Nike and its affiliated brands sponsor 55 of the 68 teams in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, up slightly from 53 in last year's 65-team tournament. THE DAILY's annual breakdown of the shoe and apparel brands worn in the tourney shows there are 52 schools that wear Nike shoes, while three teams don Jordan Brand. Twelve teams wear adidas shoes, up from 11 last year. Temple is the lone school to sport Under Armour gear and shoes. Nike/Jordan jerseys are worn by 51 teams. Anaconda Sports' "The Rock" brand and Russell Athletic both sponsor two teams' jerseys, while Crons sponsors UNC-Asheville. Schools in the chart below are listed by region in their seed order. The first round of the NCAA tournament begins today (THE DAILY).
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EAST
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SOUTHWEST
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| TEAM |
SHOE/APPAREL |
TEAM |
SHOE/APPAREL |
| 1) Ohio State |
Nike/Nike |
1) Kansas |
adidas/adidas |
| 2) North Carolina |
Jordan/Jordan |
2) Notre Dame |
adidas/adidas |
| 3) Syracuse |
Nike/Nike |
3) Purdue |
Nike/Nike |
| 4) Kentucky |
Nike/Nike |
4) Louisville |
adidas/adidas |
| 5) West Virginia |
Nike/Nike |
5) Vanderbilt |
Nike/Nike |
| 6) Xavier |
Nike/Nike |
6) Georgetown |
Jordan/Jordan |
| 7) Washington |
Nike/Nike |
7) Texas A&M |
adidas/adidas |
| 8) George Mason |
Nike/Nike |
8) UNLV |
Nike/Nike |
| 9) Villanova |
Nike/Nike |
9) Illinois |
Nike/Nike |
| 10) Georgia |
Nike/Nike |
10) Florida State |
Nike/Nike |
| 11) Marquette |
Jordan/Jordan |
11) Southern Cal |
Nike/Nike |
| 12) Clemson |
Nike/Nike |
11) Virginia Commonwealth |
Nike/Nike |
| 12) UAB |
Nike/Nike |
12) Richmond |
Nike/Nike |
| 13) Princeton |
Nike/Nike |
13) Morehead State |
Nike/Nike |
| 14) Indiana State |
Nike/Nike |
14) St. Peter's |
Nike/Anaconda Sports |
| 15) Long Island |
adidas/Anacoda Sports |
15) Akron |
Nike/Nike |
| 16) Texas-San Antonio |
Nike/Nike |
16) Boston University |
Nike/Nike |
| 16) Alabama State |
Nike/Russell Athletic |
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WEST
|
SOUTHEAST
|
| TEAM |
SHOE/APPAREL |
TEAM |
SHOE/APPAREL |
| 1) Duke |
Nike/Nike |
1) Pittsburgh |
Nike/Nike |
| 2) San Diego State |
Nike/Nike |
2) Florida |
Nike/Nike |
| 3) Connecticut |
Nike/Nike |
3) BYU |
Nike/Nike |
| 4) Texas |
Nike/Nike |
4) Wisconsin |
adidas/adidas |
| 5) Arizona |
Nike/Nike |
5) Kansas State |
Nike/Nike |
| 6) Cincinnati |
adidas/adidas |
6) St. John's |
Nike/Nike |
| 7) Temple |
Under Armour/
Under Armour |
7) UCLA |
adidas/adidas |
| 8) Michigan |
adidas/adidas |
8) Butler |
Nike/Nike |
| 9) Tennessee |
adidas/adidas |
9) Old Dominion |
Nike/Nike |
| 10) Penn State |
Nike/Nike |
10) Michigan State |
Nike/Nike |
| 11) Missouri |
Nike/Nike |
11) Gonzaga |
Nike/Nike |
| 12) Memphis |
Nike/Nike |
12) Utah State |
Nike/Nike |
| 13) Oakland |
Nike/Nike |
13) Belmont |
Nike/Nike |
| 14) Bucknell |
adidas/adidas |
14) Wofford |
adidas/adidas |
| 15) Northern Colorado |
Nike/Nike |
15) UC Santa Barbara |
Nike/Nike |
| 16) Hampton |
Nike/Russell Athletic |
16) Arkansas-Little Rock |
Nike/Nike |
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16) UNC-Asheville |
Nike/Crons |
