Not much story here, but rather something that's simply neat.

Connor Sports Flooring recently took five weeks constructing and painting the floor that will be used in next week's NCAA tournament Final Four in New Orleans.

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And, for your viewing pleasure, the process has been condensed into a two-minute time-lapse video. The floor is on a seven-city tour that began last Friday and ends this Friday. Once it arrives at the Superdome, it will take 2-4 hours to piece together and lay down.

Then it will be used for 120 minutes of game action.

Then it will become a collector's item.

Ryan Greene also covers UNLV and the Mountain West Conference for RunRebs.com. Follow him on Twitter at @ryanmgreene.

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After an NCAA tournament snub, Washington has shown a lot in advancing to the NIT semifinals. (AP)After serving as the punchline to countless jokes from national media and fans this season — deservedly so, much of the time — runs in postseason play below the NCAA tournament doesn't make up for the Pac-12's underwhelming performance as a whole this season.

But, boy, there's hardly been a league whose teams have been more fun to watch this March, no matter which tournament they're in.

In the NCAAs, Cal's epic First Four flop and Colorado's gutsy, surprising victory over UNLV as an 11 seed in its opener essentially balanced each other out.

Meanwhile, in the NIT and the CBI, the five teams that earned bids so far are a combined 8-1, with the lone loss being Arizona's poor home showing in an NIT-opening loss to Bucknell.

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As for the other four …

• Oregon closed out the regular season by winning six of its last seven games, sort of getting itself back on the bubble before being bounced in the Pac-12 tournament quarterfinals by a red-hot Colorado squad. The Ducks' response so far has been two blowout victories in the NIT over decent competition in LSU and Iowa. In those two games, while defense hasn't appeared to be too much of a priority, Oregon has combined to score 204 points. If nothing else, the Ducks are a helluva watch.

• Washington, the first "power conference" team in modern NCAA history to win its league's regular-season title and not make the Big Dance, has followed a similar suit. The Huskies have routed UT-Arlington and Northwestern on their home floor to advance to the NIT quarterfinals.

The Ducks and Huskies meet in Seattle on Tuesday night, with a trip to New York City for what is suddenly an intriguing Final Four on the line.

As Missouri fans exited the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Neb., dejected and stunned following their team's 86-84 Friday loss to 15-seed Norfolk State, they likely caught plenty of verbal barbs from Kansas fans entering the building for the site's night session of games.

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But it's likely that nothing was as rewarding for the Jayhawk faithful than getting a chance to actually thank the Norfolk State players, who sent Kansas' SEC-bound rivals packing from the NCAA tournament prematurely, slamming the door shut on the program's dreams of its first Final Four berth.

Kansas clearly benefited some from Missouri's season-ending loss, as it appeared to sharpen the team's focus. The Jayhawks then slammed upset-minded Detroit to cap off the night, 65-50, advancing to take on 10-seed Purdue on Sunday evening with a Sweet 16 trip on the line.

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Colorado's Carlon Brown. (AP)ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — No. 11 seed Colorado upsetting No. 6 seed UNLV on Thursday night in its NCAA opener at The Pit does not make up for an entire season of "meh" from the Pac-12.

But that's not what the upstart Buffs were out to do, anyway.

Atoning for the league's regular-season champ being left out of the field of 68 and Cal — the only other Pac-12 team to get a bid — getting blown off of the floor by South Florida in Dayton on Wednesday night was the furthest thing from their minds.

"We don't look at ourselves like the Pac-12 representers," senior guard Carlon Brown said following his team's surprising 68-64 triumph. "I'm sure the conference does and the commissioner does. We're really just playing for Colorado and our fans, and that's what we'll continue to do.

"If we happen to be the last — well, we are the last (Pac-12) team remaining — if we can carry that torch, we'll carry it. But it's not something we're focused on."

It should be the last thing on Colorado's mind, too, as the Buffs' run while playing with house money will continue for at least another 48 hours, when they face 3-seed Baylor on Saturday with a berth in the Sweet 16 on the line.

