Northwestern University Makes NCAA Tournament for 1st Time in Program’s History

March Madness is upon us once again, with the 68-team field for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament announced Sunday.

The tournament tips off Tuesday and Wednesday with “play-in” games; first-round games will be played Thursday and Friday. Before the Creighton game, Wright stressed to his players that he didn’t want the seniors to go out the way they did a year ago at the Big East Tournament, and the team took that to heart. There are certainly some huge threats to Villanova in the East, but Jay Wright will be happy with the other 5 top seeds in his region. “It’s a great accomplishment”. We expect Iowa State to win, but don’t be surprised if it’s close. The others are Army, The Citadel, William and Mary, and St. Francis (New York). If you already subscribe, thank you. A potential second-round matchup looms against No. 10 seed Marquette, coached by former Duke point guard and longtime assistant coach Steve Wojciechowski.

The initial analysis from the bracket reveal is that Villanova has a fairly manageable road to the Regional Final at Madison Square Garden.

Questions were raised about Villanova’s seemingly muted celebration after winning the conference tournament, but the players didn’t see it as a big deal. “We can’t look forward to that because we’ve got a tough first game”.

It was a pleasant, viewer-friendly production Sunday after last year’s version bogged down with analysis and conversation between bracket revelations.

Third-seeded Baylor has been a first-round upset victim each of the past two years. We’re gelling on and off the floor and it’s showing. Vanderbilt and Syracuse, both teams with a mediocre 19-13 record, got in.

Some betting sites even allow you to bet on from which conferences will the champions come and regionals – known as region future betting – as in, Duke’s odds that it will win its region is 4-1 (that’s for you, mom).

Like its rival Louisville, the University of Kentucky also claimed a No. 2 seed and will play in Indianapolis.

“We’re going to go there to try to stay there for a little while”, Collins said Sunday. Through the final 64, sweet sixteen, Elite Eight, and finally the Final Four the tournament champion is crowned the first week in April. And we came out of it.

Utah State got bounced out by Nevada in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament, and Southern Utah lost (to Weber State) in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tourney.

“A lot of character, that’s the biggest part”, senior Josh Hart told reporters in Philadelphia. “So does everybody else”.

They aren’t the only Big 12 schools who could end up at the Sprint Center, however.

The same general restrictions apply, but you can stream games right in your browser instead of downloading an application.

A Big 10 Tournament title got MI a No. 7 seed where they’ll be on upset watch against No. 10 Oklahoma State.

Mount Saint Mary’s will have one of the smallest players in the field in 5-foot-5 Junior Robinson, the Mountaineers’ second-leading scorer at 14.1 points per game.

The final play-in game features Providence and Southern Cal, the victor getting a trip to Tulsa to meet Southern Methodist.

The Wildcats open play Thursday but there may be an outside influence on that game. Game time has yet to be set.

The Wildcats will be under extra scrutiny on their quest to repeat.