Let’s Dance: March Madness Begins, Pac 12 with record 7 teams in Tournament

By Francisco Romero

Yes, it is that time of year again. Some of you will take vacation time, others will call-in sick to work and others will just sit and enjoy the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament.

Whatever your case is, sit down, relax and enjoy the ride.

Selection Sunday is now over and 68 teams have been selected. This year’s Final Four will take place at NRG Stadium in Houston, TX.

The Number 1 seeds selected for this year are Kansas, Oregon, North Carolina and Virginia.

The Pac 12 Conference has placed a record seven teams in the tournament.

“The Pac-12 was as deep as any conference in the nation this season and we are thrilled the committee rewarded the great play of our teams,” mentioned Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott. “We look forward to our deserving student-athletes competing deep into the tournament.”

Oregon a No. 1 Seed will meet the Holy Cross/Southern First Four game winner Friday in the West Region’s First Round in Spokane, Wash.

Utah a No. 3 seed in the Midwest Region and will meet No. 14 Fresno State on Thursday in Denver.

California a No. 4 seed will face Hawaii on Friday in Spokane, Washington in the South Region.

Arizona a No. 6 in the South Region and will meet the Vanderbilt/Wichita State First Four game winner on Thursday in Providence, R.I.

Oregon State a No. 7 seed will meet No. 10 VCU on Friday in Oklahoma City, Okla.

Colorado a No. 8 seed will meet No. 9 UConn Thursday in Des Moines, Iowa in the South Region.

USC also a No. 8 seed will meet No. 9 Providence Thursday in Raleigh, N.C. in the East Region.

Arizona is preparing to face one of two teams, either Vanderbilt of Wichita State and this is how head coach Sean Miller is preparing, “For us is about getting our own house in order, making sure that we are ready to play, healthy and ready to be at our bests. A lot of our preparation is about ourselves.”

The following is the link to the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament Bracket: http://www.ncaa.com/interactive-bracket/basketball-men/d1