Only one of the eight teams in the First Four has been in the NCAA Tournament's tip-off event before, but there is a coach who is very familiar with the Miami Valley. 1. Grambling State will be making its first NCAA Tournament appearance after winning the Southwest Athletic Conference for the first time. The 20-14 Tigers are the regular season champs of the SWAC as well, making them the only one of the four 16 seeds who were actually expected to win their conference tournament.
CONF | OVR | PF | PA | |
---|---|---|---|---|
14-4 | 26-5 | 2476 | 2158 | |
13-5 | 26-6 | 2444 | 2128 | |
13-5 | 22-9 | 2360 | 2085 | |
12-6 | 19-11 | 2199 | 2029 | |
11-7 | 22-9 | 2315 | 2054 | |
10-8 | 22-9 | 2378 | 2110 | |
10-8 | 22-9 | 2560 | 2224 | |
8-10 | 15-16 | 2258 | 2306 | |
4-14 | 11-20 | 2081 | 2279 | |
2-16 | 9-21 | 1995 | 2161 | |
2-16 | 9-22 | 2166 | 2331 |