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Purdue claimed the top overall seed over reigning national champion Connecticut in the first look at the potential top 16 seeds for the NCAA Tournament. The committee that will select the field of 68 revealed its preliminary list of top teams Saturday. Purdue and then UConn have topped The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll for five straight weeks, although with the Huskies at No. 1 in the Top 25. Houston and Arizona were the other two No. 1 seeds. North Carolina was the fifth overall seed and headlined the list of regional 2-seeds. Selection Sunday is March 17.