WEST REGION
No. 3 Gonzaga (Bulldogs)
Document: 28-5 total, 14-2 West Coast
Location: Spokane, Wash.
Bid: Automated
Finest wins: No. 1 Alabama, 3 Xavier, 5 Saint Mary’s, 6 Kentucky, 7 Michigan State
Worst loss: Loyola Marymount
Tourney tidbit: GU’s 25 straight NCAA berths are outdone solely by Kansas (33) and Michigan State (26). GU leads the nation in NCAA Event wins up to now eight years (22).
Coach: Mark Few (686-134, twenty fourth season at Gonzaga)
Colorado connections: Ex-Zags Matt Bouldin (ThunderRidge) and Josh Perkins (Regis Jesuit) had been Colorado all-state stars, and Gonzaga flourished in Denver’s NCAAs in 2011 and 2016.
Menace stage to win NCAA title (1-10): 9. Gonzaga’s eight straight Candy 16 berths is the nation’s longest streak, and the Zags are the nation’s hottest staff, per Haslam Metrics.
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No. 14 Grand Canyon (Antelopes)
Document: 24-11 total, 10-7 WAC
Location: Phoenix
Bid: Automated
Finest win: Sam Houston State (2x)
Worst losses: UT Rio Grand Valley, Tarleton State, Seattle (2x)
Tourney tidbit: Grand Canyon’s second NCAA Event look comes two years after its first.
Coach: Bryce Drew (228-134, third season at Grand Canyon)
Colorado connections: The Antelopes gave the CU Buffs a run in December 2020, falling to Tad Boyle’s squad 74-64 at T-Cell Area in Las Vegas.
Menace stage to win NCAA title (1-10): 1. Taking part in with the No. 5 seed, GCU’s epic run via the WAC tourney included three upsets of upper seeds and prolonged its longest win streak to 5.
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No. 6 TCU (Horned Frogs)
Document: 21-12 total, 9-9 Huge 12
Location: Fort Price
Bid: At-large
Finest wins: No. 1 Kansas, 2 Texas, 3 Baylor, 3 Kansas State, 9 Iowa, , 9 West Virginia
Worst loss: Northwestern State
Tourney tidbit: In its third NCAA Event beneath Jamie Dixon, TCU will make consecutive NCAA Event appearances for the primary time since 1953.
Coach: Jamie Dixon (466-219, seventh season at TCU)
Colorado connections: Contemporary off a shock run to the Faculty Soccer Playoff, the Horned Frogs soccer program will open the 2023 season towards Deion Sanders and the CU Buffs.
Menace stage to win NCAA title (1-10): 6. TCU has the athletes to beat a No. 1 seed (Kansas), 2 (Texas) or 3 (Baylor). It may well additionally lose to the Southland runner-up (Northwestern State).
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No. 11 Arizona State (Solar Devils)
Document: 22-12 total, 11-9 Pac-12
Location: Tempe
Bid: At-large
Finest wins: No. 2 Arizona, 6 Creighton, 10 USC, 12 VCU
Worst losses: Texas Southern, Washington
Tourney tidbit: The Solar Devils are looking for their first Candy 16 look since Mario Bennett and Ron Riley led this system previous Ball State and Manhattan within the 1995 match.
Coach: Bobby Hurley (182-132, eighth season at ASU)
Colorado connections: Hurley was the Duke level guard on the 1990 Ultimate 4 at McNichols Area, a 103-73 UNLV win over Hurley, Christian Laettner, Grant Hill’s Blue Devils.
Menace stage to win NCAA title (1-10): 1. Protection travels, and ASU ranks among the many nation’s high 25 defensive groups. But it surely was December the final time it strung collectively six straight wins.
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No. 11 Nevada (Wolf Pack)
Document: 22-10 total, 12-6 Mountain West
Location: Reno
Bid: At-large
Finest wins: Boise State, Utah State, San Diego State
Worst losses: Wyoming, Loyola Marymount
Tourney tidbit: Coach Steve Alford was an NCAA Event all-timer at Indiana, twice being named all-region whereas teaming with Keith Sensible to win the 1987 nationwide championship.