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In a twisted way, though, it makes complete sense that a team that finished fifth in an abnormally down Pac-12 would be in this position. It's the perfect example of the oddities that March can bring.

A week ago, Tad Boyle's club wasn't even within sniffing distance of the NCAA tournament bubble.

Then came an ugly-yet-wonderful jaunt through four games in four days in Los Angeles, surprising everyone in claiming the league's automatic bid.

On Thursday night, Colorado showed what helped them make that run, but also what made them such an inconsistent entity throughout the regular season.

Glen Rice Jr.'s tumultuous 3-year run at Georgia Tech came to an end Tuesday, as Brian Gregory dismissed him from the program. (AP)The strange, twisted journey for Glen Rice Jr. at Georgia Tech came to a strange, twisted end on Tuesday.

Rice, the Yellow Jackets' leading scorer (13.0 ppg) and rebounder (6.7 rpg) in what was a bumpy first season under Brian Gregory (11-20 overall, 4-12 ACC), was dismissed from the team following an odd incident last Thursday.

Responding to a call of a shot fired near a Midtown Atlanta night club, the police pulled over a Cadillac Escalade that Rice was a passenger in. It was being driven by graduate assistant London Warren, who was charged with DUI, while two handguns were recovered from the vehicle. The third passenger, Steven Pryor, was charged with discharging a firearm while under the influence. His story was that the gun accidentally went off while he tried to remove it from between two seats, and Pryor was also carrying a firearms license.

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The charge against Rice was permitting unlawful operation of a vehicle, which a local criminal defense attorney told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution he had not seen charged against anyone in eight years as a prosecutor or in 10 years as a defense attorney.

The legitimacy of the charge, though, appears to be a non-factor in the big picture with the son of 15-year NBA veteran Glen Rice. This was rather the final straw that broke the camel's back.

This season, Purdue has defied the theory that Big Ten teams don't consistently play high-scoring, uptempo ball. (AP)Planning on throwing a little beer money on this weekend's NCAA tournament action?

Let's be honest, many of you are. And while we here at The Dagger don't necessarily condone gambling, we won't turn a blind eye to it.

With that said, here's a look at five significant trends that could make you a bit sharper on some squads in this year's field.

1) These aren't your daddy's Purdue Boilermakers

When you think of Big Ten basketball, you think of games where both teams score in the 50s, where defense — and defensive rebounding — is held above all else.

Purdue has bucked that trend this year, to say the least.

The Boilermakers, including the Big Ten tournament, played 20 league games this season. Of those 20, 16 of them went over the total (or the over/under).

Purdue is only tied for 72nd in the nation and is fourth in the Big Ten this season in scoring (72.2 ppg). They also ranked last in the conference in team free throw shooting (65.2 percent), making this trend feel even stranger. But they also were third in the Big Ten in 3-pointers attempted (719) and 3-point percentage (37.7), and second in 3-point makes (271), balancing things out some.

But mostly, it's because Las Vegas oddsmakers didn't adjust the numbers very much. Only twice in Big Ten play was the total in a Purdue game at 140 or higher (both against Indiana).

Against Saint Mary's in Friday night's tournament opener, the number opened at 138, but has now crept up to 140. The Gaels have gone over 13 times this season, and under on 14 occasions.

2) New Mexico a quiet cover machine

With the exception of the last week, in which it blitzed through the field at the Mountain West Conference tournament, New Mexico has flown under the national radar for most of the season.

Despite little buzz — largely thanks to a pair of buzz-killing early season losses to New Mexico State and Santa Clara — the Lobos enter the field of 68 as a 5-seed with an impressive 27-6 mark.

They've been just as impressive all season against the spread, going a remarkable 22-7-1, including five straight covers. Even more ridiculous is that in the last 13 games New Mexico has won, it is 12-0-1 against the number.

They're currently listed as a 4-point favorite against Long Beach State, and the 49ers are one of the trendier picks on many folks' brackets to pull off the upset. But given New Mexico's recent history against the spread and the short number, the trend indicates a very close game.

