Moments after the NCAA Tournament bracket was revealed Sunday, sportsbooks posted lines on the first 32 games.
Auburn was chosen as the No. 1 overall seed for the 68-team tournament, with Duke, Houston and Florida also selected as No. 1 seeds by the selection committee.
Mountain West conference tournament champion Colorado State, a No. 12 seed, opened as a 2½-point favorite over No. 5 seed Memphis.
Here are the early lines posted at the South Point sportsbook, with the favorite listed first, followed by the point spread:
First Four
Tuesday
No. 16 Alabama State -4½ No. 16 St. Francis (Pa.)
No. 11 North Carolina -3½ No. 11 San Diego State
Wednesday
No. 16 American -2 No. 16 Mount Saint Mary’s
No. 11 Xavier -2 No. 11 Texas
West Region
Thursday
No. 6 Missouri -6½ No. 11 Drake
No. 3 Texas Tech -16 No. 14 UNC Wilmington
No. 7 Kansas -4 No. 10 Arkansas
No. 2 Saint John’s -18½ No. 15 Omaha
Friday
No. 1 Florida -28½ No. 16 Norfolk State
No. 8 UConn -5 No. 9 Oklahoma
No. 12 Colorado State -2½ No. 5 Memphis
No. 4 Maryland -12 No. 13 Grand Canyon
East Region
Thursday
No. 6 BYU -2½ No. 11 Virginia Commonwealth
No. 3 Wisconsin -17½ No. 14 Montana
No. 7 Saint Mary’s -5 No. 10 Vanderbilt
No. 2 Alabama -21½ No. 15 Robert Morris
Friday
No. 9 Baylor -1 No. 8 Mississippi State
No. 5 Oregon -5½ No. 12 Liberty
No. 4 Arizona -15 No. 13 Akron
Midwest Region
Thursday
No. 1 Houston -28½ No. 16 SIU Edwardsville
No. 8 Gonzaga -6 No. 9 Georgia
No. 5 Clemson -7 No. 12 McNeese
No. 4 Purdue -10 No. 13 High Point
Friday
No. 3 Kentucky -11 No. 14 Troy
No. 7 UCLA -5 No. 10 Utah State
No. 2 Tennessee -18½ No. 15 Wofford
South Region
Thursday
No. 8 Louisville -2 No. 9 Creighton
No. 5 Michigan -3 No. 12 UC San Diego
No. 4 Texas A&M -6½ No. 13 Yale
Friday
No. 3 Iowa State -13½ No. 14 Lipscomb
No. 7 Marquette -3½ No. 10 New Mexico
No. 2 Michigan State -18½ No. 15 Bryant
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
Contact reporter Todd Dewey at tdewey@reviewjournal.com. Follow @tdewey33 on X.
