Illinois was still cutting down the nets in Indianapolis after a thrilling overtime victory over Ohio State in the Big Ten Tournament title game when the bracket was revealed for the NCAA Tournament. 2 seed after romping past Cincinnati on Sunday to earn its first American Athletic Conference Tournament title. 12 seed Oregon State, which won the Pac-12 Tournament title after the Beavers were picked to finish last in the preseason poll. 8 seed and will face ninth-seeded Georgia Tech, who earned an automatic bid with a stunning Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament title. SECOND CHANCESSan Diego State thought it had a national title contender, when it went 30-2 with one of the losses in the Mountain West Tournament title game.

Source: thestar March 14, 2021 23:03 UTC