and TV networks and are to be determined. The East Regional semifinal and final will be held in Philadelphia, with the Final Four to be held in New Orleans, La.
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BAYLOR NCAA NOTES:
• Baylor has earned No. 1 seeds in back-to-back NCAA Tournaments. The Bears were also projected to be a No. 1 seed before the 2020 NCAA Tournament was cancelled – BU would’ve become the 11th team all-time to earn three-straight No. 1 seeds in that scenario.
• Baylor is 20-14 in 13 previous NCAA Championships trips, including a 17-8 record in the Scott Drew era.
• Baylor is appearing in the NCAA Tournament for the seventh time in the last eight tournaments.
• Baylor is appearing in the NCAA postseason for a school-record 10th-consecutive time (8 NCAA, 2 NIT).
• Baylor is making its 11th NCAA Tournament appearance in the modern tournament era. BU’s first three NCAA Tournament appearances in 1946, 1948 and 1950 were in an eight-team bracket.
• Baylor is 40-22 in postseason tournaments (conference, national) over the last 14 seasons.
• Baylor has played in three Final Fours (1948, 1950, 2021). The first two Final Four appearances were when it was an eight-team bracket.
• Baylor has played in two National Championship games (1948 lost to Kentucky, 2021 defeated Gonzaga).
• BU is 9-4 against the 2022 NCAA Tournament field – No. 1 seed Kansas (1-1), No. 2 seed Villanova (1-0), No. 3 seed Texas Tech (0-2), No. 6 seed Texas (2-0), No. 6 seed Alabama (0-1), No. 7 seed Michigan State (1-0), No. 9 seed TCU (2-0) and No. 11 seed Iowa State (2-0).
• Baylor and Norfolk State will be meeting for the 3rd time, and Baylor is 2-0 in the series. The Bears won 86-58 in Waco on Nov. 13, 2009 and 92-51 in Waco on Dec. 30, 2014.
• If the Bears advance to the second round, they will either play North Carolina for the first time or Marquette for the third time.
• Baylor is 1-1 all-time vs. Marquette – a 74-64 loss in Milwaukee on Dec. 19, 1998 and a 72-68 overtime win in Waco on Dec. 11, 1999.


BAYLOR MBB 2021-22 SEASON HONORS
James Akinjo
All-America Third Team (Sporting News)
All-Big 12 First Team
AP All-Big 12 First Team
Big 12 All-Newcomer Team
Bob Cousy Award Finalist
Midseason All-America First Team (Sporting News)
Wooden Award Midseason Top 25
Naismith Trophy Watch List
Lute Olson Award Midseason Watch List
2021 Battle 4 Atlantis MVP
Big 12 Player of the Week (March 7)
Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (Feb. 14)
Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (Jan. 10)
Big 12 Player of the Week (Jan. 3)

Kendall Brown
Big 12 All-Freshman Team
Julius Erving Award Top 10 Watch List
Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (March 7)
Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (Dec. 20)
2021 Battle 4 Atlantis All-Tournament Team

Scott Drew
Big 12 Coach of the Year (third-straight)
Naismith Men’s College Coach of the Year Late Season Watch List
Naismith Men’s College Coach of the Year Semifinalist

Adam Flagler
All-Big 12 Second Team
AP All-Big 12 Second Team
Big 12 Player of the Week (Jan. 10)
Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
Jerry West Award Top 10 Watch List
Naismith Trophy Watch List
Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 Watch List
Lute Olson Award Watch List

Matthew Mayer
All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
Naismith Trophy Watch List
Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 Watch List

Mitchell Paul
Academic All-Big 12 First Team

Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua
Big 12 Defensive Player of The Year
Big 12 All-Defensive Team
Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Watch List
Academic All-Big 12 Second Team


Matt Roberts | Associate Director of Athletic Communications (MGOLF/ WGOLF/ FOOTBALL/ MBB)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
O: 254-710-4206 | C: 254-709-2348

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