Only Hours Left 'Til Selection Sunday

By Mason Blogger Ryan Kish

So Mason pulled it off, they really did it. Despite most of the fans feeling a CAA tournament championship was all but impossible I had a feeling we would see the team's best basketball in Richmond. And even though the Mason bookstore is already screwing up new t-shirt designs, you have to feel confident about this team if your a fan. Enough of this "who will be this year's George Mason" talk, this guys can make noise again just like they did two years ago.

• Check back for a week-long look at Mason's 2008 run to the NCAA.
• Drop by the Johnson Center on Sunday, March 16 at 5:30 to celebrate the NCAA bracket release with Coach Larranaga, Gunston and the Patriots.
• Watch ESPN footage of the end of last Monday's Richmond game.
• Read more.

Speaking of two years ago, current bracketology has us matched up with UConn in the first round, wouldn't that be interesting. But I would not put too much stock into that because it will most likely change 5 more times before tomorrow afternoon.

The Patriots will most likely be 12 or 13 seed and with that in mind I see some potential 4 or 5 seed teams they would be able to handle in the first round. Teams like Butler and Drake come to mind as they are fellow mid-majors but I also would say Notre Dame and Michigan State also come to mind. Also teams led by stellar freshman also don't have the best track record in the tournament so that would factor in teams like Indiana. Predicting the seeding is always impossible because the selection committee always has a few surprises and we were one of them in 2006.

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