College Sports

Who’s coming to Wichita for the NCAA Tournament?

Now that the teams for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament have been announced, we know who’s coming to Wichita for the first and second rounds.

Here’s a look at the eight schools sending teams our way:

Kansas

Location: Lawrence

Conference: Big 12

Seed: 1 (third overall)

Game time: 1 p.m. Thursday vs. Penn

Mascot: Jayhawks

Colors: Crimson and blue

Enrollment: 28,000

Michigan

Location: Ann Arbor, Mich.

Conference: Big Ten

Seed: 3 (11th overall)

Game time: About 9 p.m. Thursday vs. Montana

Mascot: Wolverines

Colors: Maize and blue

Enrollment: 44,000

Houston

Location: Houston

Conference: American

Seed: 6 (23rd overall)

Game time: 6:20 p.m. Thursday vs. San Diego State

Mascot: Cougars

Colors: Scarlet red and albino white

Enrollment: 42,000

Seton Hall

Location: South Orange, N.J.

Conference: Big East

Seed: 8 (29th overall)

Game time: About 3:40 p.m. Thursday vs. N.C. State

Mascot: Pirates

Colors: Blue, gray and white

Enrollment: 10,000

North Carolina State

Location: Raleigh, N.C.

Conference: Atlantic Coast

Seed: 9 (37th overall)

Game time: About 3:40 p.m. Thursday vs. Seton Hall

Mascot: Wolfpack

Colors: Red and white

Enrollment: 32,000

San Diego State

Location: San Diego

Conference: Mountain West

Seed: 11 (45th overall)

Game time: 6:20 p.m. Thursday vs. Houston

Mascot: Aztecs

Colors: Scarlet and black

Enrollment: 34,000

Montana

Location: Missoula, Mont.

Conference: Big Sky

Seed: 14 (56th overall)

Game time: About 9 p.m. Thursday vs. Michigan

Mascot: Grizzlies

Colors: Maroon and silver

Enrollment: 11,000

Penn

Location: Philadelphia

Conference: Ivy League

Seed: 16 (64th overall)

Game time: 1 p.m. Thursday vs. Kansas

Mascot: Quakers

Colors: Red and blue

Enrollment: 21,000

This story was originally published March 11, 2018 at 7:23 PM with the headline "Who’s coming to Wichita for the NCAA Tournament?."

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