WEST COAST (1): GONZAGA — Otherwise known as the C-USA of the West. Gonzaga is practically guaranteed a spot in the tournament annually, so it's just a matter of how far they advance and whether or not their All-American player cries in the final seconds of their loss.
Tourney Record: 2-0
SOUTHEAST CONFERENCE (0) — It warrants mention that the best conference in football couldn't get a single team into the final 16. Two of them lost in the first round (both to higher seeds, granted) and LSU predictably lost to top-seeded UNC. But wow, what a way to finish the season for the SEC. When are spring football games?
Tourney Record: 1-3
HORIZON (0) — They weren't meant to have two teams. It was just supposed to be Butler and nobody else. But Cleveland State played their way in, and didn't settle for appearing on productivity-siphoning brackets across the country. They whumped Wake Forest in one of the worst routs by a 13-seed over a 4-seed. Meanwhile, Butler lost their first round game. How about that.
Tourney Record: 1-2
MOUNTAIN WEST (0) — BYU and Utah went down quietly in the first round. But hey, at least the Utes went undefeated in football.
Tourney Record: 0-2
METRO ATLANTIC, SUN BELT — Siena and Western Kentucky were the only one-team conferences to score wins. Hooray for them.
Article comments