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Will Central Michigan star guard Trey Zeigler stay now that father Ernie has been fired as the Chippewas' head coach? (AP)One of the most heart-warming stories so far this March in college hoops has been Detroit's unexpected run to the NCAA tournament, led by coach Ray McCallum and his son/star sophomore point guard Ray Jr.

The tale of Ray Jr., a former McDonald's All-American, choosing to stay home and help his father build a mid-major program from the ground up instead of heading off to the likes of UCLA, Arizona or Florida is unique.

But decisions like the one Ray Jr. made don't always end well, and on Wednesday, Trey Zeigler found that out the hard way.

From the same recruiting class, Zeigler — a 6-foot-5 shooting guard with an incredibly versatile game — chose to attend Central Michigan instead of Michigan, Duke or UCLA. The recruit ranked No. 28 nationally in the 2010 senior class chose, like McCallum Jr., to play for his father, Ernie Zeigler.

While Detroit's program has gone in one direction over the last two years, Central Michigan's flat-lined, and on Wednesday morning, Ernie Zeigler was fired after six seasons at the helm. It was his first head coaching job after spending seven seasons as a Division-I assistant at Kansas State, Bowling Green, Pitt and UCLA.

The school had to know that by doing so, it might be seeing its top hoops talent take a walk.

Trey tweeted "It's been real" on Tuesday morning after the news came down, but quickly deleted it from his account. Either way, it feels highly unlikely that he would stay in Mount Pleasant to help rebuild the program in the shadows of the college basketball world for someone other than his father. Plus, Ernie, a former Ben Howland assistant at both Pitt and UCLA before landing the CMU job in 2006, shouldn't have trouble finding a spot on a bench somewhere else.

BYU's Brock Zylstra reacts after the Cougars pull off the biggest comeback in NCAA tournament history. (AP)We should have seen it coming, right?

Western Kentucky had shown a knack towards the end of the season for coming back from double-digit deficits and winning in dramatic fashion.

Iona had made a habit throughout the season of letting double-digit leads slip away, turning into agonizing setbacks.

Both happened again on Tuesday in the opening action of the 2012 NCAA tournament, and both instances made history.

Mississippi Valley State's Kevin Burwell had a tough time swallowing his team's collapse. (AP)Western Kentucky pulled off the largest comeback in the last five minutes of an NCAA tourney game, digging out of a 16-point hole in the final 4:51 against Mississippi Valley State in Dayton, Ohio. They prevailed, 59-58, and advanced to face top overall seed Kentucky on Thursday evening. Will the Hilltoppers likely get throttled by the Wildcats? Yes. But after Tuesday's comeback, they'll have a lasting memory from the most unlikely of NCAA tournament runs.

And when it appeared that that couldn't be topped, BYU executed the largest overall comeback in NCAA tournament history, by erasing a 25-point deficit in a 78-72 victory over Iona, earning a trip to Louisville to take on Marquette.

It's fair to say that Western Kentucky's effort was the uglier of the two, as both teams shot below 30 percent in an incredibly ugly first half that put MVSU up 23-19 at the break.

Up 53-37 and apparently cruising, the Delta Devils' nightmare then began.

All of a sudden, shots didn't fall. They had trouble even getting the ball past half-court. They couldn't stop Western Kentucky in transition. When they tried to, they fouled.

MVSU only went a little over three minutes without scoring, but it felt like an eternity, and it was clear that the life — and confidence — was draining from the SWAC champs.

Western Kentucky took the lead for good on a T.J. Price 3-point play with 33 seconds remaining. Amidst the celebration afterwards, Hilltoper coach Ray Harper consoled MVSU point guard Kevin Burwell for several moments, making what was this tournament's first lasting image.

Harper had seen that dejection before, as the team he helped resurrect after taking over the reins mid-season also came back from down by double-digits in the Sun Belt tourney quarterfinals against Arkansas-Little Rock, then again in the title game in a thriller with North Texas.

The previous record for the largest comeback in the final five minutes of an NCAA tournament was executed by Illinois, who erased a 15-point deficit against Arizona in the 2005 Elite Eight.