Harry0569 wrote:I am fairly certain that you cannot play a team you played in regular season (especially conference foe) until sweet 16.
Correct in general, although it technically is not impossible.
Rules of note from the NCAA selection committee principles and procedures:
http://www.ncaa.com/content/di-principles-and-procedures-selection
- Teams from the same conference shall not meet prior to the regional final if they played each other three or more times during the regular season and conference tournament.
- Teams from the same conference shall not meet prior to the regional semifinals if they played each other twice during the regular season and conference tournament.
- Teams from the same conference may play each other as early as the second round if they played no more than once during the regular season and conference tournament.
- Any principle can be relaxed if two or more teams from the same conference are among the last four at-large seeded teams participating in the First Four.
- If possible, rematches of non-conference regular-season games should be avoided in the First Four and first round.
- If possible, after examining the previous two yearsΓÇÖ brackets, teams or conferences will not be moved out of its natural region or geographic area an inordinate number of times.
- If possible, rematches from the previous two tournaments should be avoided in the first round.
