I Kick A Touchdown Sports Report 32
By Mike Stanton
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It is that time of year again where March Madness is upon
us with the Men’s NCAA College Basketball Tournament. Louisville is the #1
overall seed with Gonzaga, Kansas, and Indiana rounding out the other top
seeds. There are 68 teams that have qualified for the tournament with eight of
those teams facing off in the First Four for a chance to move on from the 1st
round to the dance, and be one of the 64 schools playing 2nd round
matchups beginning on Thursday afternoon
Like usual there are a few colleges that very easily
could have been one of the 68 teams but just weren’t good enough. This year the
defending NCAA Champion Kentucky Wildcats lead the list. Kentucky was 21-11 on
the season, but after losing star Freshman Nerlens Noel to a torn ACL in
February Kentucky was never the same, and losing to Vanderbilt (64-48) in the
SEC Tournament sealed their fate. Besides Kentucky, the Southern Miss Golden
Eagles might have the biggest gripe on missing out on the tournament. Southern
Miss was (25-9) on the season and would lose to 6th seed in the
Midwest region Memphis (91-79) in 2OT in the Conference-USA championship game.
Two mid-majors who had a chance to surprise in the NCAA Tournament but faltered
in their conference tournaments were the (26-6) Louisiana Tech Bulldogs from
the WAC whose tournament chances blew up in smoke when they were upset by the UTSA
Roadrunners (73-67) in the WAC Quarterfinals, and the (27-4) Stephen F. Austin
Lumberjacks who dropped the Southland Championship game to the Northwestern
State Demons 68-66. Despite the (27-4) record Stephen F. Austin was out of a
spot the NCAA Tournament despite defeating the 10th seed in the East
the Oklahoma Sooners during the season. Other colleges that simply needed to
make a serious run in their conference tournament to have potentially had a
shot at the tournament were (21-11) Massachusetts out of the Atlantic 10,
(20-12) Tennessee and (21-12 Alabama from the SEC conference, (21-11) Virginia
and (22-12) Maryland from the ACC, and (21-12) Iowa from the Big Ten are the
other colleges that were snubbed by the NCAA Tournament by the fact that they
simply could have shown more on their tournament resume and failed to do so.
The NCAA tournament gets underway tonight with two 1st
Round matchups in the First Four with North Carolina A&T taking on Liberty,
and Middle Tennessee State facing off against Saint Mary’s. With no clear cut
favorite in the tournament this season it will be an interesting tournament to
determine who is hoisting the National Championship trophy on April 8th
in Atlanta, Georgia.
Below is the conference breakdown of each conference,
along with a team by team breakdown of all 68 teams in the NCAA Tournament
followed by the game matchups, time, and channel of each college basketball
game. All times listed below are in EST.
Conference
Breakdown
(8) Big East (Cincinnati, Georgetown, Louisville,
Marquette, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh,Syracuse,
Villanova)
(7) Big Ten (Illinois, Indiana,
Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State,Wisconsin)
(5) Atlantic
10 (Butler, La Salle, Saint Louis, Temple, Virginia
Commonwealth)
(5) Big 12 (Iowa State,
Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State)
(5) Mountain
West (Boise
State, Colorado State, New Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV)
(5) PAC-12 (Arizona,
California, Colorado, Oregon, UCLA)
(4) ACC (Duke, Miami (FL), North
Carolina, North Carolina State)
(3) SEC (Florida,
Mississippi, Missouri)
(2) Missouri
Valley (Creighton, Wichita
State)
(2) Sun
Belt (Middle
Tennessee State, Western Kentucky)
(2) West
Coast (Gonzaga,
Saint Mary’s)
(1) America
East (Albany)
(1) Atlantic
Sun (Florida Gulf Coast)
(1) Big Sky (Montana)
(1) Big
South (Liberty)
(1) C-USA (Memphis)
(1) Horizon League (Valparaiso)
(1) Ivy
League (Harvard)
(1) MAAC (Iona)
(1) Mid-American (Akron)
(1) MEAC (North
Carolina A&T)
(1) Northeast (LIU Brooklyn)
(1) Ohio
Valley (Belmont)
(1) Patriot (Bucknell)
(1) Southern (Davidson)
(1) Southland (Northwestern State)
(1) SWAC (Southern)
(1) Summit (South
Dakota State)
(1) WAC (New
Mexico State)
Team by team
breakdown of the Men’s NCAA Tournament
Midwest Region
1.
