Jewish coaches lead 4 of 8 top seeds in NCAA's March Madness tournaments

(JTA) - As the most exciting time in college basketball begins, Jewish coaches are in the spotlight.

For much of the season, four coaches - Auburn's Bruce Pearl, Duke's Jon Scheyer, Florida's Todd Golden and USC's Lindsay Gottlieb - have been at or near the top of the game. And on Sunday, all of them were rewarded with No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Division I men's and women's college basketball tournaments.

Each tournament has four regions, with sixteen teams each. And in this year's men's tournament, the top team in three of those four will be led by a Jewish coach. The fourth No. 1 seed is Housto...