#10 Mountaineers (19-13) vs #7 Bulldogs (25-6)
If you read the piece about the East Region that is posted you will know that I am very bullish on Gonzaga right now.
If you read the piece about the East Region that is posted you will know that I am very bullish on Gonzaga right now.
In the play-in game for the Midwest Region Vermont faces Lamar and the winner will get to play top seed North Carolina in the next Big Dance game.
In a Midwest Region play in game between a couple of teams that were sitting on pins and needles on selection Sunday South Florida faces California.
It feels like a bit of a setup having two schools better known for academics than hoops meeting in the first round.
The Big 12 was a very good conference this year. Kansas and Mizzou took #2 seeds with Baylor right behind them with a #3.
The Syracuse Orange are looking to validate a great season that earned them the top seed in the East Region.
You have to hand it to NC State for pushing the Tar Heels about as far as possible. Sure North Carolina was without John Henson, but that was an inspired effort by the Wolfpack – maybe it earned them a bid.
With Arizona (23-9) and Colorado (22-11) both advancing to the final of the Pac 12 conference tourney each, likely, punched their ticket to the Big Dance.
Missouri beat Texas in the Big 12 tourney semis and if they can beat Baylor in the finals they have a chance to snag a precious #1 seed in the Big Dance.
The Big East tournament final is a shocker between a couple of unranked teams in Cincinnati and Louisville.
It is no shock to see that the North Carolina Tar Heels advanced to the semifinals of the ACC Tournament.
You have to credit Marshall for being the sharper team after playing a triple overtime thriller the day before.
The Duke Blue Devils don’t need to win the ACC tournament to punch their ticket to the Big Dance but they are headed in that direction anyway.
Texas (20-12) may have kept their streak alive of playing in the NCAA tournament, as they have gone to the Big Dance in 13 straight seasons, with a HUGE win over Iowa State last night.
Colorado (21-11) scored an upset yesterday beating Oregon and they may need another one facing Cal (24-8) to make it to the Big Dance.
Oregon State (19-13) has played themselves onto the Big Dance bubble advancing to the Pac 12 semis dispatching conference champion Washington in their last game and to get to the all-important 20-win plateau they will have to beat an Arizona (22-10) team that beat them in OT in the regular season.