Where will Little Rock Go, and what seed will they be?
1 seeds:
North Carolina
Kansas
Virginia
Oregon
Michigan State getting left out is a surprise here
12 seed against a team we have a chance against, if I get to pick.
Overall #1 seed is Kansas
South Region: (Regional Final in Louisville, KY)
1 Kansas
16. Austin Peay
8. Colorado
9. Connecticut
Games in Des Monies Iowa
5. Maryland
12. South Dakota State
4. California
13. Hawaii
Games in Spokane, WA
2. Villanova
15. UNC Asheville
7. Iowa
10. Temple
Games in Brooklyn, NY
3. Miami (FL)
14. Buffalo
6. Arizona
11. Vanderbilt/Wichita State First Four winner (Woah)
Games in Providence, RI
CBS is dragging this thing out for a full 2 hours, so the West region is probably about 15 minutes out.
Wow, this used to be 30 minutes
I'm forced to watch it on ESPN at Twin Peaks.
West Region: (Regional Final in Anaheim, CA)
1. Oregon
16. Holy Cross/Southern First Four winner
8. Saint Joseph's
9. Cincinnati
Games in Spokane, WA
5. Baylor
12. Yale
4. Duke
13. UNC Wilmington
Games in Providence, RI
2. Oklahoma
15. Cal State Bakersfield
7. Oregon State
10. VCU
Games in Oklahoma City, OK
3. Texas A&M
14. Green Bay
6. Texas
11. Northern Iowa
Games in Oklahoma City, OK
East Region is up next. Probably 10 minutes out.
East Region: (Regional final in Philadelphia, PA)
1. North Carolina
16. Florida Gulf Coast/Farleigh Dickinson First Four winner
8. USC
9. Providence
Games in Raleigh, NC
5. Indiana
12. Chatanooga
4. Kentucky
13. Stony Brook
Games in Des Monies, IA
2. Xavier
15. Weber State
7. Wisconsin
10. Pittsburgh
Games in St Louis, MO
3. West Virginia
14. Stephen F Austin
6. Notre Dame
11. Michigan/Tulsa First Four Winner (TULSA! WOW!)
Midwest Region is next. Obviously Little Rock is in this region. Thing to watch here is the seeding. Tulsa was a complete shock of a pick, and Little Rock beat them earlier this year. If Tulsa is an 11, I could see Little Rock picking up an 11 seed.
Tulsa is a real head scratcher.
Midwest Region: (Final in Chicago, IL)
1. Virginia
16. Hampton
8. Texas Tech
9. Butler
Games in Raleigh, NC
5. Purdue
12. LITTLE ROCK
4. Iowa State
13. Iona
Games in Denver, CO on Thursday
2. Michigan State
15. Middle Tennessee State
7. Dayton
10. Syracuse
Games in St Louis, MO
3. Utah
14. Fresno State
6. Seton Hall
11. Gonzaga
Games in Denver, CO
If Little Rock can make it past Purdue I can see them as a Sweet 16 team
Winnable draw. Purdue and Iowa State are both beatable. Purdue is big though, that's going to be a problem.
Good luck Little Rock! Get everyone in the belt some NCAA units!!!
Two 7 footers is gonna hurt us, bad. That's a TOUGH draw.
Great job LR and SBC. Nice to see SBC champ with a higher seed than the champion of that other conference that is perceived to be better. Best of luck to LR !
Take it to 'em, Little Rock.
So...the top 1.5 tiers of hoops conferences (P5 + Big East, AAC, A-10) ended up taking every at-large bid except for one...did I get that right? And if that one team wasn't named Wichita St., I have to wonder if they wouldn't have just made it a clean sweep and put South Carolina in instead. Oh, and St. Bonaventure gets left out, too?
I'm sure Monmouth and Valparaiso fans are thrilled with their #1 seeds in the NIT.
Also, go Little Rock!!
St Mary's was the biggest snub. Tulsa and Vandy have no business in the tourney.