Louisville Cardinals
Location Louisville,
Kentucky
Record (29-5)
Conference Big East
NCAA Bid Big East Champion
NCAA Championships 2
(1980, 1986)
Last Appearance 2012 Final Four (Lost to
Kentucky 69-61)
2.
Duke Blue Devils
Location Durham,
North Carolina
Record (27-5)
Conference ACC
NCAA Bid ACC – At Large
NCAA Championships 4 (1991, 1992, 2001, 2010)
Last Appearance 2012
2nd Round (Lost to Lehigh 75-70)
3.
Michigan State Spartans
Location East Lansing, Michigan
Record (25-8)
Conference Big
Ten
NCAA Bid Big Ten – At Large
NCAA Championships 2
(1979, 2000)
Last Appearance 2012 Sweet
Sixteen (Lost to Louisville 57-44)
4.
Saint Louis Billikens
Location St. Louis, Missouri
Record (27-6)
Conference Atlantic
10
NCAA Bid Atlantic
10 Champion
NCAA Championships 0 (1952 Elite Eight)
Last Appearance 2012
3rd Round (Lost to Michigan State 65-61)
5.
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Location Stillwater, Oklahoma
Record (24-8)
Conference Big 12
NCAA Bid Big 12 – At Large
NCAA Championships 2 (1945, 1946)
Last Appearance 2010
1st Round (Lost to Georgia Tech 64-59)
6.
Memphis Tigers
Location Memphis,
Tennessee
Record (30-4)
Conference C-USA
NCAA Bid C-USA
Champion
NCAA Championships 0
(1973, 2008 Runner Up)
Last Appearance 2012 1st Round (Lost
to Saint Louis 61-54)
7.
Creighton Bluejays
Location Omaha,
Nebraska
Record (27-7)
Conference Missouri
Valley
NCAA Bid Missouri Valley Champion
NCAA Championships 0
(1962, 1964, 1974 Sweet Sixteen)
Last Appearance 2012 3rd Round (Lost
to North Carolina 87-73)
8.
Colorado State Rams
Location Fort
Collins, Colorado
Record (25-8)
Conference Mountain
West
NCAA Bid Mountain West – At Large
NCAA Championships 0
(1954, 1969 Sweet Sixteen)
Last Appearance 2012 2nd
Round (Lost to Murray State 58-41)
9.
Missouri Tigers
Location Columbia, Missouri
Record 23-10
Conference SEC
NCAA Bid SEC
– At Large
NCAA Championships 0
(1944, 1976, 1994, 2002, 2009 Elite Eight)
Last Appearance 2012 2nd
Round (Lost to Norfolk State 86-84)
10.
Cincinnati Bearcats
Location Cincinnati,
Ohio
Record (22-11)
Conference Big
East
NCAA Bid Big
East – At Large
NCAA Championships 2
(1961, 1962)
Last Appearance 2012 Sweet Sixteen (Lost to Ohio
State 81-66)
11a.
Saint Mary’s Gaels
Location Moraga,
California
Record (27-6)
Conference West
Coast
NCAA Bid West
Coast – At Large
NCAA Championships 0
(1959 Elite Eight)
Last Appearance 2012
2nd Round (Lost to Purdue 72-69)
11b.
