To the NCAA Tournament we go

To the NCAA Tournament we go

By Paige Costantino

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Now that the conference games are over, the brackets at out and the number one seeds have been announced. Shockingly, all four of the number 1 seeds for the NCAA tournament did not win their conference and lost in the finals. Kentucky, Syracuse, UNC and Ohio State all lost in the finals round, losing to Vanderbuilt, Cinninatti, Flordia State and Michigan State, respectively. Kentucky which was ranked number 1 in the country, only losing one game, fell to Vanderbuilt 71-64 even though they defeated them twice during the regular season. However, in order to be in the NCAA tournament winning your conference is not the only factor and because of their success during the season they became number one seeds.

The 2nd round of the tournament tips off on Thursday, March 15. On Thursday number 1 seeds Kentucky plays either Western Kentucky Universtiy or Mississippi Valley State University tied for the 16th seed and Syracuse will play UNC-Asheville (#16). Then on Friday, number 1 seed Michigan State University will play Long Island University Brooklyn (16th) and number 1 seed UNC will either play Lamar or University of Vermont tied for 16th (ESPN). Although the Kentucky Wildcats lost their conference championship game, they are defintely contenders to win the national championship, it could be anyone's game.

Source: 2011 NCAA Tournament Highlights