Mountain West Gets Three Teams into NCAA Tournament

Selection Sunday saw two more teams join Mountain West Tournament champion and automatic qualifier Wyoming in the greatest championship tournament in all of sports. March Madness will be alive and well for the Cowboys, San Diego State and Boise State.

Here is the entire tournament field:

First Four - Dayton, OH

Tuesday, March 17

Game 1 - Manhattan vs. Hampton

Game 2 - BYU vs. Ole Miss

Wednesday, March 18

Game 3 - North Florida vs. Robert Morris

Game 4 - Boise State Broncos vs. Dayton

Cleveland Regional

Thursday, March 19 - Louisville, KY

#1 Kentucky vs. #16 Manhattan/Hampton

#8 Cincinnati vs. #9 Purdue

Friday, March 20 - Columbus, OH

#5 West Virginia vs. #12 Buffalo

#4 Maryland vs. #13 Valparaiso

Thursday, March 19 - Pittsburgh, PA

#3 Notre Dame vs. #14 Northeastern

#6 Butler vs. #11 Texas

Friday, March 20 - Omaha, NE

#7 Wichita State vs. #10 Indiana

#2 Kansas vs. #15 New Mexico State

Syracuse Regional

Thursday, March 19 - Pittsburgh, PA

#1  Villanova vs. #16 Lafayette

#8 North Carolina State vs. #9 LSU

Friday, March 20 - Seattle, WA

#5 Northern Iowa vs. #12 Wyoming Cowboys

#4 Louisville vs. #13 UC Irvine

Friday, March 20 - Columbus, OH

#3 Oklahoma vs. #14 Albany

#6 Providence vs. #11 Boise State/Dayton

Friday , March 20- Charlotte, NC

#7 Michigan State vs. #10 Georgia

#2 Virginia vs. #15 Belmont

Houston Regional

Friday, March 20 - Charlotte, NC

#1 Duke vs. #16 North Florida/Robert Morris

#8 San Diego State Aztecs vs. #9 St. John's

Thursday, March 19 - Portland, OR

#5 Utah vs. #12 Stephen F. Austin

#4 Georgetown vs. #13 Eastern Washington

Thursday, March 19 - Louisville, KY

#3 Iowa State vs. #14 UAB

#6 SMU vs. #11 UCLA

Friday, March 20 - Seattle, WA

#7 Iowa vs. #10 Davidson

#2 Gonzaga vs. #15 North Dakota State

Los Angeles Regional

Friday, March 20 - Omaha, NE

#1 Wisconsin vs. #16 Coastal Carolina

#8 Oregon vs. #9 Oklahoma State

Thursday, March 19 - Jacksonville, FL

#5 Arkansas vs. #12 Wofford

#4 North Carolina vs. #13 Harvard

Thursday, March 19 - Jacksonville, FL

#3 Baylor vs. #14 Georgia State

#6 Xavier vs. #11 BYU/Ole Miss

Thursday, 19 - Portland, OR

#7 VCU vs. #10 Ohio State

#2 Arizona vs. #15 Texas Southern

Final Four Match-ups: Cleveland Region vs. Los Angeles Region. Syracuse Region vs. Houston Region.

Wyoming was the first team announced and draws a defensive minded Northern Iowa team. This game has all the makings of a typical Wyoming game and the Cowboys will be very comfortable in their match-up with the Panthers.

Boise State made it in to the tournament as one of the last four teams, but earned a road game as they play the host Dayton team with coach Archie Miller. Dayton was one of the Cinderella stories of the 2014 tournament and will be a handful for Boise State.

San Diego State drew a eight seed and faces a Big East opponent in St. John's in the same region as the South top seed Duke. A potential Duke-San Diego State match-up would be the most interesting game in that region on Sunday.

One of the biggest snubs from early reaction to the tournament field is Colorado State not getting an invite. It appears that Indiana and UCLA stole a bid from the Rams.

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