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
Location Murfreesboro,
Tennessee
Record (28-5)
Conference Sun
Belt
NCAA Bid Sun
Belt – At Large
NCAA Championships 0
(1982, 1989 2nd Round)
Last Appearance 1989
2nd Round (Lost to Virginia 104-88)
12.
Oregon Ducks
Location Eugene,
Oregon
Record (26-8)
Conference PAC-12
NCAA Bid PAC-12
– At Large
NCAA Championships 1
(1939)
Last Appearance 2008
1st Round (Lost to Mississippi State 76-69)
13.
New Mexico State Aggies
Location Las
Cruces, New Mexico
Record (24-10)
Conference WAC
NCAA Bid WAC
Champion
NCAA Championships 0
(1970 Final Four)
Last Appearance 2012
2nd Round (Lost to Indiana 79-66)
14.
Valparaiso Crusaders
Location Valparaiso,
Indiana
Record (26-7)
Conference Horizon
League
NCAA Bid Horizon
League Champion
NCAA Championships 0
(1998 Sweet Sixteen)
Last Appearance 2004
1st Round (Lost to Gonzaga 91-72)
15.
Albany Great Danes
Location Albany,
New York
Record (24-10)
Conference America
East
NCAA Bid America
East Champion
NCAA Championships 0
(2006, 2007 1st Round)
Last Appearance 2007
1st Round (Lost to Virginia 84-57)
16a.
North Carolina A&T Aggies
Location Greensboro,
North Carolina
Record (19-16)
Conference MEAC
NCAA Bid MEAC
Champion
NCAA Championships 0
(1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1994, 1995 1st Round)
Last Appearance 1995
1st Round (Lost to Wake Forest 79-47)
16b.
Liberty Flames
Location Lynchburg,
Virginia
Record (15-20)
Conference Big
South
NCAA Bid Big
South Champion
NCAA Championships 0
(1994, 2004 1st Round)
Last Appearance 2004
1st Round (Lost to Saint Joseph’s 82-63)
1st Round
16a. North
Carolina A&T Tuesday
19 March
16b. Liberty 6:40pm TRU
11a. Saint
Mary’s Tuesday
19 March
11b. Middle
Tennessee State 9:10pm TRU
2nd Round
16. North
Carolina A&T/Liberty Thursday 21 March
1. Louisville 6:50pm TBS
15. Albany Friday
22 March
2. Duke 12:15pm CBS
14. Valparaiso Thursday
21 March
3. Michigan
State 12:15pm CBS
13. New
Mexico State Thursday
21 March
4. Saint
Louis 2:10pm TNT
12. Oregon Thursday 21 March
5. Oklahoma
State 4:40pm TNT
11. Saint
Mary’s/Middle Tennessee State Thursday
21 March
6. Memphis 2:45pm CBS
10. Cincinnati Friday
22 March
7. Creighton 2:45pm CBS
9. Missouri Thursday
21 March
10. Colorado
State 9:20pm TBS
West Region
1.
Gonzaga Bulldogs
Location Spokane,
Washington
Record (31-2)
Conference West
Coast
NCAA Bid West
Coast Champion
NCAA Championships 0
(1999 Elite Eight)
Last Appearance 2012
3rd Round (Lost to Ohio State 73-66)
2.
Ohio State Buckeyes
Location Columbus, Ohio
Record (26-7)
Conference Big
Ten
NCAA Bid Big
Ten Champion
NCAA Championships 1
(1960)
Last Appearance 2012
Final Four (Lost to Kansas 64-62)
3.
New Mexico Lobos
Location Albuquerque,
New Mexico
Record (29-5)
Conference Mountain
West
NCAA Bid Mountain
West Champion
NCAA Championships 0
(1968, 1974 Sweet Sixteen)
Last Appearance 2012
3rd Round (Lost to Louisville 59-56)
4.
