NCAA Tournament Odds 2017: First Four Point Spreads

Statistically, Cincinnati, (which awaits the victor of Wake/Kansas State) is only slightly better than Wake Forest-22nd vs. 30th in KenPom-and Collins has the ability to rebound against the tough rebounding Bearcats, which could help negate Cincy’s strength inside.

Wesley Iwundu led K-State with 24 points.

Manning had 15 points with four rebounds and three assists in 71-46 win against No. 16 seed NC A&T in the first round, and he tallied 14 points with six rebounds and two assists in a 65-43 win over No. 9 Temple in the second round. With 17:34 left in the game.

Wake Forest was met with cheers when it got to its hotel and when it took the court at UD Arena for its open practice Monday. This time the Wildcats didn’t let the lead slip away. Now the challenge for the Demon Deacons is to stick around for a while once they get there. The Demon Deacons scored 90 points nine times during the season, but couldn’t match the Wildcats as they shot 66 percent from the field.

“We’re a team that we need to get better defensively, rebounding the ball, staying in front of the basketball, and hopefully we can continue to be as efficient as we are offensively”, Manning said.

K-State is 12-14 in its previous 14 NCAA Tournament bids.

Lighting up the scoreboard isn’t always easy against conference opponents, particularly in the talent-laden Big 12. As one of the final teams selected, its NCAA Tournament path is more hard than the 60 teams placed in the main bracket. All he cared about was landing a spot in the 68-team NCAA field.

Kansas State University was on the bubble. She is the 11th player in school history to reach 1,500 career points and is just one of four players in program history with 1,500 or more points and 800 or more career rebounds.

After the loss, Wake Forest ended its season with a defensive efficiency rating that ranks 168th out of 351 teams nationwide, and sits ahead of only N.C. State (224th) among ACC teams, according to basketball analytics website KenPom.com. “They better be excited”, said Manning, who’s in his third season at Wake Forest.

And they met in Dayton, and Kansas State flew the flag proudly for the Big 12.

Gardner Royce will have full coverage for KWCH 12. However, this team has improved all season, and it’s proven that it can play with some of the best teams in the country. West Virginia-Bucknell is this afternoon in Buffalo; Iowa State-Nevada is Thursday night in Milwaukee. But it’s an incredibly good sign. K-State made their free throws and saw the game out to the final whistle. Nice run. But the other four Big 12 teams in the tournament combined for disaster.

Once again, the First Four features the four lowest-rated conference champions (No. 16 seeds playing for the right to face a No. 1) and the last four at-large teams in the bracket (No. 11 seeds playing for the right to face a No. 6).

In his five seasons at Southern Illinois, Weber led the Salukis to consecutive Missouri Valley Conference championships and NCAA tournament appearances in 2002 and 2003, including a Sweet Sixteen finish in 2002.