New Headline: Spartans Power Through, Nearing Elite Eight Finalists Status
The Spartans open with North Dakota State, and could also face the UConn and Duke, two familiar foes, in a difficult NCAA tournament East Region.
1. MSU lands a tricky NCAA tournament draw Duke at the top of the bracket. Connecticut at the bottom.
There’s no easy path to the Final Four in this NCAA tournament. But there are more favorable ones than this. Like Purdue’s road, for example.
MSU is the top 3 seed, Purdue the last 2 seed. MSU’s loss to UCLA in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals and Purdue’s Big Ten tournament title (or at least getting to the final) put the Spartans and Boilermakers in this order. Purdue is the 2 seed in the West Region, with Arizona as the 1 seed.
No picnic there, but also no UConn potentially in the Sweet 16. I guess sometimes the Big Ten tournament does matter to the selection committee. What’s done is done, however.
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