Kansas State Wildcats
Location Manhattan,
Kansas
Record (27-7)
Conference Big
12
NCAA Bid Big
12 – At Large
NCAA Championships 0
(1951 Runner Up)
Last Appearance 2012
3rd Round (Lost to Syracuse 75-59)
5.
Wisconsin Badgers
Location Madison,
Wisconsin
Record (23-11)
Conference Big
Ten
NCAA Bid Big
Ten – At Large
NCAA Championships 1
(1941)
Last Appearance 2012
Sweet Sixteen (Lost to Syracuse 64-63)
6.
Arizona Wildcats
Location Tucson,
Arizona
Record (25-7)
Conference PAC-12
NCAA Bid PAC-12
– At Large
NCAA Championships 1
(1997)
Last Appearance 2011 Elite Eight
(Lost to Connecticut 65-63)
7.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Location Notre
Dame, Indiana
Record (25-9)
Conference Big
East
NCAA Bid Big
East – At Large
NCAA Championships 0
(1978 Final Four)
Last Appearance 2012
2nd Round (Lost to Xavier 67-63)
8.
Pittsburgh Panthers
Location Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
Record (24-8)
Conference Big
East
NCAA Bid Big
East – At Large
NCAA Championships 0
(1941 Final Four)
Last Appearance 2011
3rd Round (Lost to Butler 71-70)
9.
Wichita State Shockers
Location Wichita,
Kansas
Record (26-8)
Conference Missouri
Valley
NCAA Bid Missouri
Valley – At Large
NCAA Championships 0
(1965 Final Four)
Last Appearance 2012
2nd Round (Lost to Virginia Commonwealth 62-59)
10.
Iowa State Cyclones
Location Ames,
Iowa
Record (22-11)
Conference Big
12
NCAA Bid Big
12 – At Large
NCAA Championships 0
(1944 Final Four)
Last Appearance 2012
3rd Round (Lost to Kentucky 87-71)
11.
Belmont Bruins
Location Nashville,
Tennessee
Record (26-6)
Conference Ohio
Valley
NCAA Bid Ohio
Valley Champion
NCAA Championships 0
(2012 2nd Round)
Last Appearance 2012
2nd Round (Lost to Georgetown 74-59)
12.
Mississippi Rebels
Location Oxford,
Mississippi
Record (26-8)
Conference SEC
NCAA Bid SEC
– At Large
NCAA Championships 0
(2001 Sweet Sixteen)
Last Appearance 2002
1st Round (Lost to UCLA 80-58)
13a.
La Salle Explorers
Location Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
Record (21-9)
Conference Atlantic
10
NCAA Bid Atlantic
10 – At Large
NCAA Championships 1
(1954)
Last Appearance 1992
1st Round (Lost to Seton Hall 78-76)
13b.
Boise State Broncos
Location Boise,
Idaho
Record (21-10)
Conference Mountain
West
NCAA Bid Mountain
West – At Large
NCAA Championships 0
(1976, 1988, 1993, 1994, 2008 1st Round)
Last Appearance 2008
1st Round (Lost to Louisville 79-61)
14.
Harvard Crimson
Location Cambridge,
Massachusetts
Record (19-9)
Conference Ivy
League
NCAA Bid Ivy
League Champion
NCAA Championships 0
(1946 Elite Eight)
Last Appearance 2012
2nd Round (Lost to Vanderbilt 79-70)
15.
Iona Gaels
Location New
Rochelle, New York
Record (20-13)
Conference MAAC
NCAA Bid MAAC
Champion
NCAA Championships 0
(1980 2nd Round)
Last Appearance 2012
1st Round (Lost to Brigham Young 78-72)
16.
