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Selection Sunday puts Villanova, Temple, and St. Joe's in the March Madness mix

FOX 29 Philadelphia
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Published March 16, 2016 3:44 PM EDT
Published March 16, 2016 3:44 PM EDT

(WTXF) - With Selection Sunday done and over with, the NCAA Tournament is all ready to kick off this Tuesday.

Three Philadelphia-area university teams made the cut this year - Villanova, Temple, and St. Joe's.

Villanova - who lost the Big East Tournament to Seton Hall on Saturday - is seeded at #2 in the South Region. The Wildcats will take on UNC-Asheville in Brooklyn on Friday.

Also in the South Region are #10 seed Temple. They will play #7 Iowa also in Brooklyn on Friday.

If Villanova and Temple win their respective matches, the two Philly-area teams will face off in Brooklyn on Sunday.

St. Joe's is seeded #8 in the West Region. They will play #9 Cincinnati in Spokane, Washington on Friday as well.