The Butler Bulldogs, champions of the Horizon League and 2010 National Runners-up, are among the 16 teams that will vie for the Final Four from the Southeast region in the 2011 NCAA Basketball Tournament. Butler, despite double-digit losses, has earned the respect of the Selection committee and will enter the tourney as an 8-seed.
Michigan State also found a home in the Southeast Region, giving the Big Ten seven teams. Wisconsin joins the Spartans, coming in as a 4-seed. Below are the match-ups in the Southeast Region.
Washington, D.C.
Thursday, March 17
(1)Pittsburgh vs. (16)UNC Asheville/Arkansas-Little Rock winner
(8)Butler vs. (9)Old Dominion
Tucson
Thursday, March 17
(5)Kansas State vs. (12)Utah State
(4)Wisconsin vs. (13)Belmont
Denver
Thursday, March 17
(6)St. John’s vs. (11)Gonzaga
(3)BYU vs. (14)Wofford
Tampa
Thursday, March 17
(7)UCLA vs. (10) Michigan State
(2)Florida vs. (15)UC Santa Barbara
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