Southern Jaguars
Location Baton
Rouge, Louisiana
Record (23-9)
Conference SWAC
NCAA Bid SWAC
Champion
NCAA Championships 0
(1993 2nd Round)
Last Appearance 2006
1st Round (Lost to Duke 70-54)
First Round
13a. La Salle Wednesday
20 March
13b. Boise
State 9:10pm TRU
2nd
Round
16. Southern Thursday
21 March
1. Gonzaga 4:10pm TBS
15. Iona Friday
22 March
2. Ohio
State 7:15pm CBS
14. Harvard Thursday
21 March
3. New
Mexico 9:50pm TNT
13. Boise
State/La Salle Friday
22 March
4. Kansas
State 3:10pm TRU
12. Mississippi Friday
22 March
5. Wisconsin 12:40pm TRU
11. Belmont Thursday
21 March
6. Arizona 7:20pm TNT
10. Iowa
State Friday
22 March
7. Notre
Dame 9:45pm CBS
9. Wichita
State Thursday
21 March
8. Pittsburgh 1:40pm TBS
South Region
1.
Kansas Jayhawks
Location Lawrence,
Kansas
Record (29-5)
Conference Big
12
NCAA Bid Big
12 Champion
NCAA Championships 3
(1952, 1988, 2008)
Last Appearance 2012
National Championship (Lost to Kentucky 67-59)
2.
Georgetown Hoyas
Location Washington,
DC
Record (25-6)
Conference Big
East
NCAA Bid Big
East – At Large
NCAA Championships 1
(1984)
Last Appearance 2012
3rd Round (Lost to North Carolina State 66-63)
3. Florida Gators
Location Gainesville,
Florida
Record (26-7)
Conference SEC
NCAA Bid SEC
– At Large
NCAA Championships 2
(2006, 2007)
Last Appearance 2012
Elite Eight (Lost to Louisville 72-68)
4. Michigan Wolverines
Location Ann
Arbor, Michigan
Record (26-7)
Conference Big
Ten
NCAA Bid Big
Ten – At Large
NCAA Championships 1
(1989)
Last Appearance 2012
2nd Round (Lost to Ohio 65-60)
5.
Virginia Commonwealth Rams
Location Richmond,
Virginia
Record (26-8)
Conference Atlantic
10
NCAA Bid Atlantic
10 – At Large
NCAA Championships 0
(2011 Final Four)
Last Appearance 2012
3rd Round (Lost to Indiana 63-61)
6.
UCLA Bruins
Location Los
Angeles, California
Record (25-9)
Conference PAC-12
NCAA Bid PAC-12
– At Large
NCAA
Championships 11
(1964, 1965, 1967-1973, 1975, 1995
Last
Appearance 2011
3rd Round (Lost to Florida 73-65)
7.
San Diego
State Aztecs
Location San
Diego, California
Record (22-10)
Conference Mountain
West
NCAA Bid Mountain
West – At Large
NCAA Championships 0
(2011 Sweet Sixteen)
Last Appearance 2012
2nd Round (Lost to North Carolina State 79-65)
8.
North Carolina Tar Heels
Location Chapel
Hill, North Carolina
Record (24-10)
Conference ACC
NCAA Bid ACC
– At Large
NCAA Championships 5
(1957, 1982, 1993, 2005, 2009)
Last Appearance 2012
Elite Eight (Lost to Kansas 80-67)
9.
Villanova Wildcats
Location Villanova,
Pennsylvania
Record (20-13)
Conference Big
East
NCAA Bid Big
East – At Large
NCAA Championships 1
(1985)
Last Appearance 2011
2nd Round (Lost to George Mason 61-57)
10.
Oklahoma Sooners
Location Norman,
Oklahoma
Record (20-11)
Conference Big
12
NCAA Bid Big
12 – At Large
NCAA Championships 0
(1947, 1988 Runner Up)
Last Appearance 2009
Elite Eight (Lost to North Carolina 72-60)
11.
Minnesota Golden Gophers
Location Minneapolis,
Minnesota
Record (20-12)
Conference Big
Ten
NCAA Bid Big
Ten – At Large
NCAA Championships 0
(1997 Final Four)
Last Appearance 2010
1st Round (Lost to Xavier 65-54)
12.
