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2020 Selection Sunday
Kentucky gets the top seed in the NCAA West Region and will open up against (16) Illinois State.
Michigan State gets the 6th seed in the NCAA South Region and will open up with the winner of a First Four game between Davidson and Mercer.
Davidson will play a First Four game in the NCAA South Region. They'll be taking on Mercer, and the winner will be the 11th seed and take on Michigan State.
Hartford did much better than expected this season and gets the 9th seed in the NCAA East Region, opening up against (8) Georgetown.
Alabama gets the 2nd seed in the NCAA East Region, opening up against (15) Albany.
UCLA gets the top seed in the NIT West Region. Remember, I set the NIT back to 40 teams in an effort to get more of our FOFC teams a postseason chance, so the Bruins actually await the winner of a Play-in Game between (9) Maryland East Shore and (8) Coastal Carolina. UCLA will host the winner of that game.
TCU will be the 4th seed in the CBI. And damnit if this game hasn't done it again. They will host (13) Texas in the First Round, a Texas team that is in the same conference. This should not happen!
Duke will be the 14th seed in the CBI, and Tulsa will be the 3rd seed in the CBI. Duke will travel to Tulsa, and the Blue Devils are just happy to still be playing.
Kansas will be the 11th seed in the CBI and will open up by travelling to (6) Pepperdine.
Monmouth will be the 13th seed in the CIT and will open up by travelling to (4) Georgia State.
So we have some firsts this postseason. Hartford is making their first postseason appearance in this dynasty. We have 4 teams in the CBI, marking the first time in this dynasty that we've had any teams in the CBI. That tournament has neglected the FOFC teams, until this season. And, we have at least 1 team in all 4 of the postseason tournaments. The changes in the offseason definitely helped somewhat, but still a long way to go. 11 teams in the postseason isn't bad though.
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