The First Four are done. In addition to (11) NC State (non-NBK) we lost (16) UMBC and (16) Lehigh, who we just now learned are no longer the Engineers but are the Mountain Hawks (How come no one told us this; we demand an explanation). And (11) Miami OH were very impressive in carving up (11) SMU, bombarding them with threes in the first half then backdooring them to oblivion in the second and winning handily 89-79.

Best of luck to our beloved Billikens tonight. We’ll attempt a Game Preview on this site if time allows. Bracket-wise, we are going with Michigan so even if the Bills get past Georgia they likely suffer the 9-seed fate of a second round exit.

THURSDAY – Round One
(9) TCU (41%) vs (8) Ohio St – 11:15 AM CST
(4) Nebraska (93%) vs (13) Troy – 11:40 AM CST
(11) South Florida (30%) vs (6) Louisville – 12:30 PM CST
(12) High Point (19%) vs (5) Wisconsin – 12:50 PM CST
(16) Siena (1%) vs (1) Duke – 1:50 PM CST
(12) McNeese (20%) vs (5) Vanderbilt – 2:15 PM CST
(14) North Dakota St (8%) vs (3) Michigan St – 3:05 PM CST
(13) Hawaii (13%) vs (4) Arkansas – 3:25 PM CST
(9) Saint Louis (46%) vs (8) Georgia – 8:45 PM CST
(14) Kennesaw St (6%) vs (3) Gonzaga – 9:00 PM CST
(15) Idaho (4%) vs (2) Houston – 9:10 PM CST

FRIDAY – Round One
(10) Santa Clara (43%) vs (7) Kentucky – 11:15 AM CST
(12) Akron (23%) vs (5) Texas Tech – 11:40 AM CST
(16) LIU (1%) vs (1) Arizona – 12:35 PM CST
(14) Wright St (8%) vs (3) Virginia – 12:40 PM CST
(15) Tennessee St (3%) vs (2) Iowa St – 1:50 PM CST
(13) Hofstra (18%) vs (4) Alabama – 2:15 PM CST
(9) Utah St (52%) vs (8) Villanova – 3:10 PM CST
(10) UCF (34%) vs (7) UCLA – 6:25 PM CST
(15) Queens (4%) vs. (2) Purdue – 7:35 PM CST
(13) Cal Baptist (13%) vs (4) Kansas – 8:45 PM CST
(15) Furman (5%) vs (2) UConn – 9:00 PM CST

Data courtesy Kenpom.com