No. 19 WSU projects as a 6-seed heading into its 7:30 p.m. Thursday game versus USC.
Midwest Region
1 Purdue
16 Merrimack/E Kentucky
8 TCU
9 Nebraska
5 Clemson
12 Princeton
4 Illinois
13 Akron
6 South Carolina
11 Indiana State
3 Creighton
14 High Point
7 BYU
10 Virginia
2 Kansas
15 Colgate
West Region
1 North Carolina
16 South Dakota State
8 Oklahoma
9 Northwestern
5 Wisconsin
12 McNeese State
4 San Diego State
13 UC Irvine
6 Washington State
11 Grand Canyon
3 Iowa State
14 Louisiana Tech
7 St Mary’s
10 Nevada
2 Arizona
15 E Washington
East Region
1 UCONN
16 Quinnipiac
8 Michigan State
9 Florida Atlantic
5 Utah State
12 Richmond
4 Auburn
13 S Florida
6 Dayton
11 Wake Forest/Ole Miss
3 Duke
14 Vermont
7 Florida
10 Texas
2 Marquette
15 Morehead State
South Region
1 Houston
16 Grambling/Norfolk State
8 Boise State
9 Mississippi State
5 Kentucky
12 Samford
4 Baylor
13 James Madison
6 Colorado State
11 Gonzaga/Colorado
3 Alabama
14 College of Charleston
7 Texas Tech
10 New Mexico
2 Tennessee
15 Oakland
Last 4 in
Gonzaga
Wake Forest
Colorado
Ole Miss
First 4 out
Providence
Seton Hall
Utah
Syracuse
Washington State is in a dangerous position in the six-against-eleven matchup, playing one of the best mid-major teams in the country.
Who is Grand Canyon?
Grand Canyon (24-4; 14-3 WAC)
Key Players:
Tyon Grant-Foster: He is a senior transfer from DePaul and Kansas; he averages 19 ppg and 6 rpg
Gabe McGlothan: Averages 15 ppg and 8 rpg
Ray Harrison: Was GCU’s leading player in last year’s team that made a run to the tournament; averages 14 ppg
The Antelopes have been to 12 NCAA tournaments, ten of which were at the Division II level. In 2021, they were a 15 seed and lost to second-seeded Iowa, 86-74. Last year, GCU was a 14-seed and lost to three-seeded Gonzaga, 82-70.