Akron Zips
Location Akron,
Ohio
Record (26-6)
Conference Mid-American
NCAA Bid Mid-American
Champion
NCAA Championships 0
(1986, 2009, 2011 1st Round)
Last Appearance 2011
2nd Round (Lost to Notre Dame 69-56)
13.
South Dakota State Jackrabbits
Location Brookings,
South Dakota
Record (25-9)
Conference Summit
League
NCAA Bid Summit
League Champion
NCAA Championships 0
(2012 2nd Round)
Last Appearance 2012
2nd Round (Lost to Baylor 68-60)
14.
Northwestern State Demons
Location Natchitoches,
Louisiana
Record (23-8)
Conference Southland
NCAA Bid Southland
Champion
NCAA Championships 0
(2006 2nd Round)
Last Appearance 2006
2nd Round (Lost to West Virginia 67-54)
15.
Florida Gulf Coast Eagles
Location Fort
Myers, Florida
Record (24-10)
Conference Atlantic
Sun
NCAA Bid Atlantic
Sun Champion
NCAA Championships 0
(2013 First Appearance)
Last Appearance First
Appearance
16.
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Location Bowling
Green, Kentucky
Record (20-15)
Conference Sun
Belt
NCAA Bid Sun
Belt Champion
NCAA Championships 0
(1971 Final Four)
Last Appearance 2012
2nd Round (Lost to Kentucky 81-66)
2nd
Round
16. Western
Kentucky Friday
22 March
1. Kansas 9:50pm TNT
15. Florida
Gulf Coast Friday
22 March
2. Georgetown 6:50pm TBS
14. Northwestern
State Friday 22
March
3. Florida 7:27pm TRU
13. South
Dakota State Thursday
21 March
4. Michigan 7:15pm CBS
12. Akron Thursday
21 March
5. Virginia
Commonwealth 9:45pm CBS
11. Minnesota Friday
22 March
6. UCLA 9:57pm TRU
10. Oklahoma Friday
22 March
7. San
Diego State 9:20pm TBS
9. Villanova Friday
22 March
8. North
Carolina 7:20pm TNT
East Region
1.
Indiana Hoosiers
Location Bloomington,
Indiana
Record (27-6)
Conference Big
Ten
NCAA Bid Big
Ten – At Large
NCAA Championships 5
(1940, 1953, 1976, 1981, 1987)
Last Appearance 2012
Sweet Sixteen (Lost to Kentucky 102-90)
2.
Miami Hurricanes
Location Coral
Gables, Florida
Record (27-6)
Conference ACC
NCAA Bid ACC
Champion
NCAA Championships 0
(2000 Sweet Sixteen)
Last Appearance 2008
2nd Round (Lost to Texas (75-72)
3.
Marquette Golden Eagles
Location Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
Record (23-8)
Conference Big
East
NCAA Bid Big
East – At Large
NCAA Championships 1
(1977)
Last Appearance 2012
Sweet Sixteen (Lost to Florida 68-58)
4.
Syracuse Orange
Location Syracuse,
New York
Record (26-9)
Conference Big
East
NCAA Bid Big
East – At Large
NCAA Championships 1
(2003)
Last Appearance 2012
Elite Eight (Lost to Ohio State 77-70)
5.
UNLV Runnin’ Rebels
Location Las
Vegas, Nevada
Record (25-9)
Conference Mountain
West
NCAA Bid Mountain
West – At Large
NCAA Championships 1 (1990)
Last Appearance 2012
2nd Round (Lost to Colorado 68-64)
6.
Butler Bulldogs
Location Indianapolis,
Indiana
Record (26-8)
Conference Atlantic
10
NCAA Bid Atlantic
10 – At Large
NCAA Championships 0
(2010, 2011 Runner Up)
Last Appearance 2011
National Championship (Lost to Connecticut 53-41)
7.
