The dust has settled from the NCAA tournament’s opening weekend and the schedule for the Sweet Sixteen is set. NC State will take on second-seeded Marquette at 7:09 p.m. ET on Friday, with television coverage by CBS.
The Golden Eagles reached this point by beating Western Kentucky in the first round and then fending off a tough challenge from Colorado in round two. CU was one of eight double-digit seeds to make it to the second round, but only one advanced to the Sweet Sixteen: NC State.
It’s a chalky Sweet Sixteen, with Clemson and the Pack the two lowest-seeded teams remaining; all four one- and two-seeds remain alive. Opposite NCSU/Marquette in the South Region is No. 1 Houston and No. 4 Duke. Since these games are being played in Dallas, there figures to be a sizeable Houston contingent there, and those that arrive early enough should be rooting for State against Marquette, I would think. We’ll take whatever small bonuses we can get.