Bracket released: Wichita State earns a 10-seed in the South region
Wichita State will play in Indianapolis, Indiana, for the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Wichita State has earned an 10-seed in South region the NCAA Tournament.
They’ll play No. 7 seed Dayton (24-7) in Indianapolis, Indiana, for the first round on Friday.
Should they advance, they’d meet the winner of No. 2 seed Kentucky (29-5) and No. 15 Northern Kentucky.
The Shockers (30-4) are in the NCAA Tournament for the sixth consecutive season.
They were previously a No. 11 seed last season, before losing to No. 3 seed Miami in the Round of 32. In 2015 WSU drew a No. 7 seed. They knocked off No. 2 seed Kansas before falling to No. 3 seed Notre Dame in the Sweet 16.
They’ve been as a high as a No. 1 seed in 2014, before they fell to No. 9 seed Kentucky in the second round.
In 2012, Gregg Marshall appeared in his first NCAA Tournament with the Shockers. He drew a five-seed and was eliminated in the first round.
ESPN’s Jay Bilas said Wichita State “is not a double-digit seed” in a conference call with reporters, the Wichita Eagle’s Paul Suellentrop first reported.
“The committee has a wonderful chance to screw this tournament up by mis-seeding Wichita State because they have the résumé of a double-digit seed,” Bilas continued. “This is a five-seed. And if they put them as a double-digit seed, the team that gets them is going to get screwed.”
In the last four NCAA Tournaments, Wichita State has a 6-3 record against teams seeded equal or higher than them.
Evan Pflugradt is the former sports editor of The Sunflower. Pflugradt past served as the publication's Editor in Chief, Opinion Editor and a reporter....