Villanova gets top seed in NCAA Tournament; Syracuse out
For pure drama, best wait ’til the shots start flying.
For sheer excitement, Selection Sunday belonged to Northwestern.
Though it was no surprise when that school’s name popped into the NCAA Tournament bracket, it was a reminder that, yes, this is March Madness — the time of year where anything can happen. The Wildcats, longtime losers in the Big Ten, were officially invited to the tournament for the first time in school history, and the group-hugging, selfie-taking reaction from the players when their name came up showed how much the accomplishment really meant.
“When I came here four years ago, it was a belief in a day like today,” said coach Chris Collins, whose team won 23 games on its way to the tournament.