Coach: Steve Alford (579-319, fourth season at Nevada)
Colorado connections: The Colorado Springs-based MWC resides proper, as Nevada snuck into the sphere to grant the league 4 bids (San Diego State, Boise State, Utah State, Nevada).
Menace stage to win NCAA title (0-10): 1. With losses to Wyoming, UNLV and San Jose State to shut the season, the Wolf Pack are enjoying on borrowed time with eyes on a play-in victory.
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SOUTH REGION
No. 3 Baylor (Bears)
Document: 22-10 total, 11-7 Huge 12
Location: Waco, Texas
Bid: At-large
Finest wins: No. 1 Kansas, 2 Texas, 2 UCLA, 3 Gonzaga, 6 TCU.
Worst losses: None.
Tourney tidbit: The 2021 NCAA champs present 13 match video games since 2017
Coach: Scott Drew (441-243 profession report, twentieth season at Baylor)
Colorado connections: Brother Bryce Drew coaches Grand Canyon, which additionally performs in Denver.
Menace stage to win NCAA title (0-10): 8. Sure, that prime. No staff has a greater assortment of perimeter gamers than NBA lottery choose Keyonte George, Adam Flagler and AJ Cryer.
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No. 14 UC-Santa Barbara (Gauchos)
Document: 27-7 total, 15-5 Huge West
Location: Santa Barbara
Bid: Automated
Finest wins: Fresno State, UC Irvine
Worst losses: Cal State-Northridge, Northern Arizona.
Tourney tidbit: The Gauchos are looking their second match win, the primary coming in 1990 towards No. 8 Houston.
Coach: Joe Pasternak (183-112, sixth season at UCSB)
Colorado connections: UCSB product Brian Shaw coached the Nuggets from 2013-15.
Menace stage to win NCAA title (1-10): 1. Baylor, on Friday, would be the first NCAA Event staff UCSB has confronted this season. Beware the Gauchos in Spherical 1, nevertheless. They’ll rating.
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No. 6 Creighton (Bluejays)
Document: 21-12 total, 14-6 Huge East
Location: Omaha, Neb.
Bid: At-large
Finest wins: No. 3 Xavier, 4 Connecticut, 9 Arkansas, 11 Windfall
Worst loss: Nebraska
Tourney tidbit: Creighton’s first Candy 16 look got here in 2021 when present Jays Ryan Kalkbrenner and Shereef Mitchell had been on the staff.
Coach: Greg McDermott (446-280, thirteenth season at Creighton)
Colorado connections: Star ahead Baylor Scheierman is aware of Denver after three seasons at South Dakota State within the DU Pios’ Summit League. Plus, Vinny Benedetto’s a notable alum.
Menace stage to win NCAA title (1-10): 5. Arguably one of the best No. 6 staff within the area, the Jays are a balanced squad that ranks within the high 45 on offensive and defensive effectivity.
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No. 11 NC State (Wolfpack)
Document: 23-10 total, 12-8 ACC
Location: Raleigh
Bid: At-large
Finest wins: No. 5 Miami, 5 Duke
Worst losses: Pittsburgh, Syracuse
Tourney tidbit: The Wolfpack’s 5 coaches since Jim Valvano, whose ultimate season was 1989-90, present a mixed three berths within the Candy 16.
Coach: Kerry Keatts (185-106, sixth season at NC State)
Colorado connections: The Nuggets chosen NC State product Julius Hodge with the twentieth choose within the 2005 NBA draft.
Menace stage to win NCAA title (1-10): 1. The Wolfpack hasn’t gained six straight video games this season, suggesting six straight within the Huge Dance looks like a protracted shot.
TV information
Friday at Ball Area
South
11:30 am: 3 Baylor vs. 14 UCSB (TNT)
2 pm: 6 Creighton vs. 11 NC State (TNT)
West
5:35 pm: 3 Gonzaga vs. 14 Grand Canyon (truTV)
8:05 pm: 6 TCU vs. Arizona State/Nevada (truTV)