05-03-2026, 10:17 PM
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Stanford vs. Penn State: "Each team has an offense that can test the other's sneaky-strong defenses. This should be a good one."
Stanford vs. Penn State: "Each team has an offense that can test the other's sneaky-strong defenses. This should be a good one."
(05-03-2026, 08:54 PM)Papa John Wrote: Just took a look at the bracket. Colorado and Florida just played for the Big 12 championship in Gainesville, FL and now Florida gets to travel to Boulder, CO for the NCAA tournament. Will be a rematch at altitude if Florida gets by Denver and Colorado beats... Jacksonville University. So much for those geographic considerations.
Just for kicks, here are the RPI rankings for the teams in the Michigan part of the bracket:
9 - Michigan (seeded #7 in the tournament)
11 - Stanford
18 - Penn State
55 - Mercer
Syracuse had the 2nd-highest RPI of the ACC schools, but that #6 RPI wasn't enough to be seeded in the top 8. Instead they end up in the Navy part of the bracket.
Most importantly, Stanford and Penn State play at 3 pm PT on Friday, following Michigan vs Mercer. The NCAA broadcast info page is showing that the entire first round will be televised on ESPN+, at least as of 8:50 pm on Sunday.