Buffalo and Central Michigan Set for NCAA First Round
NCAA Tournament Central
2018 NCAA Women's Tournament Bracket
No. 11 Central Michigan vs. No. 6 LSU, 11:00 am ET - Columbus, Ohio
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Central Michigan (28-4, 17-1 MAC), the No. 11 seed
for the 2018 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament, will face No. 6 LSU (19-9, 11-5 SEC) on Saturday, March 17 at 11 a.m. in the rst round at St. John Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
This is the rst meeting in program history between the Chippewas and Tigers. The Chippewas are 0-3 in NCAA Tournament. appearances, with the last in 2013. CMU fell to No. 6 Oklahoma, 78-73, in Columbus, Ohio. CMU has recorded 20 regular-season wins six of the last seven years under head coach Sue Guevara. The 28 victories this season is a program record. CMU ranks 15th in the RPI ratings — the highest this season. The Chippewas rank third in the nation and lead the MAC in free throw percentage (80.0). CMU continues to lead the conference and ranks 13th among NCAA Division I with an average of 9.1 3-pointers per game. The next best MAC team was Ohio (8.1). Central Michigan has drained 291 triples, which is good for rst in the MAC and 14th in the country. ?
No. 11 Buffalo vs.No. 6 FSU, 1:30 pm ET - Tallahassee, Florida
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The University at Buffalo women's basketball team (27-5, 16-2 MAC) will open up the 2018 NCAA Tournament on Saturday afternoon against the No. 6 seeded South Florida Bulls. The two sides will square off inside the Tucker Civic Center on the campus of Florida State University at around 1:30 pm. Buffalo is making their second trip to the NCAA Tournament in the last three seasons while South Florida is making their fifth tournament appearance in the last six seasons.
This marks the first meeting between the two programs in school history. Buffalo has posted a program record 27 wins and 16 MAC wins on the year. Of the Bulls 27 victories this season, 19 have been by double figures which is the most in school history. UB has owned the fast break scoring category all season long as they have outscored their opponents 370-109 on the year. The Bulls have won the fast break scoring category 28 times this season and own a 25-3 record when they do so. The Buffalo offense has put up a program record 16 games this season of 80+ points. The UB offense has also scored 70+ points in 19 of their 21 games against MAC opponents this season, most in school history.?
