March Madness: Local Preview

     March Madness is officially underway, and this years NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) tournament features three schools from the state of Michigan.  Compare that to the state of Indiana, which currently has 10 Division 1 schools competing in the NCAA, but zero teams qualifying for the 68 team tournament.  The University of Michigan Wolverines, and the Michigan State Spartans were expecting to be playing for a National Championship; but the Western Michigan Broncos have also made the tournament, and could be the "Cinderella Story" if they manage to win a couple of games, and make it to the "Sweet 16".
     The Michigan Wolverines won the regular season Big 10 Championship, have earned themselves a #2 seed in the Midwest Region.  The Wolverines have an overall record of 25-8, and will face #15 Wofford College, tonight (7:10 p.m.), on CBS.  Wofford competes in the Southern Conference, and they have an overall record of 20-12.  If the Wolverines advance tonight, they'll face the winner of #7 Texas vs. #10 Arizona State, on Saturday.
     The Michigan State University basketball team won the Big 10 Tournament, and have earned themselves a #4 seed in the East Region.  The Spartans have an overall record of 26-8, and will face #13 University of Delaware, later this afternoon (4:40 p.m.), on TNT.  Delaware competes in the Colonial Athletic Conference, and they have an overall record of 25-9.  If the Spartans advance, they'll face the winner of #5 Cincinnati vs. #12 Harvard, on Saturday.
     The Western Michigan Broncos won the MAC (Mid-American Conference) Tournament Championship, and have earned themselves a #14 seed in the South Region.  The Broncos have an overall record of 23-9, and will face #3 Syracuse University, this afternoon (2:45 p.m.), on CBS.  Syracuse competes in the ACC (Atlantic Coast Conference), and they have an overall record of 27-5.  If the Broncos advance, they'll face the winner of #6 Ohio State vs. #11 Dayton, on Saturday.
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