Illinois Fighting Illini
Location Champaign,
Illinois
Record (22-12)
Conference Big
Ten
NCAA Bid Big
Ten – At Large
NCAA Championships 0
(2005 Runner Up)
Last Appearance 2011
3rd Round (Lost to Kansas 73-59)
8.
North Carolina State Wolfpack
Location Raleigh,
North Carolina
Record (24-10)
Conference ACC
NCAA Bid ACC
– At Large
NCAA Championships 2
(1974, 1983)
Last Appearance 2012
Sweet Sixteen (Lost to Kansas 60-57)
9.
Temple Owls
Location Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
Record (23-9)
Conference Atlantic
10
NCAA Bid Atlantic
10 – At Large
NCAA Championships 0
(1956, 1958 Final Four)
Last Appearance 2012
2nd Round (Lost to South Florida 58-44)
10.
Colorado Buffaloes
Location Boulder,
Colorado
Record (21-11)
Conference PAC-12
NCAA Bid PAC-12
– At Large
NCAA Championships 0
(1942, 1955 Final Four)
Last Appearance 2012
3rd Round (Lost to Baylor 80-63)
11.
Bucknell Bison
Location Lewisburg,
Pennsylvania
Record (28-5)
Conference Patriot
League
NCAA Bid Patriot
League Champion
NCAA Championships 0
(2005, 2006 2nd Round)
Last Appearance 2011
2nd Round (Lost to Connecticut 81-52)
12.
California Golden Bears
Location Berkeley, California
Record (20-11)
Conference PAC-12
NCAA Bid PAC-12
– At Large
NCAA Championships 1
(1959)
Last Appearance 2012
1st Round (Lost to South Florida 65-54)
13.
Montana Grizzlies
Location Missoula,
Montana
Record (25-6)
Conference Big
Sky
NCAA Bid Big
Sky Champion
NCAA Championships 0
(1975 Sweet Sixteen)
Last Appearance 2012
2nd Round (Lost to Wisconsin 73-49)
14.
Davidson Wildcats
Location Davidson,
North Carolina
Record (26-7)
Conference Southern
NCAA Bid Southern
Champion
NCAA Championships 0
(1968, 1969, 2008 Elite Eight)
Last Appearance 2012
2nd Round (Lost to Louisville 69-62)
15.
Pacific
Location Stockton,
California
Record (22-12)
Conference Big
West
NCAA Bid Big
West Champion
NCAA Championships 0
(1967 Elite Eight)
Last Appearance 2006
1st Round (Lost to Boston College 88-76 3OT)
16a.
LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds
Location Brooklyn,
New York
Record (20-13)
Conference Northeast
NCAA Bid Northeast
Champion
NCAA Championships 0
(2012 2nd Round)
Last Appearance 2012
2nd Round (Lost to Michigan State 89-67)
16b.
James Madison Dukes
Location Harrisonburg,
Virginia
Record (20-14)
Conference CAA
NCAA Bid CAA
Champion
NCAA Championships 0
(1981, 1982, 1983 2nd Round)
Last Appearance 1994
1st Round (Lost to Florida 64-62)
1st
Round
16a. LIU
Brooklyn Wednesday
20 March
16b. James
Madison 6:40pm TRU
2nd
Round
16. LIU
Brooklyn/James Madison Friday 22 March
1. Indiana 4:10pm TBS
15. Pacific Friday
22 March
2. Miami
(FL) 2:10pm TNT
14. Davidson Thursday
21 March
3. Marquette 3:10pm TRU
13. Montana Thursday
21 March
4. Syracuse 9:57pm TRU
12. California Thursday
21 March
5. UNLV 7:27pm TRU
11. Bucknell Thursday
21 March
6. Butler 12:40pm TRU
10. Colorado Friday
22 March
7. Illinois 4:40pm TNT
9. Temple Friday
22 March
8. North
Carolina State 1:40pm TBS
